GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3335, 13 November 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

AIR FLIGHT T 0 AUSTRALIA. ANOTHER COMPETITOR STARTS. Received 8.40 am. LONDON, Nov. 12. «Captain Ross Smith has started his flight to Australia, using a VickersVimy plane. ROUMAN|A’S EVASIVE REPLY. Received 8.40 .a.m. PARIS, Nov. 12. The Roumanian Note regarding‘ the evacuation of Hungary is evasive. BAD TIME FOR I.W.W. HEAVQDUARTERS RAIDED. _ ’ BUILDINGS BURNED AND WRECKED. Received 8.40 am. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. .Martial law has been declared in North Dakota in order to break the minersd’ strike, which is causing a, coal famine. At Centralia, Washington State, a mob lynched a member of the I.W.W. from the railway ‘bridge. After as they were. passing the I.W.W. headthe death four soldiers fired revolvers quarters during the Victory Parade. The troops endeavoured to restore order. '

=At Oakland. California, soldiers raided the I.W.NV, headqaurtcrs, wrecked the building and burned the contents.

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONTERENCE. _ Received 9.35‘ a.m. WASHINGTON, Nov._ 12. At the International Labour Conference, Baldesi (Italy? proposed «an open acceptance of the Soviet peace ofier. A difference of opinion devel-oped: and the question was «adjourned. v PRICE OT -COAL REDUCED. Received 11:20 .a.m. BLONDON, Nov. 11. It is understood t.he Government. is reducing the price of coal by hAalf-a-crown a ton. BANQUETTO PRESIDENT POINCARE. INERESTS or‘ BRITAIN AND ‘ FRANCE“ IDENTICAL. Received 8.50 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 11. At a banquet to President Poincare, the King, speaking in"Fl'onch, recalled King Edward VIII. ’s efforts on behalf of the entente, which was no-w a happily enduring alliance. “My country,” he said, “has given fresh proof of devotion to the alliance by signing a Treaty of defence, binding her to come to France ’s aid if meniaced by her old enemy. I pray heaven to avert such a calamity, and that the League of nations will ensure the peace of the world. The aspirations of France and Britain are identical, and these interests should never eonflict. We shall always act together in defence of the highest ideals of liberty and justice.” " ' President Poincare replied in French and said: “When danger threatened the freedom of the‘ World, the British Empire rose ‘as one man from one end of the world to 'th'6'-other. While the British army gave so many proofs of valour and stubbornness the fleet preserved the mastery of‘ the seas. Its marvellous efforts '(7nly“’eeased when the vanquished enemy demanded mercy. Like His Majesty, I hope Britain will never have occasion to realise the solemn promise of military assistance if the north-eastern‘ frontier of France is attacked.” President Poincare concludcd by expressing France ’s best. wishes to the entire British Empire.

ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND. . -_ ‘LONDON, Nov. 11. Vigorous election campaigns are proceeding at Chesterle Street, Croydon, Thanet, and Plymouth, but Lady Astol"s spirited fight in a three-corner ed contest is a.ttraeting the pl‘incipa.l‘~ at-fention. Her ]a,dyship’s unconven-tion-al -methods and keen sense of humvour are provoking lively scenes. She has already received the Premier ’s good wishes. A National Demo.el'ul:ic candidate is chaflenging a, Leabouriyte at Chesterle Street, but »’rhere is a straight fight on party lines at Crqydon and Thanet between *Con:sez-vaytive, (Toalifionists, and Independent Libc-I'rals.» '

VALUABLE PICTURES SALVAGED i'ROM‘R'D'SSIA. -‘LONDON, Nov. 11. The Daily Chronicle states -tlla,t ii.‘ Russian Priincc. -elufling Pthc Bolsheviks, imported two pictures by Rembrandt, to England, and is niferingfo sell them privately-, but wants £600,000. V " . ‘ '

