GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3338, 17 November 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

. THE PEACE TREATY. RATIFICATION CERTAIN. PARIS, Nov. 14. The Anglo-French Ministers, during M. Pichon’s visit to London, arrived at the conclusion that American ratification of the Treaty is certain. The proposed reservations are purely a Parliamentary move in internal politics. -England and France will not agree to any further sacrifices by intervention in Russia. ' ' PARIS, Nov. 14.

It is unofficially intimated that American reservations to the Treafy are

unacceptable to the Allies.

ROUNDING ’EM UP.

RAIDS ON I.W.W.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14.

‘A message from Seattle states that Department of Justic officials are working fast rounding up'members of the I.W.W. into the dragnet. At Portland, “Tacoma and San Francisco a. large mimber Were taken, to b_e immediately deported wherever po§siblel

. American returned men made a formal demand, backed by many other societies, that immediate action be taken to place all members of the I.W.v‘s’r. in restraint. This was the result of the discovery of a. German propaganda branch of the I.W.W. at Portland.

NEW’ STEAMERS FOR OVERSEAS. TWO READY FOR NEW ZEALAND. Reeived 9.40 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 14. The Shaw, Saville Comp-a..':y’s three new-liners are nearing :ompletion. It is expected to despatch the Tairoa in February, Maimoa and Evlatai.-_:ulzl by May. The Commonwealth and Dominion lineis Po-rth Caroline is expected to sail in December, Port (3:11-tis in January; the Port ‘Adelaide is nearly completed, and the Port Kemball will be launched shortly. Harland and VVolfi‘ have commenced the construction for the Aberdeen and White Star Line of a. fifteen thousand tonner, a sister Ship to the Euripides. UNDER ROYAL PATRONAGE. Received 9.40 am. e LONDON, Nov. 14. The King has accorded his pa-tron-age to the British Empire I«:xhiblt'iou'. ROUMANIANS GIVE up BUDAPEST. ‘ Received §.40 a.m. VIENNA, Nov. 14. The Hungarian army will take possession of Budapest to—day. Newspapers are being published without Roumanian censorship, _ GERMAN DELBGAIES T 0 LABOUR ~ ’ ‘ CONGRESS. . Received 9.40 a}.m¢, ' WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.. The German delegates have now arranged to sail during the weekend for Washington to participate in the Labour Congress.

LATE. AEROPLANE ACCIDENT. ' in INQUIRY TO BE HELD. » Received 9-.40 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 14. The Alliance aeroplane disaster will be officially investigated by the Air Ministry. Officials visited the scene today. The present theory is that the machine developed a spin in the mist and the p"llot‘discovered it‘ too late to prevent a crash. The speed in—dicator showed a. speed of 157 miles.

THE O'DONNELL_ COURT-MARTIAL DATE FIXED. Rceived 9.50 a.m. . l LONDO'N, Nov. 14. The O'Donnell court-martial will be held about the 20th inst. Colonel McGlynn will preside. - SUPREME ECONOMIC COUNCIL. Received 9.30 am. PARIS, Nov. I'4. The Supreme Economic Council meets in Rome on the 22nd, and discusses ‘Allied co-operation in purchasing, also the economic situation in South Russia; and .the establishment of an International Scientific Food Commission. S!NN FEINERS’ RAID. Received 9.30 a.m.- I ' ' LONDON, Nov. 14. , Sinn Feinerg twice attacked police barracks-at Coora Clare. After the police abandoned the b.al-racks a hostile crowd bombed and set fire to the building, which was gutted. ‘ J

‘"5-.-INDUSTRIAL COURTS BILL. APPROVED BY LABOUR. Received 9.30 a.m. » LONDON, Nov. 14. Delegx-ates representing 2,000,000 Trade Unionists met in London and decided to approve of the Industrial ‘Court’s Bill. BRITISH AGRICULTURAL JWDEPT. INQUIRY INTO STAFFING. Received 8.45 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 12. Lord Milner has appointed a committee to consider whether the stafi of the 'agricul'tura.l depazvtmenfis in the colonial service are adequate, if necessary to recommend increases in the stafl’; also, Whether rates of salary are adequate. It is to make reeommendaltions ‘to improve *a'.rl'ang'.e--monts for reducing Ifhe staffs for the colonies.

