GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 245, 31 January 1921, Page 6

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS.

Received January 31, 1.35 p.m

CAPETOWN. Jam 30

The election campaign is proceeding witi intense vigotn and considerable hiiterncss General Smuts is lighting the secessionis movement, which ■is the real issue. Dr slogan; is: “Decisive, defeat ol the Nti ponah'sls to soma! the death knell ol tin secessioni-i movement.” The English speaking people .hitherto apathetic arc. hoy wide awake .to die. danger.. Ii is ■anticipated that the Nationalists will lose a nnm her. of seats —Times. .SHANGHAI. Jan. 28. The Cliino-Japaneso military am naval authorities at Rekin have signer at. 1 agreement abolishing; the ChinoJapanese Military Pact. Notes will be exchanged on Saturday by Ihe Cliinost Foreign MinisterfVon) and tlie Japan; esc Minister (Obaln.L. officially declaring tin 1 abrogation, wliiclt will be--final. The Pact was signed in .1918, and provides for (Tiitio-Japaneso military co-opera-tion against enemy poiH'trntion in East Siberia for the dnration of the war.— Press ’Association. SYDNEY. Jan. 31. A New Zealand.delegate was present at the Coal Employees' Federation conference, and ’explained the Dominion position.— Press Association. MELBOURNE. Jan. 31. At swimming Ivan Stechnan won the 10() yards championship of Victoria in •IS seconds, a new State record. Owing to a coal shortage, as tlie remit of the shipping trouble,, the. Government is limiting race meetings. Saturday’s fixtures will be postponed unless tlio position improves in the meantime. The forthcoming Victoria Amateur Race Club’s February meeting may have to be postponed.—Press Association.