“STOP PRESS” NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16307, 23 December 1920, Page 10

“STOP PRESS” NEWS.

ff 'uarfcd fer late Bay.* received Rf'er the paper has stcie to press). the'TERRY SERVICE. 'ALL NOTICES WITHDRAWN. WELLINGTON, December ‘Jo, Mr Kennedy, manager of the Union Company, announced at two o'clock to-day that lie had received m inti, mation from the Cooks’ and Steward:-’ Union that instructions had been giver, Uie men to withdraw all notices to leave, and resume duly. The question of wages was loft over until after tho holidays. LATE CABLES. DELHI, December- 2?. Tho Indian National Congress i? .sitting at Nagpur, to discuss whelhe! Home Rule within the Empire or absolute separation shall .ho the goal of Indian nationalism. Bengal extremist:; are advocating an intensive campaign against tho tjovernmont, to include a general idiiho and the non-payment of taxes. Tho political atmosphere is becoming highly charged. Although the Moderates swept tho country at the Council elections, this was only because the extremists boycotted thr whole reform scheme.

LONDON. December « The House of Comar.v/.» agreed to the '| House of Lords' amendments to the ’ Homo Rule Bill, will, one or two unimportant exceptions. i HOME, December AX 'J -D’Annunzio replied lo General CaTiglia’s ultimatum, stating that, he dues not recognise tlie Treaty ol Baiiallo. } and intends to resist. General C'uvi,rlilt therefore ordered a strict land and sea, blockade of Fimnc. which will lie absolutely isolated. LONDON, December XX yorreclcd estimates of (lie. casualties in the Mnlliiiiahitwan light are to the effect that from ten to lil't-em rebels, eight soldiers and one policeman were killed, but reports are still meagre and unreliable, it is stated that two bodies of Crown forces, through a mistake, fired upon each other. A police sergeant was killed and another wounded. Tho Anti-Sinn Fein Society placarded County Kerry with a notice that unless, threo missing officers were iTdoascd by December 'J7 a lengthy list of m."tired individuals’ houses would bo blown, up, adding that tho military were too lenient. The country is in a state of terror. Jlauy inhabitants are leaving tho threatened (owns. CONSTAKTIN OPLE, Dee. AX The Bolsheviks are concent rating at Baku for a. descent on Georgia, and it is feared that this portends Bolshevifing the whole of tho Caucasus, which is a. sale bate of optral-ions a/ain.;! I'crtio.