GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 20 June 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

AN AMERICAN STORY --————-<O-————-NEW YORK, June 12. The New York Times’ corerspondent Visiting Amerongen reports that: For two hours I Watched the former Emperor and Empress sitting in a summer-house in the garden at Count -£i'OlltillCl{"S Castle. I could see them clearly. The ex-Kaiser looked at me, but we did not speak. V~I.aTS'II. and moat separated us. He-‘ was wearing a dark Blue suit and yachting cap. T_he exEmpress was dressed in white; She was reading to the ex-Kaiser from -.1 Rome newspaper.- The eX—Kaiser (loos not seem. to suffer from what happened to Germany. The ex-Em-press grieves over the fallen fortunes of her country’. Count Bentwick and his family seem to think the royal couple will return to Germany soon_ A Dutch professor who visited the ex-Kaiser was surprised at the alertness to his mind. He is familiar with what. is happening in the scientifio world, i - * BIG LINEN DEAL. ' LONDON, June 13. The Government has sold to Con-ard-Martin forty million yards of linen originally intended for making aeroplane wings. .The -material is suitable for clothing and household purposes. The price =realised four mililons sterling. ‘ I ' % BOLSHEVISM IN» U.S.A. “.»\Z\'IBAT\,‘ADOR’S’.’ OFI<‘ICE .RAIDED_ _ ~ ' NEVV YORK, June 13.". The authorities raided the office of L. .-\_ Martens, the unrecognised Bolshevist ambassador to the United States, Martens and members of his staff were cross-examined by the Legislative Committee which is investigating Bolshevist propaganda in the United States. The authorities seized all documents found in Martens ofliee.

CHINA AND JAPAN.

JAPAAIESE AMBASSADOR LEAVES ‘ VV'ASI~IfNGTON. NEW YORK, June 13, Count Ishii has left Washington for Tokio, avowedly for consultation with the Japanese GOV'el‘]l]llollf,_ »but the fact is that he has fenderca. his resignation as Ambassador because of disagreements, with officials at Washington over the'JalJanese-Chinese relations. The Japanese Govei-nnlen"r. has not yet accepted the resignafion, NEW YORK, June 17. Despatehes from Tokio say anti‘Japanese agitation is spreading in Shanghai, Canton, Hanghow, and Nanking. Japanese warships hurried to Shanghai. - The New York Times Washington cororspondent reports: The State Dcpartment’s advices from Peking say Chun Chi Sizing, Chinese Minister to Japan, has resigned, following rm agitations in China. for the Shantung settlement. Several Chinese ofiicfglls in Peking have also resigned for me same rcason_ ’ ' WASHINGTON, June 14_ ’ The Japanese Charge d;’Affai;-em; has issued a. statcmenf ii2:J..‘. no JaQa.}.'_\y,e warships have been sent. to Shanghai as cabled yesierday. »_