MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16426, 14 May 1921, Page 10

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

* PARIS. May 12. The Press is keenlv debating whether :\L Rtiand’s Cabinet will outlive tho failure to occupy th© Ruhr on Mnv 1 tmt \T- Araso, lea,ior of the National Bloc, declares that the Cabinet is safe John Maclean, so-called Bolshevik Consul for Scotland, and Alexander Ross, a prominent Socialist, were arrested at Glasgow for seditious utterances. NEW YORK, May 13. The St Louis International Fur Exchange, the largest wholesale fur house in the United States, has issued a statement to stockholders that a deficit of 9,202.437 dollars exists in the company’s finances. 'Hie reason given is the sudden and violent collapse of the wholesale fur market in 1920. WASHINGTON, May 13. Senator Borah, in a speech in the Senate, urged the reduction of naval appropriations, declaring that unemployment demoralised business. No reason was given to justify the increase of 100.000,000 dollars over the House appropriations which were favoured by the Senate Committee. BERLIN, May 12. The German Press is angry over the Upper Silesian developments, declaring that the Polish occupation is a violation of tho Versailles Treaty. German trade unions have declared a protest strike throughout Upper Silesia. PARIS, May 13Tho inhabitants of a. wide area outside Toulon are making frantic efforts to arrest the advance of an army of locusts, which are eating the country bare. The services of soldiers have been enlisted, a.nd enormous quantities of chemicals used, yet the army of insects sweeps on. German flame-throw-ers were obtained aud promise to be a most effective weapon. LONDON. May 13. The Oppelin correspondent of the “ Manchester Guardian ” states that the German counter-insTirrection is maturing, Comprehensive plans have been formulated for a series of attacks upon tho Polish rear from the big towns. Civil, war is impending unless the Allies speedily announce their disregard of tho Polish fait accompli.- -Reuter. NEW YORK. May 13. The striking marine engineers have ordered two-boat crows not to handle to retaliate upon the Shipping Board for its action in tailing tho ships from companies who agreed to the strikers’ terms.