GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

DISPUTE OVER OIL RIGHTS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received June 12, 11.40 p.m. Washington, June 11. The State Department has published the Note in reply to the Dutch Government. America refuses to recognise the contention of Holland that American interests applied too late for permission to participate in the exploitation of the Djambi oilfields in Sumatra. DECEASED BROTHER’S WIDOW. Received June 11, 5.5 p.m. London, June 10. The House of Commons read a third time the Marriage With a Deceased Brother’s Widow Bill. JAPAN’S WAR MINISTER. Received June 11, 5.5 p.m. Tokio, June 10. General Kamanashi has been appointed War Minister, replacing General Tanaka, who resigned in April.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DR. BUTLER’S ADDRESS. Received June 12, 5.5 p.m. New York, June 11. Dr. Murray Butler states he has received cable information that the meeting he agreed to address in London in connection with the Imperial Conference, has been cancelled. He expects other arrangements will be made when he reaches London. AMERICA AND IRISH QUESTION. Received June 12, 5.5 p. m. New York. June 11. At the American Federation of Labor convention to be held at Denver, Colorado, next week, the Irish question is expected to be the paramount issue. Many resolutions have been prepared, including one advocating a boycott of British goods and materials until the war in Ireland is stopped. Another, to be presented by the metal workers, demands the re-call of Admiral Sims and his dishonorable discharge from the navy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN ASSASSINATED. Received June 12, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, June 10. Karl Garlis, chairman of the Independent Socialists in the Bavarian Parliament, was fatally shot with a revolver at midnight while returning home in Munich. The crime is described as political, being the outcome of his demands for the disarmament of the civic guards. SALVATION ARMY WEDDING. Received June 13, 12.10 a.m. London, June 12. Two thousand members of the Salvation Army, including representatives from Australia, New Zealand, and thirty other countries, attended the wedding of General Booth’s son Bernard, to Captain Jane Lowther, formerly of Sydney. A ZEPPELIN WRECKED. Received June 13, 12.10 a.m. Rome, June 11. A gale completely wrecked a Zeppelin which Germany handed over to Italy in accordance with the Peace Treaty. STEAMERS SAFE. Received June 11, 5.5 p.m. St. Johns, June 10. The steamers Seapool and Chariot have arrived. The Chariot’s decks aro