GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 195, 16 August 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

The Serbians have occupied Alessio. in Northern Albania, cutting off Scutari's communication with Durazzo and Tirana(A. and N.Z. Cable.)

Owing io the deadlock in the Cornish tin mining industry, thirty miners have sailed for New Zealand, under a. three years' engagement in a mining company there.—(A. and N.Z Cable.)

The Agricultural Department estimates Canada's Il_o wheat crop at 2fi-_-8,000 bushels, the oat crop at 4!)0.i»66,000 bushels, and the barley crop at «:L438,000 bushels—(A. and N.Z.I

A number of leading London and provincial fruit and vegetable firms have amalgamated, under the name of the Fruit and Produce Exchange, with a capital of £1,125,000. It is proposed to establish subsidiary companies in the United States and Australia.—(A. ani N.Z. Ca_le.)

The attack on M. Yenizelos is causing popular demonstrations in Greece, and also reprisal attacks on anti-Venizelists. Several houses and newspaper offices have been wrecked and set on fire. M. Dragoumis. an ex-Premier and an antagonist of M. Venizelos. was fatally shot — (A. .-.nil N.Z Cable.)

In the South African Union House of Assembly the Government was defeated on a snap vote, by 4t< to 4_. on a proposal to raise the abatement on income tax from £100 to £500 for married men. The majority consisted of Labour members. Nationalists, and six Unionists, including Sir Thomas .Smart.t. Leader of tbe Unionist party. No political significance is attached io the Government's defeat. lA. and N.Z. Cabh.)

Ihe Pme slipped on the waxed floor when walking in the library adjoining bis bedroom. He slishtlv injured his knee. (A. und N.Z. Cable.l

According to a dispatch from Tokyo. the Japanese Government is expected soon to call national mass meetings of citizens to obtain their views on foreien affairs, owing ii the increasing gravity of the international situation. The dispatch adds that the Javanese Press considers that the new Chinese Cabinet i-< decidedly i ro-Ameriean and anti-Jap-anese in sentiment.