LAST NIGHT’S CABLES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12090, 26 June 1920, Page 5

LAST NIGHT’S CABLES.

United Press Association—By Elec trie Telegraph—Copyright.

The King of Greece is returning to AthensJTom Paris. Playing against a strong 1 Surrey team, dh a go 3d. wicket, Beddington, for Oxford, took eight wickets for 67 runs. As a result of the recent hoodlum demonstration by University rowdies in Sydney, three men have been expelled. , . The Melbourne Seamen s Union has announced that it is prepared to take the nece is a - y steps to prevent coal supplies reaching the gas works. A wide - extension of the-’ strike is now f ©ar©cl« Spionkop and two other English racehorses were being’ taken to the French Grand Prix meeting, when the horse boxes caught fire. The horses were rescued with difficulty seemingly unharmed. The Prince of Wales was enthusiastically welcomed at Newcastle, where he launched the Enoggera, the latest Commonwealth liner. He returned to Sydney hist night, departing lat,ei for West Ausl ralia. The improved pastoral outlook m Australia, duo to the recent I’ains, has. not increased the supply, nor reduced the price of stock for meat purposes, as animals are being snapped up foi re-stocking - . It will Toe, at least fifteen months before any exportable surplus S The four candidates nominated for the vacant Ballarat seat include an Independent, whose ticket is to secure the repeal of the Bill by winch the members of Parliament recently made the “salary grab,” when the pay of members was raised from £6OO to £IOOO a year. Tli£ X-iGcigu6 'Of Nations lias appealed to all countries for funds to combat the typhus epidemic in Poland. A minimum of £2,000,000 is required, and the British Government will provide £50,000 immediately, provided four other countries advance similar amounts. The British Government has called, the attention of the League of Nations to the question of the Aaland Islands, which are likely to threaten international peace. This is the casion on which the League has had such a reference made to it. A m ® et fnV of the Council of the League has been summoned foi’ July 9 Advices from Tcberan state that Kirtchik Khan, the self-styled head of the persian Soviet Republic, has made an agreement with the Bolsheviks to support him as p r® sld £"J; £ the Soviet Republic of All Persia, and ho promises to give the Bolsheviks liberty of action on Persian sod against the Allies. Q A Labour conference at S.aiborongh has adopted a resolution in favour of Labour members relinquishing their official positions m unions, or election to Parliament. also demanded the application ofthepiincinle of self-determination to India. The conference deplored the Amri zar incident, and demanded the A icerciv's rsccill. After an amendment to give Ireland Home Rule -within the Empire had been defeated, a resolution favouring the Irish people haying the absolute right to decide their own form of Government was carried b> a large majority. At the International Seamen s Conference at Rome M. Thomas (France) announced that the German Government had authorised its delegates to make a statement deploring tne deaths caused by submarining and pointing out that Germany had undertaken to make good all damage to the Allies. Havelock Wilson expressed satisfaction. . , In the lawn tennis championship mWimbledon,’ Tilden beat Parke 6—*. 6 3, 6—4. The British Davis Cup team wall be Parke. Roper-Barnett, Kingscote and Mavrogordato. In tne third round Lycett beat Doust, Garland beat Masterman, Kingscote beat A. H. Lowe. Mademoiselle Lenglen and Miss Ryan won the first round of the ladies’ doubles. Mr Churchill, presiding at a luncheon to the British Olympic Association. said there was just time for British sportsmen to respond financially, and give their representatives a chance of success. A joint telegram was read from the Prince of Wales and his brothers, wishing success to the British Olympic sports which, the> hoped, would receive public support. Renlvins? to the Socialists’ demand for the opening of business relations with Russia, M. Millerand said that Russia had refused passports for -the proposed Committee of Inquiry to visit that country on behalf of the League of Nations. Russia had also urged British workmen to rebel. M. Millerand said it, would be time to consider negotiating with Riissia when she abandoned such pretentions. The “New York Times” San Francisco corresnondent states that the prohibition issue promises to become an important feature of the forthcoming Democratic convention. Governor'Edwards, of New Jersey, leads the Wet forces, and Mr Ryan the Prohibition phalanx, while the middle group, which is without a leader, wishes the Democratic platform not to present any attitude on the question. Fiume and Ireland also are likely to play important roles. It is understood that President Wilson does not wish the platform to mention I these questions.