GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3432, 11 March 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

IRELAND ’S AUTONOMY.

REPORTED U.S. WISH.

LONDON, Mal‘(tll fl

Lord Horace Plunkett, in a speech at Dublin, denounced the proposed joint council as a iuonstrosity, and the Home Rule scheme generally as being futile. He claimed that as a result of recent personal inquiry he had ascertained that America wished Ireland to hzive as large a measure of autonomy as was consistent, with the safety of the Empire, but did not wish to see :1 republic. Sir lzldwtml Carson, ad«lress'lng the Unionist. Council at Belfast, raised the question of the desiral)ilit_v of Ulster demanding the inclusion of Counties Gavan, Monaghau, and Donegal. but invited frank discussion on all points before coming to a. decision.

PORTUGAL’ S TROUBLBS.

GRAVE REPORTS OF UI\7RICS'I‘.

LONDON, I\'[al‘ch 9.

Grave, but uncOnfil‘nled, reports are in circulation as regards Portugal, whore labour troubles are a<eut.e.

A railway, postal, and telegraphic strike is in operation, and all comImmicafion has completely ceased.

MADRID, March 9.

An ofl‘icia‘l message from the Mayor of Tu-5' I'opOl'fs that according to [’l'3V€llC‘l'S.: from Portugal disorders have bl‘ok'cn- 0111. Shots \\‘O‘:'C fired at Lisbon and Oporto, and a military train was bombed and firvd on when approaching Vianuado (7:1.<t(,-UO.

AMONG THE WAZIR-IS.

SUCCESSES ELATE TROOPS

DELHI. Mmwh 9.

The Derajat column at Kanigui-am‘ sustained. fifteen Casualties while post-‘ ing piquets beyond Liashkar. Thel Waziris are reported to have left‘ Shaki. The officol' comniandin-j_,r inli Waziristan tol(‘g‘l'aplied that he visit-i ed the advance. column, and that the hospitals were well found, the trains-l port good, and piquet posts strong and I secure. The troops are confident and: elated with their Sll('(‘.CSS(‘S. Tho. .~\hnaitanz'l country <-onslsts of Very precipitous rooky hills. The I'eecllt; successful operations speak highly of‘ the \':ll01ll' of the troops. - »———~ -—~— I HOLT TO HANG. 1 BEACH .\IIJRDER CASl‘l. GLO.-\'l‘L\’G \\’().\lEN IN (7()I'RT. } , 1..0N1)0.\', Feb. 27. E Frederick Rotlnn-‘ll Holt. the fox-niei" {u'my otiit;'m'. who was vli:li'<,g'ecl ‘with the i murder of .\lrs Kathleen "Elsie Brealml the beautiful young woman whose! body was found on the sands neari Blackpool, England, has been sentenc- 1 ed to death. ‘ Theyfinal scenes of Holt’.s trial were i marked by a dramatic speech by Sir, Edward .\.larsha.l'l—Hall, counsel for the defence, in wlslicli he claimed that only a madman would commit such a crime. Holt had £I3OO in the bank, and did not want for i.nsul'an-cc. I

Sir Edward-Marshall—H:lH c:lsli;;a‘~cd the gmuting women who overflowed the galleries and gathered . in huge queues early in the xnorning in the rain. ;

The inieme publiv. interest ‘in the trial was maintained til] the finish.

MINERS’ STRIKE IN FRANCE.

Received 9.15 am.

PARIS, March 8.

Owing to the serious strike of miners the Government has ordered the cafes to close at 10 a.ln.. and theatres air I'] o’clock, in order to econcmise CO3l. NEW CABINET FOR TURKEY. Received 9.15 am. CONSTANTINOPLE‘, March 8. General S-alih Pasha, the former Minister of Marine. has been invited to form a Cabinet. STRIKES IN PORTUGAL. THE POSITION GRAVE. Received 9.15 am. MADRID, March 8. The situation in Portugal uoiitiilues grave. The strike of public officials is now supported by the metal-work ers. eleciricians and others. AERIAL SERVICE ESTIMATES. Received 9.15 am. LONDON, March 8. The Air Estimates total twenty-one millions sterling, with a personnel or 29,730, exclusive of India. OIL TANKER LOST.

