MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19810, 29 November 1919, Page 10

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

'' -i ; #i v A new artificial light device, invent■sed by Mr G. Slier ingham, an artist, is 4 -being exhibited at the Imperial ColKlbge. It consists of an apparatus re"tlflecting electric light against. a multi- ’ screen, I.t is nn important Scientific discovery. The light is exceedingly restful- to ,th« eyes and m(creases the visibility of colours, and is '■f-likely to bo widely'used for show winflows, art galleries/colour photography *4nd many industries^/ |! ,A plot by retire(J Cor.'lfstantlne officers :to murder M. Vem--’sf/zelos (Ups Greek Premier) amUovcrf throw- the present:-regime has been dis,ll covered at,. Athens. A number of ariptreCs bavebeen made. A minute in/i.filiiry.is proceeding. Full avowals have l‘‘|'WCcnfobtnined : and the culprits will be •1 "court-marki ailed immediately. The Royal assent has been given to '’sTn+he Commonwealth Act, 1912, Amend‘l'jment Bill, says a London message. _ ; messageVxrom Suva states that in if Response, to the Government’s invita-,-s''iion the'tetiirned soldiers have offered j services on active service for an . || expedition. 'Mil -i A message .from London states that Patti (the famous singer) left “Ipari estate valued at £116,337 gross. A Washington message states that Ifif ho satisfaction js received regarding .fithe Jenkins, case the Government will . probably present an ultimatum, to : gjMexico. ' ' I’ It is reported that there Ss a new i-revolt in 1 Mexico. Carranza has fled Itrom the capital. A "Washington message states that ' <lj(the Government has decided to seize '* »;bituminous coalmines whore the own-t-'ll.lci'S do not show, a disposition to coKrate in increasing production. The rerninent will dispatch troops to all f^'4reas;to protect the miners, who dej ®.ciab to act as Strike-breakers. Wherever sferiines are seized the, Government will fR impose a 14 per cent increase in wages. l Canadian manufacturers have asked 'C'-the .Federal Government, says an Ot-I " message, to appoint a permanent committee to investigate and j readjust the tariff in order to meet] ffvthe changing 'conditions at home and t abroad. • They have also requested that proposed following on the {fefederal Cabinet’s inquiry, should be (Postponed. The Gl ovemmeut has as- || Rented totlie first request, but refused ; s;|fhe,other, .claiming that it had pledged /, p. 4 tariff revision during the next session ' Wof 1 / Parliament and would carry out its ; afpthmise'. ' . ■wJ.The Jugb-Slars have warned the /MPea'ce Conference, - also the British and ; .®;i!American _ Governments, that unless atiD’Annunzio'is ■ withdrawn a Balkanwar may begin immediately. rvffilf'Piedecq, a farmer noar Amiens, was . torthree years’ imprisonment tfi lbr shooting tod'killing an Australian -.soldier named Moffat, Whom Piedecq ‘ alleged demanded spirits and refused pay., ' ’ I'. Litvinoff, the Bolshevik envoy, lias ,at'Copenhagen, 'but remains .hie.steamer, with which all com- ; inunication is prohibited. iConservai'- ,; tive circles: opposed Litvinoff entering ■r* Denmark., -vThe Government' Press iff. maintains that Litvinoff (was only affes!lbwed to come in conformity' with a the' .British Govornim r r meut. The news'papers 'demand that shall be forbidden to iiegollyfi>'4«te except with Pie British delegate. (Mr J- O’Gradj’. Labour M.P. for was - wl; Vnon f to Copenhagen to meet Litvinoff, t,'i. 1 1 ormorjy ■ the Bolshevik Ambassador to to negotiate for an exchange fy' of war prisoners.)... A Loudon message states that one of Earl Beatty’s '.first acts as First Sea IfV-,Lord was to forbid the publication of R' Vthe. official, account .of the Jutland ,£jv! battle, the 1 preparation of 'which was -v 'ordpred by Sir fEric Geddes, a former *;■. First. Sea Lord, in response to pressure Viscount Jollicoo’s critics. ' In the House el Commons Sir W. H, 4, ,CoWan stated that cables from Aus.(ralosia were now rarely transmitted ; 'Without mutilation, necessitating repeiv.‘ tition. Mr A. H. Illingworth (Post.r-, master-Genoral) in reply said that the pressure on cables which existed in war time had not yet ceased, and tho risk .-.-' bf error in transmission exceeded nor- ' There was no reason to think that the percentage of errors had v-v greatly increased. The cable authorial" ties concerned were making every effort xj-/., v,,to' improve both tho accuracy and y>v "rapidity of their seiwiccs. C&b - Mr O’Grady states that there arc 119 British, prisoners in the hands of tho - ; Bdsheviks. There . are about 1000 , Britishers in Russia, mostly at Potrov gi’ad and Moscow. ' The'trial of the twenty-four prinei--4 \ pals of the fallen Hungarian Soviet ■ has begun at The charges include a number of murders. Cherny, :> commander. of the sa-oallod “ Ednm Boys,” pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder. He declared that he organ--1 ised the terrorists under Bela Kun’s . orders, 1 who also ordered the murder of j, number of inconvenient people. The Supreme Council lias ordered the , destruction of all enemy warships ex,’M cept those given to the French anc 'h Italian Governments to compensati ‘>S them for losses. ‘ h-' ' A BVencliman, M. Albert Thomas has been-'selected as the first dicectoi ; ■■■;:. or the Labour Conferences. underth« w* League of 1 Nations. The 'State Department (Lnitec States) has not confirmed the report; of civil war in Mexico between Car ■ mnza and Obregon,. and that Oarranzi has fled to Queretaro. I nail; group of the United State; lican senators now state thal mprobable that the Republican: iter into any compromise unles; smocrata accept the Treaty wit! ;ally all Senator Lodge’;*' reset s'. Senator Jones, a'Republican itatement, s'nid that the Demo nust come to the Republicans i vish for a compromise. The Dc ts must make all concessions. United States Consul at Fun reports that the Madeira wim ms decreased 40 per cent owim inclement weather, irding to a message from AlbanV ,k) the New York health com aer has advised the closing of th< o-New York border, owing mllpox epidemic in Ontario.