GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3428, 6 March 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

FRENCH RAILWAY STRIKE.

PARIS, March 1.

The Government anficipatcs 'th(; early failure of the intensely unpopular strike and the acceptance of arbitration.’ The Union of Former Combatants, With a membership of 440,000 have Offered M. Millerand their services.

THE ADRIATIC CRISIS.

PRESI'DEN'I‘ VVILSON REPLIES TO THE ALLIES.

WASHINGTON, March 1

President Wilson’s reply to the Anglo-French Nofce regarding the Adriatic was dcspatchcd to-nigh‘f.

I sun. 1 I I """"' V I HALIFAX N.S.), March 4. The liner St, Paul has arrived. The [passengers were transferred to the -steamers Cedric and Canada. t’ LABOUR TROUBLES‘ IN JAPAN. [ LONDON, .\larch'l. The Daily Mail {states that serious labour troubles have broken out in Japan. The situation is causing uni easiness. _ TI-IE ARMENIAN MASSACRES. .=\l.l.ll£S ARRIVED AT DECISION. I ACTION 'l‘O PROTECT MINORITIES. Received 10.10 a.m. LONDON, March 4. In the Commons, replying 'io Sir Donald Mac Lean in regard to the Armenian massacres, Mr Lloyd Georeg stated the matter was being discusised by the Allies and between the Government and the British representative at Constantinople. A detailed Eslatement. at present was inadvisable. %Mr Asquith had urged that full infor[Enna.tion as far aspossible be given in s§pl‘(ler to relieve the grave general anxjfiicty, which was fully shared by the ,:;Government and all representatives of '_*the Allies, since it had received very Mfserious news of massacres. The Allied J;_confel-ence very anxiously considered lithe ma“tter. and had come to a decis.;ion, which would be communicated to "iAllz'ed repi.'esen‘intives at Constn*.l- - It. was inadvisable at -present to publish the character of the decision which depended on advice re—eeived, but the Government was fully alive to the gravity of the position. and the need for taking very Strong ac’tion to protect minorities as far as possible,