BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 May 1925, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

■ — ' FRENCH DEFEAT RIFFS. ' -parts, May 20:

An official communique from Rabat states the French forces had a brilliant victory at Bibane. The'Riff enemy left sixty dead. , t . (' <■>...

LIGHT'BEER ERA. ■ '://’. OTTAWA, May. 20’. The province of Ontario yesterday inaugurated sales of 4.4 per cent, beer, following upon the prohibition era.,’Thousands of Americans thrqnfe’ed over the border, particularly -from % Detroit, to quench their thirst; ’ ‘ ’

ARMY MEAT SUPPLIES. ' LONDON, ’ May 19.

In the House of Commons,, replying to Mr. Drewe, Sir L. Worthington Evans said that only a small proportion of the meat supplied to the Army in Britain was home-grown,'. ‘ The whole of the remainder was produced within the Empire. '

SILK DUTIES.. • .' N - ■ LONDON, May 21.

Mr Churchill announced,that, as/ a' result of a series of conferences with various silk and commercial,,jii'tefesfs he was proposing modifications-in the scale o; the duties op natural and artificial silk for incorporation in the Finance Bill. > '

BABY FARIt HORROR,. NEW YORK, May 21. Mrs Giesenvolk was indiqt’ed in the first degree for manslaughter, ‘ following an investigation, showing "/that d six months, old boy died at her baby ■farm, after his skull had been fracturi ed, ' , •’ /

HOMELAND PENSIONS. t LONDON, May 21. The House iof Commc'ns,• by 277 votes- to 112 votes, adopted the 'financial resolution relating to the Pensions Bill, authorising a contribution of four millions for the year ending May 3, 1927, and each mine succeeding years* and thereafter sums to be determined bv Parliament. • ./

PRESS CABLE RATES. LONDON, May 21.

expected reduction to sixpence in press cable rates to Australia*'has been delayed, awaiting the Imperial Treasury’s sanction, which is necessary before the British Post Office’s proportion of the reductfdn can become effective. Both the Pacific Cable Board and the Commonwealth. Gpvernment have already confirmed their willingness to reduce the rates.