LATE CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 18289, 31 May 1923, Page 9

LATE CABLES

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

THE PRINCE AT BRADFORD.

LONDON, May 30. (Received May ‘3l, at 12.5 p.m.)'

The Prince of Wales, in replying to an address of welcome at Bradford,, said that to one like hmself, who had spent much time in the dominions, there was a special interest in his first visit to Bradford, which was a general clearing house for the staple productions of Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. It had been his privilege to see some raw material on the other side of the world, and on the present occasion ho hoped to see how the technical skill for which Bradford was celebrated had transformed the material into the finished article.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

RUSSIA’S MILITARY PREPARATIONS

BERLIN, May 30, (Received May 31, at 1.15 p.m.)

War preparations by the Soviet’s supreme military command are being pursued at high pressure. According to reports from Moscow, there are continued conferences between the chief commanding officers. Leave has been stopped, and victualling orders havo been issued. Special measures are being taken to protect the Black Sea and Baltic littorals.

A new military mission is going to Angora on June 1.— 1 The Times.’

PLAGUE IN PARIS,

LONDON, May 30, (Received May 31, at 1.15 p.m.)

The ‘ Daily Mail’s ’ Paris correspondent says that four cases of plague are reported m the suburb of St. Ouen in the rag-pickers’ quarters. There have been two deaths.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

BRITAIN AND RUSSIA,

SOVIET EVADES' THE ISSUE,

LONDON, May 50.

(Received May 51, at 11.50 a.m.)

The British reply to the Soviet’s Note has been handed to M. Krassin. is understood that •it expresses satisfaction at tho conciliatory attitude of the Soviet, but it states that no assurance has been given in regard to the question of propaganda, particularly in Afghanistan and Persia.

Replying to a question in the House of Commons as to whether or not he was prepared to endorse the statemcht by the late Prime Minister (Mr Bonar Law) that no recognition would ’be accorded to the Soviet until full compensation had been paid to British nationals and every just claim had been honorably met, Mr Baldwin said that he fully endorsed, on behalf of the Government, the statement made by Mr Bonar. Law.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

BURGOMASTER ARRESTED.

PARIS, May 30. (Received May 31, at 12.30 p.m.)

At Belgium’s request, the French arrested the burgomaster of Dussoldorf. He will be tried by a Belgian Council of War for hostility to the Belgian authorities A. and N.Z. Cable.

BANK ROBBERS EXECUTED,

LONDON, May 30. (Received May 31, at 11.50 a.m.)

Two men named Rourke and Murphy xvera executed at Tuam (County Galway) in connection with a bank robbery at Athenry.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

SENSATIONAL SUICIDE,

FRIEND OF PRESIDENT HARDING.

WASHINGTON, May 30, (Received May 31, at 1.5 p.m.)

A sensation, has been caused by the suicide of Mr Jesse W. Smith, a prominent Republican, and a close friend of President- Harding, in the apartment of Mr H. M. Daugherty, the Attorney-General. Mr Smith, who, it is believed, was worried over business troubles, shot himself after leaving a will disposing of his property.— A. and N.Z. Cable.