GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 September 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY ' SIGNED. _.__..—_—o_.._.—.__— Received 9 a..m. PARIS, Sept. 9. Austria has signed the Peace Treaty. NEW ZEALAN D’S OPPORTUNITY. «LONDON, sept_ 9. Speaking at ._a. dinner Ito {Colonel Munter, of the New Zealand Forces, Sir Thomas Mackenzie drew attention to tlie Motherland’s enormous debt of taxation which, with lessened money '.value,_while placing her at a disadvantage, lafforded an opportunity for -Dominions like New Zealand to become thorough and more capable in the administration of centres of production and industrial activity. AIRSHIPS NOT GOMZMBROIALLY POSSIBLE. . Received 9.25 am. . LONDON, Sept. 10. General B'rancker declares airships have not yet proved commercially useful. R.T.34’s performance was splendid, was not a possible competitor with steamers. Commercial airships must be larger~,.4;;j_‘- faster and possess greater lifting power.‘ Immense capital would btfrcqnired to build theln, land the money probably would not be forthcorning. -

I BOLSHEVIK HOSTAGES ARRESTED Received 9.25 a.m_ U LONDON, Sept. 10. ! Fifty Bolshcvik hostages were ar- ' rested at Leifli as a guarantee for the ! safety of British prisoners. ' .._.._..__.._. I A CRICKET. i AUSTRALIANS V. ENGLAND. Received 10.25 am. I LONDON, Sept.’lo_ At Scarborough Thornton’s 11. in their fir-st innings against the Austra'l:'ans scored 187. Gregory took seven “wickets ‘for eighty-three runs. The ,Austra‘lians in their second innings [have lost six wickets for 264—Willis J ninety-six. I A PESSIMISTIC SCIENTIST. i - ENGLAND’S PLACE IN THE 1 WORLD. Received 10.10 a.nl. LONDON, Sept. 10. Sir C. A. Parsons, addressing the _Bri’Eish Association, said that failing'unexpected discoveries in science, such as harnessing latent molicular and atomic energy, England’s great posi—' tion could not be maintained indefinitely. Long before our coal was exhausted the population would gradualVly migrate to countries were the natural sources of energy, chiefly waterpower were rrost abundant. Sir C. A_ Pa:-sons entered a. strong plea for .4. bore hole as a possible Source of power. A bc-re hole could be dug 12 miles deep at a cost of five millions, and could be extended in granite strata t'o thirty miles. aoxmc. _ ~.wr - " " Received Noon. PARIS, Sept. 10_ The Chairman of the Federation Fraincaise de Box has invited Internatienal Boxing Associations, including iAus't~'ralia, tea’ conference at Paris in February, 1920,'f0r discussion of regulations for the World’s professional and amateur championships. HOME RULE FOR SILESIA. ' Received Noon. COPENHAGEN, »Sept_ 10. The Lokal Anzieger announces that Germany proposes to inaugurate Home Rule for Upper Silesia.