Received 9.15 am. NEW YORK, March 8. The tanker Cunadish, with :1. crew of 40 is believed to haxfe been lost. She was due at Baltimore from Cuba on March 3.

AMERICA LOOKING TO FUTURE. CREATION OF NAVAL BASES. Received 9.15 21.111. WASHINGTON, March 8. Mr Secretary Daniels, before the Congressional Naval Affairs C'o-mmit—-tee, advocated making Guam an American Heligoland, and the construction of a. great. submarine, destroyer, and aviation base at Hawaii. Mr Daniels said our friends of today may be our enemies of tomorrow. BESSARABIA AND ROUMANIA. UNION FAVOURED. Received 9.15 21.111. LONDON, M-al*c.ll S. The Morning Post understands the ‘Supreme Council has agreed to the iUnion of Bessarabia with Roumania, {which will give. much satisfziotion to ; Roumania.

DIRECT ACTION AND NATIONALISATION.

ATTITUDE BY MINER S.

Received 9.15 a..m. LONDON, March 8‘

The miners, by :1 200,000 majority, favoured direct action in the event of the Government refusing nationalisation. The Scottish Miners’ Conforencc at Gflasgow decided to support the national stoppage of tho Inines at the British Miners’ Federation Confm'ml('£? at London next week. I'URKEY’S FUTURE. 50,000 ALLIED TROOPS AT CONSTANTINOPLE. PARIS, March S. The Matin states that troops now being sent to Constantinople from A.<i:lt'ic Turkey will, with three French brigades, constitute a Fl'a.nco-British :u'm_V of 50,000.

'|‘l-IE PROVISIONS OF 'IIHE

TREATY.

I.()NDON. Murcll 8‘

' H is understood that umler the naval clause of the Turkish Treaty, ’l‘nrke_v will be allowed to possess no navy except a. few revenue cutters. 'l‘he finaneiwl clauses of the Treaty are likely to -follow on the lines of the Hungarian Treaty. The Turkish population is likely to be reduced from 30,000,000 to G,O00,00(T Ewing‘ to the lar<,:e re.»'tl'ic‘rion of ferrifory of Turkey in Europe, \\'lll(‘lI will be little beyond (‘onstull‘rinople. This will necessitafe a readjustment of fh eTurkish debt, a.n<l ex—'l‘urkish ’tel‘l'i’mries may he re.quil'e(l to hem‘ :1 poftion of the i')11l'(l(‘I}. One of the first fin:~.neial elmrges upon Turkey will he reparation for (lreelvg and other siifferers dispossessecl of’ valnalfle properly. FREIGHTS GOING UP. LONDON, llareli S. The Times says sliipping companies are eoinbining to increase outward fl‘(OlQ‘lllTS at least 50 per cent. Sonic owners assert that they are considering laying up Their ships owing to the i fabulous cost of bunker coal, wh.ich_is lquofed at 155/ in London, compared {with 15/ to 18/ prewar. DRUNKEN ROWDIES IN BERLIN. "MAY CAUSE IN’I‘ERN.»\'I‘IONAI’. TROUBLE. I _.___ I Received 9.15 u.m. BERLIN, Mart-li 8. , Joachim attempfed to re-enter an |A.l(lon I'e,Sfauran’r when the manager said the \V3.ll,€l'-S and cooks, who reS(‘lllO(l .To{lcliim’s monarehist activities, announced they would strike if he was allowed to enter. Joachim depal'tetl. after indulging in bud lani guage.

It appears Prince Hohenlnlio participated in the disturbance. He took m'T his >‘ll0(‘ and bclaboured :1 Fl'mlcll- - The Socialist nowspnpms angrily .lcnnunc(» the drunken rowtlios. .<a_Vin(_>; the people will be obliged to pay for their escapades. Even the Co'nsel*va~ five Press (l€‘.‘plol'(‘."~' the ro,qi'ot’ral)lo oxhilnifirm.

