GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3364, 17 December 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

PRESIDENT WILSON ABLE To ‘ GET:-ABOUT. Received 8.55 a.m. ~ _ ' - "W'ASHINGTON,‘D_cc; 16.’ Mr Wilson is permitted to Walk around the room a short time each day and spends an hour in the open ;air. I-fig condition is greatly improved. ANOTHER OUTRAGE IN MEXICO. TWO AMERICANS KIDNAPPED. , Received 8.51 a._-m. , WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. It is announced that the American Embassy in Mexico City has ‘been instructed to investigate the alleged kidnapping of two American citizens by iVlla’s -troops. According to advices received from Eagle Pass, Texas, but not yet confirmed, both men have been already released. ATTEMPTED ASSASSENATION. “ OF EGYPTIAN PREMIER. ‘ Received 8.55 am. CAIRO, Dec. 14_ A student attempted to assassinate the Premier Zoussuf. He first threw a bomb, and then fired a revolver, but fortunately missed. The student had three. revolvers in his possession. PARLIAMENTS OF THE EMPIRE- ' Received 10.5 a..m. LONDON, Dec. 15. The Speaker addressing the Empire -Parliamentary ‘Association, said the Devolution Committee was making fair -progress and hoped to be able to subzmit a scheme .in a few months. This would be the first step towards the Federation of the Parliaments of the Empire, but he thought this was still a long way off. NEW IRISH PROPOSALS. LLOYD" GEORGE TO MAKE A ‘STATEMENT. Received 9_25 a.m. Mr Lloyd George, in the House of Commons said He would make a statement on the Irish proposals on Monday, in View of the introduction of 'a Bill early next session. ’

THE PRICE OF SILVER. EFFECT ON cURRnN<’3Y_ H THE QUESTION OF EXCHANGE. % _. Received 9.25 a..m. ' LONDON, ‘Dec. 15. 1 A Subcommittee of the Treasury on Currency and Foreign Exchange‘ isl investigating the eflfect of any change] in British silver coinage in connection with the rise in the price of silver, and is discussing whether they should adopt notes below five shillixfgs or in crease the alloy in Silver coins. The] Committee» suggests as recoining| would be a big job for Britain, peas‘ haps the Australian mints might assist. Lloyd George iii the House of Com-! mons stated in order to remedy the”; fall in exchange between France and‘ Britain, the British Government agreed to issue a French loan_ ‘ THE PEACE TREATY. ' T; WILSON WILL NOT HLTR ‘; COMPROMISE.” ; H Received 9.25 a.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 16. A. Washington message says leading Democratic Senators point out Mr NVilson’s announcement that he will not consider further any Treaty compromise is unfortuante, since it will "undoubtedly strengthen the Treaty op- ' ponents. There are strong indications hoyvever, that both Republicans eng Democrats will continue efiorts for a compromise, despite the Presidents announcement. V GERMAN REPLY CONCILIATORY. ' PARIS, Dec. 15. The German reply has been. received. ' Q German newspapers state that 2t‘h\e Q. ‘toll9 0f the reply is conciliatory, and ‘ accedes to all dernan (is, with reservations regarding scapa Flow, and adds ‘that the surrender of the docks’_ material will paralyge Ge,many_

THE GROWING Ol‘ CEREALS. GUARANTEEING MINIMUM PRICE_ . ‘lleceived 10.15 am. ‘ ’ LONDON, Dec. 15. The majority report of the Royal Commission 0 ~.’agriculture proposes to continue thexgfinciple of guaranteeing a. minimum price for cereals based on a. sliding scale. estimafed on the avgerage ‘cost of cereal“Dl-oduction in com.-7 ling years. , The minority report opposes guaranteed prices,"’ai;H' -alleges‘ \jl?;:‘t)hje‘re::l‘have been 'in'stailces.. pg. farmfers M -. ‘ M A » ‘7'=

CONSERVING PAPER SUPPL|.E~.’S. l LIMITING SIZE OF PAPERS. ‘ Received 9.25 am. I _‘ _ WASHINGTON," Dec. 16, I A ‘Bill has been introduced in Congress excluding news-papers and'magazines from the mails unless their size is limited in orderto conserve paper supplies. BRITAIN AND MEXICO_ Received 9.25 a.m. MEXICO, Dec. 16. Cabrera, Secretary to the Treasury,emphatically denied that Mexico was enlisting British support against the Americans. Mexico.,,did not intend to restoe oil wells and grant other concessions to British as a price for their help. V THE MUCH-TALKED-OF PRE- . DICTIONS. _.._____.q..___._.. CLEMENT VVRAGGE ANNOYED. AUCKLAND, Dec. 16. With reference to the cablegram to the Government astronomer from Suva. concerning Mr Clement Wragge-s’ pre~ dictions, ‘ and the comments of Mr George Hogben, Government seismologist; thereon, Mr Wragge Writes as follows:,I never used the Word “violent” in my advice regarding possible seismic action. If the people must go- into hysteria because I performed what I considered was a simple act of kindness, that is not my fault; but I distinctly added that nothing might occur. With regard to Mr Hog‘ben’s views,_ the proof is all the other vwa'S/‘Z and neither his dicta nor ‘those of anyone else can upset the mathematics of the cosmos. A report is current, among other foolish talk, that I pre»dicted the end ‘of the world_ Such an iidea was never conceived by me.

AIR SERVICE ESTIMATES. I GARRISONING THE EMPIRE. Received 9.25 am. LONDON, Dec. 15. The House of Commons passed the Air Force votes. i Mr Churchill said the Air Estimates for the current year of 54 millions was calculated it would take five years to put the Air Force on a permanent basis. There would be a joint Imperial Wei‘? staff for three years and thus‘ give singe éontrol. It was the 'Air FOl-ce’s‘firs»t duty to garrison the Empire. The disposition (cabled on 13th) was considered_ ' It Wasn’t the Government’s duty to give grants to promotecivil aviation; The Cape to Cairo air route is completed -and it only needed an incentive to induce avaitors to ‘fly that route. He suggested Rand_ millionaireg should give at prize similar to the Australian Governments. ‘

' TO SAVE SIBERIA. PORTION MAY BE CEDED T 0 JAPAN. Received 9.25 a.m_ NEW YORK, Dec. 16. The Chicago Tribune’s Paris correspondent interviewed Frederick . Corse, former Chairman of the Russo—American Chamber of Commerce, who '.said: I learn on the highest authority that Koltchak informed the United States that unless; the Allies extend aid to the non-Bolshevik forces he may be compelled to cede a portion of Siberia to Japan in order to‘ save it frorrr the Bolsheviks.

BRITISH TROOPS WIPED our IN } PERSIA. _ 1 Received 10.5 a.m. LONDON, Dec. 16. ' A Bolshevik wireless -states that 1300 British troops have been wiped out in Persia_ ‘ V FIRE ON STEAMER. THE HAND OF THE HUN. Received 9.25 am. . LONDON, Dec. 15. A serious fire occurred late to-night in the cargo aboard the steamer Boonah, lying at Albert Docks. The outbreak started among War rnaterial and c'a.p‘ture.d German aeroplanes, and all was burning strongly at middni-gh-t. The vessel was due to proceed to Hull to-day. The recent oufbreaks on former German liners, -as for example -on the -Swla.kopmund find Hubertus, as Well as the former German «raider De Kalb, in America, and Camp Verde in the Thames last week, while loading for Australia, are attraciting suspicion of organised incendiarism.