GENERAL CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14702, 1 June 1920, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

[Bt Euwnuo mjMKiPB—COFYBIOBT.J (Par Press taaociation.) UNITED STATES IN" MEXICO. (Ans. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received June 1, at 9.25 a.m. WASHINGTON. May 31. Tn the Seriate, the Foreign Relations Committee reported that it favored the United States policing Mexican territory unless Mexico can protect American citizens' rights. FLIGHTS. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Asen.) Received June 1. at 9-25 a.m. LONDON, May 31. Pilot Hinckler. an Englishman, in a baby avro. left Croydon at 4.50 in* the morning to fly to Australia. PRICES COME DOWN AT HOME. (United Service.) Received June I, at 8-50 a.m. LONDON. May 31. Following the American example. Self ridges advertise that they are reducing clothing and boot prices 10 per cent., and groceries 5 per cent . pointing out that, owing to the high prices. America has reased bnying Brutsb goods, and Australasia's orders are much smaller. Other firms are expected to imitate this change. Ut\BS CAUSE TROUBLE IN MESOPOTAMIA. (Renter's Telegrams. > Received June 1. at. >.->0 a.m. DELHI. May 30. Fighting against the tribesmen in Mesopotamia continues, and the indications are that the hot weather will see a recrudescence of activity. Things are quiet on the Euphrates. where the Arabs have been severely handled by our troops, helped by aeroplanes, but there is a general feeling of insecurity. The latest reports from Bagdrfd state that a train was derailed by Arabs between Sharza and Baiji. apparently at the instigation of the Sherifiah Government of Svrvia. and several lives were Jost. Attacks on convoys are occurring n the same district. Hostilities between two opposing tribes are reported. PERSIAN AFFAIRS. (A- and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received" June 1. 30. The 3bah of Persia is suffering from a, heat stroke, and has cancelled portion of his tour. Mr H. C. Norman, who relieves »ir Percy Scott at Teheran, "has reached BasriiP.ELGIUM S DEFENCES. (Reuter s Telegrams.) Received June I, at ij-™- , BRUSSELS. May 31. M Lenkin, Minister for the Interior, in."a speech, stated that Belgium should have a well-organised army capable ot preventing a disaster worse than that ■ of 1914. The alliance and military arran cements between Britain and xrancs ought to furnish Belgium with a means of defence, bnt their materialisation was uncertain. CONSOLIDATING THE EM PIKE. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received June I. at 11.5 a.m. OTTAWA. May 31. Tn welcoming "the West Indian delegates to the conference for closer trade "relations with Canada, the Duke of Devonshire pointed out .that rue rea. question at issue was That of making " the future of the Empire secure. It the Empire were self-supporting its security would be unquestionable. Colonel Amerv. representing the Colonuu Office, emphasised the Imperial aspect of the Conference, and said he hoped the outcome would he a widening ot the existing trade preference between the Dominion and the West Indies. The Hon. E. St. John Branch. Attor-ney-General for Jamaica, stated that the colonv was prepared to enter wholeheartedly into anv great scheme for the consolidation of the Empire. Representatives from ail the West Indies are present. THE LOUTH FLOODS. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) ' Received June 1, at 10.5 a.m. LONDON. May 31. The damage at Louth is estimated at a quarter of a million. Over seven hundred persons are homeless. _ Ihe • river rose ten feet in forty minutes, and swept through the town at the rate of forty miles an hour. About one thousand houses were damaget". THE KAISER STILL HOPES. (Ans. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received June 1. at 10-5 a.in. LONDON, May 31. A doctor from Amerongen states that the Kaiser has high hopes that he will once more become ruler or the German empire. There are indications ihat Potsdam is the headquarters of a new revolutionary movement- Prince August Wilhelm is regarded as the leader of the military party. THE POLISH CAMPAIGN. (Ans. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received June 1. at 10.5 a.m. LONDON. May 31. A Bolshevik communique states: Our troops have occupied positions on 'he left bank of the Beresina. in the Borisofl region.