CABLE NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11764, 26 February 1919, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

JAPANESE SENTIMENT REGARDING TSINGTAU. United Press Association—By Eletric Telegraph— Copyright. Tokio, Feb 33 Speaking in the Diet, Haiaa said he saw no reason why China should demand the return of Tiingtau. SOLDIERS’ ARCTIC JOURNEY. MARCH IN INTENSE CLOD. New York, Feb 34. Desoatches from Archangel state that one of the greatest Arctic journeys has been accomplished by Shaekleton’s men, who brought reinforcements of troops for fighting the Bolsheviks. The men travelled three hundred miles at a temperature of 40 degrees below zero. A KINGLY DECORATION. London, February 28. The Press Bureau states King expressed a wish t,o invest ' and decorate the Dominions’ overseas officers awarded honours before they return to their homes. CRITICISM OF JELLIOOE. AN ARGUMENT IN DEFENCE. London, Feb 30 Jelliooa maintains the strictest ■gilmce regarding the views of his critics. It is noteworthy that the strongest criticism emanates from ■quarters whence the attacks proceeded prior to Jelltcoe’s resignation from the Admiralty The Manchester Guardian eays ■that while critics consider that 3ellicoe failed to rise to the great occasion st the Jutlaua battle, and was obsessed with the idea of safety, his defenders contend that Jellicoe cared more for England than for his own ■gl?ry. He would have thought nothing of giving his own life or risking everything tor the chance of a great victory, hut he thought more of England’s safety and what would become of England if the fleet had been cripoled by lurking unknown dangers and the command of the seas lost. THE UNITED STATES. TRUSTED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, ' New York, Feb 23 President Wilson said ;that the United States were trusted through- ! out the world. The delay at the Penes Conference was due to the complexity of the problems and an attempt to envisage conditions *»s a whole President Wilson invited critics of the League of .Nations to test the sentiment of the American people, ITALIAN TRAIN TRAGEDY MANY CASUALTIES CAUSED Milan, February 30 A troop train after climbing a steep ascent !o 1300 feet, near Trieste detached seven coacches contianiug 450 soldiers The coaches, descending the slope owing to a shunting error, rushed headlong ten miles in ten minutes nd crashed into Trieste terminus. Twenty were killed, 1 eighty seriously hurt and 250 sulfe red lesser injuries.