GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, 19 July 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

: CELEBRATIONS IN EGYPT. LARGE, ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING. Received 9.20 a.rn. V . CAIRO-, July 18. I There are enthusiastic "peace cele,brations taken part in by all sections {of the population. Sixty thousand iattcnded various fetes. l ..__._.____ A THE KAISER’S CRIMES. - ’NOl.‘,sU;3s:rrl:rU}TEs ALLO-WED. ' j . Received 9.20 a_rii.._ _- l PARIS, July 18. F The. Peace Conference Committee, fidealing with the Responsiliility.-, for ‘Crimes, resolved. to. adhere .to. the terms of the treaty,‘ and .to ..,refuse» liaethmann H_ollweg’s and Hinder;-’_ ,_burg’s offers to replace the ex-Kaiser. ’ THE BISLEY MEETING." - ’ E NEW ZEALANDER WINS THE 2, . KING’S PRIZE. , . , . F , Received 9.45 a.m. . LONDON, July 18. ‘ At Bisley, Sergeant Loveday of New izealand, won the King’s prize, scoring 253_ . In the Corporation of London Competition New Zcalanders won seven prize-s. Australians won the Coloniial Prize of £SO in connection with |the Kolapore Cup, and took thirteen lothcr prizes. . -‘ * I ‘ BRUTALITY INVESTIGATION. ‘ ‘GERMANS ATTACK AMERICANS. . Received 9.20 a.m. V ~ l- t ‘ "WASHINGTON, July 18.. The‘ Hous-e of Representatives appointed a special committee to inves,tigate alleged brutalities in the jAmerican army. Guilty oflieers had escaped with light punishmcnt_ One officer returned to camp beaten nearly to death. ' Two Germans attempted to assast sinate Major Cockrill, Provost Mar; Ishall of American forces at Coblenz_ lHe was not injured but his assailants § escaped. ' l . ’ THE IRISH REPUBLIC. l 1 ! PRE‘SIDE“NT}’S RECEPTION IN E T AMER@K. 1 .____ ‘ _ Received 9.20 am. I NEW YORK, July 11_ Seventeen thousand gathered in Madison Square for the purpose of welcoming De Valera, President of the Irish Republic. A meeting was held Eunder the auspices of the friends of i"-Ireland when more than ten thousand lpeople were unable to enter the garlden. They stood outside and sang ‘lrish songs. The League of Nations ‘Was loudly denounced as an AnglolAmerican alliance. Whenever -the names of Haig, Wilson, [Hoyd George, and Clemenceau were mentioned it WGS the signal for the crowd to signigfy their displeasure. , . .. 1 BRITISH GOAL TROUBLE, I .______ I THE SIX SHIDLINGS INCREASE. Received July 19, 9.5 a.m. LONDON, July 18. Mr ’B'onar Law, in the House of Comlmons, said, in ‘view of the miners’ de. ioiSion, the six shillings per ton in. | crease on coal would be effective on the 21st. , ,