GENERAL CABLES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18258, 17 August 1921, Page 9

GENERAL CABLES.

LONDON, August 15. The Daily Mail correspondent in Russia states that Krassin informed 1 the Economic Council at Moscow that I the Soviet intended to remove all I Bolshevik gold to England, adfding I that it was no longer opportune to | await the outbreak of revolution in ■ Western Europe, so that they must i strive for some kind of co-operation with Western European capitalists. LONDON, August 15. The Times’ Riga correspondent reports that Moscow papers state thas the Soviet is considering the summoning of a conference of Chinese, Mongolian and Far East Soviet Republics, who are in opposition to the Washington Conference, with the object of defending their common interests against the pedatory imperialism of Japan, America, England and France. The Conference will discuss questions of Customs, transport, tariffs, trade, river shipping and handling over of the Chinese Sastern railway to China. BERLIN, August 15. Ludendorff appeared at a pan-Ger-man demonstration at the opening of a commercial fair at Konigsburg. He made a strongly, militaristic speech. He described himself as Hindenburg’s representative, a member of the old army, whose spirit should permeate j.he new times. Other generals spoke tn the same strain. CAPETOWN, August 15-_ A circular issued by the Railway administration states that- the deficit for the first quarter of the financial year will be £600,000, making an accumulated deficit of over three million. The Government proposes to introduce short time in preference to general retrenchment, also to revert to longer hours in the case of certain grades where the work is not of an exhausting character. They invite the Union's delegates to discuss the position with the Minister. DELHI, August 15. A meeting of the general council of Burmese Associations decided to effectively boycott all European good. PARIS, August 15. The League of Nations has invited Poland to send a delegate to the Council. During the consideration of I the Silesia problem, Germany will be invited to become a temporary member of the League, also to send a representative. It is reported from Berlin that no negotiations are proceeding between Germany and Poland . The former continues to claim the whole province, including the district in which there is an indisputable Polish majority. The textile workers at Lille, Robaix„ and Tourcoing struck against the employers’ proposal to reduce wages by 40 centimes per hour, with a further reduction of ten in a few weeks. A few establishments are still at work. There are 1600 strikers at Lille, out of 1500 employees.