MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Press, Issue 16678, 12 November 1919, Page 9

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Mr Asouith has declined to re-con-test the East Fife seat. Lord Jellicoe arrived at Victoria 8.C., on Saturday afternoon. It is announced that the Canadian Victory Loan has been over-subscribed. Gabriele d'Annunzio is reported to have agreed regarding the Allies' settlement of the Fiume question. ' The Supreme Council has agreed to summon the League of Nations without the participation of the United States. ! The Federal election campaign is in full swing. There is a plethora of candidates belonging to the various parties. The Miners' Federation is subsidising the miners in the House of Commons, making their total salary £600 and adding travelling expenses. Mr Gary Miller, American Vice-Con-sul at Stockholm, shot himself, with a revolver in the "Waldorf Astoria Hotel, "New York. He was in financial difficulties. A British summary court at Cologne sentenced a millionaire named Schcoller to six months' imprisonment on a charge of insolence to an officer. It is reported from "Washington that the Farmers' National Council will confer with the Labour organisations on. November 21st. to formulate legislation for the reconstruction programme. It is announced that vessels flying foreign flags will now obtain bunker coal at American ports in order to relieve the congestion of goods for export. ' It is officially announced in London that the staffs of the Government Departments have been reducod by 8000 since September Ist, and now number 400.000.

It is understood that Holland regards the Hohenzollerns entirely as political refugees, and that it is therefore impossible to consider their surrender.

It is indicated that Japan's leading bankers favour an unconditional consortium, while certain powerful business houses have joined the military circles in their demands that Manchuria and outer Mongolia should be excluded.

Herr Noske has arrested 60 leading Socialists. Tho streets are strongly patrolled to prevent disturbances on the anniversary of tho Russian revolution. Meetings are forbidden. The capital is isolated owing to the reduction of all services to conserve coal.

Immense crowds lined the route of the Lord Mayor's Show ' procession.. There was a noteworthy absence of war trophies and military uniforms which marked previous processions. Australia and New Zealand were represented in the League of Nations' pageant by women on horseback, with outriders carrying flags.