GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3383, 12 January 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

ANTARTIC EXPLORATION. I DANGER O'F AEROPLANES. ‘ .._--- ' 3 ‘ 1 Received 9_15 am. I LONDON, Jan_ 8. 5 The Times in a leader, while admitting the dangers from mighty blizzards in ‘Antartica points out that i? Cope’-s areoplane is is ProVided' Witfi broad skies landing on the snow will. probably be safe, aided by perpetual daylight, as the flight is to be undertaken in summer only. W THE TRUST FEVER. HAS REACHED A CLIMAX. ‘Received 9.15 am. LONDON, Jan. 8. ‘ The Daily Express says the “Trust Fever” reached its climax, yesterday, with five"“acm—algamations of chemical, glass and insurance firms, with a total capital of "'3-.‘24,0*00,0‘0~0. PoweTful combines 11-OW control shipping, engineering, shipbuilding, cotton’?Fid motor industries. AMERICAN rbrporrrs FROM JAPAN. Received 9.45 a.m. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9." It is announced that during 1919 the United States imported from Japan ,303,993,041 dollars win-th of goods. , PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. WILSON AND BRYAN DIFFER. Received 9.45 am. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, A disagreement between the Views of Bryan and Wilson concerning the Treaty has resulted in much confusion. There is a feeling among more liberal elements in both parties that the Treaty should not be made the issue of the-Presidential election, but Senators of neither party seem to know what course to pursue. _ "V .SHIPS IN COLLI-SIGN. A FREIGHTER DAIVL-\GED.‘ I Received 9.40~a.m. ’ . ‘ NEW YORK, Jan. 9. i The British freighter, Lancastrian, came into collision with the Anlerica.n Tfreighter, Westa'venal, in a fog, in ‘New York Bay. A The Westavenal was ‘beached badly d.amaged_ % OUTRAGES IN zssnarrn. MAILS ROBBED WITH TMPUNHY. __..._ ,_ . Rceived 9.40 a.rn_ , LONIZ'!()N, Jan. 9. i The Dublin Court awarded .9; SSO lcompensxatiori to the part.-.nLs of (onstable Dowl_ing. 'Out’rages continue in Ireland, a man wearing disguise held up a railway porter at a small station, near Limerick, and while covering him with a revolver ransacked the mailbag and decamped with all valuables: ‘from the bag. Two masked cyclists robbed a mail motor, near‘ Muilingar. Several men attacked‘ the Inall‘car in the roadway, in Galway, knocked. the driver senseless, and searched the mailbags. “Thieves again entered the Northstand §Post Ofiice, Du-blin, and secured two 7.-.2200. THE SCAIPA FLOW DEMANDS. MAY BE‘ MUCH REDUCED. ~ Received 9.5 ‘a.m;'- * -LONDON, Jan. 10. A letter fl‘om M. Clemenceau handed to ’V'on Lersner, after the exchange Of I'atifiGati'onS, records the assurance relative to safeguarding of economic interests, vital to Germany, in connectioTl With the Scapa Flow reparations. It states that Allied associated experts think the iilfoltln-a.tioD_ upon which they founded demands for four hundred thousand tons of dock material is erroneaus as regards the eighty thousand tons floating in docks at Hamburg. If found so they would reduce de.‘ mands to three hundred -thousand or even to a minimum,of two hundred and seventy-five thousand ‘if fully convinced of the necessity for reduction. The Scapa Flow sinkings were not considered to constitute a War crime for which individuals would be designated for punishment. .

1 In aceordanme :with the Peace ‘Treaty, Germany must immediately hand over one hundred and ninety-two tons, the time li-mit given for the balance, not exceeding 30 months_ ANNAMESE TROUBLE. ANTI-CHINESE MCOVEMENT’. Received 9.45 am. ‘ TIENTSIN, Jan. 8. Owing to ‘the violent Aanlti-ChilloSo movement" in Anna-m, during which several Chinese establishments were blll'Dt: and ’a number -of Chinese murdered, the Government is ul‘gin:g‘ the, French Government to afi'o-rd proper‘ protecfion_ J