GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 1 May 1918, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

GUBERNATORIAL CHANGES. Received 9.10 a.m. LONDON, April 30. Brigadier-General Sir W. H. Manning. K.C.M.G., lias been appointed Governor of Ceylon, vice Sir W. R. Anderson, deceased. Sir Leslie ProTiyn succeeds General Manning at Jamaica. Lieut.-Colonel Cbas. O’Brien, of Seychelles, succeeds Sir Leslie Probyn at Barbadoes. INVASION OF INDIA BY GERMANY Received 8.45 a.m. NEW YORK, April 30. Lieutenant Cbordave, who has arrived in San Francisco, says Germany is planning an invasion of India via the Caspian Sea, with an army of one hundred thousand.

BRITAIN BUYS CANADA’S CHEESE

Received 8.45 a.m. VANCOUVER, April 30. Credit is arranged whereby Britain buys Canada’s entire output of cheese for forty million dollars. A GERMAN STORY. WAITING TO BRING THE BRITISH ARMY HOME. Received 8.45 a.m. LONDON, April 30. .Swedish papers print a telegram from Berlin stating that an entire fleet of British transports is waiting a chance to bring the British Army home in case of need. The Admiralty informed Reuters Agency that this is absolutely without foundation. PEACE OFFER TO ITALY IMMINENT, Received 9.20 a.m. LONDON, April 30. The Austrian Emperor is about to make a fresh peace offer to Italy. • SUICIDE OF A MILLIONAIRE PREFERRED d>KVTH ?TO LIVING I .V; • ..... Received 545-a.m. - - - • '..FT • ■' • ■ LONDON, April 30. 1 Frederick : Rrandaheiy Jthei German millionaire’ pett > limanufacturer, who was interned on the isle of Man, committed suicide by taking poison. He lived in England for' thirty years and was not naturalised. l He was recently informed, that he. would, shortly be repatriated. He'said he would-.rathcr die. He left, a letter-to the coroner saying he preferred.,,the . agonies of death to the cruelties of living in Germany. B randan ex’s ‘sister is a wife of a German gentleman. AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS DECLARE ■ DIVIDEND, tc! | Received 11.10 a.m. The Auckland Electric Tramways have declared an interim dividend of 5 per cent. FRENCH SOCIALIST MANIFESTO. Received 11.45 a.m., PARIS, April 30. The French Socialist Party has issued a manifesto stating it has decid ed not to hold demonstrations.hn May Day. The German Imperialist;section is trying to secure a crushing victory in the West similar to that in Fie East, therefore it is the primary object of all citizens to defend the country. FRENCH TRAITORS. SECRETS SOLD TO GERMANY. PARIS, April 29. A court-martial on the notorious Bonnet Rouge gang has opened. Seven defendants, including Duval, arccharged with trading in intelligence with the enemy. Mainion is charged with complicity with Duval and publishing documents concerning the defence of the country. Witnesses include M. M. Malwy, Viviani, Caillaux and Pianleve. It is expected the inquiry will throw some light on Malwy’s alleged connection with German spies, transmission to Germany of the plans of the Champagne offensive.

(The Champagne offensive -last year, which promised most important results, almost proved a complete disaster. The cause of this was the betrayal of the Frefnch plans to the Germans, who,, knowing exactly what the French intended to do, entrapped our ally.)