GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 20 May 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

GERMANS ARMING AGAINST POLES. Rececived April 20: 10.45 a.m. BERLIN, May 19. There is great unrest in Eastern Gicruiau districts, which the treaty assigns to Poland. Mass demnostrations indicate the Independent Socialists are preparing an armed resistance to the Poles. CRICKET. AUSTRALIANS* BIG SCORE. Received 10.45 a.m. LONDON, May 19. Playing against Essex ithe Australians are all out for 434. FOOTBALL. FRENCH AND SOUTH AFRICAN

TEAMS. Received: April 20, 10.45 a.m

LONDON, May 19

French and South African teams are desirous of sending football teams to New Zealand in 1920. The New Zealand Union will decide which can be invited.

LANDRU THE WOMAN SLAYER

GETS A HOSTILE RECEPTION

Received 9.15 a.m. PARIS, May 12

Searcb of Landru's Paris house revealed a wardrobe filled with women's clothes, marked with tbo Initials of his supposed victims; also several books, including a treatise on celebrated poison cases. There was a hostile demonstration when the police escorted Landru from the house the women shouting "death to'tho assassin," and flourishing sticks and umbrellas. It was difficult for the police to protect the prisoners. Landru, referring to the hypnotic powers attributed to him, said if he could only have spoken to those women he could have calmed them. It is suggested the carbonised bones found at Gambais constitute the remains of five different persons.

LORD FRENCH'S BOOK

EMPIRE'S DEBT TO LLOYD

GEORGE.

Received May 20, 9.40 a.m. LONDON, May 12.

Lord French continues his narrative in the Daily Telegraph. He impressed on the War Office on 26th September. 1914, our terrible deficiency in heavy artillery. Official correspondence on the .subject continued until June, 1915, when Lloyd George came to the rescue and entered the career of patriotic salvation. Britons world-wide will ever remember the distinguished statesman with the utmost gratitude as one of the greatest of the Empire's sons. An awful responsibility rested with him. He worked in the face of a dead wicght of senseless, but powerful, opposition. French says he cannot adequately express his sense of the valuable help received throughout from Mr Churchill, who assisted in sketching plans-for the offensive with one flank towards the sea. Although th® subsequent fall of Antwerp effected a drastic change in the conditions, the plans were substantially the same as took shape early in 1915.

LONDON, May 12.

Arising out. of French's articles, and Lis criticism of subordinates, a. questkm was asked in the House of Commons whether the Government was prepan-d to permit officers holding commands to reply. Mr Bonar Law replied in the negative.

Mr Churchill later sta!•• ■(' the Amy Council was in no wa/ responsible fDr Fiench's articles. Th-3 Army Act uistirguished between serving soldiers and those in French te position, LEAGUE OF NATIONS. LORD GREY'S SATISFACTION. Received May 20, noon. LONDON, May 19. Lord Grey, in an interview, said be was delighted to find the League covenent covered so much ground. Armaments would diminish as the sense of security increased The acceptance of the mandatory principle regarding backward nations represented a groat irain The key of the whole organisation of (he League was the annual meeting of Premiers and Foreign Secretaries Peace was secure as long as the meetings were held regularly and wisely inspired. LEIPSIG OCCUPIED BY GERMAN. TROOPS Received May 20, 10.10 a.m. BERLIN, May 12 Government troops occupiel Leipsig. They hold all the principal buildings. Martial law has been proclaimed, and Spartacus newspapers have boon suppressed. '

LABOUR AND FINANCE BILL

ITS INEQUALITY.

Received May 20, 10.10 a.m. LONDON, May J 2

iJbe Labour party has decided lo the rejection of the second rending of the Finance Bill, protesting against its proposals and the cCnt.inur.Dce of the taxation of necessaries while direct taxation of wealthy co.iimercjal undertakings is reduced.

AUDITOR-GENERAL 'S REPORT

Received May 20, 9.55 a.m

LONDON, Mas- 12.

The Auditor-General's report <m the i Ministry of Munitions' expenditure, during 1917 shows that heavy expenditure was often incurred without Treasury sanction. There were large losses through altering and cancelling contracts, for which extravagant compensation was paid. In some cas?s rhe cancellation caused no real loss, but compensation was paid. A quarter of a million was spent in equipping a fac- i tory to produce a certain, poison gas be- J fore it, was decided to manufacture the j same. It was eventually decided not to employ it. £26,000 was spent on a ! series of camps ■to accommodate 102 j miners each, but the numbers were j r.o\er more tahn 549, and dropped in I .six months to 9(5. Some were eventually empty. In one case a firm received a £1,000,000 contract withoat investigation, although the firm in previous contracts had notoriously made huge profits and charged prices