GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 21 January 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

IMPORTANT RESTRICTIONS LONDON, January 19. A deputation of manufacturers waited on the President of the B'oard of Trade and protested against the removal of the restrictions on the importation of foreign goods, otherwise it would be necessary to discharge women. Sir Arthur Stanley promised to restore the restrictions in March, and said no others would be removed, adding that everything must be done to give proper employment to demobilised men. / FRENCH .DEMOBILISATION Received 9.20 a.m. PARIS, January 17 M. Clemenceau announced in the Chamber that 1,200,000 French soldiers would be demobilised by February 15, and 2,000/000 by March 3Jst DRURY LANE THEATRE. OFFER TO PURCHASE. Received 9.20 a.m. LONDON, January 17 At a stormy meeting at Drury Lane of shareholders the directors proposed a resolution accepting Butt's offer. Mr. Fulliver addressed the meeting and offered £155,000. Another manager telegraphed an offer of £160,000. The meeting finally adjourned for a week. Many shareholders booed the directors as they walked out. A THIRTY HOUR WEEK. CLYDE WORKERS' DEMAND

Received 9.20 a.m. LONDON, January 17 The Clyde workers are demanding a 30-hour week with a minimum of £1 daily. PACIFIC CABLE BOARD'S OPERATIONS. Received 8.55 a.m. LONDON, January 17. The Pacific Cable Board's receipts for the year total £411,061, expenditure £298,973,- paying £77,544 interest and sinking fund on capital, also £9150 renewal fund, leaving a balance of £25,393, which is to be applied to reduction of the outstanding balance of capital advanced. The company transmitted during the year seven and a half million paying words of international fraffic and six hundred thousand free word? relating to wounded soldiers. STEAMER STRIKES A MINE. TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. Received 31.35 a.m. ROME, January 17. The Chaouia, conveying 650 passengers from Marseilles to Athens, was proceeding at full speed in moonlight when she struck a floating mine 50 miles off Messina lighthouse. The explosion blew the forepart into the air, and most of the passengers perish'v' in their bunks. The British steamer Dagncstin dashed to the spot and saved 100, many of whom were injured. Wireless messages were sent for other help.

MAORI FOOTBALL TEAM. | TO TOUR WALES. I Received 11.35 a.m. LONDON, January 17. Lieutenant Booth has formed a powerful Maori team to tour Wales in February, the proceeds to be devoted to war charities^ THE AUSTRIAN FLEET. Received 11.50 a.m. PARIS, January 17. It is understood the Austrian fleet will be handed over to "the French admiral at Corfu. TRAMPLED SERBIA. PARIS, January 19. The Serbian Government's estimate of the damlfea caused by the GerhTan-Bulgarian invasions is eight milliards of marks. LABOUR SOCIALIST CONGRESS |

NEW YOEK, Jan. IS.

The United Press correspondent at Paris interviewed Mr. Henderson en route to Berne to attend the International Labour Socialist Congress on January 27. He said that the British Government tactily supported the proposal of the 'German and Bussian delegates to be admitted to the Congress. The Allied Labourites had drawn up a programme which they would submit to the representatives from the Teutonic and neutral countries. IT was hoped that America would be represented, but Mr Gompers has not yet expressed his intentions.

I WHEAT SOLD TO INDIA. I Received 10.15 a.m. MELBOURNE, this day. The Government has sold 32,000 tons of wheat to the Indian Govern- ' ment at 5/6, and 11,000 tons to the British Government at G/10 f.o.b. o AUSTRIAN AFFAIRS. Received 10.50 a.m. GENEVA, JanuPary 17. The Budapest police are endeavouring to secure the return of Prince Windischm Ratz to answer a charge of conducting monarchist propaganda from Switzerland. It is stated Mikolos, former head of the Hungarian potato monopoly, admitted sending the prince 166,000 sterling for which no account was rendered. It is reported the ex-Emperor is still seriously ill. His entourage deny the reports that his condition is really due to alcoholism. AEROPLANE SERVICE BETWEEN LONDON AND PARIS. Received 10.50 a.m. LONON, January 17. A regular "aeroplane passenger and post service between Paris in London in connection with the conference Begins on Monday. INVASION OF SWITZERLAND. BY TEUTONIC AGENTS. Received 10.50 a.m. LONDON, sanuary 17. The "Daily Express'" Geneva correspondent states that Switzerland is threatened with an invasion of Teutonic agents. Austria has issued 40,000 passports for Switzerland and 'GlTfmany has issued 28,000, mostly ifor business men, financiers and commercial travellers. Fifty-two GermanAustrian firms without large capital have been registered in Switzerland this year.

GERMANY'S COLONIES. HOPES TO RETAIN PART. Received 10.50 a.m. BERLIN, January 17. Dr. Solf, in a speech at Westphalia, advocated a League of Nations, and expressed the hope that in Wilsonfs programme Germany would recover at least part of her colonies. GERMAN SHIPS IN SPANISH PORTS. Received 10.50 a.m. LONON, JanuaDry 17. Spain has handed over the German and Austrian ships interned in hei' ports in accordance with the armistice. HONOURS FOR .NEW ZEALANDEB& Received noon. LONDON, January 19. The D.S.O. has been awarded to Lieut. D. K'enealy, 2nd Rifle Brigade and a bar to thf Military Cross to Lieut, A. S. Hevbtert. O+hzo Mounted Rifles.