GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 17 January 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

A BRIEF REPUBLIC TROUBLE IN LUXEMBURG BRUSSELS, Jan. 15. i News from Luxemburg states that a Republic was proclaimed by the' Committee of Public. Safety, but it lasted only six hours. The French military restored order. A NATIONAL PROCLAMATION LONDON, January 15 The Luxemburg Government has issued a proclamation urging citizens to put down revolutionary conspiracies. National unity, it is urged, was never more essential in view of (the ovfernmer^t ,'& decision to seek economic alliance with the Entente, particularly with France and Belgium. KAISER'S SUGGESTED FATE FORTUNE FOR THE WAR BILL. WASHINGTON, January 15 Senator Myers, in a speech to-day, said that the Kaiser should be executed without trial as a part of the peace terms. His private fortune should be applied to the payment of war indemnities. Captain von Papen, B'aron von Rintelen, and others should be imprisoned for life. KAISER'S NIGHT RAMBLINGS AMSTERDAM, Jan. 15. A Dutchman who dined with the Kaiser and Count Bentinck at Amerongen states that Wilhelm gives the impression that lie is on the verge of insanity. He suffers from insomnia, and wanders about during the night. He has now assumed smoking and drinking wine heavily.

NEW ARMISTICE TERMS. CONDITIONS DISCUSSED PARIS, January 15. Marshal Foch presided over a meeting of military technical experts of the allied armies, at which the question of carryng out the armstice was discussed, and new conditions examined. The delegates considered that the Polish question should be decided by sending reinforcements to Polish troops. They discussed the question of erman commercial shipping which will be used, by the Alios as compensation for the tonnage sunk by submarines, ana" also considered the quction of German ports, the occupation of some of them being contemplated as a guarantee that the armistice will be carried out. and as a punishment for obstruction hitherto raised by Germany. Other questions discussed included Germany's gold reserve and the victualling of Germany. The new armistice conditions give Marshal Foch and the Allied generals a freer hand, enabling them to take the initiative if circumstances demand it.

NEW ARMISTICE CONDITIONS -Received 9 a.m. PARIS, January 14. The conditions for the rennewal of the armistice include the cessation of the construction of uncompleted submarines. CONVERSION OF KRUPPS. | ~—— I INTO PEACEFUL WORKS. Received 9.15 a.m. PARIS, January 18. The 115,000 hands employed at Krupps during the war have now been reduced to 14,000, who now turn out steel and are repairing rolling stock. They declare they will never allow the works to be used for war purposes. FATAL BENZINE EXPLOSION. Received 9.15 a.m. PARrS, January 16. A truckload of benzine at the Athis railway station in Belgium killed >ix British soldiers and injured many Ang-lo-French. SHIPPING NEWS. LONDON, January 16. Received 9.50 a.m. Arrived: s.s. Queenstown. The Lancing has passed the Lizard. Departures for Sydney: Thougwa, Nica and Australia. For Wellington: Alert and* Fearless. Captain Clephson, master of the Lancing, was washed overboard and drowned. A HUGE SHIPPING PURCHASE. Received 9.50 a.m. LONDON, January 16. Lord Inchape anil Owen Phillips have jointly bought 137 uncompleted ovemment standard ships, offering them to all shipowners at cost price. The allotment will be based on shipowners' war losses.

THE SETON TARGEDY. FURTHTER DETAILS. Received 9.50 a.m. . LONDON, January 16. Lieutenant-Colonel Rutherford, who was arrested for the murder of Major Seton was awarded the D.S.O. for gal- \ lantry. He came homo on leave three weeks ago. Seton was of big build and strong physique and was well known to hunters. He came to England in August, 1916, and has been working as a medical at Australian camps. He will be buried in the Australian military burial ground at Brookwood on Saturday. Seton was unmarried, and was stated to bo on friendly terms with the Rutherford family. RUTHERFORD BEFORE THE COURT. Received 11 a.m. LONDON, January 16. Lieutenant-Colonel Rutherford appeared in a dazed condition at the West London Policy Court. Inspector Savage stated he visited the house at 12.30 at night, and saw Seton's body, with three bullet wounds. Later he saw accused at the police station. Butherford said he would like to send a message to his wife to tell her what had happened before she read it in the papers. He wrote . the message. He did not reply* when formally charged. Savage "said it was not intended at prosent to put in the message which accused sent his wife. Accused was remanded to the 22nd. ITALY'S TERRITORIAL CLAIMS. REFUSED BY WILSON. Received 9.15 a.m. NE WYORK, January 16. The "Chicago News'" Paris correspondent states: "I learn that Provident WilgoE told Signor Orlando the United States would not recignise Italy's claim beyond Trent and Trieste Orlando insisted that Italy should have Fiume. Mr. Wilson refused." NO TIME FOR BOLSHEVIKS. ARRESTS IN SWITZERLAND. Received 9 a.m. BERNE. January 16. Twenty Russian and German Bolsheviks have been arrested in Lausanne. Others have been arrested in Genoa. MUTILATORS OF PRISONERS TO BE SHOT. FOCH'S DEMAND. Received 9.15" a.m. PARIS, January 16. Foch meets the German jdenipot.mtaries at Treves on Wednesday regarding the armistice, and will demand that fEdse responsible for the •awarder and mutilation of prisoners at Langensalza Camp will be shot.

ARGENTINA TROUBLES. Received 9.45 a.m. NEW YORK, ajnuary 16. *> The United Press' Buenos Aires correspondent has reported that President TMgoyen. has asked Congress to declare a state of siege and call out the reserves of the 1897 class. Desultory street fighting is continuing, despite the settlement of the strike. Members of the alleged Soviet (cabled on January 13) deny any connection v/ith the Russian Bolsheviks. WITHDRAWING TROOPS FROM BELGIUM. Received 9 a.m. PARIS, January 16, Marshal Foch and Sir D. Haig are arranging the withdrawal of AngloFrench troops from Belgium for the purpose of relieving the economic crises and the high cost of living. SHIPPING FREED. CONTROLLER RELEASES THE GRIP. LONDON, January li. The Press Bureau states: The Shipping Controller announces that British ships completing their voyages after March Ist at United Kingdom ports, or, in exceptional cases, at ports abroad, will" be released from requisition except when required for Government purposes. Shipowners are now free to for the employment of the ships from the time indicated. With a view to safeguarding The essential imports and exports of the UniTed Kingdom and the Allies, it will be necessary for some time to maintain a "system of direction as to the employment and limitation of freight rates for essential commodities. Power of requisition is reserved for use should necessity arise. The release does not apply to ships wholly engaged in naval or military services.