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Taihape Daily Times, 30 December 1918, Page 5

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T I STRUCK A MINE/ NORSE STEAMER SUNK (LONDON, Dec. 27. j The Norwegian steamer Gidseos struck a mine off Newcastle. 'J3& of her ~ crew perished. Th 4 ARMISTICE TO GERMANY. RESENTED BY FRENCH WOMEN. Received 9.20 a.m. NEW YORK, Sec. 29. .Gertrude Atherton, cabling from Paris, says French women resent the granting of the armistice to Germany. They feel the German armies should iuave been humbled and defeated on the field. THE PRODUCTION OF GOLD. COMMITTEE'S REPORT. Received 8.55 a.m.' LONDON, December 2S In the Charges Committee's reports during the war period the production of gold in the Empire slightly exceeded the production in the corresponding period immediately preceding the waAfThe decline appeared in 1917, amol&ting to £3,429,415, as compared witl| 1916 v. A further fall occurred in •1918, amounting .to . £4,652,207, Compared with 1917. The decline in the Transvaal' in 1917 was due to combination of shortage of explosives on account of the war and the shortage of labour, of which the former was the more important. The decline in the Transvaal in 1918 was mainly owing to shortage of labour, not due to any large extent to the war. The* decline in Australasia in 1917-19 was normal, mainly due to natural causes, but accelerated by the increased costs, and decrease of efficiency of labour caused by the war. From the point of production solely, the abandonment of the treatment of low grade ore in favour of higher grade will not, within a measurable period, reduce the total output of the empire, therefore the continuance of working low grade mines which are unable to work at a profit is not a matter of any great importance to national interests. We are not prepared to recommend any bounty or subsidy for the purpose of stimulating the gold output of the Empire. Gold being the standard of value, not mO*e can properly be paid for it its value in currency.

THE FREIGHT QUESTION. AMERICAN ATTITUDE. Received 9.10 a.m. NEW YORK, Dee. 29 The Chicago Tribune's London representative, cables that American Shipping Board officials have notified the British shipping authorities of the terms on which the merchant marine competition will be conducted. Twenty-five per cent reduction in American freight rates have already been ordered by Mr Hurley in order-; to meet English rates. An additional | reduction of about the same amount J is expected soon. The United States will not undercut the English rates. Washington officials do not confirm the reported reduction of freights. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE. TO BE HELD IN PARIS. T* Received 9.§0 a.m. NEW YORK, Dee 29. TSe. American Federation £f Labour will be represented at the International Labour Conference, to be held ..at Paris concurrently with the Peace J^onferen.ee> the American delegates' j>y Samuel Gompers. James Duncan, John Alpine, Frank Duffy, and William Green. ' •'-v'!;TS'l

. FOUR FIREDBattle Between Poles and Russians. 4 POLES APPEAL FOR HELP. America and Britain in Accord. On Peace Conference Terms.

DISORDER IN TURKEY. ANTI-ALLY OUTBREAKS LONDON, December 27 Advices from Turkey state that Turkish ("agitators in the outlying districts are stirring up mobs against the Allies, and urging the massacre of Armenians. A large number of Armenians have been foully murdered, churches robbed, and graves desecrated. THE LOSS OF THE HAMPSHIRE SUNK BY A MINE. A SURVIVOR'S STORY. (Received 9.50 a.m. LONDON, Dee 29. The Manchester Guardian publishes additional details of the wreck of the Hampshire. A warrant officer, who was among the survivors, states the ship sank in less than, five minutes. Lord Kitchener did not appear on deck, contrary to earlier reports. Everything aboard was lashed down owing. to the great storm, and ojnly one hatchway was open, which ©seapees blocked. An attempt was made to op<»n the others, but the time was insufficient. The informant was included in the party of eighty who clung to the raft for five hours. Sev-enty-six died or were s'wept off. The survivors were blown ashore, numbed and bleeding, in a steep Tocky inlet. Two other rafts reached, the snore, with a total of twelve survivors. The whole of the officers were lost. The informant was -satisfied the warship was mined.

HOOVER'S STRONG LANGUAGE TO PAIR A MISCREANTS. Received noon. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Mr Hoover's wire to the director of the Belgian, Relief Commission 'regarding Von perlacken and Dr. Rielt's request for a conference said: "You can describe their two and a half year's .arrogance and cruelty towards the Belgians in any language you like. Tell the pair personally to go to hell, with my compliments. If we do have to deal with Germans it won't be with that pair."

