GENERAL CABLES

Wairarapa Age, 17 November 1919, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

POUND STEELING

NEW YORK, Friday. The pound sterling was down to 4 dollars Hi cents, but hag recovered to 4 dollars 12 5-8 cents.

EVACUATION OF BUDAPEST. PARIS, Friday. The Supremo Council has decided to order the Rumanians to evacuate Budapest. LONDON, Friday. Three Sinn Fein members of the House of Commons were sentenced to two months' imprisonment at Dublin for participating in a forbidden Sinn Fein meeting.

j THE INDIAN FRONTIER. ALLAHABAD, Friday. The Kochi column moved out from Dardoni on November 12th for Datta | Khel, and the advance guard reached Boya without opposition. The Afghan irregulars are still in Wana, but the commander is reported to have left. The terms rejected by the Mahsuds included a claim that the Government of India should make roads and station troops In any part of the protected area; the Mahsuds to restore all rifles and bombs taken, not to interfere with the movements of troops, pay a fine of 10,000 rupees, and deposit 200 rifles as a guarantee of good faith.

A GREAT LETT VICTORY. LONDON, Friday. _JHie Daily Telegrapß'B Copenhagen correspondent states that the Lettish rout of the Germans is complete. The Letts now hold the left bank of the Dvina. The Germans are hurriedly retreating towards Mitau, a&andoning great booty, including many heavy guns. The Lettish pursuit is of a vigorous character. The Letts hope to intercept the German retreat. A captured army order, signed by the commander of the Iron Legion, declared that the Germans in Courland were .fighting for Germany, and intended to sweep away the Versailles Treaty so far as the East was concerned. Tho army order added that the German Government's order summoning the troops to return to Germany is iherely bluff.

THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. INQUIRY INTO TROUBLE. MELBOURNE, Saturday. Justioe Ewing, as a Royal Commissioner, has opened an inquiry into i the Port Darwin trouble. He has adjournd th baring to Port Darwin, where the evidence of late officials will be taken. The Commissioner said Ithat certain statements had been made about Dr. Gilruth. He intended to advise Dr. Uilruth and give him a chance of being represented if he sso desired. \ , i ' " . 11 ii | AUSTRALIAN DROUGHT. A [GENERAL .RAIN. SYDNEY, Saturday. Light rain is now almost general j though much heavier falls arc required to relievo the drought-stricken areas. C&NA AND JAPAN. A JAPANESE MOVE. PEKIN, Friday. Although the Japanese have started a movement to induce the Chines? Government to open negotiations direct with Japan for the return of Kiao-Chau, the Chinese seem, content to wait for the final decision of the League of Nations. CAUSE OP DEATH. LONDON, Friday. , Earl Brassey's death followed on an operation to his head as the result of an injury received in a street cacident. ' ' | $ '' J t PEACE THANKSOFFERING. PARIS, Thursday. An anonymous citizen has refunded £150,000 worth of funding loan scrip as a peace tKanksoffering. A CUBAN SCHEME. NEW YORK, Friday. It is announced Mt Cuba will expend 15,000,000 dollars in establishing air lines to the United States and other countries. INCREASING DEMAND IN VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, Saturday. There is an increasing demand for second-grade wheat. Japan is buying at 7s 5d per bushel. New Zealand is among the inquirers.

AMERICAN ATTITUDE. WASHINGTON, Friday. The press agrees that the adoption of the . reservations regarding Article 10 destroys the Peace Treaty. RATIFIED BY BRAZIL. RIO DE JANEIRO, Friday. The Brazilian Senate has ratified tne Pea.ce Treaty. . RECORD PRICE FOR N.Z. CLIP. LONDON, Friday. At the .wool Hales prices wero fully maintained. The record price of 107Jd was received for Now Zealand Rcourec' merino wool, that of the "N.G.S.. Ohristchurch," clip. The "PapaTUii" clip realised 32d and 27d.

IMPORTANT' DECISION. SYDNEY, Saturday. The High Court in a test case ha: decided that the State authorities acted outside tebir powers in closing the hotels" during the late epidemic and quashed the conviction of hotel keepers' 'who failed to obey the closing order. The decision is as it involves extensive claims.