GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 6 April 1918, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

MORE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES. Received 8.40. ROME, April 5. Armenian refugees state the Turks haye massacred all Armenians at Erz■erdUm, totalling ■ 8000. Many women were tied to the rails and killed by i passing trains. The Bishop of T'rebizond,' with feet heavily ironed, was compelled to walk until he fell dead. GENERAL BIRDWOOD HONOURED Received 8,40. -.':•■■ LONDON, April 5. The Sultan of Egypt has bestowed, the Order of the Nile, second class, on General Birdwood. SOCIALISTS' SENSE. "NOT TIME TO END THE WAR." • LONDON, April 4. The secretary of the French Federation or Labour, announcing the postponement of the French Socialists' visit to America says Socialists are agreed that this is not a time to try to end the war, but to defend the country. BACK FROM THE FRONT. LONDON, April 4. Mr. Lloyd George has returned from a visit to the front with M. Clemenceau. Ho visited Sir Douglas Haig, General Petain, Generalissimo Foch, Generals Pershing and Bliss. , BRITISH MEAT RATIONING. LONDQN, April 4. The new national meat rationing the ration of butchers' meat one-third, and correspondingliy increases other meats. It allows children over six an adult ration, and boys between 13 and 18 a supplementary ration. ERZERUM RECAPTURED. MOSCOW, April 4. Armenians have recaptured Erzerum.