GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3413, 18 February 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

ADRIATIC QUESTION. 1 ———~-'. NEWSPAPER COMMENT; —____c I LONDON, Feb. 16. ! The Times remarks: “The most in- l teresting hint about the developmenti of ‘the Adriatic question is that Ml‘ Lloyd George and 1?‘. Millerand personally urged M. Tribitch to accept the French and British I)I'ODO‘S.aIS. Therefore the arrival of Mr Wilson’s Note, stating that ‘America adheres to the December Note. has caused perturbation in the Council. It is most -significant, in V'ieW of Mr Wilsongs return to the active control of 'Ame—l rican afiairs, that his Adriatic Note is substantially right. The Allies must} exercise the most. mature and conciliatory wisdom in. reply.” IF ALLIES OBDURATE. FOOD AID MAY CEASE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. ; Mr Wilson, in his Adriatic Note to the Allies, reported the suggested reifusal of American aid in the shape of rfoodstuffs to Europe if the Allies are obdurate. ‘

- WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? 5 LONDON, Feb. 16. The Times says: “ft is not yet ‘time to assess responsibility for the decision regarding Turkey, which, as is even more strikingly revealed by the change in Allied opinion, requires most careful investigation. : METHODISTS IN CHINA. H CHRISTIAN COMMUNE SCHEME. ‘ SELF-SUPPORTING GROUPS. 1 NEVV YORK, Feb. 16." . _ The New York Times’ Peking correspondent states that -the Methodist Conference is considering a proposal for the est-ablishmeni: by the Church of Christian communes throughout China, consisting ofpgroups of 300 poor people for co~operative selfksupport. ‘]t is proposed to capitalise these communes only to the extent of providing for them till they are able to get land and to findthem expert. vocational guidance. The coimnunes will abolish the use of money, and’undertlak_e manu- ‘ factures only to provide for their own : 1 needs. I ‘I AMERICAN NEWS FACTORY. i I ——-r--- . WIIASO-N’S TVHREAT FLATLY 3 DENIED. ~;.. | ——- 1 Received 10.10 a.m. ‘ WASHINGTON," Feb_ 16. The Congressional ‘Aviation Report added: Not a single, Ameri.can~built airplane participated in the war.‘ An emphatic denial is issued from White House of the report that Wilson lthreatened to withdraw the Treaty of Versailles -from the_ Senate if the ‘Adriatic question was settled without I United States participation. In a fur!ther statement White House officials flatly contradict the previous state- ! ment, but admit that Wilson ’s memorandum regardiilg -the Adriatic stated that he might be compelled to withdraw the Treaty from the Senate if the Allies proceeded Without American participation. No threat was made, however with reference to withdrawal from the Treaty; it was more in” the nature of an elucid'a.tol'y statement dealing with the situation created by the activities df the British, French, and Italian Premiers.

LOANS T 0 CHINA. ON COMPREHENSIVE CONDITIONS Received 9.5 a.m. PEKIN, Feb.,7 (delayed). An Anglo—Ameriean and FrancoJapanese memorandum has been sent to the Chinese Foreign Office in view of urgent requirements of the Chinese Government. These Grovernments are prepared to recommend their banks to issue 9. loan of five million sterling on security of specified revenue, and on condition that, firstly, the North and South resume peace negotiations forthwith; seeondly, that a portion of the proceeds be used in disbandmont of unnecessary troops; thirdly, that the four Allied Governments and banking groups ef.”-.eetiv9l_V lupervise ‘applications of the proceeds of the loan ‘and disbandments.

TIE MAT) MULLAH. PREACHING HOLY WAR. Received 9.35 am. NAIROBI, Feb. 15. Combined Anglo-Italian action against. the Mad Mullah is reprrted to hnve begun in Abyssinia with xhe object of cleaning the country of his supporters, and concentrating a large force in the vicinity of the Gazag stronghold, iu Northern Agazeu country. The British force, composed of Africans and Indians, with tanks and laviation detachnienfs, landed at Berbert. The jitalians are establishing a. base in

Ifalian Somaliland. The Somalis state the Mad Mulléh is preaching a. .holy war on behalf of the Sultan of Turkey.

