GENERAL CABLES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16887, 7 August 1919, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES.

By Electric Telegraob—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Gable Assn. LONDON, August 3. Twenty men attacked the Broadford Police Barracks, in East Clare, maintaining a brisk fire for over an; hour. The police returned the fire. The policemen surmounted the attackers. The casualties are unknown.

Parliament is to be asked by the Government to vote £50,000 each to Lords French and Jellicoe and smaller amounts to Generals Allenby, Marshall, Milne, Trenchard and Birdwood, army commanders. The special Commission of the Peace Conference reported in favour of a new International Convention to suppress slavery, to prevent the importation of inferior spirits into the colonies, and also to suppress private traffic in warlike arms and rigorous supervision over other arms. The War Office is issuing 250 miles of new war medal rib'oon to eight million recipients. The latest popular movement, against high prices is a stockingless strike in Paris, where many women have abandoned wearing stockings and gloves as a" protest against profiteering. M. Jacques Barty in a newspaper article says it is heroic, sensible. The only way to bring exorbitant prices down is to "refuse to purchase. Sussex scored 120 and 128, Australia 302 ..in"'" their first, and won by an innings and 54 runs LONDON, August 4. A Bolshevik wireless states that the enemy bombarded and captured Onega from "the sea. The northern portion of the town is in flames. Fighting continues. WASHINGTON, August 5. Owing to the dispute with reference to the German steamers purchased, the diplomatic relations between Britain and Argentina are approaching a breach according to Buenos Aires advices. WASHINGTON, August 4. A Bill has been introduced In Congress obliging every male between eighteen and twenty to undergo six months' militarv or naval training. BELGRADE August 4. The Pashitch Cabinet has resigned owing to difficulties over internal questions. TOKIO, August 5. Viscount Uchida. (Minister of Foreign Affairs) in a statement said that Japan did not intend to claim any rights in Shantung affecting Chinese territorial sovereignty. ' PARIS, August 4General Dosperey ordered French troops to occupy Bulgaria owing to repeated collisions between French and Bulgarian troops. ' "