VARIOUS CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 17367, 1 June 1920, Page 7

VARIOUS CABLES

Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, May 31. A moving mountain is threatening the destruction of 40 houses at Maerdy a coal mining village in Glamorganshire (Ua.es}. The pAssure is bulging walls and luting floors. Tho 'Daily Chronicle' states that the Government intend to discontinue the rationing of coal for home consumption, but will continue to fix prices at the pit-head and control the export trade, thus preventing a shortage in Britain. - ™. .x- .- NBW YORK ' Ma >' 51 - the New Xork Times's' .Tokio correspondent reports that there are continued heavy withdrawals by depositors from provincial banks. Two small banks in Yokohama have suspended payment York Times ' learns from Tokio that Baron Hayashi, the new Japanese Ambassador to Britain, will take up tho negotiations for. the Uuewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance as soon as he reaches London. Japanese publicists who support a renewal of the alliance sav that modifications will bo made in the renewal but they point out that the Bolshov'k menace _to_ India is one of tho reasons way Britain should desire a renewal. „ „. ■, WASHINGTON, May 30. -M. _ Painlove, ex-Premier of France, who is en route to China, when interviewed, said that the United States .should participate morally and matoriallv in the development of intellectual relations with China. M. Painlevo added that the Uni.ed States, owing to her geographical position, was' destined to serve as a link between Europe and Asia. CAPE TOWN. Mav 31 An interim report of tho Asiatic Inquiry Commission states that owing to the shortage oi rice and other causes largo numbers of Indians are prepared to return to India, the Commission urgently recommend uhe provision oi shinning to facilitate repatriation. CHECKED BY ARMENIANS. 7 . SIMLA, Mav 31. News has been) received from the Caucasus that when the Bolshevik armies were descending upon Baku from the north a large, wcli-eu. tupped Armenian force moved against the Tartar Republic, and captured Llizabethpol after fierce fighting. The Armenians are now astride of the''railway below Tiflis, and are moving alonrr it .Another Armenian force is advancing down the River Aras. apnarentlv with the intention of seizing tho district of Ka~aoagn. lying between Persia a net the Tartar Republic This move threatens to cut off the Bolsheviks from Persia except by sea, and has induced the Red leaders to approach the Armenians with offers of a treaty. DISSIPATION OF WEALTH. ' The Times.' PEKING, Mav 31. The dissipation of tho Russian State treasure is a crying scandal in the Far East. General Semenoff . commandeered 2.0001b weight en route to the coast. Millions were squandered on loose women, tho latter passing through Chinese territory wp boxes full of srold. The Customs held up 15.000 gold roubles. U.S. AND MEXICO. _ WASHINGTON, May 31. The Foreign Relations Committee reported to the Senate in favor of the United States policing Mexican territory unless Mexico can protect American citizens' rights. FRESH FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA. LONDON. .May 31. Pilot llmckler, an Englishman, in a. baby Avro aeroplane, left Croydon at 4.59 a.m. to-day to ily to Australia. COST oTYITING. LONDON, May 31. (Received June I,' at 8.50 a.m.) Following American examples, Splfridgcs auvcilise that they r,ro reducing clothing and boot prices 10 per cent, and groceries 5 per cent. They point out that, owing to high prices, America has ceased buying British goods, and Australasia's orders' are much smaller than before. ■ Other linns are expected to imitate Solt'ridges. BELGIUM'S INSECURITY, Reuter's Telegrams. BRUSSELS, May 51. M. # Lcnkin (Be'gium Minister for the Interior), in a speech, states that Belgium should have a woii-organised army capable of preventing a disaster worse than" that of 1914. The Alliance and the militarv arrangements between Britain and France oti.-ht to furnish Belgium with means of defence, but their materialisation was uncertain.