LATE CABLES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19001, 25 October 1923, Page 8

LATE CABLES.

ECONOMIC CONFERENCE. THE SHIPPING RESOLUTION r.-sa* Association—By Telegraph—-Copyright LONDON, October 23. (Received Oct. 24, at 11.10 p.m.) The Economic Conference resolved — First, regarding the established practice not to discriminate between the flags of shipping in Empire ports there is an intention of departing therefrom as regards countries treating ocean-going shipping under the British flag on a footing of equality with their own shipping. Secondly, in the event of a foreign country _ attempting to discriminate against British shipping in future the Governments of the Empire shall consult together to seek the best means of meeting the situation. Two further resolutions favour continuing the Imperial Shipping Committee on an Imperial basis. A committee of the conference this afternoon discussed the mandates. There is complete secrecy in that connection.—-Reuter. CHAOS IN GERMANY. AMERICAN ALOOFNESS. BRUSSELS. October 24. (Received Oct. 24. at 11.10 p.m.) Messages from the Rhineland state that a republic has been proclaimed at Uuishurg. but the burgomaster at Crefeld announced that he would resist the Separatists by armed force. A reaction against Separatism is appearing everywhere. The police and other officials at Aix have decided to recognise the Berlin (government as the only legal authority. BERLIN, October 24. The Communist rising at Hamburg included women. The police, after losing many stations, were reinforced and captured the majority after heavy firing. The trams and tubes were stopped, and food shops were looted. Ihe Bavarian dispute with the Reich has improved, and it is believed that it will 1)8 amicably settled. General yon Seeckt is expected to resign in the interests of peace. LONDON. October 24. Hie Central News Agency’s Berlin correspondent states that street fighting and shooting from roofs continued at Hamburg til! 10 o’clock last night. Twenty persons were killed and 100 were wounded. WASHINGTON. October 23. t President Coolidge believes that the United States is unable to pass judgment on tne changes in Germany, except as regards their possible effect on the Versailles or other treaties to which the United States is a party. lie declines to make any comment.—A. and N.Z. Cable. BURGLAR SHOT DEAD. MURDER CHARGE FOLLOWS. MELBOURNE, October 24. Tn the early hours of the morning Lancelot Johnson, a boarder at a wine saloon in North Melbourne, heard the sounds of somebody forcing an entry. He went to the kitchen armed with a revolver and saw a man who proved to be an ex-policeman named Leonard Harding entering. FT© hi eh, mortally wounding Harding The police allege that Johnson stated (hat he had shot by mistake. He -aid he heard sounds downstairs and looked from the window. He saw three men scaling the hack fence. He went to the kitchen, and as the door wa s burst in he fired He discovered that ho had shot Harding, who was a friend of his Johnson has been charged with murder. STATE GOVERNOR IMPEACHED. . NEW YORK. October 13. t (Received Oct. 24, at 11.20 p.m.) At Oklahoma City Governor J. C. Walton was suspended from office on charges of corrupt practices. The Senate voted bv ao to 1 in favour of impeaching nim for employing a personal chauffeur in the Health Department at 200 dollars a month contrary to the law. Governor Walton says that he will ignore the impeachment. —A and N.Z Cable. THE CENOTAPH SERVICE. , , LONDON, October 24. (Received _ Oct. 24, at 11.30 p.m A Reversing its previous decision the ' Government has decided to arrange for the usual religious services at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day. To give the observance an Imperial character the dominion mem bors will attend.—Reuter. AUSTRALIAN ITEMS. SYDNEY. October 24. • (Received Oct. 24, at 11.10 p.m.) . Ihe National Conference passed a resolution favouring the removal of the Federal Parliament to Canberra without delay and the reduction of all postal, telegraph, and cable rates. MELBOURNE. October 24. The theatrical strike has ended except in one group of theatres, the other managements agreeing that there shall be no intermingling of duties. Tt is expected that the dispute will be finally settled to-night. HOBART, October 24. The Premier (Sir W. H. Lee) has asked the Administrator for a dissolution. The Administrator (Sir Herbert Nicholls) Jias not yet announced his decision, nut an election appears to he inevitable. The Gpvernor-in-Council has approved of n minute submitted in pursuance of the Railway Management Act removing George Wish art Smith (Commissioner of Railways) from office on the grounds of negligence, incompetence, and misbehaviour. GENERAL ITEMS. ATHENS. October <Z. A revolutionary proclamation urges the King to assume his sovereign rights and to appoint a how Government; otherwise civil war is threatened.—Reuter. ROME, October 23. The Prefect of Trieste has ordered that all the Slav and German newspaners henceforward shall he published in Italian.—A. and N.Z. Cable,