LATE CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 18335, 24 July 1923, Page 6

LATE CABLES

Press Association—By Tolcgraph—Copyright.

THE COAL DISPUTE,

details of voting.

SYDNEY, July 24 (Received July 24, at 11.5 a.m.)

Four meetings at the Maitland fields decided to accept the coal settlement terms. At the Ccssnock meeting over 3,000 persons wore present. There were only thirty dissentients. At West Martland an adverse vote was carried by 138 votes to 127.

DOCK STRIKERS

TILBURY MEN COME OUT.

LONDON, July 23. (Received July 24, at 11.45 a.m.)

Strikers, marching from London, reached Tilbury as the dock workers were signing on. They persuaded several hundred to join the strike. Work consequently has stopped on two of the New Zealand boats, on two F. and 0. liners, two Clan liners, and several smaller vessels. Those who marched returned to London, leaving pickets behind. —A. and N.Z, Cable.

GERMAN REPARATIONS PROBLEM,

PARIS, July 23, (Received July 24, at 11.55 a.m.)

It is expected that 31. Poincare and M. Thcunis will meet at the end of the week, and that an effort will be made to answer the British Note before August 3.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND HUNGARY.

PARIS, July 23, (Received July 24, at 11.55 a.m.)

A new commercial treaty has been concluded between Czecho-Slovakia and Hungary regulating all outstanding financial questions, including pre-war debts.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

REVOLUTIONARY OUTBREAK IN GREECE.

A REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT,

PARIS, July 23, (Received July 24, at 11.55 a.m.)

Tho ‘ Matin ’ learns from Belgrade that a great Republican movement is afoot in Greece, with headquarters at Salonika. It is reported that 31. Venizelos, General Pangalos, and one admiral are associated with the movement; also that Sir Basil Zaharolf, the well-known financier, is supporting it. A collision is imminent between tin; Royalists and the Republicans in Salonika and Thrace.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

WIRELESS SERVICES

LONDON, July 23.

(Received July 24, at noon.)

Lord Burnham introduced a deputation from the Empire Press Union to <Sir L. Worthington-Evans (Postmaster-General). It was representative of all the dominions. Tho deputation urged 1 tho pressing forward of an Imperial wireless service. The Minister said that the question was one of national and. Imperial importance. It was imperative to evolve a workable commercial scheme. He denied that there had been unnecessary delays. The points at issue should bo settled within a month, and after that there would) bo nothing to prevent the erection, of a high-power station, which would be operative within eighteen) months. The Government’s object in the present negotiations over licenses was to secure private enterprise with a minimum of Government control. He hoped that the wireless rate would always be lower than the cable rates, though there would doubtless bo competition,—A. and N.Z. Cable.

POLAND AND TURKEY,

LAUSANNE, July 23. (Received July 24, at noon.)

A convention constituting tho final step jn tho resumption of normal diplomatic and ''commercial relations between Poland and Turkey was signed to-day.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

REDUCTION OF LICENSES

SYDNEY, July 24, (Received July 24, at 2 p.m.)

The Licenses Reduction Board has delicensed an additional forty-eight metropolitan hotels, which makes a total of sixty-four since ihe board commenced its operations. The. total compensation payable to tho latest batch is £102,000.

THE MANDATES COMMISSION

NEW ZEALAND'S COMPLAINT,

GENEVA, July 23. (Received July 24, at 1.5 p.m.)

The Marquis Theolodi, in opening the third session of the Mandates Commission, said that ho had observed, especially in a statement by Sir Francis Bell, of New Zealand, certain apprehensions and even displeasure m -connection with tho work of tho permanent (Mandates Commission. Sir Francis Bell had objected to the fact that tho Commission’s report was addressed to the public, and not to tho Council of the League of Nations. On this point, said tho Marquis Theodoii, lie thought there was a. misunderstanding which should be removed, but from which they might draw guidance for the future. There was no doubt that, being under tho terms of the covenant advisory body to the Council, they had no other duty than to submit to the Council their observations on the reports from the mandatory Powers. It would be regre.ttaible, however, that, inquiries carried out in a spirit of good-will and the highest impartiality should not bo made known to tho public. It would bo desirable that tho Commission should meet early enough to permit the Council to consider its observations before communicating them to the Assembly. Satisfaction would thus be given, both to the legitimate wishes of New Zealand and the general desire that tho Assembly should be in possession of tho Commission’s reports and observations in good time.—A. and N.Z. Cable.