GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 173, 26 March 1915, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

ENGLAND'S DRINK PROBLEM. HOTEL)KEEPERS AGREE TO REJ STRICTIONS. LONDON, March 24. The hctel-keepers of Britain have announced that they Aviil not oppose licensing restrictions, and will endeavour to assist the authorities to remedy excessive drinking in the centres of industry.—Times and Sydney 5 SUK Services. EMPIRE DAY. ~THIS, YEAR!S CELEBRATION. LONDON, March 24. J Earl Meath, replying to questions as tc wlvothe'i' it was desirable to observe Empire "Day, considers that it should be observed this year, of all : others, with the greatest solemnity. BIG ISSUE OF TREASURY BILLS. LONDON, March 24. Tenders close on Tuesday for 15 millions six months' Treasury bills. LABOUR AND WAR. LONDON, March 24. The South Wale s and Bristol Channel engineers and shipyard workers have accepted the principle of fctya settling of disputes without stopping. Advisory Beards are being formed in the principal industries areas oi the Kingdom to curry cut speeding-up. SVEN HEDIN. EXPELLED FROM GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. LONDON, March 24. The Geographical Society has expel! ad Sven Hedin, the explorer, from it ; inembershfp. j NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO. LONDON, March 24. The New Zealand Shipping Com•any has declared an interim dividend I if Bs. PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS. UNSYMPATHETIC ADMINISTRATION. . MELBOURNE, March 25. A deputation complained of the laxity in carrying out preference to unionists in the Federal service. Mr Hughes said the Government would , act allow its policy to be defeated by an unsympathetic administration. GERMAN ATROCITIES. ONLY TOO TRUE. The French Consul-Genera!, addressing a meeting, said: Some people die' not believe German atrocities couls possibly be true. He assured them that .hey wera only too true; he had 're ieivsd official confirmation frcm'Tiis Government. There was no exaggera tion, if they erred, they erred in lessening rather than in exaggerating. The world had nevi\r before seen such atrocities. JAPANESE INTERVENTION. FOLLOW BRITISH DIRECTIONS. READY IF WANTED. SYDNEY, March 25. • Japanese files contain a statement ■y Dr Ariga, Judicial Adviser to Yuan ?hih Kai, which says that Japan will ntcr-vene in the war energetically and m mediately it*"it would appear that lOrman victory would nullify the imvcrtance cf the capture c-i' Tsingtao. 'ho best sphere for Japanese interaniion would be Poland, but they Must seriously considtlr whether or not 'here was any reason for Japan lendag assistance against Turkey. Eng'and's unfettered possession of the luez Canal was a question of life and death to Japan. She has a quarter of ■ million men ready for service in the 'anal zone. The Japanese are willing to follow British directions in the struggle in Egypt and they [renounce all initiative in these operations. Japanese were ready to play the same part in Egypt as Indians in France. TURKS' SUEZ EXPEDITION. JUST TO RELIEVE MONOTONY. SYDNEY, March 25. Captain Bean cables that the German officer commanding the Turkish -amp at Beersheba, a fortnight ago ent out an infantry battalion, a detachment of cavalry and a few guns to march to the southern end of the Sue; Canal. The expedition seems to '.iave been undertaken more for y:elioving the extreme monotony cf military life at Beersheba than with any military object. It may be taken as certain that any real attack on the canal for many months is out of the question. General Von Trainner and three other Got/man officers accompanied the expedition. It was seen at Kabai, north of Suez, en Monday. \7hc.n British guns opened fire they retired and camp 3d eight miles back in the desert. Early on Tuesday Col. Younghusband routed the expedition, taking a few prisoners.