GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 23 January 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

WHY HOLLAND WAS NOT INVADED. Received 8.50 a.ni. HAGUE, January 20. The "Post" says the Austrian and German Emperors' money deposited in Dutch banks in 1914 aggregate 30 millions sterling. The paper adds: This is the reason Holland was not invaded. THE COTTON TRADE. Received 10.20 a.m. LONDON, January 20. The Cotton Control Board has arrived at a (decision virtually ending the control of the trade.

BOLSHEVIK CONQUEST OF EUROPE. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. Received 9.5 a.m. LONDON. Januarj *O. The "Daily Chronicle's" Geneva correspondent states a Swiss professor, Phillippc Jeannere, has arrived from Russia. He was a traveller from Kasan to Moscow with Bolshevik staff officers, who mainly were Letts. He expressed surprise at seeing trains full of soldiers, guns, aeroplanes and ammunition. The officers replied the Bolshevik Government had great plans for a revolutionary conquest, and were raising an immense army to carry out their plans. They added: "We have a million men to-day, and will double our strength in six xmonths' time. The Hungarians will soon join us, for Hungary is ripe for a proletarian revolution. Then the Red Flag will be carried in Austria. As scon as we. cross the German frontier the greater part of Germany, and certainly Prussia, will rally to the Bolsheviks in order to escape the crushing peace, terms. We will then have millions of trained German soldiers at our disposal. There is no difficulty in organising an army of five million with" which to overwhelm Western Europe. We have plenty of roonejs, and are confident we can realise our aims owing to the disorganisation and confusion prevailing in Europe.," Jeannere admits the omciii]'; were boastiua and intended to impress him. but the military preparations bore out many of their statements. Jeannere expresses the opinion that the Allies should occupy Livonia, if they wish to strike a mortal blow at Bolshevism, for most of their strength is drawn from there. The Letts have practised horrible cruelties at Kassan, including the imprisonment of 250 men,, women and children in a cellar, where they were left to starve.

WOOL SALES IN - BRITAIN,

OPEN COMPETITION" ADVOCATED. Received 8.50 a.m. LONDON, January 20 The Executive for the Associations of Export Merchants in raw materials and yarns at Bradford are pressing for a sale at the earliest possible moment through the ordinary trade organisations \of (Government /owned and Colonial and English wool, open free to competition, subjact only to the necessary reserve limits. The Executive consider no Government wool should bo sold to any foreign Government' except for purely military purposes.

GERMANS BEATEN ON THE FIELD. NEW ZEAL-ANDERS' CONVICTIONS Receive 2.01d0 hm hyqypp Received 10.20 a.m. LONDON, January 20. New Zealanders on furlough from Cologne declare that the general air of prosperity at. Cologne confirms the soldiers' conviction that the German was beaten in the field. All big restaurants are open, and the orchestras are equal to anything heard in London. Food is plentiful and cheap. The New Zealanders find the Germans (Teeply respectful. They rise and give soldiers their seats.

REPROVISIONING EUROPE. PARIS, January 21. Mr Fraser states that the Supreme Council will supply relipf under Lord Reading. It is investigating the financial problems for the re-provi-sioning of Europe. IRISH REPUBLIC. WHAT HAPPENED ON TUESDAY 1 DUBLIN, January 20. The city is singularly quiet on the eve of the first sitting of the-'Re-publican Parliament. The public are eagerly waiting to learn whether Tuesday's proceedings will be compartiveily harmless or provocative. The Government is prepared for either event. Tho Sinn Fein assembly stood while the declaration of independence was read announcing an Irish Republic, and demanding that the British garrison evacuate Ireland,

GRAVE LABOUR DEVELOPMENTS j LONDON, Jan. 21. j At the Workers' Union Conference the chairman, 'referring to the deaths of Liebknecht, and Rosa Luxembourg j said: "We feel this deeply. . The! deaths of these people will not be the end of Bolshevism." I An Indian speaker announced that the Conference had decided on a \ general strike of the workers of the I United Kingdom unless the authorities withdrew the Allied forces from Russia. I Sylvia Pankhurst predicted that a ] revolution would occur in England, j the same as had occurred in other j countries. j

Mr. J. R. Clynes, Labour member for Manchester, speaking at Oldham warned the Government of the gravity of the situation. Speaking of the pledge to send a. Labour representative to the Peace Conference, he said it was a breach of the Prime Minister's pledge. At a moment of grave Labour unrest*" and suspicion it would increase the people's suspicions, and breed Bolshevism faster than it could be destroyed. Mr Gompers and four other American Labour delegates have arrived. They intend conferring with the British and French leaders for the purpose pi founding a new international organisation which will influence the Peace terms towards improving the standards of life of the workers in all countries.