LATEST GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 1586, 11 June 1920, Page 5

LATEST GENERAL CABLES.

WOOL AM) TALLOW.

TBy Electric Cable —Copyright.] [Au.st. and N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON, June 9. At the wool sales, prices were unchanged. There have been heavy withdrawals of crossbred and clothing sorts. Offerings for the next two series have been reduced to 90,000 bales at each. At the tallow auctions, 160S casks were offered, and no bids were received. ANOTHER FIRM REPLY. PARIS, June 9. Replying .to the German Government's fresh note to the Allies declaring it impossible to reduce the army of effectives to the 100,000 provided in the Peace Treaty, and demanding that the Reichswehr of 200,000 should be maintained, the Allied Military Council states that it is not prepared to depart from the Allied attitude, and is pressing Germany to fulfil her engagements. WHY WILLIE WiVTT RESIGNED. LONDON. June 9. Another well-informed Anglo-Aus-tralian authority, while not prepared to discredit the disagreement concerning the indemnity, stated emphatically that the immediate cause of the disagreement between Mr Watt and Mr Hughes related to wool profits. Mr Watt had brought to England a complete scheme 5 , sanctioned by the Commonwealth Cabinet, for the collection and allocation of wool profits in connection with the Commonwealth financial obligations in London. Mr Watt carried through successfully negotiations with the Imperial Government, and informed Mr Hughes, who thereupon proposed modifications. Mr Watt refused to reopeji negotiations and Mr Hughes replied that Cabinet insisted. Mr Watt then cabled that having apparently forfeited the confidence of his colleagues, he felt compelled to resign. HOLS>ING THE PISTOL. MELBOURNE, Last night. The Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association and electric light and gasworks employees have sent an ultimatum to the employers demanding increased wages, and stating that if this is not granted, they will cease work at midnight on Saturdav. If this threat is carried into effect it is estimated that 50,000 will be thrown idle the first week, as the factory enginedrivers belong to the association.

SIDNEY SHORT OF BREAD.

SYDNEY, Last Night.

The wheat shortage is becoming more acute daily. Many mills in the country and suburbs have closed. It is expected, that the remainder will follow suit, unless .supplies speedily are brought from Victoria, as there are only sufficient stocks to last anther two oi- three days. "SERFDOM AND SLA VERY." NEW YORK, June 10. Mr Samuel Gompers told a platform committee at Chicago that legislation proposing to make strikes unlawful, or compel workers to submit grievances to courts, was an invasion of the rights of the workers, and if enforced, would be equivalent to serfdom and slavery. TROUBLE ABOUT IRELAND. NEW YORK, June 1.0. Walsh pleaded for a plank pledging full, formal and official recognition of Ireland's elected Government by the United States. Telegrams from Montreal report vigorous opposition to the proposals of the Irish sympathisers that the American Federation of Labour demand the withdrawal of British troop-, from Ireland. Several Canadian delegates announced that they would combat such a move on British soil, while others intimated that thev would withdraw if the question were brought up before the convention for debate.