GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 13 September 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

REHABILITATION OF GERMANY.‘

I. EXTRAORDINARY PROGRESS i INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY _ INCREASED_ D Received 9.40 a.m. [ LO'NDON, Sept. 11. ' Mr Renwick, the Daily Chronicle’s ‘Berlin correspondent states after two |months’ absence it is interesting to inote the changes in Germany. Indusltrial productivity is increasing, the ‘strike fever has declined, and the whole situation is being stabilised Meat is moreplentiful at 9/ per pound. The great improvement in the amount and quality of the articles now being sold makes it evident that industrial |Germany is putting her shoulders to the wheel. She is making stocks of Ucroekery, gla'_s's‘, and furniture on the ,largest scale. Clothes still present a Idifficulty, but stores of -haberdashery, gloves, and other articlesare abundant. During the last two or three months Germany-,.has‘ made‘ great strides in replenishing. her home smarkets, which is ‘-fa -'preliminary ‘to. at’tacking foreign markets_ The "dépre4‘ ‘._c_ia.tion of themark will tell seriously, ‘but representatives of American bank-._ and other financial‘ ‘cbnc"ers's:'have already arrived, making arrangements" which will send‘ up the mark’ "With a_ bound. -A cotton’ bank is‘ being estab lished in Bremen "under American costrol to hasten the imports of cotton. Big coal‘ shipments from America are also being arranged for. V’ V THE PEAGE TREATY. ' CANADA’S ATTITUDE. ' Received 9.10 am. OTTAWA, sept. 12. After defeating by 102 to 70 [Mr Feilding’s amendment agreeing to ‘the Treaty, but asserting that the House! refused to assent to any impairment of existing automonous authority of Hl6‘ Dominion and, also declaring that itfuture Canada must settle what part she will take in any War .through its re-I presentative Parliament, the House of; Commons passed a resolution to approve} Peace’ without a division. I ROUMANIAN PROTEST. g ' Received 11.50 a.m.

PARIS, Sept. 11.

' Roumanian"neWspaper.s are indignant lat the Allies refusing ‘to admit the validity of their reservations. They dis,approve of ‘the delegates signing the Austrian Peace Treaty, which has deprived Roumania of sovereign rights for her people, placing her under an outi rageous tutelage. ‘ 1 ...__.... }RouMANIA EASPERATES PEACE % CONFERENCES. V , --_..___- . i PARIS, Sept. 11. I An article in the “Journal” states ‘that the Peace Conference is exasper“ated at Roumania’s action. The Americans are seeking a quarrel because the Roumanians have allowed the Standard. Oil Company to secure Roumaniais petrol supplies, and also because Roumania’s Wheat exports interfere with Amer-ica’s. The Roumanians fare able to stand firm, becau"§cf' they command the Russian wheat, of which §they cannot be deprived. iPRIN'CE OF WALES AS A COWBOY l .____ 1 INCIDENT IN CANADA. J Received 8.30 a.m. . OTTAVVA, Sept. 12. ! At Saskatoon, in Saskatchewan, the E Prince of Wales participated in a cowiboy and cowgirl typical Wild West stampede. The Prince led the proces-‘ sion of cowboys, waving his hat andl cheering, Afterwards he was unable to escape on account of excessive handshacks_ > WIDNES BY-ELECTION‘. A 0 ___. . . FISHER DEFEATED. Received..B.3o a.r. " ' » LONDON, Sept. 12. In the Widnes _b7y~elect.ion~, forwhich, M!‘ F‘. M‘. B;-Fisher (a‘NeW Zealainda er) was a candidate, Mr Arthur Henderson was elected.