INDIANS' ASPIRATIONS FUTURE OF THE COLOURED RACES. Received 9.10 a.m. CAPETOWN, December 28 The British Indian Council has cabled to Sinha, the Indian peace delegate, requesting him to insist there shall be no disabilities on Indians, colour, race or creed in the conquered German territories. It appeals for the removal of political, civil, and trading disabilities on Indians in the Union. A cable to the Indian National Congress at Delhi urges Congress to insist on 'full rcßptras'itole government and full B'ritish citizenship for Indians in South Africa. A conference of South African Indians meets at Capetown on January 20th. A meeting of coloured people last night resolutioned that the time had arrived for full political rights to be granted to the coloured people of the Union; also in the event of the Peace. Conference handing over the German territories to Britain, no part be incorporated in the Union until coloured people had restore'd to them political rights, whereof they had been deprived by the Act of the Union, until all subjects in those colonies are put on a footing of political and civil equality..

ATTEMPT TO KILL THE KAISER FOUR SHOTS FIRED. Received 1.30 a.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 29 An "Evening Telegram's Amsterdam mesage states that according to B'erlin, Vorwaerts an attendant at > Amerongen attempted to kill the Kaiser. He fired four shots, two of which took effect. GERMAN ROBBERS .DISGORGING Received noon. ' PARIS, December 29. Germany's restoration of loot includes the handing over of 5500 gold bars marked with the Russian eagle, weighing 73,500 kilogrammes; also, 6000 cases of securities valued at £120,000,000 stolen from the banks in Lille, Roubaix, and Turcoing. The value of the restitutions thus far ex- t eecd £240,000,000. j AERIAL MATTERS. [ Received noon. LONDON. Dec. 29. As soon as Government control is removed companies owning British aerodromes will convert them to commercial uses. It is expected the enormous aerodrome at Croydon will be utilised as a terminus for continental traffic. Two aviators who recently left Herisden, on the French coast, reached the Air Ministry in two hours, via Croydon. The flying tune was only 75 minutes. ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST BRITAIN. Received noon. LONDON, Dec. 29. Mr Dillon says though the Government destroyed the Nationalist Party the Government will 'find they iiave not got rid of the Irish question. BBRITISH NAVAL MISSION AT KIEL. Received 11.3 u a.m. LONDON. Dec. 27.

Admiral Browning's naval mission found the Germans had employed most of the interned British merchant ships on war duties, requiring much alteration before they can be refitted for their .original purposes. Hamburg is dead as a port, i The mission inspected the shops, where 'there is a set of marine cruising caole apparatus, lifting 500 tons, also the Moewe, which has 'now reverted to merchant uses. The' destroyers who captured Fryatt's steamer BrusseTTs carried two of the "Brussels' lifebuoys as souvenirs. Conditions at Kiel arc deplorable, and discipline is non-exist-ent. The mission in one case refused to proceed in its inspection until the crew quitted the ship. Admiral Browning refused to deal with the Workmen's and Soldiers' Council, though obviously they are in complete control of the situation. The German commission at Kiel included Steinbrinck, the submarine commander who claims to have sunk 100,000 tons of shipping. The British mission were treated everywhere with marked respect, including the officials of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Councils, who smoothed the way everywhere. The naval officers acted with dignity, but with a sense of humiliation only too apparent, but the men appeared unashamed. The mission closely examined all surface and submarine warships, naval aircraft and merchantmen

ALLIED NAVAL COMMISSION. REPORT ON STATE OF GERMAN SHIPS. LONDON, Dec. 28. The Press Bureau issues an account oif the Allied Naval Conrmisslon's work in German waters, which shows that the Commission found all the German warships in a filthy condition. Discipline was at such a low ebb that it was found necessary to warn the sailors. In the course of frequent journeyings inland, the commissioners came to the conclusion that the representations that the peopla urgently needed food and clothes were nothing like as justifiable as the aumorities were seeking to press upon fha Allies. Agricultural conditions were obviously most favourable. BRITISH ADMIRAL'S TASK. LONDON, Dec. 28. British Admiral Browning visited Kiel ports to supervise the carrying out of the armistice terms. During tho conference he met Commander Muller, of Emden fame, but did not discover his identity until after the final conference. Admiral Browning met with interminable delays, but finally succeeded in compelling the Germans to do as he wished. The German warships were found in i disordered state and the crews were undisciplined.