OVERNIGHT CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17229, 21 December 1923, Page 11

OVERNIGHT CABLES.

SYDNEY, December 20. Cabinet has decided not to pass a special enabling Bill in connection with, tho Martin Place extension. LONDON, December 20. An official order prohibits hunting and coursing, as from December 24, over a large part of Britain where foot arid mouth disease is prevalent. SYDNEY, December 20. B3* a majority the High Court dismissed the appeal of Captain Spain against tho judgment of the Lower Court in his action against the Union Steam Ship Company. LONDON, Deceiver 20. The “'Daily Express” understands that Viscount Long and his son will receive a legacy of £IOO,OOO under the will of the late Captain Quinton-Dick, the Viscount’s cousin. SYDNEY, December 20. Robert Cameron has been committed for trial on a charge of murder of Ernest Dunham. Accused is alleged to have shot Dunham after a quarrel in York Street. MELBOURNE. December 20. A fire gutted the Empire Buildings in Flinders Street, occupied by a number of firms. The damage is estimated at £75,000 and 200 employees will be rendered idle. MELBOURNE, December 20. A man has been arrested in connection with the Rose Bay (Sj'dney) jewel robbery. A cablegram from Sydney, dated December 10 stated that thieves secured jewellerv valued at . £4OOO from Madame Avanao’s house at Rose Bay. LONDON, Decern ber 20. Dr Ohilde, President of the British Medical Association, speaking in support of tho cancer research campaign, said: —“Though we know more about the disease and its treatment, the victory over canter is no nearer than it was forty years ago.” WASHINGTON. December 19. The Senate adopted Senator Cope land’s resolution to investigate the issuing of faked medical diplomas. Senator Copeland’s resolution asked the Senate to investigate, rationally, the operations of bogus physicians, and whether any such were employed in the United States Public Health Service. LONDON, December 20. The lobbyist of tire “Daily Express” states that the New Year political honours will include two or three peerages. • Several of Mr Baldwin’s associates will be honoured. There is an unconfirmed rumour that a dukedom will be conferred on the Marquis Curzon. WASHINGTON, December 20. Further manifestation of serious efforts of the “wets” to amend the Volstead Act appeared when Senator Edge, the New Jersey Republican member, introduced two Bills which would raise the permissible alcoholic content of beverages from one and one half per cent to three per cent and remove restrictions against the issuance of liquor prescriptions by physicians. TOKIO, December 19. Count Yamamoto has accepted the Majority Party’s demand for a 20 per cent reduction in the Reconstruction Budget, ih'us 7 averting the resignation of Cabinet and the dissolution of Parliament. This appeared to be imminent yesterday, as the result of a prolonged and spirited debate in which the Majority Party, in addition, demanded abolition of the Restoration Board in the interest of economy. Count Yamamoto eventually ac ceded to the demand.

TOKIO, December 19. Reports from Vladivostok, Nikolski and Khabarovsk state that a mutiny among Soviet Russian troops began on Monday, and that White troops arc assisting the mutinous Reds. It is declared that the population in these cities has been driven to desperation by the ruthless collection of food, religious persecution and the harsh official Soviet regime. Soviet infantry and cavalry regiments at Khabarovsk rose and killed their commissars, after which White troops at Nikolski joined them. Japanese consular officers have reported that they are leaving Vladivostok. LONDON, December 20. The Paris correspondent of the “Morning Post” states that, consequent upon the increasing outcry against the high cost of living, the Government has decided to create a special body, under M. Rimbert. Director of Supplies at the War Office, who is essentially a man of action and who is hailed as a dictator, charged with the suppression of profiteering. M. Rimbtrt declares: “I shall .seek to restrict the private advances, often excessive, of certain producers and (dealers. I shall begin with bread- When wheat prices have been stabilised I shall investigate other necessaries. Before to reduce prices I propose ending their continued rise. Speculation in flour has become frenized.” LONDON. December *2O. The - Daily Herald,” replying to the argument that the new Parliamentshould Honour Mr Baldwin’s promises ; ol’ preference, says: “Many plans have i been put forward by past, Imperial Conferences which went no further. They hare no binding force and are merely plans which, the Premiers agree to sutfi mit to thein Parliaments.” The “Herald” is c>f the opinion that if the British Parliament were asked to put new duties on apples, tinned salmon, etc.. it would decline by a large majority, and very properly, seeing that the nation had just pronounced against protection. The Labour journal is also confident that neither the Liberals nor Labour would like to tri’ to get the Singapore scheme through Parliament. PARIS, December 20. Extraordinary scenes occurred when the trial of Mdlle Germaine Berthon was resumed. ; The President cleared the Court liali ! a dozen times Giving to altercations be j tween Royalist* and Anarchists, I While M. Daudet. the Royalist i leader, was giving evidence Mdlle Germaine rose in the dock. Clutohj ing her red bow in one hand and I pointing a finger of scorn at- Daudet ! with the other, she. declared : “ I said yesterday that I was not sorry that I killed Plateau, but I now say to your face that I am sorry I killed him when I might have killed you.” Uproar followed, in which a Royalist present challenged the girl’s counsel I to a -duel. j Accused defiantly said: “I acted on 1 my own initiative and had no accotuI plices. I only wished to avenge the j death of J a tires.”