GABY DESLY’S WILL. ‘ | ‘ HER DANCING PARTN.ER’S 1 LEGACY. j Received 8.55 am. ‘ PARIS, Feb. 17. Gaby Deslys left her dancing partner, Harry Pilcer, a.n annuity of 18,000 frauds‘. ~, A CLEVER THEFT. _« FROM A JEWEL TRAVELLER. . ‘ Received 8.55 a.nl.'. 1 LONDON, Feb. 17. A daring vtheft occurred at Paddington Railway Station. A traveller put down his handbag containing jewels, {valued at £7OOO, in order to pay for his ticket. When he looked down he ‘found an empty bag had been substituted. There is no clue to the thief.

“““"’ ‘ I ARMENIAN OUTRAGES. I EIGHT THOUSAND MASSACRED. Received 8.55 a.nl . ATHENS, Feb. 17. Turkish and Kurdish outrages upon Armenians still continues. The latest new is that eight -thousand were mas- . sacred in Transcaucasia. '...___.. --~ —--~.. an BRITISH POLICY. GUIDED BY EXI,GENC_Y~. I I Received 8.55 a.m . l PARIS, Feb. 17. ‘ Victoria says Lloyd George ’s altered! views regarding the Turks whom he? previously desired to expel from Con- I stantinople, are due to recognition of} the fact that expulsion would have} disastrous effects in India, Mesopota-1 mia and Egypt. I THE‘ EX-KAISER. 1 DEMAND ‘Fo_R—sDRRENDER. FLOUTED BY HOLLAND. Received 8.55 a.m. HAGUE, Feb. 17. Holland has decided, according to the press, to adhere to her refusal to give up the Kaiser. -THE OPHIR REJECTED. ADMIRALTY DECIDED TO SELL. Received 10.10 a.m. LONDON,'Feb. 16. The Admiralty has decided to sell ‘the former liner Ophir, which took the‘ !present King on his colonial tour in ‘l9Ol. l PRINCE or WALES. ILUNCH WITH ‘AGENT GENERALS. | Received 10.10 a.m. ’ I ' ‘ LO‘NDON,,Feb. 16. I The Prince of Wales, before his de~ parture will entertain Mr Andrew Fisher and Sir Thos. MacKenzie, ‘Agent—Generals, at luncheon. ‘ IRISH OUTRAGES.

ANOTHER POLICE BARRACKS ATTACKED. Received 10 a.m. LONDON, Feb. 16. A determined early morning raid was made on the Police Barracks at Aghern, County Cork. For hours there was a fusilade of revolver and rifle shots. The garrison, nunibering seven, used bombs to disperse"the raiders, one of whom was wounded. The police found quantities of explosives in the vicinity of the barracks, which were similarly attacked a fortnight ago. THE PIMLICO RAID. KING IN”=d’oURT. Received 11.25 am, ' LO'NDON, Feb. 'l6. Corporal King, who was arrested in a house at Pimlico, appeared at the Westminster Court and remanded on bail for £s’). The detective gave evidence that the prisoner said the landlady aroused him, declaring that burglars were entering her window, upon which King put a cartridge in his revolver.

THE ADRIATIC QUESTION. AMERICA DENIES RESPONSIBILITY. - Received 11.25 am. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. The State Department allegvs that the French Press is en<lle'avom~ing to {flame the United Stateg for interfermg in the Adriatic settlement, whereas. the blame belongs to Lloyd George, ‘Mlll9l’ and Ni”-i. who without consultlng the U_nited States adopted‘ it new agreement and sent an ul‘f,ima‘t~.lm to Jugo-Slavia. '