GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 24 March 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

DISORDER IN COREA. THIRTY RIOTERS KILLED. NEW YORK, March 21. The "New York Times" Washington corespondent says the Corea National Association asked President Wilson to initiate action at the Peace Congress towards obtaining the independence of Corea.

New York dispatches say disorders in Corea are more widespread than is admitted by the Japanese authorities. In on instance thirty rioters were killed and forty wpt3 wounjcled.

HIGHHANDED JAPANESE ACTION.

AMERICAN CONSUL ARRESTED

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WASHINGTON, March 19

Despatches from Peking say that an. American missionary from Korea stated that during the past decade Coreans had been brutally treated, and women and children beaten. The Japanese authorities charged the American missionaries with teaching trie Coreans ideas of individual rights. Japanese soldiers beat two American women missionaries. The American Consul at Seoul was arrested by the Japanese, but later, was released. Despatches from Tokio say independence demonstrations in Koaea continue. FRENCH INDUSTRIES AND BRITISH MANPACTURES. LARGE CREDITS REQUIRED.

PARIS, March 21

Delegates'to the British Federated Industries Commission concluded a

scries of conferences with M. Loueli-

ner, Minister of Rcconytrdttiorii ■ -TiTei latter said ho was prepared to l'reeily import large supplies of vided commercial credits of Mtgnteea months to two yours were conceded by British manufacturers, as France' at present cannot finauce imports by exports, and rs.iuiros assistance in the work of recon.: traction. ALLIES OCCUPYING HUNGARY. LONDON, aMrch 23. Allied troops during the past iew days have occupied the greater part of Hungary, except Buda Pesth/witb a view to suppressing Bolshevik plundering and maintaining order. It ie reported from Geneva that Count Karoly's oGvernment has resigned, disagreeing with the new Roumanian borders. Socialists and Communists have formed a Coalition Government, ■ declaring themselves of the Russian Soviet Government.

CELEBRATING PEACE NIGHT

CHAIN OF BONFIRES RO'UND THE

EMPIRE.

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LONDON, March 22

The Overseas Club has promised to cooperate with a committee which is to organise a chain of bonfires round the United Kingdom on Peace night, by helping to secure a chain of bonfires round the Empire on a -similar plan.