MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 131, 26 May 1921, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

The Yamahida Kissen Kai-sha, a Japanese concern, has announced that it will establish a steamship line San Francisco-San Pedro-Puget Sound to Australia in June with monthly sailings. The dockers at London, owing to the earlier employment of volunteers to coal the Paparoa, bound for New Zealand, refused to work the €|argo or handle the luggage. Empire Day was celebrated in London and other centres in the customary manner. The Union Jack was hoisted on public buildings.. School children were given a half-holiday and paraded and listened to patriotic speeches. A riot occurred at Mahgaon (India) between Mohammedan landowners and Hindu tenants over the question of forced labour. The former, Tearing an attack, fired on unarmed villagers, killed two and seriously wounding fifteen. In the House, of Commons, Sir R. S. Horne stated that 202 enemy ships allotted to Britain had been sold and had realised £14,500,000 gross and £6,000,000 net after repairs, delivery and other expenses- Eighty-five enemy merchant ships are still unsold. Tho British Postmaster-General has announced that postcard rates will be raised from Id. to IJd., the minimum rate for printed papers from Jd. to Id., foreign letters 2 id. to 3d. * The delivery of letters on Sunday will be discontinued. The rises are due to the ' present heavy losses on the postal ser- 1 vice.