LATEST GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 1585, 10 June 1920, Page 5

LATEST GENERAL CABLES.

PILLAGING INTOLERABLE.

(By Electric Cable —Copyright.] (Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.]

LONDON, June 8

A sub-committee of the London Chamber of Commerce reports that it is impossible to obtain simplifications of the bill of lading, owing to the diversity of conditions of different trades. The committee approves of the Australian and New Zealand increase in shipowners’ liability to £2OO per package, and recommends that it be adopted for all general cargo trades. Pilferage has become intolerably acute, and underwriters now only pay 7 5 per cent, of the claims on this account, even for additional premiums. Pilferage chiefly is clue to the lenient sentences. The sub-com-mittee recommends imprisonment without the option of a fine. A MERE “BLOKE.” ADELAIDE, Last Night. The new Governor. Sir Archibald Weigall, has arrived, ana whs officially welcomed. He told a good story of his reception at Tarcoolo. ‘‘When the train arrived, a young man. evidently master of ceremonies, ran down the platform, and observing Lady Weigall and myself, said, ‘Do you know if there is a bloke hei e called Weigall?’ Afterwards the reception committee presented us with a most charming address.” WOOL SALES. LONDON, June S. At the wool sales, merinos and fine crossbreds were unchanged. There were heavy withdrawals in inferior duality offerings. “Gear” wool made 3/10 per lb. WANT HIM BACK. • SYDNEY, Yesterday. As the result of alleged irregularities in connection with the soldiers’ housing scheme of the late Government, the Government is recalling Mr J. Bryant, the director ot the scheme, from London, where he recently assumed the position of Immigration Publicity Officer. A BREADLESS PERIL. LONDON, June 8. The press is sounding a note of alarm in connection with the worla s wheat position. The “Times” declares that a new food epoch has opened, and unless energetic steps are taken to meet the peril, bread promises to rise to unheard-of prices for a series bf years. It urges drastic action by the Government and increased home-growing of wheat. The “Daily Mail” estimates thu*. on the latest figures Europe is likely to be short bv a thousand million loaves in 1921, and is undoubtedly laced with a bread famine of the worst kind. Every country jn Eur S js ts importing, and none is exporting. Britain will be left in the lurch, and will be 3,500,000 tons short. Experts say that on the present prices it will be Cheaper to grow wheat in England than td buy it abroad. There is likely to be a wheat-growing campaign comparable to the great culture during the war. “SELFISH OBSTINACY.”

LONDON, June S

Viscount Haig, addressing the National Association for Employment ot Ex-Soldiers’ Association, attacked the trade unions for their selfish obstinacy, which prevented thousands of men who fought for the principles and even the very existence of traoe unionism from obtaining employment, CHOOSING A CANDIDATE.

NEW YORK, June 8

The Republican national convention of the Presidential candidate, opened at Chicago in unique circumstances. in that it was impossible to indicate who was likely to be chosen. Senators Johnson. Lowden and General Wood are probables. Owing to the absence of party bosses, which is due to the desire to place unrestricted power in the delegates’ hands to select their own nominees, the convention is apparently at a complete loss to make a selection. Senator Lodge, the chairman, was loudly applauded when he criticised President Wilson for proceeding to the Peace Conference. because he was unable to trust anyone else. Senator Lodge denounced the Armenian mandate and the Government's futile policy towards Mexico. GERMAN ELECTIONS. BERLIN, June 8. The latest election figures show that there is a prospect of the Government Coalition commanding a working majority against the extremists of both sides. The Social Democrats hold MS seats, the Majority Socialists 86. and the Centre Party 64, whereas the National Conservatives have 41, and Independent Socialists 61. AT HER LAST GASP. MELBOURNE. Yesterday. The master of the Havre has wirelessed that the vessel is at her last gasp. He is unable to maintain sufficient steam to keep seaway. The engineers are utilising everything that will burn, including the ship’s furniture. The Australind, bound from London to Melbourne, is in communication with the Havre, and expects to reach the latter on Friday. Later. A Sydney cable at 1 a.m. this morning states that the steamer Havre has three months’ supplies aboard. A wireless message picked up reports all well, and the vessel is drifting southeast at the rate of three miles an hour. The tug Heroic has been dispatched to join in the search.