MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1839, 14 June 1920, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Gencr'al rains have been experienced in. the western part of New South Wales arid there are indications of {float rainstorms during lite next few days. In Queensland soaking ruin lias fallen in tlie Westell) area, paddocks in many places arc under water. It is generally admitted that the drought has broken. An explosion at the dynamite depot of a mine belonging to the State railway, in in; old Lower Hungary, now Roumanian territory, caused fearful havoc. No fewer than 17 bodies have'been recovered and 20 arc missing. -..J A bomb was thrown at the Egyptian Premier's motor-par at Cairo, injuring the chauffeur, two pedestrians and a child. The assailant fled, firing shots at his pursuers until arrested; The Premier was not hurt.

A British tug, which was towing a German steamer from Chris to Hamburg, was mined' at Tofcschellinir. Sixteen were drowned out of a crew of 22. The British Unionist Party, at its annual conference at Birmingham, passed a resolution declaring that Germany owes the British' Empire its share of the full cost of the war, and tie Conference expects the Government to secure payment. It is officially announced that the reduction of the German army to 200,000 has now been accomplished. llerr Wustrofi'. German Consul at Tabriz (Persia), is reportid to have committed suicide during a revolt, after turning machine guns on the crowd, lie was well known in Indian foreign and political departments. He was a Geima'i and had distributed arms and money freely with the object of fomenting trouble on the frontier.

A Sydney telegram states that the Labour Council has decided in favour of compulsory voting at both the State and Federal elections. From Sydney it is cabled that Barrystates his intention of retiring after his sculling match with Felton. The Soviet Russian Trade Union_ Congress has decided to send a delegation to "England to sfu'dy the political situation.