GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 10 April 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

AMERICAN QUOTATION FOR £1 STERLING Received 9 a.m. NEW YORK, April 9. The pound sterling is qouted at 4 doi,.;rs 59J cents. TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT. Reecived 9 a.m. NEW YORK, April 9. The New York Aero Club of America has announced a cable has been received from the British Air'Miniatiy saying the invitation to fly a dirigible across the Atlantic to Atlantic city during the Pan-American Aeronautic Exposition in May is being considered.

WHO STARTED THE WAR?

KAISER FREEMASONS DID.

A CHILDISH LETTER.

Received 9 a.m

NEW YORK, April 9

The Chicago Daily News' Berlin correspondent states he has seen letters from the ex-Kaiser to Dr. Sehiedemann-, Berlin University, wherein the Kaiser says the freemasons started the war. The Americans intended withdrawing their forces from the west front in January, 1919, because of the terrible lasses. If the armistice had not been arranged the German armies would have been victorious. The Social Democrats were responsible for the demoralisation of the German, army, - .; EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN. EQUAL RIGHTS WITH MEN. Received 5.45 a.m.

LONDON, April 8

The House of Commons unanimously read a second time the Labour Party's Bill abolishing disabilities of women in respect of civil and judicial offices, conferring the franchise equally with men, and enabling peeresses in their own right to sit in the House of Lords.

Mr. Addison, on behalf of the Government, intimated they would propose the deletion of the eriual i ranch'Pe clause in committee, but :hc other principles were accepted.

RACIAL EQUALITY

THE JAPANESE PROPOSAL

NEW YORK. April S

Despatches from Paris say: Mr Hughes was inte'rviewed regarding the proposed Japanese amendment of the League of Nations covenant to recognise racial equality. Mr Hughes said: Australia cannot accept a proposal which strikes at tile root of the policy we hav e long maintained, and which is Vital for our existence. The ameml-

mont, no matter bow innocuous it may seem in form, certainly aims at giving the League control of questions relating to immigration and naturalisation, and matters which cannot be surrendered by any State without mak-

ing it in effect a subject State. Australia could not sign a covenant containing such an amendment.

HOME RULE

NEW SCHEME BY EX-VICEROY

Received April 10, 11.0 u .-iu. LONDON, April 7. Lord Wimborne, ex- Viceroy, h, a *s article in the Pall Mall Gazette, outlines an experimental scheme of Home Rule, without a partition process, with equal representation f 0 Unionists and Nationalists in the Irish Parliament, by granting extra representation to the minority or nominating enough Senators to secure an equilibrium at joiriT sessions, such equilibrium to compel parties to burT religious racial quarrels, as otherwise no premier would be able to secure a reliable working majority. The experiment could be tried for a stated period, and either party would be empowered to withdraw thereafter if dissatisfied.