GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 9 January 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

LUDENDORFF IN HIDING. ON LONELY SWEDISH FARM STOCKHOLM, January 7. - The Minister of Home Affairs confirms a story that Count von Ludendorff, under the name of Lindstroem, is living on a lonely farm at Holscholf, Sweden, He denies his identity. JELLICOE’S DEPARTURE. SAILS ON FEBRUARY 25. ’LONDON, January 7. Lord Jcllicoc hoists his flag aboard the battle-cruiser New Zealand on February 15, and sails for Australia ton days later. THE IRISH QUESTION. A WAY OUT OF THE DIFFICULTY Received 5.45 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 7. The Daily Nows’ Dublin correspondent says xfr. Stephen Gwynne, an cx-Commoner, is heading a new campaign with the object of introducing the federal system into Ireland. The main idea, is to overcome Ulster’s objection to Home Rule, simultaneously avoiding a partition of Ireland, by creating two, and probably three, State Governments, federated under a Central Irish Government.

P. AND 0. COMPANY. CONTROLS ORIENT COMPANY Received noon. LONDON, January 8. It is rumoured in the city that the P. and 0. Company has acquired the controlling interest in the Orient Company. DEMOBILISING OF SOLDIERS OLD SCHEME ADHERED TO. Received 10.30 a.m, LONDON,;( Jan. S. The "Star” states that the contract system of demobilising soldiers on leave possessing* employers’ undertakings to. proceed, to work will be dropped. The original scheme will be adhered to whereby priority will bo given according to the national importance of the men’s civil occupations.

EXCLUSION OF GERMANS LONDON, January 7. The Stock Exchange forbids members employing any person of enemy birth or any cx-UFomber who has been expelledDEMOBILISATION. SOLDIERS STRIKING AGAINST DELAY. LONDON., January 7, A few hundred soldiers inarched to the War Office. The matter was arranged on the same terms as the Folkestone. Despite the general's advice, disaffected soldiers at Shoreham to-day insisted on telegraphing to the Premier demanding that they be sent home pending the completion of demobilisation formalities. A hundred Bedtordshircs at Bristol marched to the town hall, and requested the Mayor to assist in hastening demobilisation.

PROCEEDING MORE SMOOTHLY LONDON, January 7. Dcm'ob'jli.siftichi is now proceeding mofe smoothly. Ten thousand . vtfere demobilised’ \lfeily during the last week. It is expected that the figures will soon become 20,000. The Premier 1° intervening tiro authorities personally with, a view of evolving a simple procedure. The guiding principle at present is the needs of in-, dustry, not length of service. Troops employed at Essex aerodrome interviewed the colonel, who allowed one day’s leave, adding that those able to secure work would be demobilised forthwith. Six hundred men at the Kcrnpton Park army service depot proceeded to Whitehall and a deputation visited the W'ar Office.

AN UNUSUAL CASE AT PEILDING FEILDING, this day. An unusual case came before the Court this morning when Emil CharIcn Noffke, of Halcombe, charged with obtaining food, valued at 30s, from the Eeildiug Health Committee by moans of false pretences. Noffke had gone to the Committee during the influenza epidemic and represented himself as a married man with five children, all down with the influenza thereby getting food. It afterwards transpired that Noffke was a single man with no responsibilities. Justices Clapham and Penny fined Noffke £5 or one month.