GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3353, 4 December 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

‘ uLl§':wATu.M To RUMANIA. - '’ MUST EVACUATE HUNGARY. AND SIGN THE TREATIES_ . . PARIS, Dec. 2. I The Allied ultimatum to Rumania emphasises the patience which the Allies have shown to Rumania. It points out that but for immense sacrihfices by the Allies Rumania would now be ruined and hopelessly enslaved and invites Rumania to take the following stops unconditionally:Firstly, evacuation of Hungary entirely, retiring behind the frontiers 'fixed by the Peace Conference. Secondly, to accept the formation of an Inter—Allied Commission to deal \with Rumanian requisitions in ‘agar?Thirdly, to sign the Austrian Treaty and Minorities Treaty on the conditions in the Supreme Council’s Note of 12th October. ‘ Failing a satisfactory reply by December 2 the Allies "win regretfully break relations with Rumania. SUPPLIES STOPPED. _ ‘ Received 10.10 a.m. _ LONDON, Dec. 3. Mr Cecil Harmsworth stated the Allies had decided, owing to Roumania‘s attitude, to withdraw facilities for supplies. Already supplies were suspendedAFFAIRS ‘IN IRELAND. _ ,N~EARiNG ‘A CLIMAX. . MILD I='€EvoLUTloN' EXPECTED. . » Received 8_55 a..m. ‘ I;.ONDON Nov. 29. Everyone is alertly expecting a mild revolutionary outbreak in Ireland. The authorities and the majority of people almost hope the climax will come soon. Lives tvill be lost and -property destroyed, but the outbreak Will mean the extremists are reaching the end of their resources. ; The authorities have no doubt there is a rift in the ranks of the Sinn Fein concerning the policy of outrage and murder. The moderatesat a recent meeting of Daileirann denounced the cowardly killing of policemen, and the brutalities inflicted on Women and old men in connection with the searches for firearms. The Irish Volunteers now form a compact’ secret society of four regiments, completely equipped and ofiicered, which exist in ' ‘Dublin alone, and the strength elsewhere is proportionate. Members and ofiicials of Daileiranp are forced to take a seditious oath prescribed for volunteers_ The authorities believe the Sinn Fein despite_ the bludgeoning of the moderates, ‘is increasingly antagonistic to labourites, farmers, ‘and small shopkeepers. . AUSTRALIAN OFFENSIVE IN 1913. ITS IMPORTANT CONSEQUENCES. Received 9.45 a.m@ LONDON, Nov. 30_ General Monash, in the Sunday Times, describes the Australian victory at Hamel in July 1918, as the first offensive operation by any of the Allies since the autumn of 1917 and marked the termination of the purely defensive attitude 0‘? the British front. It :_»':eite'.l an examination in many quarters into the p¢‘.sei‘clliiicS of an ofiensive action on similar lines and changed the British attitude of mind, which bore a rich harvest a few weeks later. PARIS -NEWSPAPER STRIKE ENDE-‘.O. Received 9.45 -a.m‘. . PARIS, Dec. 3_ The newspaper strike has ended, and the men are returning to, work. They were given no concessions. I'l‘A«.'LY’S SERIOUS POSITION. Received 8.45 a.m.-——Delayed. ’ LONDON, Nov. 29. Although alarmist reports started in Rome there is ample evidence that the situation is critical. The keenest interest centres in Monday’s Opening of Parliament. ,No acts of Vi°l9llCc are anticipated, but newsP3P9TS declare the Socialists intend to mark the occasion by pronounced 3"fi‘d3’ll?iStic demonstrations. It is significant that in View of the menacing outlook the King decided to aban-. donwhe customary pomp and discardi the gold -uniform of a~full generalin fflvour of a field uniform €6Ol-n at the front. The diplomatic corps Wm Wear moming dress. The Socialists, who hold 156 out of 550 seats, have form. any endorsed Bolshevism, and demand Rho» recognition of Soviet Russia._ ,