LATEST GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLII, Issue 1736, 11 February 1921, Page 5

LATEST GENERAL CABLES.

TALLOW MARKET. [By Electric Cable —Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON, February 9. The tallow market is weak and small business is doing. Quotations, largely nominal, are for mutton, fine, 44/, medium, 40/; beef, 48/ to 38/. Probably thq sales will be resumed on February 16. Flour is reduced by another shilling. BARRY ON ARNST. LONDON, February 9. Barry in a letter to the “Daily Telegraph” says: “Arnst’s claim to the sculling championship by default does not concern me, but bef®re he considers the world title again, he should look to honours iu his own country. There are several men in Australia who think they can beat him, and have persistently challenged him. I have had a long innings and thinkIt best to retire as champion. That Arnst or anyone else should claim the title in consequence, will not be tolerated by any section of sporting men. I suggest the championship be decided in each country where sculling is encouraged—that is In England, Canada, Australasia and America, and champions be then brought together. This should be a great boom iu a great sport.” BILLLXRDS. LONDON, February 9. In the billiards semi-final, Graham Symes made 2000, including breaks of 136 and 101 Bond made 1219. JAP MINORITY FOR REDUCED ARMAMENTS. TOKIO, February 9. The insurgent oppositionists have introduced into the Diet a resolution providing that Japan should agree to restrict her naval armaments after agreement with England and United States. The resolution also provides for a reduction of the Japanese army in accordance with the League of Nations provisions. MR HUGHES GOES SLOW TOO. MELBOURNE, Last night. Mr Hughes has announced that until a definite request is made to t him under the Industrial Peace Act he will not pai’ticipate in the shipping dispute. EGYPTIAN SCHOOLS CLOSED. CAIRO. February S. The Government has closed the secondary schools throughout the country till a guarantee is given that they will not be used for political purposes. This is the sequel to the action of an Egyptian headmaster in expelling the ringleaders of the students at the Abbasia kchool, Alexandria, who absented themselves without leave on the occasion of the Nationalist delegation’s return from Paris, whereupon a> sympathetic strike broke out in the schools throughout the country. ANOTHER VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. PARIS, February 10. The Chamber of Deputies passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 396 to 125. FRENCH LABOUR ANTIBOLSHEVIK. PARIS, February 9. A Congress of the General Confederation of Labour, by* 88 to 24, passed a resolution denouncing Moscow methods, /declaring that trade unionism could have no relations with the Bolsheviks. ITALIAN TRADE WITH RUSSIA. ROME, February 10. Arrangements have been completed for the exchange of Italian manufactured goods and Russian produce The first shipments will be made in a few days. ' POUND WORTH FOtJR DOLLARS. WASHINGTON, February 9. The Postmaster-General has announced that the new conversion rate of international money orders per the British pound will be four dollars.