GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3404, 7 February 1920, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

THE POSITION ..IN SIBERIA

HARBIN, Feb. 4.

Evacuation of the Czechs is miserably slow and is attended with the utmost hardships. The rearguard is constantly fighting the Bolsheviks, dynamiting bridges in order to cover the retreat, which if judged‘ at the present rate will take nine months. General Kappel, who was regarded as the nlost capagble officer in the Siberian army, died of pneumonia following frostbite. , ' 1

HOUSING IN ENGLAND. THE GOVERNMENTS SCHEME LONDON‘, Feb. 4. Dr. Addison, Minister of Health, announces that 7000 additional housing schemes have been épprovcd during the past week. »Given money and labour, he has no doubt the Govern--Inent’s scheme for providing 200,000 houses would make good progress during 1920. THE SCAPA SCIfT'I‘LER.s. BERLIN, Feb. 5. Crowds, headed by bands, welcomed 200 naval men from Scapu Flow. PRINGE of WAELES. LONDON, Feb. 4:. The Prince of Wales has accepted the vice-pl'esidency of MlO Victoria League. STRIKE IN SPAIN. . ~ MADRID, Feb. 4.. A state of siege has been pvsoolaixnod at Halltander, as a result of a general strike. The gerzd'arnlarie attacked the rioters, wounding several.

GONCILIATORY JAPAN. _ BERLIN, Feb. 4;. It is repol'tcd ithat Japan has intimated that Dr. Self will not be acceptable as Grol'many’s repl'csell‘t-ativc in Japan. SHIPPING.

NEWCASTLE, Feb. 6. Sailodz Kurow and \Vaitclnata, for New Zealand.

AMERICAN-AUSTRALIAN TRADE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.

Mr Sheldon addressedt a number at’ trade organisations on Australian finance and trade. Mr Sheldon is receiving many requests from 01~,-;.ini-sations throughout America inviting him to speak on Australia. Interviewed, he said that inquiries reaching lrim from many industrial centres indicate growing interest in the (levelopment of American-Australian mule. _ BOMBAY STRIKE ENDED. BOMBAY, Feb. 4. The mill strike has ended. All the mills are working normally. INDIAN FRONTIER TROUBLE. FURTHER ADVANCE BY BRITIS.'fI. BOMBAY, Feb. 4. A message from Akakhel, dated February Ist, states that Derajat colnmn has further advanced and is now encamped midway between Bangiw-xla and S-hinkour. We moved out at dead of night. and secured ridges on the right bank of the river and heights on the left bank. Considering that the enemy forces numbered 3500, with two guns, the opposition encountered was less than we expected. KILLED BY BRIGANDS. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The State Departxnont has been inforrnod tlrat brigands killed three American relief workers near Elmaill. in Syria. on February ].