GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 16 February 1918, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

BOLO FOUND GUILTY. A UNANIMOUS VERDIOT. Received 9.10. PARIS, Feb 15. There was a tremendous sensation in the crowded court as the judges answered each of the eleven questions regarding Boio as unanimously guilty. The crowd outside dieorod the verdict, shouting "A Morte!" (to death). 8010 was not present when the court answered the verdict. RAISING THE WIND . "A TANK BANK WEEK."

Received 9.10,

LONDON, Feb 15. A leading ' effort to avoid another loan is the business men's "Tank Bank Week," starting on March 4. Each town will be asked to raise enough money to purchase a definite munition of war, such as a dreadnought, a cruiser, destroyer or aeroplane, according to population. The people of Blythe (a seaport town in Northumberland) have already undertaken to raise £IOO,OOO ,to purchase submarines.

Mr. Bonar Law, who inaugurated the campaign on the 26th January, stated in the House of Commons that £352,000,000 had. been raised by war bonds, and was understood to say there is every reason to hope its success would obviate a fixed loan.

THE LATE SIR C. SPRING-RICE.

HIS LAST OBSERVATIONS.

Received 8.45

OTTAWA, Feb 15

Sir Cecil Spring-Rice will be interred at Ottawa. It will be recalled

that in his .last public speech in Ottawa, the deceased diplomatist remarked he deeply regretted his retirement from active work, but everyone in the war had a part to play, and it was verjy hard to cease playing it, "but," he added pathetically, "My time has come."

PRE-WAR CONTRACTS.

AN IMPORTANT REPORT

LONDON, Feb 14

i The Hon. S. D. Buckmas'ter's comj mittee on pre-war contracts in the

United Kingdom and Allied and neutral countries, which have been impended by the war reports that the best possible solution is the extension

of the spirit of compromise which has already solved many difficuties. Trie committee does hot favour cancellation by legislation or compensation, except where the loss (involved is due directly to Government interference. It does not recommend further legislative interference/ in the absence of more convincing - evidence than witnesses submitted that the existing law had been tried and failed.