GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 26 April 1918, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

TISaSY AND BRITAIN. .-EXCHANGE’ OP PRISONERS DISCUSSED. THE TU EE’S SIMPLICITY. Received 5.55 a.m. LONDON, April 25. Lord Newton, .in the House of Lords, said he had been twelve months endeavouring,yto-prrange an of prisoners, tvity Turkey, which ‘was 1 extremely proud -tb hold European.prisoners and ■ loath do exchange. More-, over pie prisonous were a source, jqf profit Ito the \ liifrks who-i&ro .awdre 4 l*i • t i \ s £ ,• their well treated hands. The whole battle fought round the name of one Turk, whom Turkey was anxious to got back. Turkish delegates made wild claims regarding the number of British prisoners. We calculated Turkey holds about eight thousand, The delegates insisted on plain iiistead of barbed wire round the camps of Turkish prisoners. Somebody apparently read in the papers of “barbed wire disease,” which really was a nervous breakdown. The Turks thought it referred to a disease due to barbed wire. - It was the first time the joke appeared in an international document. [FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS OF THE ALLIES. Received 9.25 a.m, NEW YORK. April 25. The United Press Washington agent learns that a re-arrangement of America’s war credit to the Allies has virtually been agreed upon, which would terminate credits to England, but supply the other Allies with funds heretofore advanced by England. The change is due to England’s decision to raise war funds by taxation. CHANGE IN AVIATION DEPARTMENT. " : j Received 10.5 a.m. " ; j WASHINGTON,- April The American Aviation Depahtnient has beep reconstructed/ Mr. John D. Ryan, president of the American'Copper CpAipany, • has been 'appOlnte'd/Dr-'' rector of -Aviation/ replacing’ Mr Howard Coffin, who WilT act' in capacity. ''