GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3363, 16 December 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

CAPITALIST PROPAGANDA. ‘ ‘TO KILL PEACE ‘TREATY. . _Received‘- 9.10 a.m, ~ I WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. -Senator Box-ah states: “I favour Qongressional investigatiom bf large financial organisations, who are furthering a powerful propaganda in order to have 13. propromise treaty ratified by the Senate, these concerns Wish to safeguard foreign securities. _.T___.__ JAPAN PREPARING FOR WAR. VOTES FOR NAVY AND ARMY. Received 9.10 a.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 15. The Chicago T'ribune’s Tokio Correspondent says it is understood that Japan is making plans for the adoption of 3. 150 million dollars naval budget, and re-organisa't'lo.n- ,of the army. I BRITISH UNIVERSITIES. ..j__.._. I CHALLENGE THE AMERICANS; Received 9.10 a.m. NEW YORK; Dec, 15. It is announced at Cambridge, Massachusetts, seat of the Harvard University, that C'anlbridge and Oxford have challenged Yale and Harvard to an international track contest, which will occur probably in June. THE BANK ROBBERIES_ AIRZ\IINGr A/lESSENGERS VVITH REVOLVERS.

i Received 9.10 a.m. LON-DON, Dec. 15. ‘ Following -numerous robberiesx, the principal banks are providing “messengers with revolvers, and placing guards 'at suburban branches. " I GERMAN FEAR. AN ENTE-NTE ALLIANCE. OF WESTERN NATIONS. Received 9.5 .a.m. ‘ BERLIN, Dec. 15. | Several newspapcrgwarrnly comment ‘on Clemenceau’s Conferences in Lon- ; don; they fear that a new Enltente is being formed, and declare that ClemenIceau is striving td establish a West_ern European Alliance against Gerimany. Such an alliance, it is argued, would be a frightful peril to the whole %world. b _ ._ y i AN AERIAL DERBY. ; . ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT. | Received 8.50 ann. TOKIO, Dec. 14. I The American Commission fior the aerial derby ‘around the world, is consulting Japanese .au'thorities concerning the flight preparations. :‘lt is announced that each country will be per[mitted to make rulings governing the liflight across its territories. ' THE BITER BIT. BOOSTING EXCHANGE KILLING " TRADE. Received 8.50 a.m. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. The Director of the Bureau of Foreign Commerce has issued la. statement that unless certain reasonable adequate 'c.red,’it-S are extended to, foreign countries American exports may be expected to diminish owing to i the depreciated foreign -exchange». A statement is authorised that President Wilson will not offer any co-m----promise on the Peace Treaty; any eiiorts made to revive the Treaty in the Senate must be made by Republicans. '

THE I’A@I'IO FLIGHT, AMERICA I'o AUSTRALIA. Received 8.50 am. . NEW YORK, Dec. 15. A message from LOS Angeles, California, states that Sir Arthur Brown has entered for the Vikers-Vimy proposed Pacific flight to Australia, for 3. prize of £IO,OOO. . ENGLAND’S GREAT NEED. LONDON, Dec. 15. Merchants and manufacturers of South Wales formed a’ deputation‘ to Mr Lloyd Greorrge drawing attention -to -transport congestion. p Mr Lloyd George attributed the congestion to thepwar-time wear on locoinotimes and waggons. The introduction of -the eight-hour day and the ironmollders’ strike increased the rail traffic, owing «to the rise in coastal shipping freights. He promised to reorganise shipping, labour and land control, and to speed up the building of rolling stock. He appelaled -to labour and capital to pull together enabling the country to triumphantly enter a ‘period of unprecedented prosperity, in which he hoped all classes would parti. cipate.