GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 6 August 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

.IRIsH‘ POLIQE FIR_E_D ON. : ‘BRISK FIREKEPT ‘UP. . _. Received. 9.0. _ . LNODON, ‘August 4_ _ Twenty men attack-etl the Broadford barracks in" East ‘Clare, maintaining a brisk fire for over an hour. The police returneil the fire. One policeman was wounded. The attackers’ casualties are not known. THE IMPOSSIBLE HOHENZOLLERN INSULT T 0 KING GEORGE. Received 9.0_ AMSTERDAM, August 4. The Hamburgher Nachriehten publishes an open letter from Prince Henry of Prussia to King George, dcelaring that British statesmen engineered the war for the purpose of eli~ minating German commercial competition. The letter suggests that King George approved of this policy, and demands that leading British and Allied statesmen should be tried By a neutral tribunal rather than the Kaiser, if the Entcnte wantsto get at the truth as to ixistigating the war.

SPECIAL CONVENTION PROPOSED THE COLONIAL CURSE. Received August 5, 9-0 3-m~ ' PARIS, Aug. 3. A special Convention of the Peace Conference reported in favour of some international convention to Suppress slavery, and prevent the importation of inferior spirits into ‘the colonies; also -to suppress private trafl'ic in Warlike arms, and :1 rigorous supervision over all other arms. ' BIG STRIKE IN U.S.A. 450,000 RAILROADERS OUT NEW YORK, August 3 A message from Washington says it, is estimated that 450.000 railroad shopworkers went on strike following a demand upon the railroad administra‘-" tion from 68 to 75 cent per hour.

RACEERIOTS. t .32 KILLED AND 500 INIURED NEW YORK, August 3 With more than three thousand troops and a like number held in re-. Serve order is gradually being restored. Nevertheless, the disorders, which resulted in 32 death and 500 wounded still smoulder_ To-day one negro was killed and six seriously injured. Thirty-seven fires were reported during the day, all of which occurred in negroes’ homes. Although the riots are subsiding, bands of white rioters are attacking negroes wherever they are found. _________...,__ . ‘INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST A CONFERENCE. BERNE, August 3. The chief business at to-day.’s ses.~.lon of the International Socialist Con;ference was the presidential address, wherein the president referred to a probable social upheaval the need ‘of re. vision of the Peace Treaties; allied intervention in Russia; -and the nationalisation of industry. Regarding Russia, Mr Henderson urged that the Government withdraw all support of these reactionéiry adventures Mr. Henderson expressed the belief that the railways, mines, and the minerals of Britain would ,Very shortly become public property.

BRITISH EMPIRE. A LEAGUE «,,~OF XEREES I_NA'T-lONS‘. FINE SPEECH BY GENERAL I p SMUTS_ LONDON, Aug. 5. General Smuts, in the course Of 3 speech, said the time had come when we must look beyond our own country for development and larger vision. ‘Referring to the charge of the Nation;alists that he’ was’ going to give away the 'rights' of s'outh' Africa, he said he ‘al'wayfs‘preaché'd that‘ the British Empire was a league of -free, equal, States. The Empire could only "endure upon one basis~—-as a league of equal, independent States. The old-idea‘ of. Imperial Federation was ’ ‘unworkable, and would lead to the break up of the Empire. It had the greatest futurefi as a league of free nations ego-'opera-, ting in all matters of defence and’ taking council together in matters of; i‘7ore.ign policy. i \...,.___________ __ I INCIDENT IN IMANCHURIA. "‘- I CHINESE MURDER JAPANESE. APOLOGY MADE AND ACCEPTED. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. The Japanese Embassy announcledl that Chinese soldiers attacked 3. J»a.p- l anese military detachment at Kuance-A} hengku, Manchuria, killing sixteen? lsqldiierst, sand Wouuiding sevjenlteen ‘ others. The ‘Chinese .Government”! apologised for the incident, dismissed: the commanders of the Chinese forcei involved, and reprimanded the Governmentof the province ‘Where the ineid- } ent occurred.

ANTI-JAPANESE RIOTS IN V V _ SHANTUNG. ' « ._ NEW YORK, Aug. 1. A despateh from Honolulu States that serious anti-Japanese riots are reported at Esionafu, Shantung. B’IG SHIPPING DEAIL. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. The Japanese Board announceg that it will sell a hundred steel coal~b{:il'lling Vessels, aggregating .a:bout, 230,000 gross tons, to an American corporation. It is believed the sale involves eighty million dollars, and the ships will be bought for French and Italian \ni{~ tcrests. GENERAL STRIKE AT BASLE. MACHINE-GUNS KILL STRIKERS. BERNE, Aug. 3. There is a general strike in Basie, in favour of cheaper food and the reouisitioning of empty houses and flats. éoldiers guarding public buildings and bankisi came ipto con,rflic't {With The strikers. ,‘.M-aehine guns were "used, several being killed.

