GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 21 May 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

ALLIES FINDING THE MONEY

Received May 21, 9. Oa.ni. NEW: YORK. May 13

The New York Times’ Washington correspondent states the- United States and Allied Governments have decided to lend forty million dollars to the Inter-Allied Commission for administering the Trans-Siberial Railway. It is believed Britain, Japan, and the United States will each furnish five millions, and France and Italy two and a-half million. PROHIBITION IN AMERICA. WILSON RECOMMENDS ITS REPEAL. Received May 21, 9.0 a.m. L(|pON, Maj» 20. President Wilson, in his Congress message, recommends itsf-ropeal, in .so far as it applies to beer and wine. He announces that the railways, telegraphs, and telephones are to be returned to private ‘owners.

IN NORTH RUSSIA. NEW YORK, May 12. Despatches from Archangel say that the Allied Murmansk forces are 'driving the Bolsheviks southward. KOREA SEEKING INDEPENDENCE

NEW YORK. May 18,

The New York “Times” Washington correspondent states; The Korean Provisional Government has announced that Korea will soon present pleas for independence to the Paris Peace Conference

UNITED STATES ATTACKED

NEW YORK, May 12

The South American press is full of attacks against the United States. Senor Albuquerque, a leading Brazilian journalist, assorts that the United States i s attempting to gain control of Brazil’s foreign debt in order to control Brazilian trade in American interests. The United States, he says, took a small part in the war. It won one battle, at St. Mihiel. that being chiefly owing to British artillery and French airmen. IM FERIAL AFFAIRS. REDISTRIBUTION OP THE NAVY. LONDON, May 18. The “Times” in a leader, says: The redistribution of the Navy for the protection of the Dominions’ immense interests in the Pacific will bo an early development. Another should bo the creation of a regiment of' Imperial Guards stationed in Britain, officered and manned by men drawn from Canada, South Africa, and Newfoundland and another from Australia and New Zealand, in orde r to keep alive the Dominions’ traditions in the British Array.

ANGLO-AMERICAN WAR

CLAWVIS

WASHINGTON, May 12

Anglo-American war claims arising out of military operations have reached the American liquidation commission, which finds (that a balance of seven millions sterling is payable to the United States. U.S. VICTORY LOAN. WASHINGTON. May 12. It is officially announced that more than fifteen million persons subscribed to (the Victory Loan , The total subscriptions will probably read) five billion dollars.

SHIPPING STRIKE. MELBOURNE WHARVES IDLE. MELBOURNE, May 20. Practically the whole of Melbourne's shipping is now idle. The most serious development threatening is a •strike of wharf labourers. A conference of the latter and the seamen is discussing a proposal for a temporary alliance of the two bodies to further their respective claims^ Lr is understood that the Seamen’s Union i.s not financially strong, and that the South Australian members are determined not to be made to pay for a mistake they condemned from the outset. The South Australian representative is at present in Melbourne taking action to protect funds of his branch from any levy which may be attempted. If is stated that an application for a High Court injunction is contemplated. The coal situation in Victoria is serious, and if supplies be stopped as a result of the seamen’s strike it will be necessary to close all factories using coal fuel for electricity, The Coal Board has already refused all applications for supplies and prohibited rlie sale for household purposes.

The South Australian Seamen’s Union lias carried a motion deprecating the action of the Executive Council in calling a strike, and expressing the opinion that all disputes should be referred to arbitration.

SYDNEY, ay 20

The waterside workers are discussing the Melbourne movement, but so far nothing has transpired. The seamen have called a stop-work meeting to-day to discuss their attitude in connecition with the strike. NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS. MELBOURNE, Mry 20. There are no further developments in the shipping dispute. Slight disturbances occurred between Unionists and non-unionists, but the police intervened and prevented further -trouble SYDNEY, May 20.

A mass meeting of seamen decided to give twenty-four hours’ notice at home ports of their intention -to strike.