GENERAL CABLES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 2 June 1923, Page 9

GENERAL CABLES.

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT

Polling was most active in ' the Berwiek-on-Tweed by-election. There was wild enthusiasm at Mrs Philip, son’s final meeting, when she spoke in the Corn Exchange. Afterwards : the actress and her husband (whose unseating owing to the act of an agent caused the vacancy) were placede in a ear decorated with scarlet ribbonß, and dragged through the town by 40 sturdy fishermen. Dense crowds cheered frantically. Rival processions with bands met and indulged in a stand-up fight.- The poll will be declared to-morrow.

A meeting of the Association of British creditors of Russia adopted a resolution that no conference should take place between the British and Russian Governments until the Soviet expresses its willingness to discharge all foreign debts.

Steven Ronchi, an Italian who i, for sixteen years acted as go between for the Warrick Company in Lombard Street in the disposal of precious stones, was charged at Mansion House Court with stealing pearls valued at over £14,000. Counsel for tho prosecution intimated that other charges would be formulated, involving prob-ably-over £250,000. Bail was fixed at £20.000. 1

A number of Camelots, the name given to the French Royalist party, assaulted two members of the Chamber of Deputies at a social gathering, striking them with fists. Two arrests were made. The Camelots say they intend to follow the example of the Fascists and punish deputies opposed to their policy.

An agreement was reached at Lausanne on all outstanding territorial questions. Italy will keep Castelorizo, off tho Asia Minor coast, and eastward of Rhodes. The Turks will have rabbit islands. The Maritza frontier is definitely,settled.--A. and N.Z. Cable.

Received 9.45 p.m. June 1. The first night of the play “The Outsider” at St. James’s Theatre, London, had a more dramatic ending than the plav itself. The “outsider” is an unqualified boncsetter who cures a famous surgeon’s crippled daughter, in spite of the' lather’s opposition. The crippled ' v iiTs passionate outcry against her fate is a feature of .he play Wncn calls were made for the author, Dorothy Brandon walked on to the stage, .with the aid of a stick, displaying the same limp as the heroine. She was a lifelong cripple herself, and had put her heart and soul into the play.

Before the Academy of Science in Paris, dr. Tmbleaux, Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department, read a paper bv Longley, of the Australian Hydrologic Service, describing _ reclamation of the Australian desert by artesian wells. M. Tmbleaux said that lie was convinced that the Australian methods could be applied to the Sahara, where similar reserves ol water were to he found. If borings were undertaken a number of oases would spring up.

The United States Department announces that Mr Joseph C. Giew, United States Minister at- Lausanne, has been given full powers to negotiate with Ismet Pasha new treaties of amity and commerce between the I nitect States and Turkey. This follows on informal conversations which have proceeded satisfactorily. It is understood desires to maintaim^^^^