GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 136, 15 February 1915, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

SIR ROGER CASEMENT

ACCUSES BRITISH GOVERNMENT

TRYING TO KIDNAP HIM

Press Association—Copyright. (Kecd fi.2o a.in.) AMSTERDAM, Feb 14. Sir Reger Casement, in a communication to the newspapers, accuses Cclcnel Findlay, Minister to Norway, with conspiring to kidnap him. He shews to what purposes a photographic copy of a letter was used, wherein Findlay, in his own handwriting, cu behalf cf the British Government, promised Casement’s manservant Christensen, a Norwegian, £5,000 in the event of his capture. Casement says that Christensen declares that Findlay urged him to lure Casement to the Coast, where a British ship could seise, cr better still, to knock him on the head. Christensen is in posses sicn cf a key to the back dcor of th? Christiana Legation, enabling him to enter unobserved. During negotiations in October when Casement was ai Christiana, Casement asked for Not’: way's protection with a view to pro? ccediiig to Norway to submit his proofs.

A TRIPLE CALAMITY. AFFLK'TS AMERICAN SAMOA. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13. A hurricane, tidal nave ami earthquake in America 11 Samoa wiped out whole villages, and shipping was destroyed. The roofs of houses were carried ton miles. The soil was torn from coral rocks, and coffin? wore loft exposed. The loss if life was small. RAILW AY MEN'S WAGES. INCREASED DURING WAR TIME. (Reed B.GO a.m.) LONDON, Feb 14. Railwayrnen have obtained an increase of three shillings per week during wartime, owing to the higher cost of living. THE MEXICAN CIViL WAR. A SPANISH PROTEST. (Reed 8.50 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Feb 14. (General Villa’s revolutionists have captured Guadalajara, the second largest city in Mexico. Starvation is threatening many cities. Spain has protested to the Powers against an insult to the Spanish Minister at Carj men.