GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17941, 21 May 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Preea Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 18. The court-martial acquitted all the accused of treason in surrendering the fortress of Maubeuge in 1914.—A. and N.Z. Cable. The Brewers' Exhibition will include the usual colonial wine competitions. Entries close on October 16.—A. and N.Z. Cable. (Received May 21, at 0.20 a.m.) Lord French woe presented at Ypres with the Military Cross. King Albert was in attendance and placed wreaths on the graves of British soldiers.—A. and N.Z. Cable. OTTAWA, May .18. The Minister of Finance (Sir Henry Drayton), in a speech, said that 70 per cent, of Canada's imports in 1919 came from the United States. Canada s net National Debt was approximately 1,935,000,000 dollars. The revenue for the fiscal year 1919 totalled 388,000,000 dollars. —A. and N.Z. Cable. AMSTERDAM, May 19. Herr Hugo Stinnes has now become proprietor of sixty-four German newspapers and has also purchased six German cellulose factories.—A. and N.Z. Cable. .[A recent cable message states that Herr. Hugo Stinnes, the iron and coal king, has purchased the Government's organ Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. whereupon the staff resigned. Her,- Stinnes, in conjunction with Herr Hugenborg, a director of Krupps, has purchased the Augsburger Abenzcitung. These purchases have created disquietude owing to the increasing syndication of newspapers in tho interests" of tho industrial group.] BERLIN, May 19. (Received May 20, at 7.55 p.m.) Vorwarts, reports that Government troops raided the office of General von Lettow. They also seized large quantities of arms, munitions, and aeroplanes, parts of which were secreted on several estates in the neighbourhood.—A. and N.Z. Cable. TTFLIS, May 19. (Received May 21, at 1.10 a.m.) Georgia has rejected overtures from Azerbaijan, and an advanco acrainst the latter is likely. A definite agreement between -Georgia and Armenia has been arranged.—A. and N.Z. Cable. WASHINGTON. May 20. (Received May 20, at 11.30 p.m.) The lack of transportation prevented the linuidation of a large portion of last year's wheat crop, and threatens to delay movement this year.—A. and N.Z. Cable.