CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14845, 24 February 1919, Page 4

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(Elec. Tel. Copyright— -United Press Assn.) (Australian and^N.Z.' Cable Association) Feb.' 21. H.M.S. New. Zealand; with Lord and Lady,- Jellicoe on • board, has sailed from Portsmouth. > ■ • , / The Presß' Bureau states that Cabinet decided that the -quantity; of ,spirits< to ; be- released ?■ should 'be increased by- 50 per «ent. . , ' . " > ' It was announced ■ in 'the House of Commons that \ 724,000 , persons =,had received oiA-of-work donations ' under the Government scheme for munition.. Workers'and ex-soldiers. ; The averagetweekly amount for three weeks is £950,000. ■; • ; LONDON, Feb.. 22. •Mr Wade had luncheon ■' with ■? Mr Beeby, and-' Mr Amery (Under-Secretary of ; State* for the Colonies), «.. Mr Fiddes, General Monash,'Sir T. Coghlan, Mr Frederick Young, and Bishop Lang. Sir Newton' Moore and' the .Agents-General were present. • Mr Beeby protested against the- pernicious' teachings of-syn-dicalists, but- justified > labor's aspirations foij a standard - working :-. day, \a- living W£^e, and th 6 regulation of. juvenile 'and Women's ; labor. ' The present \ unrest waV international. « Every nation was impelled to adopt a new , L indiistriril charter. He believed the Whiteley scheme would avert communistic socialism. : At billiards Inman (m play) scored 5334J Newman 4351. (Received February 24, 10.20 a.m.) LOND6N. Feb. '22. Lord Jellicoe sailed m. a blinding,, blizzardP; f^r Thomas Mackenzie telegraphed' bon voyage. ' In the billiard match Inman (m play), has scored 66665 Newman 6073. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. It is announced that the Department of Agriculture considers an embargo necessary against the importation . into the United States of wheat, barley, rye, oats, arid rice from Australia, Japan, India, Italy, France, Gemjany, Belgium, and Britain, because of 'the prevalence of flag smut and other grain diseases m these countries. . NEIW; YORK, Feb. 21. •The death is announced at Watertown, New York, of Dr. Mary Walker, a civil war" surgeon, arid the only woman allowed to wear male attire. ' OTTAWA, Feb. 22. * Thirty thousand people attended Sir WHfred Laurier's State 'funeral.' The body lay m state at Parliament House. Thousands of sleighs followed the. cortege to the graveside. Thp Archbishop bf^ Montreal and other Pipman Catholic dignitaries officiated. (Received Feb. '24, 10.20 a.m.) BRISBANE, Feb. 24, An attempt to burn down tho Gladstone meat works wiaß discovered before damage was caused. It is suspected to

be red rag action as the result of the recent cancellation of the preference clause m the meat workers' award. Had it not been discovered the fire would have caused damage to the extent of £300,000. . MELBOURNE, Feb. 24. ! The wholesale price of butter has been increased tq 186s Bd.