EARLIER CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14037, 21 April 1920, Page 3

EARLIER CABLES.

'• UK AND FOREIGN. jfricmn TiLiiiKiPH —Copntjon-r.'. (u Pittas Association HHUBILITATING EI'ROPE (All?, ami N.Z. Call!,. As*n.) Immlipril 21), at -j.5 p.m. LONDON, April l'.'. fc International Financial Couferto which the Council of the"j»of Nation* haci invited twenty»«mntrie», including New Zealand Bother dominions. is to be hold in ■»!»« the end of May. The eonflwisthe result <»f the *»of killing bankers to their respee"(nivwnnwnts, asking the meeting fWiiiTthe aerioik* world Situation. • ttntiAr of the Exchequer ha* e.\*W the willingness of the British mrament ti> he represented on the wntamlinu that the Treasury will *PWtiripiite in ii. scheme involving »*r krjp* Government loans. *■dJii'rifa.n Secretary of Finance »i*plie<i that the American GovertiM* opposed to further Government Wanre-an.l in unable to participate, t»»lllli) K that the Chamber of CornWef)*> rt-prosente.l unofficially. '«* rvplifs indicate that direct Gofm ban;. will f >|av a mo*t .siih- ™*> piirt in the financial reeon*"M of Eun.rv and the Conference •""unly consider means to enable J* &» iifCiin tl.nv into the ordinary

IRISH AFFAIRS.

U'nit.d Service, i April -Ji!. ilt -j.Ui) { , rll .-. LONDON. Apnl 19. •WwWtfi.,. states that it is not the total of militnrv forces Nj The ciualrv which ',s going R «* disbanded' battalions. •Standard states that the Govern>.m r «eiv t .,l information alleging piracy ha<h, M . organi^M »»H F e ,n headquarters in New ,»«art m June simultaneous outfi*«»« in Ireland. Egypt, &£?■ Canj,,: , • Tb " W r atld - have beer/sjnt out to ggthnt tVr will r:l i,.. 4;.j.,i,i«.,), M > !<*» and 57.. r„1.!.. \« r > fin* ?f! W V,ntK - April 10. Brjtfln" ' ttu . F T I h»* said that it to,t.,„T (b I ra,c ' lr * l Ireland ttLf; * ml T°i V r th ' ir IHV " Pn>hlenvs. ,S' W hj-lpl'd if tho4 in other iS'*'f»"< Britons ,n Ireland, would <io >Wr~, nu ,,s.) ! W^?, IV V STOK - April 19. *S fe* A ' the Japans IS? attacks on NiTft , I "r wk - ar,<l Khahar*MtS»T„ U,t r uf ,m P r "™ ked "*»* c- e ;i; t> : lIl€s, l : p* l^N*»£? thafc th,? attacks Jimuluneonslv. A leadimr that the regard s*S.tTt, d,, ?- 8,4, 5.-> nd l Wil ■(iL , ,'i s, ' lz,> Eastern KAISER. *J* of totnmons Mr Bonar iffiV nuestmn. said that * (»,ta„ •v'e cnment few* nndert<*jm«W,ty for the Mfe "Raiser's person and Si »hfc and f«wT«! th^ v mW* world. SC^ , o!- , "- J!ned hi "» a raiS»'»»dm. wnce of Ct«cht. erb ?* *•> take

MISSION'S IN" EAST AFRICA. (Aus. unci X.Z. Cable Assn.) Received April 20. at 7.30 p.m. CAPETOWN. April 10. A Wesleyan Conference meeting at {lruhamstown decided to make a careful survey of the whole of East Africa with a view to the establishment of missions in conjunction with tile Methodist Churches of America. Canada, and Australasia. SMALL WI IK AT CROP. (Ans. and N.Z. ('able As.su.) [ Received April 20. at o."> p.m. [ LONDON. April 19. 1 Asked for definite information as to the world's com harvest, the Pood Controller said that the best opinion in the trade anticipated a somewhat severe toss of wheat and rye acreage. The esti- } mated loss of acreage in Europe was 12.000.000, exclusive of Russia, while ' the rnitfcd States Bureau estimated the vielcl of winter wheat in the Lnited "States at 4"» l .000.000 compared with ' 7:11.000.000 bushels last year. RATES OF EXCHANGE. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received April 21. at 9.10 a.m. LONDON. April 19. Following are the rates i.f t;s----i "~On Paris .sto»'khoJni 17.7:*, C'hristiania 1!'. (2. Calcutta 2<;. I" Montreal S.:(0. New York WOOL SALES. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received April 21. at 9.10 a.m. LONDON. Apnl 19. At the wool sales 11.101 bales were catalogued, of which were o04"> New Zealand. There was only a moderate attendance, and the general tone niul bidding were more reserved than in Marcli. Best merinos were unchanged, hut shorter and faulty sorts suitable for the Continent, declined 7i to 10 per cent., undoubtedlv due to the fail hi the value of the franc (?). For the same reason all carljonising sorts were weak. Crossbreds met good average competition, and prices generally were unchanged.