GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3366, 19 December 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

e LINER AFIRE. BOONAH A_FTERHOLD BURNING. 1 . Received 9,20 a.m. LONDON, Dec. 17. [The fire has been confined to the afterhold of the steamer Boonah, at Albert Dock. The engineroom and bulkhead prevented the flames spreading forward from the afterliolds, which are now flooded. THE QUEENSLAND LOAN. STRINGENT LOAN CONDITIONS. Received 9.20 am. LONDON, Dec. 17. The Queensland Loan is repayalble "in 1930. Forty newspape-rs give prominence to a statement in the prospectug that the Queensland stock is to be domiciled in London, and not to be subject to income tax, death duties. or succession duty in Queensland. RELIEF‘ FOR AUSTRIA. SOURCE OF REVENUE SECURITY. ‘ Received 9_15 am. The Allies conferred with reference to asrsisting'Austrie., and they con‘template granting credit to Austria; on the security of the control of the sources of revenue and organisation of supplies and transport. SHIPPING. Received 9.15 a.m. A LONDON, Dec. 17. ‘Arrived: Manchester and" Durham from New Zealand; they passed the Dover and Zealandie from New Zealand. Q

Received 9.20 am. 1 Sailedz London ’and Suffolk for ' Wellington. ’ » Arrived Vancouver: Makura and‘ Waifhna. from Auckland. _ I CHINA-J AP. TROUBLES.’ CHINA DEMANDS APOLOGY. ~ Received, 9.55 la.-m. TOKIO, Dec. 13. China demands that Japan apologiseg for the Foohow riots, and for the (lespaleh of Japanese warships thereto. The demands include the 1'6.-zall of the Japanese Consul, punishment of Formosan'.\a., and of Japanese allegedly for killing Chinese students, and compemslation sol’ the Matters’ jrelatives, punishment of. the Chief of Police, and prohibition of Japanese merchants from carrying arms. It is unlikely that Japan will comply, as the authorities -are' asserting that the students. were‘ wholly responsible’ for the riots.

FAMINE IN AUSTRIA. PROVINCES BR‘E'AKING AWAY. WISH TO JOIN GERMANY. Received 9.15 am. ~ LONDON, Dec. 17. The Daily Telegraph's Milan correspondent states that the situation in Austria is so desperate that in several provinces, notably, Borarlberg, Salzburg, Tyrol, there is strong agitation to break away from Austria. Vorarl— desires to join Switzerland; Salzburg and Tyroi wish inclusion 'in Germany. The Tyrolese threaten to break away forcibly, declaring that the Austrian Republic is unable to feed the people. The Tyrol Diet ‘adopted a resolution asking Vienna to obtain from the Supreme Council at Paris, permission for the Tyrol to join the German economic sy.s"t“em.

INDIAN FRONTIER TROUBLE. BOMBAY, Dec, 18. 1 Headquarters at Derajet reports that l the column reached Jiandola yes~terday,l amidst desultry firing from Mahsudsg; from hills to "the northward. i e INTERNBD GERMAN LINERS. _______ 1 LONDON, Dec. 17. Mr Cecil Hvarmswortzh states that‘! -the Government will continue every? effort to secure the delivery of the: Cape Finisterre 4 and ofiher Germanl liners detained in Am‘;-ica.Presumabl.y} the vessels will be dglivered as‘. soon” as America is able to arrange.

CHINESE-AMERICAN BANK. Received noon. . PEKING, Dec. 16. Ten million dollars capital for the Chinese-American Bank is subscribed. The bank will shortly open its doors. AUSTRIA 'S IN DEPENDENCE». V ' , PARIS, Dec. 16. With reference ‘to Separatisf movements in Bora.ra,l’berg and Eketera, the Supreme Council has notified it will not permit any meiisures impairing the integrity of Austria, or eoinpromising Atistr-ia’s political and economic independence as provided in the ‘Peace