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SERBIAN PLOT'. PARIS, October 16
The “Petit Journal” states that a plot was discovered at A gram to assassinate Prince Alexander of Serbia. A hundred conspirators were arrested.
WAR FINANCE, PARIS, October 16
The French Chamber of Deputies has passed a resolution to ask the Government to negotiate with a view to establishing a common intellectual fund to indemnify those who fought in the war.
VISITS CANADIAN MINES. OTTAWA, October 1G
The Prince of Wales visited the Porcupine mines, in northern Ontario, and descended to the workings, clad in oils’')!-. Gold and silver nuggets, suitably inscribed were presented to him.
TRADE UNION TROUBLE (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 16. The Trade Union section of the provisional joint industrial Committee, after a meeting, issued a statement attributing the crisis to Government action in delaying the formation of a national industrial Council ,and regrets the allegation that there is some sinister motive behind the labour attitude. The difficulty lias arisen solely through the Government’s refusal to carry out the report regarding which the employers and trade unionists unanimously agreed. Another meeting with Govrnment has been arranged for the 21st. In the event of a failure to agree, it will be necessary to resume the full industrial onferenod to Obtain further instruction. i
HAIG’S OPINIONS. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 10,
General Haig was welcomed at Wolversliampton where lie stated he' was 1 glad soldiers had not been called out in the recent railway strike, as that was not a soldier's job. In reading General Ludendorff’s memoirs he noted the. mental distress and hopefulness with which Ludendorff was overwhelmed when he realised the great German military instinct had broken to pieces in liis hands. Haig said he never contemplated such a possibilty on the Allied side, even though the men were outnumbered and their strength reduced by a strain which rendered them unequal for battle.
1 EXCHANGE CRISIS. I " 'Received this dav at 9.20 a.m.) | LONDON, Oct. 16. | The “Daily Telegraph’s Paris correspondent states all classes are slowly realising the seriousness of the exchange crisis. The introduction of the eight hours working day hampers the efforts to increase production, which alone can re-establish the commercial balance and restore national currency. There are 1440 million sterling in bank notes now. in circulation. The amount was increased by forty million in the last week, further diminishing credit. Meanwhile importers continue to vastly exceed the exports.
GERMAN TROOPS - (Received This Dav rfr 9.30. B_nv) BERLIN, Obb. 18. Fifteen thousand German soldiers in the Baltic Provinces have expressed their willingness to return to Germany. Some have already arrived. This number, however is only one-third of the Germans in the Baltic. Twenty-five thousand in addition are serving in the Russian armies.
ALLIED MISSION.
(Received this day at 9,20 a.m.)
PARIS, October 16. f&
The Inter-Allied Mission in Budapest demands that the Supreme Council take vigorous action to force Roumanians to comply with its orders, otherwise the mission should be recalled. It pointed out that Roumanians acknowledged the Mission's authority in August, but have ignored its instructions since.
. ALIEN AGITATION. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) .NEW" YORK, October 17.
The New York “Times” Washington correspondent says fifty thousand alien I agitators are now in United States. I They are supported by hundreds of . newspapers printed in foreign langu- ■ ages which daily urge the overthrow of 1 United States Government, and confis- ■ cation of property. Official translations show most seditious articles are published in Russian, Hungarian, Finnish. , and Estlionian languages. The Federal authorities intend to enforce the deportation law to stamp out se- ! dition.
THE AMENDMENTS. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, October 17
There are now six Republican Senators opposed to Mr Johnston's amendment which is expected to he defeated hv two votes. Frank Simmonds writing in the “Tribune” predicts that unless speedy solution was found for the F'iume question it will result in a- new Balkan war involving Italy, Ju-go-Slavia, Bulgaria and Greece.
ESCAPED PRISONERS CAPTURED
INVERCARGILL, Oct. 17
The prisoners, L. E. Windsor and 0. Harris, who escaped from the Reclamation "Works at Otatara on Tuesday morning, were captured late this evening at Bluff. One was found on a launch at the fish shed close to the wharf, and the other on the Waipori which was discharging coal .
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