GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1920, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION'] REPUBLIC AT FLUME. ROME, March 25 Fiume advices indicate D’Annunzio is about to proclaim a Republic at Fiume. Many famished children are now being removed to Italy. The commerce of Fiume has ■ lately been paralysed chiefly owing to forgery of hank notes on a large scale. WORKERS SEIZE FACTORIES. ROME, March 25 '.Some workmen at Naples have been unable to secure an increase in wages. They therefore seized several factories in Naples, but surrendered them after troops had fired a volley of bullets on the men, wounding some. TRIBUTE TO GERMAN GUNNERY. WASHINGTON, March 26. Admiral Plunkett, giving evidence before the United States Senate Committee, who are investigating the United States Navy’s conduct in the war, was of the opinion that the German gunnery was so superior to the British at the battle of Jutland, that it “turned the

Britis lion their heads.”. Admiral Plunket maintained that the United States’ Navy was inadequate before the war, and that nothing haa been done vet to remedy the situation. CARPENTIER IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, March 27. * One thousand members of the new National Sporting Club, of New York, gave a dinner to Carpentier, who boxed to rounds with Major Drexelsiddle the President. Both were in evening clothes. NEW MOTOR. BOAT. PARIS, March 26. Military and Colonial officials watched trials on the Seine River of a new motor boat of the * glider type. The engine is of 450 horse power,, with twelve cylinders, making 2100 revolutions a minute. Four tests gave an average speed of 75 miles an hour, and a top speed of 80 miles. ENGLISH VITAL STATISTICS (“Times” Service). LONDON, March 24

The Registrars for England and Wales give returns for the third quarter of last year, which show that there were 82,000 marriages and 30,000 babies above the totals for the corresponding quarter of 1918, while the infant mortality dropped and the birthrate rose in record proportions.

POLICE BARRACKS RAIDED. LONDON, March 27

A large party desperately attacked and overwhelmed the police barracks at Gortatlea. Three police were seriously injured. The raiders blew up the barracks, which were burnt to the ground. The telegraph lines were cut throughout County Terry. A similar attack was made on the same barracks a year ago, when two police were killed. KING GEORGE GOING TO BELGIUM. BRUSSELS; March 26 The newspapers here state that King George will shortly visit Belgium and will confer the Military Cross on Ypres. PANAMA CANAL WORKABLE. . NEW YORK, March 25. Renewed landslides in Panama canal have held up twenty steamers. An Island is visible in mid-channel at Culobra and it will probably delay the Renown. STOCK EXCHANGE DEPRESSED. LONDON, March 26. The Stock Exchange is depressed. 'Hiis is due to lievay selling from Paris owing to tlie lowness of exchange. Consols are £45 10s. WIRELESS TELEPHONES. LONDON, March 26. Owing to chronic congestion of An-glo-Dutch cables, the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce has requested M. Marconi to investigate wireless telephones. It is understood the system is adaptable to ordinary instruments. Both Governments are favourable to a probable rate of one shilling per minute. INCREASED CAPITAL. LONDON, March 24.

A meeting of the English Scottish Bank unanimously approved of an increase in capital .