GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 7 July 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

BRITISH. GOVERNMENT ’ DEFEATED. ’ AN UNEXPECTED VOTE, ‘LONDON, July 4. V The Government was defeated on the third reading of the Women’s Emancipation Bill, providing that Women are not disqualified by sex or -marriage from holding any ofiiée in the State, also that Women have the same franchise as men. It is a, private member ’s Bill," and was passed by 100 to 85. As Tor (‘?) pointed out, it would add five million voters to the register.

There is mild excitement in the i lobbies over the defeat, which was due to the Labour vote. The Bill will i doubtless be amended in the House of i Lords. -‘ 3 BOLSHEVIST PROPAG-ANDA_ ABOARD BRITISH AND FRENCH I WARSHIPS. , Received 9 a..m LONDON, July 6. There is no London confirmation of the newspaper-s’”report from Copenhagen that 35,00TTBolshevik pamphle‘t'§ ‘in England and a" similar number in ‘French were printed in Sweden in |May, reprinted in Denmark, and seized aboard British warships at Copenihagen harbour. The police are conkvinced that German or Russian Bolsheviks paid the printing of the pamphlets through the editor of the gsyndicatist paper “Ekinskampton.” ‘The authorities are following up the‘ !case with the greatest secrecy, I JEWISnH.WOME*N’S IL‘L-TREAII MENT. _ ' LONDON, -7111? 4. ' There was a stormy debate in the Polish Diet when Scheffer related happenings -at an anti—JeWish Poogrom at Cholm, where there were ‘dreadful scenes_ When the Poles attacked a w~omen’s bath, women plunged "into the water, but were compelled by men armed with rifles to emerge, whereupon many were severely flogged by the soldiers who attemptedtoadr-ive the naked women on to the streets. The women resisted, and were beaten 1 with whips; and rifle butts. - _‘ ” 1 '

A THE TRIAL or WILHELM. FIVE SONS OFFER THEMSELVESReceived 9 a.m. - - BERLIN, July 6. The Tages Zeitung states that Prime Eitel Frederick has sent a message to! King George on behalf of himself and his four younger brothers, sayingi “111 fulfilment of our natural duty as sons and officers" we place ourselves at your Ma;jesty.-’s disposal in place of our Imperial father in the event of his extradition, in order by our sacrifice to spare him such degradation.” EX-KAISER TO 33 HANDED‘ OVER. .LONDON, July 5. The Daily Express‘ understands that Holland will agree _-to deliver the exKaiser. It ‘is expected a Dutch warship will bring him to the mouth of the Thrnies. The Government is preparing an apartment in the White Tower. WAR CRIMINALS. ‘ LONDON, July 5. The Australian Press learns that the Admiralty has prepared a list of seventy-one -Grerman naval offieers whose surrender-.i-s demanded from .Germany. The list includes men guilty of exceptional callousness and brutality in connection with the xboinbardment of the English coast, submarine warfare, and mine-laying. The list includes some of the most prominent Admirals and officers already in British custody The War Ofiice and Air Ministry are also preparing lists. LLOYD GEORC-}‘E’S WELCOME HOME. Received 9 run. LONDON, Jul? 6. Lloyd George ‘had an enthusiastic Welcome at Criccieth, where he rests for a week. Crowds harnessed themselves to his motor car. » SUBMARINERS IN HIDING. » LONDON, July 5, It is not likely, that any ‘submarine’ commander will appear before the Entente tribunal. Many have already fled from'Grermany, while others are in hiding and threaten suicide. HINDENBURG CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY. COPENHAGEN July 5.

} Hindenburg has sent a message to fEbert stating that" he alone was refsponsible for orders and proclamations [issued in the Kaiser’s- name since ‘August, 1916, and requests Ebert to Sinforni the Entente Governments. ECROWN PRINCE TALKS WILDLY. ' . AMSTERDAM, July i The ex—Crown Prince, inter-viewed, lsaid. “The Allies can only have my ids-ad body. I myself w:ll .lcei"'.e my }.bl‘i or death.” I PRESIDENT WILSON PRO'I‘EC'I‘S~ . 'I‘HBgKAISER. ' ; - LONDON, July 5. ' It is 11ndersto'od’f President Wilson consented to the trial of the ex-Kaiser on two conditions—first, that the death penalty be not demanded; second, that the maximum punishment be exile. He lalso stipulated that the trial must be ‘held in London, giving assurance of , fairness. ' i It is authoritatively denied that America has stipulated that the 1.<.-.~i-!ser should not be executed, 1 THE EX-KAISER. ' i TO GO TO THE TOWER». I . . LONDON, July 3. : If ‘surrendered, the ex—Kaiser will be i retained in“ the Tower. _ Lord ‘Sumner will be the arasidiiig ljudge of the tribunal. The trial will ’ be public. ’ A German counsel will defend the ‘Kaiser, if so desired, and Mr (}or’lon 11-lewart, K.C., will be the proueiiting I counsel. I Special precautions will be. taken to l protect the Kaiser from violence in the I streets. . _____..____.