GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 29 May 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

BELGIAN HONOURS BESTOWN. SIR THOMAS MACKENZIE DECORATED. Received May 29, 9.10 a.m. LONDON, May 17. The King of Belgium has conferred the decoration of the Grand Officer of the Crown on Sir Thomas Mackenzie, and the commandcrship of the same order on Messrs. Macßride, Robinson Frederick Young and Connolly. BIG LOAN TO CHINA. Received 8.55 a.m. LONDON, May 17. The Four Power loan to China will probably amount to one hundred million dollars, paid in four instalments. STRIKE IN OTTAWA. 30,000, MEN OUT. Received 8.50 a.m. OTTAWA. May 16. Thirty thousand Unionists- have struck and are demanding recognition of the Unions. The city is at a standstill, and is almost foodless. LANDRU’S .NINETY-FOUR -■FIANCEES. AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN. Received 10.10 a.m. PARIS, May 17. Apart from six small boxes of charred hones, the police discovered no substantial clue to the disappearance of Landru’s twelve fiancees. It appears Landru had at least ninety-four whereof over seventy arc still alive. The police discovered trunks- full of love letters, together with addresses in the hook, in which Landru indexed his sweetheart 1 with side notes respecting their characteristics.

ARTIFICIAL POLITICAL CONDITIONS.,

MR ASQUITH ON COALITION

Received May 29, 10.10 a.m. ■ LONDON, Alay 17.*

Air Asquith, in a speech at Newcastle, emphasised the inestimable advantage of a compact, determined opposition in Parliament. It was the essence of parliamentary life. The artificial conditions of the December election resulted in a top-heavy, unworkmanlike machine. Coalition was often necessary in war, but was wholly unsuited to the constructive tasks of peace. We must have a speedy return to healthy, political conditions.

POSTAL AGAINST CABLE DELAYS

Received Alay 29, 10.10 a.in. LONDON. May 17

The Manchester Chamber of Oom-m-'reo protested to the Board of Trade ..gainst the- heavy cable delays, taking between twenty and thirty days to get repPes from India and China, rendering lusiness almost impossible, and nullifying the advantages of abolition of trade reslrir.Hons. THE SINN FEIN. AMERICA DONE WITH THEM. PARIS, May 26. Air Lansing replied to tide Sinn Earners that it was impossible for the Americans to make further representations to the British Government in view of the offensive speeches of Sinn Feiners l in Ireland.

PIGHTING THE BOLSHEVIKS,

BAVARIA FREEING HERSELF,

THE HAGUE. May 16,

The arrest of extremists in Bavaria is regarded as the final suppression of Bolshevism.

Serious riots occurred at Stettin. Prisoners released from barracks besieged. shops and looted some. Germans generally, however, seem to be responding to the new national fooling. The fact that the Red Army in Bavaria has already surrendered 169 field guns, 21,352 rifles, 7(10 machine guns, 300.000 grenades and 8,000,000

cartridges shows the magnitude of the peril that has been averted. ENTENTE’S RECOGNITION OP KOLCHAK. LONDON, May 27. It is believed the Entente’s recognition of Admiral Kolchak is, imminent. Seminoff. interviewed in London, explained that all parties except the Bolsheviks were associated with Kolchak. The Government at Archangel, in the north, and Donikcn in the south, were pledged to hold a constituent assembly as early as possible. A COUNTER-GOVERNMENT FORMED. VIENNA, May 1(5. A counter Government has been formed at Arad, in Hungary. The Premier is Julius Kax'olyi, a Cousin of Count Karolyi. The Government,• in a manifesto, declares that it is transitional. Its task will be to repair Bolshevik ravages and restore law and order, BOLSHEVISTS ALTER VIEWS. PARIS, May 2(5. The Council discussed the new situation developed as « consequence of the Bolshevist refusal of the conditions suggested by the Allies for the revicfualling scheme. A Bolshevist wireless message to-day endeavours to suggest that they did not refuse the terms. This is an apparent attempt to re-open negotiations.