GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 8 July 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

E -“"""“ i 'WILsoN's ILLEGAL ACT. I AN AMERICAN‘ ALLEGATION. _ Received July 'B, 8.55 am. i . _ WASHINGTON, July 7. - i The Chairman ‘of the Graham House 10-ommitteo states that ‘President VVil- - prior t.o tlie'deela’ra-t.ioil of “war, ‘illegally organisedthe Couneilof N'a—~ ‘ ‘t-ional ' Defen.ee.«'ith'ereby ‘creating asecret G;overnm‘ent,. which forinulated the war legislation, and befriended big businesses. Graham alleged that Wil- ‘ son. .defi_-end; -Congress, ‘zgandp 'at=‘t.e-inpted a~dietatorsh'ip. ,- ,- 1.. I=RlNcr..,.o_r WALES T 0 ',v_|‘sl'r Received July 8," 8.55 a.m. ST. JOHNS (Newfoundland), July 7. The Prince‘ of Wales is expected, to arrive on August 12th. I ' THE FIUME PROBLEM. EITALY TAKES DRASTIC ACTION. i LONDON, July, 6. 3 According to at Milan newspaper’s } Flume correspondent, Grrazioli appealed i to the French to prevent the_Jugo-slavs llanding at Martinschizza, in the rear iofi the Iltalions holding the Armistice lline. On hearing that instructions must be awaited from Franchet Deslperey, who is at Constantinople, Grazioli took independent action. Accordingly. when a huge transport ‘requisitioned by the French appeared in Martinschizza Bay, o.l'ammed with set- ‘ bian and Jugo—Slav soldiers, an Italian J destroyer ordered her to returTl’to her port of departure, otherwise she would Ibo sunk. This order Was obeyed. ! CAUSED BY COST Ol‘ LIVING. : GOVERNMENT COUNTERING I PROFITEERS. , . .___._ I LONDON, July 6. j The DailyVChronicle’s Milan correslpondent statesi The Governnlent is trying to cope with violent popular ‘rebellion against dear living, particularly in Tuscany, Romagna and Marces Jby establishing State control. Hither; to the joint profits to the producers and middlemen have been anything up 'B6 400 per cent. The authorities at Rome have enforced reduction of 50 per cent. on foodstuffs and 25 it on clothing. _ The State proposes to dis? tribute food over the country through committees, limiting tradesmenfs [profits to 10 per cent_ There was Wh"6Tesale pillage at [Florence Leghorn and Bologna. ‘A hundred rioters were wounded at

Florence. Several were killed and at thousand arrested. —, 3 I The “Daily Chr6nicle’.s Milan correspondent reports:_ The local.authol-_ ities and Labour in Milan e- sent an ultimatum to the Government to-ef-fect a radical remedy‘ by] Monday er a general strike wouldibe declared. They demanded 50 to 70 per cg); abatement in the prices of all prime necessaries of life. _ Agitation in Genoa. and elsewhere was ‘lulled by’ forced" sales of goods_ at half-price. RHEIMS oi-:coßA'rE"o av _ FRANCE_ I . PARIS, July 6. I President Poincare, at a. great state ceremony, investing the city of Rheims With the CFOSS 01 the Legion of Honour and the C-roix de Gue;-re, paid a tribute, to the inhabitants for their heroic defence and sublime faith lin France’s future.’ I "WELLINGTON ITEMS. I * _._..—. I . WELLINGTON, this day. Mr Donald Robertson will retire from I the position of Public Service CommisI sioner on the return of Messrs Massey aild"_Ward. A section of the territorial forces are to be trained in the use of the Lewis! gun as well as in the standard machine ‘ gun. During the ‘latter "stages in France there werc‘34: Lewis, -guns to every battalion. _S_ufiicient machinegun equipment is to come from the United Kingdom and France to New Zealand to equip -two divisions of infantry end one mounted. CHINA AND JAPAN. ANOTHER CAUSE OF FR_-ICTION. NEW YORK, July,,s; I The New York Times’ iviishiiigien correspondent states: _Despat'clles from I_Tckio say that certain Japanese in‘ltcrests demand that‘ Mongolia :and ‘l\'*lanc'll‘uria be excluded ‘from the new for financing China. “ 3 respoiidchfltjjilsnyspt J_a'paii'esc n'ewsp2£'p‘ers in Chinfn pare" .'bi"trt‘e.[i-iy ’ epfp‘6"s'ing '-tlfe" new" c_'-o.iisoi:t‘ii’i'lrl:V"l!)‘lzi:‘r:i.> ‘ :3Th’ey"‘ dcélar'e ‘itlwilli I they f_lpaiiesc""rise‘7’in¢China.’ I ’.<.€rrnANls£:D ' NEW ZEALANDERSQ I MANUKA ‘TO SAIL TO-DAY. I ._ SYDNEY, "July 7. I It was stated at .-the Union ComIpany’s_ office, t»o;day ._that the Manuka I will sail to-morrow _.-as -arranged‘ with 1300 stranded ‘NOW Zealanders. I GOVERNMENTBV LATEST INFORMATION. , I _ wELLINGToN,~ July 7. - I; Sir Jeme_s'_iiiien states ‘that he ens] been infoi'nle'd I i\flariuli§}'\‘vo.ul'd ' not get‘ away ”t"l'oln>l'_ Sy'dri_cy ' rte-’da'y.,' ‘it was hoped "s‘heA"wpu:lAd “be; 'tb:'_Y_lea\ve> ' to—mo:ljro,w.__ ' Shdl'tag_ep div Ilabouifi swcieni to: the vesselifl’ ‘V V" " Allen receivcd‘”a nies-I saglevfroin the Government agent in_ Sydney in respect to the appeal to. the Sealnen’s Union to remove obstacles I preventing the Moeraki. sailing, stating I that -t.llc secretary of the Union blamed 'thc Union Company for not accepting I an ‘offer to man the vessel under certain conditions. The message conclud~ ed: He considered the Company’s oifer not sincere to rcpatriate the people.” \ The Minister‘ sent. the foilowing furI‘fher message to the agent: “I do not consider this an answer to my appeal, and will be glad if the Union will ‘state whether they will respond to Imy appeal, or whether they refuse. I lam sure they have misjudged the {attitude of the Union Company. lam leez~.t.ain the Company is sincere in its I desire to rcpatriate stranded New Zealanders.” - I Sir James Allen has not received a I reply to this further appeal. ' Sir James Allen states that both the Union Company and the Hnddart Parkler Company‘ have agreed that When‘ Ibcats resume running preffieiicc will Ibo given to stranded New Zcalanders.