GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1705, 20 December 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE FIRES ON THE BOONAH,

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. _ \ustralian-New Zealand Cable Association LONDON Doc. 19. A second fire broke out in the Boonah, an ex-German liner, but was extinguished. All the cargo must bo discharged.

COAL BILL DROPPED.

Australian-New Zealand Cable Association LONDON. Deo. 19. In view of tho developments already cabled, the Government has dropped tho Coal Bill.

SIR ROBERT BORDEN. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. OTTAWA Dec. 17. Owing to the great pressure on tho part of his friends, Sir Robert Borden has decided to withdraw his resignation. He will retain tho Premiership, but is taking a long rest. EXPLOSION AT WILHELMSHAVEN Australian-New Zealand Cable Association BERLIN. Doc. 17. A heavy explosion at an ammunition depot at Marionsjel, near Wilhclmshaven, 'during tho of shells, cmiscd muon damage to buildings. Reports state that 43 wore killed and over 100 wounded.

THE DARDANELLES. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. LONDON. Doc. 19. When asked in tho House of Cofnmons what would bo done with the Dardanelles, Mr Lloyd George #.ud they could not be loft in tho hands of the same gatekeeper who had slammed them in our face. He added: “If the Dardanelles had been open it would have shortened the war by two or three years, but they were treacherously shut. We cannot trust the saijao porter fkgawj” 'lt