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Evening Star, Issue 17954, 27 April 1922, Page 12

STOP PRESS ITEMS

LATE CABLES TEHERAN', April 25.—1 n view o' the unsatisfactory position of Persian 'ifi'->irs the Jlejiiss, at tho Prime Minister’s request, appointed a. einmissioii representing all the parliamentary parties to assist the Cubnict in formula,Ling a policy iu tho best interests of the country. I[e in o Minister (Mosbired Dowialij favors the development of Lie ]';* U-‘V 1 oilfields arid tiro of foreign advisors, which tho Aiejlu.> i a hitherto refused.—A, and NX Cable. v/winnn’K was offcrotl Tho COLOMBO, April 2o.— At tho toa sales 3,000,mb. }\as oucitu. ruo mialitv was rattier disappointing. Tho demand was faiily gcnoi. . S and medium brok A pekoe sold up to Is 214 per lb; fine, to lb 4 2 d, good common loaf and fanning,';, to Is oi,d.—A. and NX Cable. , TOKIO, April 26.—A heavy earthquake shock in _t.li© Hakonc disliict reverberated hko mulllcd thunder amongst the shuddemig mounLuns. ike Prince of Wales, motoring from \amoto, felt nothing of the . I me w < expressed keen, disappointment at missing the sensation. Ibo c ‘ : having cleared, tho Prince motored to Nagaoioge and viewed Fujiyama, UK) miU NEw'^y 26.—Official figures disclose that 3,500,000 men in the United States are'ont of work, including 700,000 coal miners. Pen ■ • EPAv YORK, April 26. Millions of acres of cotton lands in die ills - eippi Valley arc innudated following a fall of B|in ot ram in wo < ay.. BeU NEW YORK, April 26.-According to Tokio advices the earthquake caused wide damage in various places. At Yokohama the Chinese qnm e was virtually destroyed.—Reuter.