TIRESOME ROUMANIA.

Taihape Daily Times, 1 September 1919, Page 5

TIRESOME ROUMANIA.

. RUPTURE OF RELATIONS [ %A ’ LONDON, Aug. 31. ‘The Daily Teiegraphs gal-is correspondent reports that as the Roumanian Government has not replied to the Supreme Go<uncil’s Notes, th'e’l&merican cirélé favour rupfufe of the relations. The French delegation is averse to this step.

I ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET. ' BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP DECIDED 1 ' received 9.5 .a.m. { ' LONDON, Aug. 31. Yorkshire won the County Cricket I Championship; Kent was second, Nott-ing-hamshire third, and Lancashire and lSomersct tied for fourth. There was ‘much interesting cricket during the lseason, but the standard was somepwhat below prc—war form. Many young pronrising players -made their [debut in first-class cricket, and there \ will be no lack of good men for a test ‘team next year. The chief weakness was in bowling, especially in the absence of fast bowlers, Somerset in playing the Australians‘ were all out for 70. The Australians, in .their second innings made 144 for the loss of four wickets and declared it closed. -Somerset in their second innings, made 64. The Allstra.lians won -by 95 runs. SMUTS SUGCEEDS BOTI-lA, ; PREMIER OF SOUTH AFRICA. Received 8.35 ra.-m. I LONDON, Aug. 31. , . A message from Pretoria States that lSmuts is to succeed ‘Botha. as Pr-e- ---, mier. ; ~ .'-"‘- l BELA KUN AND BOLSHBVISM. ; ___._ ‘ AN APPEAL TO KENIN. l ‘éu-Ij ‘I Received 3.35 a.m, A AMSTERDAM, Aug. 31. Bela Kun, in spite -of his retirement, Sent 3 message to Lenin appealing for money in order‘ that he may resume his Bolshevist campaign in Hungary. It is understood that Ither-e were 100,000 armed Bolshevists at Budapest,‘ determined to re-establish" a Soviet dictatorship as soon as the Roumanian ' troops leave Hungary. ~ _ L . PLEA-A-Ci? l+nm-v-A‘A [A Us AiuENpMn_NT., _ WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. " The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has adopted an amendment to the Peace Treaty providing for the re- 1 presentation of the United States on, equality with Britain at the Peace; Council. _ M _ } ._..—.— J INDIA WANTS SELF,-GOVERN-_WASHINGTON, Ang_ 29. j India, Ukrainia, Esthoula and Live»; nia, through representatives, have presented claims for self-government toll the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. They ask for the rejection of‘ the Peace Treaty because it does not provide_ such recognition. Mr Mal-me, counsel for the Hindus, asserted that Britain secured a place for India at, the Peace table in order to secure another vote. . Us. WATCHING BRITISH VOTING POWER. - WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. . The Senate during consideration of the Treaty, passed an amendment providing that no British Dominion may‘ "participate in the decision in any dispute to which one of them is a party_ AMERICAN LAI3OUR’S VIEW. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. 1 Mr Gompers made a statement that! the Treaty, including the Covenant,‘ should be adopted unamended without; delay. ,The Treaty, he said, safe-1 guards all that Labour has secured. { A CONVICTING CABLE. ' ‘ LONDON, Aug. 30. Mr Henderson, at the eleventh hou; in the ‘Widnes campaign, received a cable from Mr Seddcin from New Zealand denying that Mr F. M. B. Fisher relinquished a Ministerial position in order to come to England, pointing out that he was heavily defeated at ‘the general election. The cable, to;gether with the New Zealand Labour ‘|Pal'ty’s message wishing Mr Hender!sOn success, has been widely placardl ed “ u , ____.____. "BRITISH WARSHIPS DISCARDED. I "“""’ 7, 3 JELLICOE’-S OLD FLAGSHIP. i . Received 10.10 a.m. " 5, LONDON, Aug. 31. I A further 16 ships to be sold as a result of the Admiralty decision, include the Redoubtable, Jupiter, Albion, Campus, and the Albermarle, Jellico-e’s first flagship. ~ NEGRO AND wrrrre RIOTS, l'Sl’X KILLED; MIAN.'Y WOUNDEDL ,' Received 10.10 am, NEW YORK, Aug. 31. l A 111953380 from Knoxville, TenI nessec, states that six persons were kined -and many wounded in riots between negroes» and whites. The militia‘ were called out.

ITALIAN ILLITERATES. TO BE EDUCATED. Received 10.40 am. ROME, Aug. 31 A Royal Decree has been issued authorising the establishment of a. National Institute for the education of adult illitrats throughout Italy. THE FIUME SETTLEMENT. TITTO'NI VLISITS LLOYD GEORGE. Received 10.40 a.m. FARIS, Aug_ 31. A Tittoni Italian Foreign Minister is visiting Mr Lloyd George, at Deanville in connection with the Fiume settlement. FOODSTUFFS FOR GERMANY. FRANCE AND ITALY MAKING ‘ TREMENDOUS EFFORT. UNIQUE STORIES OF PROFITEERI ’ ING. LONDON, Aug. 30. A Geneva message states that despite the shortage and high price of food in France and Italy, both countries are making a tremendous effort to sell Germany foodstuffs, including fruit, vegetables and wine. Vast stoclcs are aecumlating in Switzerland in readiness for delivery. Swiss profiteers are swindling the Germans in a bare-faced manner, offering food in lots of hundred car-loads and giving nc details. Many cars A have been found to contain canary seed and chestnut flour. Unscrupulous French, Italian and Swiss traders are reaping vast profits because German speculators are willing to pay thrice what foreign speculators could obtain. There is no evidence -that Englishmen are participating in this profiteering. The Government is aranging an international imp‘or’t_'_market at Frankfort, which is likely to become aweongress for , international Vprofiteers. EXPORT on WOOL ‘TO’ GERMANY. . . LONDON, Aug; 31_ Following the Ministry of Munitions decision to allow all foreign. countries to buy Government wool after September lst, the War Trade Department intends to issue licenses to export wool "to Germany. . I

RRITAIN’S— DANGER. DUMPING OF GERMAN GOODS EXPECTED. - LONDON, Aug. 31. In View of the impending abolition of rfistrictions on imports, unless affecting key industries a number of British traders are urging Sir Auckland Geddes to prevent the dumping of non-essential articles. British toymakers declare that the Germans are ready to swamp the market, and urge that there be a minimum of three years prohibition of German toys to enable British firms to instal modern n.~achinery_