It. transpires that on an narliot‘ 0(1casion Joachim tried fo hurl a heavy mmdlostick at a maimed British of’ficcl- - I'(‘fusi..ng to stand dul'in,Q' the singing of "D(‘l]'[R(',}l]3.Dd übor A‘]]c.<.” but :1. companion provenfod him.

AUSTRALIAN REPUBLIC.

THE‘ REPORT RIDICULED. LONDON, March 9.

Mr Hunter, interviewed by the Australian Press Association, ridicules Minahan’s allegation regarding a Republican plot in Australia referred to in a Sydney cable on March sth. 511' though a Queensland Minister during the whole war, and intimately associated with Labourites during the Conscrimion Referendum, he never heard the slightest hint or suggestion of these alleged‘ Republican plans. The first intimation had come the year after through London newspapers and on the authority of Minahan.

TRADES UNION CONGRESS. 1 MOST MOI\IENTOUf3 IN’TI'ISTORY on LABOUR. I I (Imperial News Service.) 4 “""‘ I Received 11.10 (1.111. LONDON, March 9. f The special Trades Union Congress; meeting on the 11th. March will be the l most momentous in the history of thei Labour movement. It is called to de-l eide the question whether, am} how, the Government. shall be compelled to adopt: the 118-ff.-CQII3-xiS{{lloll\ pf mines. 'l‘he agenda. paper otters alternative means; firstly, by general strike; secondly, by intensive political P,-ova-ganda. Hence the Congress will have to decide between revolutiont or constitutional action. I‘ is noteworthy that at recent. bye-£‘lootions at Ashton, Wretlin, and Paisley, nationalisation candidates were defeated. The opinion expressed by the Congress will be fairly evenly decided, but a small majority is against strikes, although a certain miners‘ vote of 700,000 will be -given solidly for direct action. Fourthly, it is essential to take early steps -to secure the deflation of credit and tc.u'rency: (a) by reduction of recurirent Government expenditure Within ‘limits of revenue; (b) by the imposi'tion of additional ’faiation necessary i tlim-oto; (c) by the immediate limita[tion and gradual curtailment of note cil'culu.tion; fifthly, the provision of raw materials being essential to the restoration of indu'stl'y, means should be found by which countries at prei sent unable to purchase in the world’s jnmrkets can obtain commercial }credits. It. should be possible to achieve this when the countries have ilinade reforms previously indicated; tsixthly, the Conference recognises the ‘iieees‘sily fol’ C0tDliI1i110"Cl c-q—opel-ation ‘of the Allies, and the removal of ob:'~t:l(‘la.‘s to an eaisyinterchangc of essential commodities. The Allies; will continue to consult togeifizcr with regard to the provision and distribution of necessary raw material and foodstuffs in View of an early restoration: of normal conditions; scventlll_v, the Conference gives careful attention to. the case of the dcvasted regions, specially in the North of France~—the restoration of these regions is of primary importance to the re-cstabli.<h-meat of the economic equ'ilibrium of Europe and the resumption of normal trade conditions. Evidently large sums are required in this conm~clion. which cannot be provided out of current revcunc, nor can the work of restoration be postponed until reparation from Germany is received. Therefore the Conference recognises that capital sums required for this restoration may properly be raised by market loans in anticipation of reparation payments, provided the Peace Treaty and restrictions which they desire to see placed on new borrowing do not apply 10 loans of credit to meet this normal capital expenditure; cight.hl_V, the (‘,ont'crm:«-e has ag‘l'ectl as desirable in the intcre.<ts both. of Germany and her creditors. that the total reparation rnyzible by her Should be fixed soon. and u-greed to an extension of the period of four months from the si,<;{ilatu!'c of the Treaty in which Germany entered, to make proposals in tl.~is vonnc««tion. The question of allo\\'in;'_" Gern:an_\' to raise t'oreig‘n loans be reft‘-rl'cd to the Reputation Connnission.