GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 19 July 1918, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

o BRITISH TRADE RETURNS. Received 9.25 a.m. LONDON, July 18. Imports, increased £15,538,107, exports £1,374,568; re-exports decreased £4,313,304. UNION OF ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLE. Received 10.10 a.m. ■LONDON, July 18. An English speaking union was recently formed to promote comradeship between the people of the British Empire and the United States. It is the belief that peace progress will be advanced by the union af the English speaking democracies. The executive included Lord Bryce, Mr. W. Churchill and an Archbishop and many notables Mr Massey was elected a vice-presid-ent. It is proposed to establish headquarters in London, New, York, and in capitals of the Overseas Dominion.' TO TREAT THE.HUN AS HE DESERVES. LONDON, July 17. Sir Joseph Ward, in a. speech at the Empire Producer’s banquet, reiterated the necessity for precautions against the German post-war economic menace. He hoped that Britain would not bo so generous with the Germans after the war. Why, for example,, should German vessels be allowed to use the Suez Canal on the same terms as the Allies? “BASTLLE DAY." FRANCO-AMERICANS REJOICINGS. NEW YORK, July 17. There was nation-wide observation of Bastille Day. The tricolour was flown on all public buildings/ President Wilson sent a .message to President Poincare: “The fourteenth of July is like the fourth of July. It has taken on a new significance through, out the world. We celebrate the fourteenth as Prance celebrated the Fourth. The war is being fought to save ourselves from intolerable things, also to save mankind.” Mr. Baker sent a statement to France. “We wer e comrades at the beginning of our democratic careers. France and the United States are again brothers-in-arms in defence of democracy.” GERMAN AERODROME DESTROYED. AMSTERDAM ,July 17. A fire destroyed a new German aerodrome and twenty-two aeroplanes at Nivilles. It is stated that at a German revolutionary soldier’s meeting it was decided to burn the aerodrome. Two German non-coms, and ten Belgians have been arrested.