GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 March 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

QUIET IN EGYPT. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) RUGBY, March 13. Strikes continue spasmodically in some of the provincial centres of Egypt. They are not developing into serious demonstrations. Evfer'ything is normal in Cairo, and the school strikes there have ended. A slight demonstration occurred yesterday at Tanta, but, broadly speaking, all is quiet. CANADIAN IMPORTS. OTTAWA, March 15. According to an answer to a question in the Commons, between April, 1927, and January, 1928, approximately thirty-four million pounds of Australian butter entered Canada during 1927. Five million pounds of New Zealand butter and 895,000 pounds of Australian mutton were also imported. GALLIPOLI PILGRIMAGE. LONDON, March 14. A St. Barnabas pilgrimage to Gallipoli has been arranged to leave London on August 22. It is one on similar lines to that of 1926. The chartered steamer is the Stella D’ltalia. The berths range from 23 to 80 guineas. Canada”status. • OTTAWA, March 15. Replying to Mr 7T. S. Woodsworth, Labour member for Winnipeg, the Premier denied any intention to make a change in the international joint commission as previously reported. The treaty creating the commission is in harmony with Canada’s status. Appointments are in the hands of the British Government under the treaty, but Britain intimated that the King would most certainly be advised by Canadian Ministers, in regard to the appointment.