GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3395, 28 January 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

FRENCH AERIAL FLIGHT,

TO TIMBUCTOO. . Received 8.50 a.m. « PARIS, Jan. 27. Three French x military triplanes have started on a. pioneer flight - to Timbuctoo, across the Sahara desert, touching at Algiers, Biskra. and-' Tea. Tesnou_ The project «is considered to be military important. General Nivelle Wil-'1 follow when the trial is blazed. ALLIED NAVAL MISSION.

INSPECTING GERMAN PORTS. CREWS WERE RESPECTFUL. Received 8.50 la.»nl. BERLIN, Jan. 23. An inter—Allied Naval Mission landed at VVil-helmshaven to inspect German ports and ascertain how the naval terms of the Peace Tre.a.fy were being fulfilled. The Mission had previously inspected Heligoland. Admiral Charlton firmlypeinted out that the Treaty must be literally carried out. Eight battleships were found ‘fo"he in a deplorable c.ondition. Crews, when ships were inspected, sang patriotic songs, .9.-nd otherwise the Commission was CVOI-ywhere respectfully received. El-zberger was leaving the criminal court. when he was shot at “at close quarters. The day’s hearing of an action against Heliferic‘h, who, in the course of the trial, uaccusedv Erzberber of making a fortune. out of the war, had just concluded. '

STATE-OWNED SHIPS.

BOYCOTT BY COMBINE. LONDON, Jan. 26. ‘The first concrete instance of the Conference Shipping Lines; refusing to pay la. freight rebate to merchants shipping by the Commonwealth Government? Line has just occurred. The London Tie Company was definitely refused payment. of 52/3 rebate in connection with shipments made in January and February_, 1919, by the steamers Aseanius and Ulysses, because the company subsequently shipped the goods by the AuJstra'lian Qiovernment line. The Shipping Department of the Commonwealih Government has refunded the money.

QRIMES OF VIOLENCE. STARTLING PREVALENCE IN BRITAIN. » ' SUGGESTED USE OF THE “CAT.” . LONDON, Jan. 26. Owing to the prevalence of crimes of violence in England and Wales, where last Week there were fifty deaths from violence ,the police authorities are discussing the reintroduction of the cat .0’ nine tail-s-. They admit that public opinion does not ‘favour the step except in cases of diabolical outrage. GERMAN DYES. LONDON, Jan}. 26. Backed ‘by the Government, the Duffersfield dyers sent a delegation o'so Germany to purchase two million Sterling worth of dyes. ; , -PURIFYING THE STATES 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. M Mr Pa.lmer’s assistant stated that ‘approximately 3000 aliens, of 3600 taken throughout the United States "1 Tadqsy Wfll_Dl‘oba-bly be 'deported as membens of the Communist party. . Secretary for Labour Wilson has ruled that members of the Commutnist party of America, will be subject to deportation.

A GERMAN PETITION. TO SAVE THE GUILTY. Received 11.45 am. PARIS, Jan. 27; Germany has appealed to the Allies to release them from the obligatioil to give up German soldiers and sailors -for punilsllment_