DEMOBILISING WOMEN'S AIR FORCE.

Taihape Daily Times, 25 September 1919, Page 5

DEMOBILISING WOMEN'S AIR FORCE.

Received 8.50 a.m

LONDON, Sept. 23.

Out of 13,345 members of the WO- - Air Force, the Immediate dumobilisation of over 10.000 has been ordered, and the remainder before April next. H SEIN FEIN AMBUSH. A POLICE PATROL. Received 8.50 :1.111. LONDON, Sept. 23. The Sinn Feiners ambushed a local police patrol at Cahrer, in County Clare. The police returned the fire. The police, who were uninjured, afterwards found a blood-saturated handkerchief under a hedge; also eleven overcoats and ammunition. *-

D ’ANNUNZIO’S GOUP.

FAR-REAC HING EFFECTS.

ROME, Sept. 23

The difficulty over'Fiume is critical The Government is tottering, and the King has convened a Gramd Council of Presidents of the Cham-Jere, ex-Prem-iers, leaders of parties, and army and navy commanders. Sucjh a convocation is unprecedented. A Tittoni premiership is suggested in __an endeavour to conciliate President Wilson_

Meanwhile D‘Annunzio has made onlarged claims, declaring that Italy must have the port anti failways, in addition to the city of Fiume. “Even King Emanuel," he says, “Would not be allowed past my senfrics unless presented himself as’ King of Flume."_

Milan newspapers condemn D’An-« nunzio’s ;zi-otesque manifestoes to the Venetians of Lombafiiy, in which he says that if half the people of Italy - were like those of Fiume Italy would .._be'4'mistress of half the world. f'_ Italy 'ne.'edg‘:to be mistress of "her own 5’ é.r‘my. Preaching ‘mutiny i4'S>V‘ely danll geroius; ' "The army‘ ihay 'to—day answer . to a Nationalist. ‘great appea,l'and to»._l mo‘n-ow" to Bolshevistyineitenivent‘.h . U "The “Secolo” _de'n'ou'nc’e‘s "D'fA'n'nun,zio"s'“eoup fag the fruit of V delirious‘ jvaniiiy. ‘I ti Lizzo TO COMMAND FLEE'l‘l_l ‘ : Received 8.50_a.m. . . ROME, Sept. 23. _‘ D’Annunzio has given command of L his fleet to Lizzo, who sank the Aus'tria.n baltleship St. Stephen. I —-L 5 THE INCIDENT CLOSED. fl DECISION SHOULD BE LEFT TO 3]’ - TRIPLICE. ; ' —-- l Received 9.20 am. ll _ PARIS, Sept. 24.. J i General Guiseppe Garilialdi, in an in-‘ iterview, said the Fiume incident wasl lelosed, as Italy was in possession. If] D’Annunzio hadnot entered the city lthe Garibaldians would have done sol within la: fol’-inight_ Mr VVi_lson,, ifl moved by the right spirit,‘ would allow Britain, France, and Italy to Asettlethe question. Italy would be satisfied with ‘ their decision. ' ' . a A —-—- } ACQUISITION OF AEROPLANES ,2 STOPPED. I l Received 10.45 a.m. I l ROME, Sept. 24:. i After some Italian airrnen had flown ; to Fiunie to join D’Annunzio, "the Italian Government put all aeroplanes ml ‘the Kingdom out of use by removir'l essential parts. The Government recalled the ships sent with supplies fol /the Far East in connection withl . D’Annunzio’s projected Rome fol ;Tokio flight. ’ l I An aeroplane from Fiume dropped al message at Genoa, in which D‘Annunzio declared he was eei-‘lain to conquer, emphasising his own daring as boundless. Admiral Langi goes to Fiume as bearer of the GoVernlnent’s proposals ,to D’Annunzio. Badoglio has returned { to Rome. 5