GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 17 June 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

HUNGARIAN FRONT BROKEN. BY CZECHOSLOVAKS. Received June 217, 9.5 a.m. VIENNA, June 16. An‘ unconfirmed report from Pressburg states that the Czecho-Slovaks, assisted by French colonial troops, won a‘ decisive victory »at Sushl, breaking the Hunganian front and inflicting heavy losses, imperilling the Hungarian retreat. MORE CANADIAN RIOTS._ Received June 17, 9.5 a.m. ‘ LONDON, June 16. V Canadian soldiers, in r.i-ots at Witley camps, liberated all prisoners and renewed incendiarism on Sunday night. A BORDER FIGHT IN TEXAS. Received June 17, 9.5 a.ln. NEW YORK, June 16. A dcspatch from E 1 Paéo, Texas, states that. American troops routed Hellar’g followers in a border battle, suffering slight losses. The engagement took place round Jiaurez.

SOUTH AERICANV MINES. DANGER OF CLOSING DOWN. CAPETOWN, May 20. Reuter’s correspondent at Johannes{burg states [that the ‘Secretary for Mines (Mr Milan), replying to the letter from Sir Edmund Wailers, President. of the Chamber of Mines. warning the Government of the critical position of the gold-mining industry, declares that neither.Parlia,inent nor the country would have endorsed the recruiting of tropiealvnativcs. l A A K He l_lop(3S‘t'llß.-li ‘every effort will be made to avoid the e.losin,e: down of the mines, but if closing down is unavoidable, lie urges that operations should cease Very graclually, in order to minimise the dislocation of imliistry and hardship. He" suggests the’ appointment of :1 small committee, on which the Government, the Chamber of Mines, and the workers should‘ be represented, to consider the reasons and the necessity for closing down each mine before the cessation of operations.

EX-CROWN PRINCE. COMMENTS AND PREDICTIONS. NEW YORK, June 12. The New York Times’ correspondent at the Hague had a conversation with the ex—Crown Prin'ce"Of Germany on the pier at the Island «of VVieringen. The prince said: Under present conditions there will be nothing but trouble and another big war within ten years. The people of Eastern Prussia and Silesia will _never agree with the Polish Government. England, France, and the United States will be the only countries satisfied with the present settlement.” He expected President Wilson to give Germany easier conditions, so that she could exist as a nation. The prince said itwas a pity the War’ was not ended in 1917, because it wouldlthus have s-a.ye<l thousands of lives. He thought his fntller would remain:-l“1n' Holland, ‘ and not return to Germany. He was sure his father W0uld~.I1!Otf submit to facing a ’t'r'ibunal to try him for responsibility for the War; He would rather die first. Regarding his own plans for the future, the Prince said he hoped to return to Germany, and live on his estate in Silesia.

MAILS BY AIR. BRITAIN-COLOGNE SERVICE. LONDON, May 18. An interesting night mafil lexperiment was made by a de Havilzmd aeroplane with two 412h.p. Liberty engines, which left Folkstone at 10.30 in the evening, and aft'er a. non-stop flight, delivered its mails at. 1.30 in the morning at Cologne. There was 21 strong adverse wind, but the machine maintained an average speed of 100 miles an liour. From the beginning of March a regular Folkestone-Cologne aerial mail has been carried out, and 1634 bags have been. delivered and 289 flights made.