CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4018, 7 June 1920, Page 6

CABLE NEWS.

(By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asociation.) RUSSIAN GOLD. . | Stockholm, June 4. A train load of bar gold valued at 17 million kroner, has been sent from , Petrograd to Revel for the payment ' of-Swedish tradesmen. The French Ambassador has warned the Government that Russia's\ creditors might claim it. It is questionable whether a definite demand for sequestration legally is tenable as the gold was delivered, under a threadbare diction, and belonged to the Russian co-oper-atives. I RAIL WAYMEN'S INCREASE. < London, June 5. The raihvaynien's award grants increases ranging from 2s to 8s Gd weekly. The board recognises that , much of the work requires high efficiency, but the.advance of- £1 weekly, which was demanded, would involvean increase in railway charges of 110 per cent above pre-war prices. FRANCO-RUSSIAN TRADE. Vancouver, June 5. M. Painleve, who is en route on a special missions in China, in an interI view, said that France is entirely in accord with Britain, in opening trade relations with Russia, provided adequate financial and political guarantees are given. France'previously had suffered by the Bolsheviks' repudiation of Russia's foreign debt. GERMAN ELECTIONS.' London, June 5. Well-informed authorities anticipated that the German elections will show a. marked ..swing, towards the Right. It is understood that the Conservatives, pan-Germans, Militarists and Peoples' Party will gain from 30 to 35 seats. The Majority Socialists will lose heavily, possibly 70. Antimilitarist Democrats will lose a third, and the Independent Socialists will gain perhaps- 50. It is feared that whatever the result, the Socialists and Militarists will raise trouble. GUARDING THE KAISER. Amsterdam, June~4. The Dutch police are watching every corner of the Doom Estate, the ex-Kaiser's new residence. Detectives have been assembled at an adjacent village, ,and the commander of. the constabulary: accompanies tiie ex-Kai-ser when motor-driving. The .-reasons for these precautions have not been discloeed, but are attributed to the anticipated revolt following the German elections on June 6th. HENLY REGATTA. London, June o. The Henly regatta will be shorn of much iof its importance owing to the absence of the colonials ;and foreigners, who give it an international character. The only foreign entrants are the Dutch sculler Eijken* and the Union Boa,t Club of Boston (United States), who axe contesting the Grand Stewards; Thames Cup, and the, Diamond Sculls, and are believed to have a, good chance of winning tlie Grand Stewards, as English rowing has not yet recovered, its pre-war standard. INDIA'S "AWAKENING: ' Paris, June 5. The Echo de Paris publishes correspondence 'between Lenin and the Hindu revolutionaries. The latter express profound' admiration for the Russian Soviets, who have heard the cry of 350,000,000 Hindus, who are labouring 'under flic Impierial yoke. Lenin's reply cays that Russia is carefully watching the re-awakening of India. ANOTHER GERMAN PROTEST. Paris,' June l>. . Le Journal says t3iat the workers a,t Zeppelin factories in Germany are opposing the surrender 'of tue* «irge aishigs at Bodensee and., rNordistern, on the ground that their loss will seriously-prejudice "the hiture Inter. este of aviation in Germany. POLISH VICTORY. London/June 5. Reports from Warsaw state that the Polish armies are advancing victoriously between Dvina and Upper Beresina, taking many prisoners. They repulsed Bolshevik attacks on a fortified position at Bzoevca,. inflicting great loss and forcing the enemy to retire in confusion. The Polee captured two armoured trains, which had been bombarding Kryzepol in the Ukraine. SOVIETS IN PERSIA. London, June 5. An official message states that at the request' of tlhe Persian Government the Council of the League of Nations has been convoked to meet in London on, the 11th to discuss the situation created owing 'the action of the Soviet forces in Persia. Prince Firouz ihas been appointed tne .special representative of Persia to attend the ■ Council. . TROUBLE IN THE EAST. London, June 5. In Mesopotamia raiding activity on the Upper Euphrates hae lagely ceased, as a result 'of the.raiders': lossesj but the raiders on, May .24 wrecked a goods train south of Omul, causing 13 casualties. In Syria a French column in operating in the Tyre region, ugainst Metwalis, who recentl > masacred 70 Christians, and swept \ the ccountry as far as-the southern boundary of the French territory. By. ian oversight a village in the British zone 1 was bombarded ■and-occupied. The French' commander has undertaken : bhat this will not recur. Westward of ' the sources of the Jordan. A French i column met considerable opposition, and had not reached its objectives by May 25. Large numbers of refugees had fled into the British zone, and refused to , return. " / HOME PLANNING. The Inter-Allied Housing Congress has adopted a resolution demanding a minimum, standard-.of comfort in the homej witli reference to the town plan. A resolution was adopted advocating the definite limitation of tlie number of dwellings per acre not^ex- ,- ceoding ten, and the decentralisation of industries. I NO WAR TAX. 1 , It is understood that the Government has definitely abandon the idea of a levy on war wealth, j It is expected that Mr Chamberlain | will announce the decision on Mon- ' day. . . . ■ i JAPS AND RUSSIAKS. I London, June 5. , The War Office in its weekly review of operations «ta.tes that in Siberia the Japanese are conducting a converging movement from Castries Bay and down the Amur River, tigainst the Russians entrenched north of ■ Lake Kisi. Seaplanes based on thelake are reconnoitring the Russianpo- . tiition. ' BOLSHEVIK OFFENSIVE. London, June 4. I A general Bolshevik offensive "began between Pripet and Dnieper. Ad- ; vaiiced Polish posts "Have been driv- ' en in, but hitherto the Bolshevik sue- . cess liaa been unimportant. Red at- i

tacks northward of Pripet were repulsed. ; HUNGARIAN UNIONS. The National Transnorters' Federation Conference at Southampton discussed the decision of the International Federation of Trade Unions to boycott "Hungary*'from 20tih June by stopping all traffic and communication. 1 Speakers de«la.red that the trade unionists in Hungary had suffered unparalleled oppression. The persecution and cruelties surpasses those practised under Czarism in Russia. The conference referred the- matter to the Parliamentary Committee and the Triple Alliance. . : TRADE WITH RUSSIA. j I London, June 4. I I Continuing his statement in the House of Commons regarding the Russian trade proposals. Mr Lloyd George said that the Government also wanted guarantees that British interests east of Rome would not be attacked while the negotiations were proceeding. After these questions had been cleared up, negotiations in regard to trade would be conducted by representatives of all the Governments Representatives of all the French and Italian Governments were in London, prepared to proceed with the negotiations. Replying to Mr Palmer the Premier said he was unaware that there was oreat perturbation in France. The mere fact that certain newspapers werei trying to foment trouble between two frendly Allies—countries whose frendliness was essential to the interests of the world—did not prove that French perturbation. ZIONISTS ARRESTED. Moscow, June 4. Seventy-five Zionists delegates attending a congress have been arrested, creating consternation in" Zionist cir-