CONDENSED CABLES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10938, 11 May 1926, Page 1

CONDENSED CABLES.

NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR.

Industries Paralysed. The general strike continues in Great Britain, and many Industries are paralysed. The Trades Unions’ Congress Council has issued a statement refusing, unqualifiedly, Mr Baldwin’s demand that it call off the general strike before a resumption of negotiations. The council reiterates that it is still willing to

resume negotiations uncomlition ally.

Railway Services. Emergency services are rapidly improving in all directions 1 , and* a great increase, is reported in passenger trains "on main and local lines. The trunk lines are now running 300 and 400 daily. The Loudon tubes are reopening.

Road Transport. A Government report >states: ‘'Betweem 70 and SO London omnibuses did not return to their scheduled! time last night owing to damage in various parts, but 50 more general omnibuses are working today. Lorries- to London from-South-ampton were turned- back by pickets.” Taxi Drivers’ Strike. The London taxi men decided Lo join the strike at midnight, but hundreds wore on the streets next morning. Women Work Linotypes•. Despite the fact of the linotype operators being called out, the “Times” published a , four-page paper. Women were included among the linotype operators. The Saklatvala Case.

Mr Saklatvala, the Communist M.P., appeared in the Bow street Court. He refused to find two securities, and was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment. His counsel told the magistrate that the accused had decided to conduct his own defence. The accused admitted the fairness and accuracy of the police report of hia speech, and said that his trial was intended for -the public good. He did not regardi it as- a personal prosecution. Ho considered that in view of the present political outlook, he should not he bound over any more than the Prime Minister for the latter's speech against a section of the community. The magistrate declared that no reasonable man could doubt that Mr Saklatvala’s speech was most seditions. War in Morocco.

The peace negotiations have been ruptured l , and hostilities are being resumed. The lliffs are reported l to be prepared to attack the Spanish zone. The Riffs’ delegates returned from Abd-ol Krim without the French prisoners whom they expected to bring.

Unemployment, in Newfoundland. One hundred unemployed men marched into Harbour Grace from Island Cove on Thursday, and wrecked the offices of the town officials, demanding relief. One official was severely injured. A large detachment o-f police has been sent to arrest the ringleaders. Australian Coal Trouble.

To all appearances the negotiations! for settlement of the mining engineers’ trouble have finally broken down, and a general idling on the coalfields will take place. The Minister of, La-hour had interviews with the colliery proprietors and the engineers’ representatives during the day. After seeing the Minister a statement was made by the engineers’ secretary that their ultimatum had not been withdrawn and that the strike would eventuate.

Australian Cricketers. In the match between the Australians and Essex, the attendance was' 7000, and' when stumps were drawn the score was 532 for eight wickets. Woodfull played' a chanceless inliing® for 201, and Macartney scored 148. The Australians scored 301 for G wickets against Surrey, Woodfull compiling 87 not out, Taylor 76, and Macartney 53.

Queensland Elections. The General Elections for the .State Parliament passed off quietly. Most of the returns are still far from complete, but the indications are that Labour is well maintaining the lead it held in the last Parliament. It is likely not .only to retain all seats previously held, but to capture some of those ofi the Opposition, whose hope to improve its position appears to be badly disappointed. All the Ministers are regarded as> safe.

The latest returns make it apparent that the state of the Parties will be:—Labour 44; Coalition 28. Delayed returns may slightly alter this. The seat of the Nationalist leader appears to be in danger.