GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 14 September 1917, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

NEW FRENCH MINISTRY. Received 11.10. LONDON, Sept 12. A Ministtry has been formed as follows: —Painleve, Premier and Ministtary and Minister of Interior; Loucher, Armaments; Talotz, Finance. Socialists promise support in the interests of defence. FINANCING THE WAR. NEW YORK, Sept 12. Viscount. Reading (Lord Chief Justice of England) has arrived, at the head of the British Finance Committee to America. SCHEME OF EMPLOYMENT. FOR INTERNED BRITISH PRISONERS. Received 1130. LONDON, Sept 13. - In furtherance of a scheme for employing English prisoners now interned in Switzerland at useful callings, several English firm s will provide the cost of training for a certain number at the piano and heather trades, with a promise to employ them when repatriated. The Red Cross lias contributed £2BOO for installing means of training for 500 in various trades. A-similar scheme for those interned in Holland is being considered. GERMAN BRUTALITY. STORIES TOLD BY AUSTRALIANS. LONDON, September 13. Repatiriated Australian's tell many stories of brutal cruelty and some cold-blooded murders. A petty officer belonging to the Navy was kicked to death in the hospital, after being wounded h: battle. There were twe'lT Britishers in a hospital, sick and wounded. They told the authorities they were unable to work| A German non-com., thereupon ordered his men to beat the British wounded with their rifles. Petty officers attempted to strike the non-com., but were murderered for the effort. The authorities held an inquiry, but smoothed the affair over. ,