GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 June 1928, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

BRITAIN’S RECOVERY.

(Australian Press Assn.—United Service.. (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.) NEW YORK, June 22. Speaking at Minneapolis, Sir Donald Mac Lean, the former Liberal leader, said that England had not only maintained her prestige among the nations, but would yet become mightier. He stated that England, in conjunction with the United States and Canada, could make the future of the world worthy of Christian civilisation. He maintained that England had. made a remarkable recovery from her ills, and he defended the “dole.” He said that her people were virile, confident, and efficient. U.S.A. MIGRANTS. NEW YORK, June 21. At Baltimore, Mr Hull, Commissioner General of Immigration, addressing the Kiwanis Club, advocated the enactment of immigration legislation to impose further restrictions of entry of “unneeded and undesirable aliens” 1 in the United States from foreign contiguous territory. Mr Hull declared that not only was their presence itself objectionable, but they were displacing American labour. FIGHTING TN MEXICO. MEXICO CITY, June 22. Ten Federal soldiers and twenty-two insurgents were killed on Wednesday in an eight-hour battle near Las Huertas, in Jalisco State Thirty Federal soldiers were wounded. CANADA’S TRADE. ' OTTAWA, June 22. Canada’s favourable visible balance of trade declined by 148 million dollars Tor the year ended May 31. Imports increased by 87,000,000 ami exports decreased by 61.000,000. C H ANG-T SO-L JN ’ S FO RTU NE. (Recd. June 23, 11 a.m.) SHANGHAI, June 22. Following the notification of Chang Tso Lin's death, his son declares that he will spend his father’s fortune of ten million dollars in promoting the advancement of education in the three eastern provinces. He desires peace with the Nationalists on terms of equality, and in resuming foreign relations, lie desires abrogation of equal treaties. The deceased Dictator’s son succeeds his father as ruler of Manchuria. SPANISH DICTATOR. LONDON, June .10. An explanation of the action of the Prime Alinister of Spain, General Primo de Rivera, in breaking off his engagement to Senorita Mini Castellanos, is given in the “Daily Mail.’’ The paper says the senorita fell in love with the general while she was a nurse with the Spanish troops in Morocco. A semi-ollicial note says he heard that his fiancee had visited a street market of the stock exchange to buy shares, accompanied by Count Cimera and the Duke of Almodovar, a former Minister. The Prime MinisTer considered the action incomprehensible and imprudent, and, therefore, broke off the engagement.