GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 27 August 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

A TRIATOROUS FRENCHMAN. ' SENSATIONAL TELEGRAM. : Received 9 a.i. I PARIS, Aug.. 26. The “Petit Parisienj’ has created a. sensation by publishing ‘a telgram from Von Jagow; dated 11th December, 1914, to the. High Commissioner von der Lanclien, at Brussels, stating his desire to win Judet over, and adding th'atAJudet had consented to place_his Wliole influence at Germany’s disposal for propanganda purposes in consideration of the payment of two million francs, Von Jagow, in the telegram, asks Von der Lancken’s opinion as to concluding an agreement with Judet. PRESERVING ORDER IN EGYPT. Received 9.25 am. CAIRO, Aug. 26. Sir Edmund Allenby has issue a Warning proclamation, owing to the wholesale" formation of so-called Labour syndicates, which are really political organisations, menacing public order. The proclamation has already had a good effect. FRICTION BETWE-EN BELGIANS AND DUTCH. OVER FRONTIER QUESTION. STRAIGHT TALK FROM HOLLAND Received 9 a.m. PARIS, Aug. 26. The dispute between the Dutch and Belgian delegates at the Commission for the revision of the Treaty of 1839 were so‘ violent that the Belgians decided towreturn to Brussels, the French Foreign Oflice at the last moment pursuading them to" re-train pending the receipt of the report of the Dutch Minister in’London. This accuses the Belgians of constantly violating Dutch rights in the Scheldt, and points out that Hollani will never permit the Scheldt to ecome the Dutch-Belgian frontier, inasmuch as the present from flags are the outcome of the historic aetelopments of Holland's positive right. Replying to Belgian demands Holland declared that any attempt to enforce the proposed new boundaries will be regarded as a casus belli.

I SOVIETISM IN AMERICA. I Reccved 9.0 a.m. I WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. I The Department of Justice has lis~ Iclosed the fact. that Russian Soviets are supplying funds to stir up racial lantagonism in the "United St-L‘;:s. , 1 .__.._._.._._ ELIMINATING U.S_ REPRESENTAI TION. I ON EUROPEAN COM}.vII.SS lON. I Received 9.0 gm. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. I The Senate Committee has eliminaI ted United States’ rOp‘.‘.‘S)Ll'c'~l‘.,so;l from ‘all European Conimissioas supervising ‘reconstruction, with the exception of i the Reparations Commission. ' K AERIAL FLIGHTS IN AMERICA. I FROM TORONTO TO ALBANY. I Received N oon_ I NEW YORK, Aug. 26. _ Thirteen aeroplanes have arrived at Albany from Toronto. Colonel BarIker, the Canadian Ace, has arrived at IMineola, and is preparing to return. 'Three out of the twelve Canadian machines reached Roosevelt landing field in New York. The other nine were unable to continu from Albany owing to adverse weather. Sergeant C. B. Coombs arrived first, his flight time being six hours .twenty-one minutes; Roland Rholfs was second, Major SchIroeder third. These three planes will [start their return flight to Toronto to-, lday. None of the twenty-nine Ame—§ rican aeroplanes which left New Yorkl lfor Toronto reached their destination‘ owing to Weather conditions and accidents. , U.S_ SELLING WAR STOCKS. I I I Received 11.10 a.m. E LONDON, Aug. 26. i The Government is opening retail !stores throughout the country to sell lsurplus war stocks. _l ‘ " ' I f us. AMENDMENT TO PEACE I ._ . ‘TREATY?’ I ' Received '9.:5 'a.m. ' ' - - WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. 5 The United States Foreign Rclationsi Committee adopted an amendment tof the Peace Treaty eliminating United IStates membership on the Commissionl charged with the task of determining, boundaries between Belgium and Ger-; many. A J A CRISIS COMING IN HUNGARY._, PARIS, Aug. 26. I In Qonnection with Mr Hoover andM_ Louchcurfs note to Roumani.-3, prc—l testing against Roumania taking Hungarian assets ‘belonging to the Allies,} Roumania has been informed that the Allies propose to suspend fulfilment’ of contracts relatingto the supply of arms and ammunition. Relaitonsl with Roumania. are getting worsei Theyzare reaching a crisis, and a rue-E ture is Ipossible, .A _I ’ '

ROUMANIA_’S A'.l"l‘l'l‘l,'l)E'_ ’ ' . LONDON, Aug. 25. V The “Morning Post-‘s" Paris'colr(-s----pondent’ says Roumania is scriougl.y considering refusing to sign the Austrian Treaty. She objects to the articles relating to the protection of ethnical and religious mino.l.'itie's. ALLIES TO CONTINUE BL\)(3I~‘.A,‘.)E. PARIS, Aug. 26_ The Allies have dciided to cuntzuuc the blockade of Hungary until she formally accepts peace.