BRITISH CROP RETURNS. BIG FALLING OFF. Received 9.50 a.m. «LONDON, Nov. 13., A preliminary -return issued by the "Board of Agriculture shows the wheat crop has decreased by 2:} million qwarters, compared with last year, though half a’million quarters above the average of the last decade. Barley is six hundred thousand quarters below 1918, and three hundred thousand below the aver’.-lge; oats, three million quarters below 1918, but is the highest since 1917. The hay crop is five million: tons—the lightest since 1893. ' .

NEW OIL-BURNING LOCOMOTIVE. _ SUCCESSFULLY TESTED. :‘ Received 8.45 a.m. " 1 LONDON, Nov. 13. An internal combustion type of locomotive, burning ‘heavy oil fuel, has been constructed, and successfully tested, drawing a passenger train at six-ty miles an hour. Oil-burning -apparatus is being installed in the Wlgite Star liner Olyln—pic, which is refitting at B-1.-~ll'ast. SENATE annexes RESERVATION. BY A MAJORITY OF FOUR. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. The Senate adopted ‘the closure on the Treaty Bill debate. The Senate accepted the reservation of Article 10 by 46 to 42. The Senate rejected a substitute proposed by Senator Hitchcock _declaring Monroesm unaffected by anything the Treaty contained, and adopted the committee treserviavtion unchanged. The Senate =‘also rejected Senator Hitchcock’s substitute for an alteration of the re‘s‘€‘rvva.'tion continuing American! control ‘of donidstic. questions. .

A: reservation allowing Congress ‘to control mandates was adopted. The Shantung reservation was carried by 53 votes -to 52, and the reservap tion giving Congress authority to reguDaxte Amen-ica’s djelegations ‘.to com: missions was also adopted,

MINES‘ RELEASED BY -STORMS. Received noon. . 7 LONDON, Nov. 14. Storm-s in the North Sea liberated hundreds of sunken mines. GERMAN AFFAIRS. .._.____.. / A WOEFUL GERMAN. ea 0 BERLIN, Nov 14. Herr Lubeck, in the Chamber: of Commerce, requested the Imperial ‘Chancellor not to comply with the Ententefs demand for the handnzg over of dry docks, Which, it is ple-4'l ed would mean the entire decay of Ge-r—----many’s economic life. ,

Many Hanover firms have deciclc-4d to refuse to sell abroad except at prewafc rate of exchange.

THE JUTLAND BATTLE. LONDON, Nov. 13. Sir Robert Hill, lecturing before the Royal Society of ‘Medicine, disclosed that the British casualties at the Jutland battlte were 6014 killed ‘and 674 wounded. PROHIBITION IN KENTUCKY. . NEW YORK, Nov. 13. Attorneys for distilling interests in "Louisville, Kentucky, won another vic—tory in a fight on wartime prohibition. The Federal Court" judge announced =the belief that the case was unconstitutional. It is pi-opose;l to seek the issue of an injunction restraining the Government from interference with the sale of liquor that has paid tax.

‘F . ANOTHER SOCIETY SUICIDE. 1\

NOTED BEAUTY ’S'DEATH. Received noon. _ LONDON, Nav_ 14.

The facts revealed at rthe inquest on Mrs Alma. Steane, a. ’well‘-known society beauty, and“one of the most popular figures in the West End whirl of pleasure, show that she divorced her husband and married Steano two months ago. Mrs Steane returned to her sumptuous flat after the victory ball, drank cyanide of potassium, and died in her husband ’s arms. The husband said the apparent: »g+a,iet.y masked a. terrible life of ""finhappiness and worry. Deceased, whose parents committed suicide, constantly ihought she heard her mother calling her. A verdict was returned of suicide while of unsound niind. ‘Q