GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17942, 22 May 1920, Page 9

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Presi Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

NEW YORK, May 20. Seven detectives, three miners, one agitator, and the Mayor were killed in a revolver fight at Matewan, West Virginia. Tho trouble arose over the attempted ejection from their homes of striking miners' families by the detectives. Shooting became general; but the situation quietened early in the night.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

LONDON, May 20. The Government has offered 11 acres behind the British Museum as a site for the London University. This land is worth £1,000,000, but the national finances will not permit the Government to provide the premises.—A. and N.Z. Cable. WASHINGTON, May 20. American exports fell off in value 135,000,000d0l in April compared with March. The imports also dropped 30,000,000d0l in tho month.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

PARIS, May 19. There wore violent scenes in the French Chamber of Deputies during the strike debate, in which M. Daubet, the Royalist Leader, attacked the revolutionary conspiracy. The Socialists organised a babel while M. Daubet was speaking, and as the President of the Chamber was unable to restore order, he closed the sitting, amid wild excitement among the Socialists. —A. and N.Z. Cable. LONDON, May 20. (Received May 22. at 1.15 a.m.) The ■Lord Jfayor has granted the use of the Mansion House for the banquet to Sir Thomas Mackenzie,—A. and N.Z. Cabie. OTTAWA, May 20. (Received May 21, at 9.30' p.m.) Mr M'Gill, head of the Canadian Grain Commission, told a parliamentary delegation that probably Canadian wheat would sell this year at three to five dollars per bushel, owinsr to the shortage.of supplies in other countries. There would be absolutely no wheat for Europe except that from the Argentine and North America. Canadian wheat would undoubtedly reach record prices. He was strongly against fixing prices, and favoured an uncontrolled market.—Reuter.