CABLE NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 154, 4 March 1915, Page 5

CABLE NEWS

A DIABOLICAL PLOT. OF MURDER AND PILLAGE. NIPPED IN THE BUD. Press Association —Copyright. (Reed. 10 a.m.) NEW YORK, March 3. A widespread anarchistic plot with the object of killing Mr Carnegie, the two Rockefellers, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and other cf the wealthiest men was nipped in the bud by the arrest of jtw'o men caught in the act of projecting a lighted bomb towards the altar in St. Patrick’s Cathedral for blowing up the cathedral. It is said this was to have been the signal for inaugurating a reign of terror comparable with the French revolution. Gangs with rifles and revolvers were to appear simultaneously in various parts cf the city to invade the financial districts. They were to lay bombs under the biggest banks and general looting was to follow. The plans became known to detectives who worked for months among the anarchists.

WHEAT SUPPLY. A CANADIAN DISCUSSION. (Reed. 9.30 a.m.) OTTAWA, March 3, In the House of Commons, Mr Hughes stated that the Government’s negotiations with wheat growers progressed favourably until a designing person succeeded in inducing farmers to hold stocks for higher prices. Mr Coekshutt moved that justification existed for the Government exercising suprefhe conti-ol over the quantity and destiny cf wheat exports, thereby regulating home food prices and at the same time directing surplus grain so that it would reach only Britain and friendly countries. He declared Canadian visible wheat stocks were sinking rapidly, that they were already down to eight million bushels. He expected in the next six weeks to see an unprecedented squeeze, owii(v to the situation coming on top of a world shortage cf 400,000,000 bushels.

He estimated the total wheat available in the Dominion, to meet requirements cf mills, seed, and food sup-

plies was 12,048,000,000 bushels, a halfyear’s supply, to carry on till harvest was gathered, their mean requirement being 23,000,000 bushels, while for Canada about ten to fifteen million bushels were required for seed suppiy. The motion was negatived without division.

Mr Borden stated that he had advised the Imperial Government that large quantities of foodstuffs were available in Canada at reasonable prices. Britain had not taken steps to secure supplies and this led to the inference that England had ample for requirements.

AMERICAN WHEAT. (Reed. 8.10 a.m.) LONDON, March 3. The American visible wheat supply is 85,283,000 bushels. LONDON WOOL SALES. (Reed. 1.55 p.m.) LONDON, March 3. Wocl: Good sale, prices unchanged. New Zealand Haunui 164 to 15 7-Bd. Wheat: Dull and weaker. KING AND LABOUR. (Reed. 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, March 3. The King gave an audience to Sir George Askwith to discuss the Labour disputes. THE CLYDE STRIKE. CONSIDERABLE WAGES ADVANCE. (Reed. 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, March. 3. Shipyard representatives have accepted Messrs Askwith, Hopwood and Gibbs’ award of four shillings increase and ten per cent, on piecework. The Strike Committee on the Clyde has ordered the men to return on condition that there is no overtime, also if an impartial tribunal is appointed by Tuesday. They would not grant the workers an extra twopence to still stay in the strike, or commence work wherein the workers would do as little as possible.