GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3400, 3 February 1920, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

I NEW WOOL GROWER. _ BERLIN, Jan. 30. sured a considerably increased growth of his hair by ‘taking a horn substance made digestible by sydrolisis. Experiments -on sheep lead him to expect that the treatm.ent. will increase the yield of WOO-1 possibly by 75 per cent. REIGN Ol‘ TERROR. ‘I CRITICAL TIMES IN SYRIA. A CARD, Jan. 31. reign of terror continuesin Syria. A reign of terror continues in Syria. Bed-ouins are increasingly sniping and ;anlbushing; French convoys. B'rigan-f idage is increasing, especially in La-1 lbanon. French n'einf'orcenlen(ts have ‘arriveil at Beiruh. [

CHINA-JAI‘. NEGOTIA'I'I.ONS. 1 'F.X.CTTEMEN’I‘ IT? (.‘I~IINA. 1 NEW YORK, Jan. 31. i The New ‘jerk ’l‘inies’ Pekin eorres-i pondent states that there is :1 tensei situation in China concerning ‘the nego-- J tiations with Japan regarding the retroeession of Kiaochau. ‘Sheaves of] telegrams from all parts of the country ' are pouring in,_ advising against the} negotiations, pointing out -that it would be tantament to recignitio-n of the’ German Treaty. The Canton Government retains the old policy. T.

LIVONIA AND RUSSIA. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS OPENED. COPENHAGEN, Jain. 29. It is reported that Livonia has secretly opened peace negotiations with Russia. It is expected. to be signed in a few days. SAVED FROM THE SEA. VVASJHINGTON, Jan. 30. A The steamer -Ozo‘E7ter‘ picked up the Lielero’s survivors. The Lielero broke in halves on Monday, off the Flcrid-.1 coast MARINE ENGINEERS’ STRIKE. SYDNEY, Feb. 1. The marine engineers discussed Mr Hughes’ terms of settlement without arriving at any decision, and adjourned till Monday. THE GREEK TRAITORS. ATHENS, Jan. 31. The ‘vrial of the. Skouloudis Cabinet has opened. SENTENCE COMMUTED.

PARIS, Jan. 30. Quien ’S death sentence has been commuted to twenty years’ penal servitude. ' (Quien was one of a. nunlbcr of Frenchmen charged with trc'asoll. Quion was also alleged to be the be-tx-ayer of Nurse Cave], but. Ithis. was afterwards (lisproVe(l, the prosecuting attorney publicly admitting that Quien, in denying that he had betrayed the nurse to the Germans had‘, for once at any rzzm. spoken the ‘=truth.) PRINCESS MARY. ‘ LONDON, Feb. 1. It is reported that Princess Mary will visit Copenhagen, Christiania and Stockholm on a six weeks’ 'tour during the summer. RAILWAY LEADERS’ VIEW. LONDON, Jan. 31.

Mr J. H. Thomas, the 1-ailwaymen’S leade-I', addréssing Aniéricans in London, said: America, cannot disassociate herself from the 1-esponsibility of assisting to solve the world’s economic problems. She should "recognise that the world to-day is 3. single communit)’ of interdopendem‘ nations.