GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 167, 14 June 1940, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

TOKIO, June 12. The Foreign Office announces _ that Mr Arita and Mr Sena have signed a five-year treaty between Japan and Siam concerning the “continuance of friendly relations and mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity.’ BUDAPEST, June 12. ■

Cries of “traitors” greeted the introducers of the Nazi Party'Bill aiming at autonomy for the minority group, the largest of which is German. The Bill was rejected by 200 votes to 21 MELBOURNE, June 12. The petrol rationing plan will operate in the following manner: Private cars, eight to 18 gallons monthly on the basis of registered horse-power; goods vehicles, 20 gallons monthly for every half-ton registered weight. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY. June 11.

The Exchequer returns disclose that receipts from income tax since April 1 totalled £20.925,000. This is more than double the amount received during the same period in the previous year. SHANGHAI, June 11. It is officially announced that the Japanese have occupied Ichang. The Japanese, aided by bombers, are attacking in the German style. SYDNEY. June 12. i A passenger, by the flying-boat for New Zealand to-morrow will be Mr M. D. Jones, traffic superintendent of Qantas Airways. He is visiting New Zealand on business connected with the Tasman service. WASHINGTON, June 12.

The Soviet Ambassador (M. Oumansky) talked with the Secretary of State (Air Hull) for over an hour. It is understood he protested strongly at the stoppage of the shipments of American goods to Russia. Such an embargo has not been announced, but it will be recalled that the Administration recently placed a complete embargo on the export of machine tools for defence reasons.

OTTAAVA, June 12. The Munitions and Supply Department announces that Canada to date has placed 19,000 war contracts involving 234 000.000 dollars. CHUNGKING, June 12.

Attaching for the second successive day, 124 bombers destroyed two-thirds of old Chungking. The casualties are estimated at 1500. Missionaries describe it as the worst devastation of the war and probably one of the worst ravages in history. TORONTO, June 12.

The police have, disclosed that they were forced to break down the door of the Italian Consulate and discovered the Arice-Consul (Signor Francesco Barboglio) attempting to burn .papers, which were seized after a struggle.