GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 3 October 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

MORE OF ’.I‘IRPITZ’S BOOK. XVANTED A‘ NAVAL BATTLE WITH BRITAIN. AND TO BOMBARD LONDON. Received 8.50 am. . LONDON, Oct. 1. Further extracts fr-3:21 Admiral von Tirpitzg book published in Berlin show that Bethmam:.—Hollweg would not agree to Britain being provoked to a. naval battle as Ti:-pitz desired, with a view to striking at Bvritainfs prestige. Hoilweg d(-£sl‘ed to retain the fleet intact till the and of the war to use in peace negotiations_ Tripitz ‘also favoured the benibai-dment of London by all available means, both by land and air.

BELGIAN ROYALTIES IN AMERICA.

Received 9.20 am.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.

The King and Queen of Belgium have arrived. They spend the day in New York, and then travel west, visiting 23 cities, arriving’ at Washington‘ on 24th October.

A; CLVIC ‘WELCOME EXTENDED.

Received 10.10 am,

NEW YOR-K, Oct. 2.

The Belgian Royalties made the voyage on the George. Waéhington. The city was bcflagged. The Viée-Pl-esi'den*t icxttrendect grectin-gs 0-11 behalf of President Wilson. The firsit ‘day mas spent incognito. A civic welcome is being held the follovving day. _ Z ‘

-THE RACE WAR.

TROOPS PATROLLING OMAHA

Received.’ 9.35 am. NEW YORK, Oct. 2.

’l‘he New York Times’ Omaha correspondent s"ta»ttes that «another negro assaulted a white. w'olna.n. Newspapers suppressed the fact. in order to p-revent a resumption of rioting. One thousand troops are patrolling the city‘, ‘and machine guns are placed on the roofs 0? buildings in many sections. More than one hundred persons were arrested as a. result. -of the recent riots. D’ANNUNZIO’S LATEST. Received 9.35 a.m. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. Diplomumtie advioe.s,.s‘~tate that D’An—nunzio plans to occupy the entire Istrum peninsula, and. expects ‘to: be at war with Jugo-Slavia. within 15 days. » ‘ ' ' AMERICANS PREVENT BLOODSHED. Received 10_10 a.m. V‘JASHING'i"?N, Oct. 2. .Admira.l Knapp, co_.mmanding the Americans in the Adztiatic, reported that only American ili".’erV'ention at Trau prevented blr-5,--isbnfl '. etween the Italians and Jug-)-3la.vs. ‘

PRESIDENT ’wlLsoN WORSE. Received 9.35 a.m. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. President’ Wilson is worse, and a. nerve specialist has been called in.

POULET’S DEPARTURE POST.

PONI-ID»

Received 9.35 am.

PARIS, Sept. 2.

M. Poulet postponed his departure’ owiné toLthe non:-an.-rival of certain British drocumefits. He expeclfs +0 leave on Friday. é ‘

WORLD’S ‘MOTOR cvcm RACE.

Received 9.35 am.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.

_ ‘fcannon--ball’ (lolc.r'a:.~ (N-'.Z.-) ' i-s----‘Vamong the sixty e.n:tlan*.2t for the m.'oto*r cycle’ raceA'a.t bhsepahea-1-"" Spce’r?lw'u_v.~ on? October 4." :.

CHINA AND NEW NATIONALITIES. ’ BUSINESS RESTRICTIONS ‘ ORDERED. Received 9.35 =a.m. NEW: YORK, Oct, 2. A despatch_tro:rl-£- eking states that it is understood that China proposes to abolish the extraiterritori-a1 pi-ivi.lege.s of néwly consitituted nat.ional'itie§,‘ including Austrfa and Germany. Subjects of’ these countries will be ordered ‘to restrict their~~ business operations to treaty ports. A «

NORTH: AND SOUTH CLEAVAGE‘

‘RESUMPTION OF HOSTILITIES » ' FFARED. ‘ V V Received 133011. WASHING-TON, Oct. 2. A despatch from Pekin reports that attenlp'ts to resume the conference between the delegates from North and South China are likely to prove unsuc-' cessfu], the South'el'n. delegates refusing to meet Wongi Tang, the representative of the Northern Governmegt, decluaring he represents the rezxctionalry and millitarist element. A resumption of hosf.iHt‘ies is feared. .

“r.-_ MORE TROUBLE FOR ‘TURKEY.

RISE OF

A NEW ' PRETENDER.

Received 8 50 ;1,.m

LONDON, Oct. 1

Constantinople ‘telegr-ams disclose that s‘f~aTrtling developments -arising from sinisrter movements of the pretended Mutapha Kegnal, an inlita’tor of Enver, who is allied to the Young 'l‘u.l-‘ks. He is flouting the Allies; and élofying ‘the Turkish Government by collecting faxes and levying military forces in. Eastern 3,-nd ‘Cen‘lnal Anatolia. He threatens to cut ‘off Constantinople’s food §upply. The movement is pl-ofos-sedly *direclt!ecl against the Greek

occupation of '-Smyl'-fia an-<1 Aidin regions. Kcmal is rapidly gaining ground, .a.l}d it is rcpofted he has won over the Konia and Azerbayan proVince. GALVANI.é»ED IRON_ ’ LONDON, Oct. 1. At .2. meeting «of Jorhn L-ysagt Ltd., the chairman sud, regarding the construction of Works at N} zwastle, that it was one of the most important developments in the 'cem';;anV’s history. He was confident the policy of local manufacture world ploVv.a :1 great success. He hoped the works. would be in operation this ye:lr.v-"If the plant

was successful, he would c-trnsider large

expansion.

PRINCE or WALES NOT TO TOUR

AMERICA.’