GE-RMANYY’S REPARATION BURDER. CAN SEE BEAR IT? NEW YORK, Aug, 1, Mr Baruch, economic adviser :to the American Peace Delegation, made a statement to the Foreign Legion ’s Com. mittee of the Senate, in which he said ‘the reparati-on elai.nT€d from Germany was greater than she can pay, but the Reparation Commission wiil probably reduce the sum. Mr Baruch added {that President Wilson believed the United States should not share the German payments.

BOLSHEVIKS DEPEATED. ALLIES CAPTURE ONEGA. Received August 6, 11.35 a.nl. ' LONDON, Aug. 4. A Bolshevik wireless states that the enemy bombarded and captured Onega from the sea. The northern portion of the town is in flames.‘ Fighting continues. BOLSHEVISM IN ENGLAND. .__....,.____ LOOTING, DRINKING AND _ DANCING. THE TR-OOPS CHAFFED Received 11.25 LODON, Itugusr 5. Mr Maeready has cancelled all police leave. It is believed that some who are absent under the guise of leave are actively encouraging a‘*Sti-ike The cancellation will compel them to demonstrate their ~ real feelingse_ The Birmingham situation is serious. Four hundred out of twelve hundred police are involved. Organisers declare that tramway workers and fire brigades have promised Support. Looting of Li‘v'e'rpool Shops was renewed on Saturday night and Sunday, despite soldiers being drawn up in streets. Jewellery, groceries, clothing, and boot shops again suffered, The looters carried -their spoils to t'heir homes in the neighbourhood of the streets, and returned‘ for more. They raided a Sugar factory, also a been bottling works. Men, women, and boys laden with bottles"'of beer paraded the streets drinking, while others rolled barrels of beer into the road, where crowds, with glasses, cups and jugs gathered around, dancing and drinking. ‘They ran away when the troops arrived, but returned and chaffed the soldiers. Looters smashed in the windows of a music warehoue, dragged pianos on -to the pavement‘, and played for the dancers. "Many looters were arrested.

. SERIOUS COAL SHORTAGE IN BRITAIN AND ITALY. Received 11.35_ - . to’ LON_DO'N, August 4 The Supreme Ec_ononlic' Council, meeting, in London at the weekend, viewed. the European coal situation with the utmost gravity. lfroduction hasgfallen dangerously low,Aand it is impossible to decrease consumption sufficiently to meet the deficit owing to essential minimum requirements. The only remedy is to increase the production and improve tin; distrib‘utive organisation;‘' The latest estima.te of British output is 180 million tons, which does not suffice for internal consumption. 'ltaly’s prospects are considered to be grave, in View of cessation of British exports ~"’ " p" .BR!TAIN Ahead ’ARGEN'rINE.” RELATIONS VERY s-'r‘R'All\*Ep_. ; Received August 6, 11.30 a.m. ' WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. V Owing to the dispute with reference to the German steamer purchase, diplomatic relations Between Britain and Argentine are approaching a breach, a.Ccol'ding_to Buciios Kyros advices. THE 'L..T.VERPOO'L DISTURBANCE. «LONDON, Aug‘, 4. About forty Liverpool shops were damaged. Jewellers, pawnbrokers, g:'C.r2crs, drapers, and boot shops were lootcd, and fixtures destroyed, the streets being strewn with wreckage. Four tanks are stationed in -the streets, and three destroyers have arrived to protect the docks.

SUGGESTED SUPPORT BY RAILWAYMEN. wWLONDON, Aug. 4. The I.iyerpoo] railwaymen demand that the national union support the police strike. BRITISH COAL CRISIS. LONDON, August 4. Mr Smith states that the Yorkshire branch meetings ratified rejection of the Government's terms. GOVERNMENT NOT TO INTERFERE IN INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES. LONDON, Aug‘. 4. The Government Ea; decided to I'o- - t=o the pre-war policy of no interference in industr'ina.l disputes. HUNGARY. ROUMANIANS MARCH INTO BUDAPEST. LONDON, Aug. 4. Two Roumanian regiments marched into Budapest. ’.l‘here‘- were no disfurbances.