THE LANCASHIRE FLOODS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14703, 2 June 1920, Page 3

THE LANCASHIRE FLOODS.

(A. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received June 1, at 10.5 p.m. LONDON, May 31. Horncastle, twelve miles south-west of Loath, was isolated from Saturday until to-day, the roads being flooded to a depth of five feet, and. the railways impassable. Great damage was done to property, but no lives were lost. Pedestrians in the Manchester district only saved themselves on the high roads by swimming with, the flood waters. There is terrible desolation in Louth. Tons of debris are lying everywhere amidst the black mud, including motor cars, pianos, bedding, etc. Several children were trapped on the ground floor of a. house. The mother vainly tried to save them by piling up the furniture and putting them on the top. In another ease the mother made her children, climb a, high dresser and hang on to- hooks in the ceiling. When the dresser collapsed three children let j go the hooks and were drowned. The mother and one. child were saved. j HONORS FOR NEW ZEALAND NURSE. [ (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received June 2, at 9.15 a.m. LONDON, June 1. ! The International Red Cross at Geneva awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal to Sister Mac Lean, Matron-in-Chief of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service. GREEKS'IN EUROPEAN TURKEY. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received June®!, at 7.30 p.m. ATHENS, May 31. It is officially reported that Greek troops without incident occupied the railway line as far as Konleli Burgas and tlie town of Demotica. The French have handed over to the Greek authorities the administratoiii of Western Thrace. AMERICA'S HALTING POLICY. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assri.) Received June 1, at 8.25 p'.m. WASHINGTON, May 31. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's report against the policing of Mexico adds that recognition of the revolutionarv Government should be withheld until it is certain whether Huerta's Administration is approved bv the Mexican people, and . whether he is able and willing to comply with national practice. The claims of .Americans against Mexico for damage already totar 100,000,000 dollars. QUEENSLAND'S LEGISLATION IN QUESTION. (A. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received June 1, at 7.30 p.m LONDON, May 31.. Lord Milner will receive the Philp delegation on the 10th. [Sir Robert Philp is at the head ot a delegation that went Home to Protest to the authorities against the socialist land legislation recently enacted in Queensland, and against the election of Mr Lennon, a Labor partisan as Lieutenant-Governor. The Colonial Office at first was inclined to question the standing of the delegation, but apparently that- difficulty bas boen surmounted.] • TRADE WITH RUSSIA. (A. and N.Z. Gable Assn.) Received June 1, at 7.30 p.m. LONDON, May 31. Mr Lloyd George and Mr Bonar Law received -Krassin. at Downing Received June 1, at 9-40_p.m. . LONDON, June 1. It is understood that Krassin urged the complete removal of the blockade from Russia. Received June 1, at 10.30 p.m. LONDON, June 1. It is officially announced that the Krfßßin Conference was confined to a preliminary discussion on the re-open-ing of trade relations bet-ween; Russia) and Western Europe. «■

IRISH AFFAIRS. ) (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assu.) Received Juno 1, at 10.45 p.m. LONDON, June 1. Sinn Foin raiders dismantled the Mizen Head fog signal station at the south-western extremity of County Cork. This station is essential for the safety of trans-Atlantic traffic, and mariners have been warned that the signal must not be relied upon. A cavalry charge frustrated an attack by 200 armed raiders on Kilkenny village, the troops scattering and chasing the attackers for a considerable distance. THE POLISH CAMPAIGN. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable As6n.) Received June li at 7.40 p.m. LONDON, May 31. A wireless from Moscow states that Tchitcherin has protested to Austria and Czeclio-Slovakia against their permitting the sale of transport and munitions to Poland, and declared that such action will have an influence on the fate of Austrian officers in Russia, and may also lead to the stoppage of the exchange of war prisoners, i Received June 1, at 8.30 p.m. j WARSAW, May 31. j The Poles captured 2000 prisoners at Beresina. It is believed a seneral action is pending. =■ LONDON, June 1. A Polish communique reports that the Poles encircled two Bolshevik infantry divisions and one of cavalry 7 between Ossowa arid Jakszyco, taking 2000 prisoners. The remnant fled in panic. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received June 1, at 9.40 p.m. - SYDNEY, Juno 1. Rain is falling in many parts of the west, and is expected to extend over the whole State. A round-table'conference is' to be. held to-morrow between the Broken Hill mine proprietors and the strikers. The Seamen's Union carried a resolution protesting against the deportation of any person without- trial. It was also decided not to man the ships used for deportations. A further resolution ■ demands the release of the 12 I.W.W. prisoners within one month, and threatens drastic action in the event of a refusal. ... i At the price of meat inquiry, it was intimated that a. shortage of supplies was expected, but mutton could be obtained from cold storage locally and from Victoria and New Zealand. These outside sources would have to be drawn upon whether or not the drought broke. MELBOURNE, June 1. Good falls of rain have been recorded in the northern and western parts of "Victoria. "