Received 1-1510 a.m_ ’ . WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. The Pl-incé of W-ales>hnVs decided not to make a tour of the United States, but to merely spend three days at Washington. ‘ V

TH E AME RICAN-COSSACK

INCIDENT.

GRAVES CONSIDERTNG RE-

TALIA. BION

Received 10.10 r...m. WASI-lINUTON, Oct. 2.

Major General Graves retalia.ting in an article publishczl agamst the Ame--1-ic-n.n4—VladivoStock enlb=rg'o on the shipment of fourteen hundred rifles intended for the use of the All-Russian Government at Om.=:k, declared owing to the ‘anti-Americzmism of Cossacks he was inclined to recommend that the United States should render no further assistance to Russia.

THE STEEL I'F:UST STRIKE_

370,000 MEN OUT.

Received 9.35 am‘

NEW YORK. Oct. 2.

Reports from ”Pittsburg state that Mr Foster assertefi that 370,000 steel w’ol'kel'S are on strll‘:e_ ‘

NEWS FROM BETHLEHEM.

Received noon,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.

The Bcthlehdm Steel Corporation has issued 9. statement thaf; all plants are running virtually. ‘at full capacity.

SITUATION IN GERMANY.

TIME‘ [FOR REVOLUTION PAST.

Received 8.50 a.m'.

COPENHAGEN,’ oct... 22.‘

A eoinpetent B‘m'l‘in ' bbsel"vel_',‘ summing up the pdsifibn in Germany‘ to‘-' day, says’ the 7t'inle ’a.nd_opportuni‘ty for the o»ver't-hroyv 'of”tlle present Govern? ment‘ is ‘past; “A majority ofeoflicersig theugh "against the Govdnmezit‘, realise =tlL_aE an at/tenl’pt7ed I'evol'u‘tion‘ from tAll"e‘ "Right would be solidly cpposed py the ’w1:1o"1e nation,'while members 'of ‘the rextrefn-e-left are growingly recognising that ‘the idea of a Sdviet system, after the happenings in Budapest »a.nd Mu-

nich, would “be unsupported by the workers. Independent. Socialists ‘ have come to realise that a minoridzy dicta'to»l'ship would be impossible; indeed there is evidence that all parties are solid for ordered Grovernment.

SOUTH AFRICAN N EWS.

NEVV SOUTH-WEST AFRICAN A.DI\'IIN6ISTR.A_TIO‘N. TI-IE MINING OUTLOOK.

Received 8.50 am‘

CAPETOYVN, Oct. 2,

A Pretoria message states the editor of_“VolkSteln’,”o visiting the South~west Protectorate, writes that the German population is highly zippreciative of the wise and morlerite regime of the" Administrator, and colls‘rler therincorporation with the Union a most desirable settlement of the situation. They resent the Nationalist opposition to the acceptance of the mancla.te.' Refiorts from Johannesburg statethat the mining outlook, despite the recent appreciation in gold values, is still I'cgal'ded as criti:::.xl_ The chief cause of anxiety is the \:Yl0I‘lT101lS1y increased contributions required for the miners’ phthisis fund. It is now recognised that the Government" estimates are greatly belo-.v they niark. and if is urged in mining circles that the State must assume. a. substantial share of the new burden or many mines will

stop producing. A T The POl-tugue'se are mztnifesting con-s-Tderable opposition to the proposed.

recruitlnent of tl'opi(.'a.l nations for mines on Portuguese trsn-itory.

PLOODS IN MEXICO.

A ‘TOWN VVIPED OUT.

Received noon. NEW YORK, Oct. 2. A despatch from Mexico City reports floods in the norfhern Pfirt of 'the ‘State of Chia.p~ees wiped out the town of Chilan, where thousands are homeless. THE BALTIC PRCVINCES. GERMANY’S PROMISE. COP}‘+‘NHAGI‘.\I, Oct. 1. Herr Nosko, I‘eferr.ing -o _the Ell. 'tente’s ultimatum, declared that the Government was using me stnctest measures to stop German troops entering the Baltic st'ates~_— ‘ One of ‘me chief difficulties was to deal with 3000 who had joined the North Russian army.

C “Knit-J.

I RIT will. not stain the hands or in-’ jute" the finesbfabrics. No boiling.r2quired. All colours 9d per cake. Obtainable at Collinson and Gifford, Ltd.

THE PEACE TREATY.

ITA LY’S PRU L~"A BLF A C-TION

ROME, Oct. 1

The “Eopolo Romano" declares that Italy will await the decision of the American Senate and tho French Chamber before ratifying -the Treaty. Italy will probably require’, certain colonial, economic and fiv-.a‘ncial~‘con—-cessions before ratification.

TREATY AMENDMENTS IN SEN ATE. '

TO BE‘ TAKEN ON OCOBER 21

Receive-d 9.35 a..m=. NEW YORK, Oct. 2. The Senate“ unanimously agreed to take 3 final vote 0511 Senwtor‘ Falls’ 'thir‘ty-five amendments on the Treaty, on October 21st. This will be the firs'fdefinite test of party strength.

NO TIME FOR PEACE TREATY ' » OPPONENTS.

Réceived noon

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.

At Az=demle, Oklahama, Senator Reefl was driven .off the stage Wh‘en’he attempted 9. speech against the Peace Trea-"Ky. _ .

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES OOMMISSI ON. ’

.. Received 1.20 p.m. “” WASHINGTON,“ oat?‘ 27" The Senate, by 58 votes to 30, rejected Senator Fall’s amendment eliminating the United States from the In'l'ernvational Bbundaries Commission.

FPLEINGH RATIPY PEACE TREATY.

Received 1.20 p.m.

PARIS, Oct. 2.

By an overwhelming vote; the Chamfber of Deputies ratified the Peace Treaty. ’ '