A CONCESSION TO MACKENSEN. Received 11.15 a..m. ‘PARIS, Nov. 1;. ' The Supreme Council authorised Mackensen to leave Salonika to go to Germany in View of his age and health. ‘ . “Ir: PARIS COAL SHORTAGE. PARIS, Nov. 10. The coal situation is critical. Tram services are seriously curtailed-. Three thousand eight“ hundred factories in the western quarter of the city have stopped in the absence of electric power and lighting, and many suburbs -are receiving only I'es«tric‘ted supply. The mechanical staffs of the Paris daily newspapers have struck for higher wages. It is anticipated there will be no newspapers to~morrow. l BRI’JL‘AIN’S. iLAIBO-UR. PROBLEM.

THE INDUSTRIAL COURTS’ BILL. LONDON, Nov. 10. In the House of Commons debate on the Industrial Courts Bin: there Werestrong Labour speeches in favour of dividing the Bill into two parts, with the ostensible -object of consulting trades unions on the subject of conciliation tribunals While accepting the proposals for standardising wages. Sir R." Horne, Minister of Labour, refused to accept the amendment, declaring that standardisation of wages depended on trades unions’ acceptance of the tribunals. - V . Labourites insisted on a division, and the Amendment was defeated by 204 VOt(‘s to 46. CHNESE AFFAIRS. ’ WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. The New York Times’ Peking correspondent states that the Senate unanimously approved of Chin Yung Peng’s nomination as Premier. The ‘Chienmen Tower, on the Tartar City wall, which Americans have occupied since the revolution in 1912, has been formally handed over to the Chinese authorities.‘ ' CHINA AND JAPAN. TOK‘iO, Nov. 10. Baron Takahira, former An~.bass2.dor to the United States, in an interview said that most of the «.‘.2spute;~; between Japan and- America arose over Chinese questions, and if Japanese diplomacy , with China will be guided to promote the friendship of the two countries, all complications in Japanese-American relations will disappear. He says he must admit, how—ever, that the pending Chino—Japanese question are the hardest of all difficult tasks.

AUSTRALIAN GRAVES. PI-lOTOGRAPHER OBSTRUCTED. LONDON, Nov. 10. The Australian photographer who is making photos of Australian graves at Malta in connection with the establishmcnt of a special’ cemetery, met with considerable dbstacles in his work owing to the_Maltese being annoyed with Australian immigration restrictions against them. The photographer met with every assistance in a similar task at Gibraltar. There are 203 Australians buried at Malta and about» 100 at Gibraltar.

THE IRISH CRISIS. SINN FEIN M.P.’S ‘ARRESTED. LONDON, Nov. 11. When the Dial Eirann headquarters were raided at Dublin, three Sinn Fein menibers of the House of Commons were arrested. A great and excited crowd cheered the start of the arrested Sinn Feiners to Dl‘iSoll. There were violent scenes at Cork owing to roughs beating a soldier. The latter’s comrades rescued him after a. sharp fight, in which military pickets, an armoured Car and police particiDated. The crowd later attacked the police with stones, and there were many baton charges.

PRINCE Ol‘ WALES IN U.S.A. ENTER'I‘AINED BY‘ PRESSMEN. Received 12.45 p.m. :9 WASHING-TON, Nov. 11. ‘The Prince of Wales was entertained by the National Press Club. In -a speech, he said: “It would have been a very great regret to me had the Prsidnt’_g illness unhappily prevented me from fulfilling my keen desire to visit the United States this year, and for this personal reason, as well as a. much wider one. I 1-ejofce in his steady inrprovement. The spirit of your soldiers, sailors—of‘ficei'-s" and men———ap—pealed to me very strongly and made me wish to know their country and their kin. The rapidify of your organisation, moll,¢ovel','en»abled me ~to realise the’ devofion "5316 strength with which this rrgighrty nafion.’ can espouse em‘ nob}-1 czluse;”" "" .g’ '