GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 27 January 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

UNEMPLOYED IN UNITED STATES TEN MILLION OUT OP WORK. t Received 9.5 a.m. NEW. YORK, January 25. The Director of Labour estimates there will be ten million out of work in the United States, and predicts a serious period during trade adjustment STRIKE IN PARIS. PARIS, January 25. Underground railway and tramway employees have struck and traffic is paralysed. Troops are guarding the stations. GERMAN STEAMERS. FOR REPATRIATION PURPOSES. Received 9.5 a.m. LONDON, aJnuary 25. It is reported that America gets all the German Lloyd steamers during the armistice for repatriation purposes. Britain gets a number of passenger steamers to convey Australians homeward.

THE SETON TRAGEDY. VERDICT WILFUL MURDER. AN UNHAPPY MARRIAGE. LONDON, January 24 At the inquest concerning the death of Major N. G. Seton. Mrs. Rutherford a handsome woman, was present. Mrs Rutherford's maid stated in evidence that the marriage was unhappy. On

i ' y of th« tragedy Colonel Ruthcrj ford locked Lis wife -up in her room. Major Seton frequently visited Mrs. Rutherford during her husband's absence. The coroner read a letter written by Mrs. Rutherford: last October, begging her husband to divorce her. A verdict of wilful murder was returned. • ' • MEETING OF SUPREME WAR COUNCIL STRENGTH OF ALLIED FORCES FIXED. Received 9.15 a.m. PARIS, January 25. A communique states the Supreme War Council was attended by political representatives of the Great Powers. Generals Haig, Pershing, Foch and Diaz were present. The Council conferred with Foch and other military experts. in regard to the strength of forces to be maintained by the Allied Associated Powers on the Western front c>

ing the armistice, and appointed a special committee, including Poch, Diaz, and Churchill to examine the question. The Council agreed to recommend for approval of the Governments concerned the issue of an identical medal and ribbon to all the Allied forces of the associated Powers participating in the war.

BULGARIAN ATROCITIES IN SERBIA. COMMISSION INVESTIGATING. . Received 9.15 a.m. LONDON, January 23. An official message from Serbian sources state that a State Commission is investigating the outrages cominitted by the Bulgarians in Serbia, and brought to light appalling atrocities. The names of responsible officers have been secured. Among other crimes people were burned alive and women's flesh torn off with pincers; others were flogged, tortured and raped. In another district 500 were stabbed to death by knives and bayonets. TURKISH AFFAIRS. OUTLOOK GLOOMY, Received 9.15 a.m. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 25 The Government has resigned as .a result of a scandal concerning train contracts. Tewfik Pasha is reforming the Cabinet. A Committee of the Union of Progress is exerting a baneful influence over the whole country, shielding those iaceused of ■massacres and peculations and endeavouring to inflame outbreaks against the Armenians. An influential press is inciting «, similar religious, racial,, and fanatic campaign. The outlook in Turkey, is gloomy and people have not the faintest realisation of their present international situation.

The evacuation of the Caucasus is now complete, except Kars. The British occupy Batoum and have .Toinod hands with the Baku forces. Bolshevist troops occupy Vladikaokao m the adjoining district. F ° r better vinegar on the market than SHARLAND’S Brewed from malt and Sugar. Frerfrom mineral acid. Sold m bulk and bottle. All grocers. WADERS WOEM FIGS-Wonderf,.! Worriers. p rico J/Q i

REVIVING HENLEY REGATTA. FOR OVERSEAS TROOPS. deceived 9.30 a.m. LONDON, January 25. A meeting of the University and other rowing clubs in Loudon have decided to revive the Henley regatta in July in response to a request on behalf of the'overseas troops, and also decided 'to include an eight oar race for Dominions troops. Australia, Canada, and New Zealand agr*eed to enter in the last named. They won the chief events at the Thames regatta in 1918.

CELIBACY IX HUNGARIAN CHURCH. Received 10.10 oa.m. BERNE, January 24. The Catholic clergy in Southern Hungary is petitioning the Hungarian" Church Council to abolish the celibacy and readmit to the priesthood those ecclesiastics who married during the war. ROYALIST PLOT FAILS. Received 10.10 a.m. MADRID, January 24. The Portuguese Government announced that the Royalist agitation has been overcome. GERMANY RETURNS STOLEN SPECIE. Received 10.10 a.m. BRUSSELS, January 23. A special train arrived from Germany with gold valued at seven hundred and forty million francs, being specie stolen from Belgium during the war.

IMPORT OF RAW HIDES. Received 9.30 a.m. LONDON, January 23. The restrictions on the importation of raw hides Avill be removed after ,7a.nuary. GROWTH OF MILITARY SPIRIT Received a.rn. ' i. LONDON, January 24. The Daily Telegraph 's Rotterdam correspondent states there is an increasing n'Sfonifestation o(f (the milin! tarist spirit, which is creating The utmost uneasiness in Berlin. This has been augumented by the fact that the official version of the murders of Liebknecht " and Luxemburg is almost universally discredited.

GERMAN BRUTALITY TO PRISONERS.

LONDON, January 24

Another astounding story of German brutality was revealed at an inquest /at Fulham on Private Yar<ior, of the North Hants Regiment. The evidence showed that he failed to understand an order of the German guard. He was struck- a cruel blow with a rifle butt, causing a severe injury. Varder was not permitted to report sick for some days, when large abcesses . formed on his leg, and blood poisoning supervened, causing his death. He only weighed four stone. On his arrival in England his father failed to recognise him. A verdict that death was due to German cruelty an?" gross neglect was returned.

EVACUATION OP PETROGRAD. BOLSHEVIKS .DEFEATED AT PERM. STOCKHOLM, January 24. Trotsky's statement in reference to the desertion of the whole Bolshevik army refers to 60.000 men on the Narva front, who have gone over to the Esthonians. The evacuation of Petrograd wlas necessitated by a heavy Bolshevik defeat at Perm.