General Cables

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 87, 17 August 1923, Page 3

General Cables

THE TURKS AND PROHIBITION. Press Association—Copyright. Aus tralian and N.Z. C*ble Association. ConstantinopTe, August 15. The Angora Assembly prop ses to modify prohibition, which has operated for three years in Anatolia, bn the ground that it his not stopped drinking and hag caused a heavy loss of revenue. The taxation on alcohol will he increased and severer penalties for drunkenness imposed. BAD SITUATION IN CHINA. London, August 15. The Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic correspondent says that fighting having occurred between Chinese factions in the neighbourhood of Shanghai, the British, American, Japanese and French Ministers have addressed a further warning to the Peking Government. The whole situation is going forjn bad to worse.