VARIOUS CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 17393, 1 July 1920, Page 4

VARIOUS CABLES

Press Association—By Teleprauh—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable -Vs^rcialiou. GALLIPOLI GRAVES. T.ONDON, June 30. bir Thomas A.frrkeJizie leanm that it is untrue that the New Zealand srsaves fo Gallipoli have been, desecrated. The Turks always treated the New Zealand and Australian dead with respect, and a few bones lying about have been identified as, those oi links. One cemetery previously believed to be Turkish has now been discovered to contain 70 to £0 Britwh graves. The Turkish' officials promised to investigate and supply (lie names. It is believed that it will lie possible to identify a number c! New Zealanders previously untraccd. (TIINF.hE REFORMS. PEKING. June 99. 'ihe reconstruct ion of the Chinese Cabinet has pi ..ictieedv been dedd-d upon, involving n .-■ignm -ant ch:mge fivira a quasimilitary to a civil Govei nment. This censinuces a tiiiimp.-i ior lh■ 1 President and the Premier. _ Tlie policy i'icuules the .aoohtion of tile- ChioC-Jap'-aa'-ase mihtarv pact and friendship towards Britain. ITALY AND ALBANIA. ROMC. Jane 30. Th.p Chamber., by a large majority, re-m-.ded the Socialist metion dr-mauding the withdrawn! of trooirs from Albania, and conceded the Cabinet .sis months to osercise lull power Ih.ere. (ANA, I-MAN PREMIERSHIP. ' OTTAWA. Jane 50. (Received July T. at 11.10 a.in.) Parliament is to prorogue to-night. The [hiioiiist Caucus meets to-monow, and will probably receive Sir R. R. Borden's resignation (due to ill health). Either Mr Arthur Meighen or Sir H. L. Drayton is likely to be eh,risen leader, >Sir \V. T. Wlnio is- definitely out of the running. It is rumored that Sir G, E. Foster is retiring and may take the High Coininissionershin in London. (.Air Meighcn has been Minister of the Interior since 1917, having been iu Parliament since .1953, and first getting office as Solicitor-General in 1913. Sir H. L. Drayton. K.C.. has been 'chief of the Canadian Board of Railway Commissioners since 1912. Both aspirants for the Premiership are la wyers, * Sir W. T. White is Minister-of Finance. Sir G-. E. Foster has been Minister’ of Trade and Commerce, since 1911, and represented Canada at the Peace Conference.] FRANCE AND THE VATICAN. PARIS. June 39. The Foreign Affairs Committee have reported that the Vatican has accepted the separation of Chiwch and Stale in Franco as *• nn fait accompli.” The Vatican declare:! that it tins not Cue slightest- -desire to >nte* fere in French polities. The wav is therefore clear Tor’ a resumption cf diplomatic relations.

FAMINE THREATENS CHINA. SI!ANCJITAI. Juno 29. Labor disorders, with incipient rioting and the looting of food simps, are ortniring in- the industrial districts. The cause is the mounting price of rice. • It .is estimated that oalv four da vs’ rice supnlv is available. ‘ ‘ THE CREEK ADVANCE. ’ " LON DON.' June 29. A Smyrna communique states that over 2,000 Turks were killed in the battle of Ala. hehr, 75 miles east of Smyrna. The majority of the wounded are suffering from sabre cuts Indicted by the Creek cavalry.