GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3435, 15 March 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE HUNGARIAN TREATY.

N 0 '.\I()DII*‘ICA T.lONh‘\

LONDON, March 12.

The Suprenic Council has agreed that the principle of the Hungarian Peace '_l‘l*e-aty as presented shall not be modified. The Allies are unable to accept the counter proposals for the revision of the frontier and economic relations. which in effect meant an absolute monarchy. The Council’s finding will be e,om.nlunieate dto the JHiung'al'ian delegation in Paris in a feud‘ days, and Hungary will be required to sign the treaty within a week froin that (late.

BRITISH FINANCE.

CURRENT YEAR’S ESTIMATES.

COMPARISONS VVITH THE PAST.

Received 10.20 a.m

LONDON, March 14;

The Board of Trade returns for February show imports’ 170; millions sterling, the exports, 86 millions, the increases being 63 millions, and 39 millions respectively, coinpzu-ed with February of last year. Official estimates issued indictae that national expenditure for the year 1920-21. ostiinated, is 1187 million,‘ of which the Civil Services absorb 557 millions. Interest on the _Nal-ional Debt is 400 millions; Army 125 millions; Navy 64 millions; Air Fome 21 millions. Compared to the total of 208 millions submitted in the spring, 1914. of which Civil Services absorbed 92 millions; National Debt Services 36; .-\rln_v. 29; Navy 51. The revised Naval Estimates for 1919-20 show :1 gross expenditure of 97 millions. The amount assigned to .new construction is four millions. ‘but this is entirely for conipletion of vessels laid down during wartime. Contribution is from India and the Dominions, excluding New Zealand, which is still discussing the matter; total 215 thousand sterling.

IN DEN TURED LAB OUR.

QUESTIONS IN I’ARI.iIA‘I\IIENT. ‘ NEW ZlC;\l..;\.\l'D NAMEI) AS EMPLOYING INDENTURICI) - CHINESE. Re<:oi\'od 1.0.20 :3.m. LONDON, Varch 9. In the House of Commons. James Brown :1.<ko<:l: “lg, imlenturonl l:1bou1' lacing»; used for the development of Samoa?” Mi" .-‘\nim'_v replied, “Yo.<. the New Zoaland (lo\~m'linlv.‘l‘.t found the system o]»el~al'ing. and it is '.lmlorstood, in the exercise Of Their disr=r(‘tion, they are continuing it.” Replying to Ormshy (love, 311Amery said. as far as he knew. Clxina wa.< the main source of la'~):m." in Samoa under the Gurnian I‘(‘§l'illlC. {lnd the New Zealand Go\'el'innent \\'.'l.< urtainly .continuing with a certzaiii nnliibei‘ of Chiiwse indentured labour-oi-s. THE SUPREME COUNCIL. SHOULD BE GIVEN DESPATCH. POINCARES CRITICISM. PARIS, March 13-. M. Poincare, in an article in the review “Two VVorld»s,"‘ declares that the Supreme Council should be put to 21 long sleep because it has followed a path of twists and turns, especially on the Constantinople question, and has dealt in a. nerveless fashion with the Germans’ I‘€SDOI'IISI‘biIIIY for the war. He suggests a better znethod would be to leave negotiations to diplomats, thus avoiding the necessity for fre» quent. meetings of the Allied Premiers.

BEBT SUGAR. ‘AN ALL-BRITISH ENTERPRISE. SUBSTANTIAL BACKING‘ BY GOVERNMENT. 0 LONDON, March 12 A home-grown sugar company limited, with one million £1 shares, has been formed, under arrangement with the Board of Agr-iclilture, to establish the sugar beet industry as an allBritish enterprise. The Government will take up a q.narter of a million shares and also guarantee 5 per cent. interest until 1930 on public subscriptions up to quarter of :1 million. The company takes over the British Sugar Beet Gl-owen’s Society. THE DIRECT ACTION VOTE. SET'l.‘lZ.lilT' FOR A Gl<l3\’.l:}R.A’l‘l()N. LONDON, Murvli 12. There is the g'rozltost' satisfm-.tinn among all classes throughout The country at the decisive (illß.l'«‘l(’.fl‘l' of yes» tol'day’s vote on the question of dll‘€‘,4’,i2 action. While labour circles o.\'pl'(_-ss

delight that the issue has been definitely faced and finally disposed of, so far as the organised trade union is concerned, prominent Labourites expressed the opinion that the question will not again assume a. serious form this generation. The Miners’ Federation is meeting to-day to consider their action upon this decision. The miners are now faced with the alternatives of :1. solo strike or a new Wages demand, and, as pl-eviollsly indicated, the latter is more likely. Yesl'erday’s Vote demonstrates that the a\~'era.ge B:-itisli Traale Unionist is neither it fanatic nor 1} revolutionary.

INTERNATIONAL LABOU R.

MISSION TO RUSSIA.

Received 11.20 a.m. LONDON. March 14

At the Paris meeting of the Council of the League of Nations, they adopted resolutions to provide for the appointtnent of a Commission of ten members, chosen_ by the Council,, each of whom be assisted by two advisers, two of these to be members, one employer of labour, and the other a. V.'ol'klllal'l'. This will be proposed by the International Labour Bureau. The resolution acids, the International Bureau may’, if thought desirable, send a Commission to Russia specially ti investigate the labour quesfifon. .~\ telegra mwill be sent to the Soviet Labour-ites, in Russia, informing them of the Council’s proposalts. and asking if they are prepared to give the Commission‘ all facilities to accomplish its mission. AIR CONTROL.

GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL.

Received 10.50 am. SYDNEY, this day

It is annoullced“fna't the Government is introducing . during the present session air control legislation.

“WHITE” RUSSIAN REMNANT.

GAUNT SURVIVORS. LONDON, March 12%

Despatches from Abo, Finland, report that four hundred gaunt and ragged men staggered back to Menteira, nezu-'Vibol‘g. They are the last survivors Of General Ska.belinski’s “White Russians, and are all in the last stages of exhaustion. Food has been despatched in response to urgent te'le;;l-ams, but it is feared that it might arrive too late.

ELECTION PETITION

THE STRATFORD CASE

Hearing of the petition of M 1" J. B. 1-line, formerly MP, for Stratford, and a niember of the Massey Ca‘6inet, against the return for Stratford of Mr A. Masters, the Liberal candidate, was commenced this morning by the Chief Justice (sir Robert Stout) and Mr Justice Chapman. Mr VV, Schrzunln, of the Vvellington Suprenie Cram-t is the clerk at the inquiry.

1v1(;'1‘1iRI;s AND MUSIC.

AT El .ECTION SLEETINQ‘:

ARE THEY LLLEGAL.

ST R.-XTFORD, this day

'l‘h«: Eiectioll Uourt opened at Strutiord tO—day_, before Sir Robert Stout ami. J'udgo Chapman, to hear thq poti-

rion (,1-' '_\l;~ fling and others, agaillst the return of Robert 'M-aste:'s as 111011].b.;l- for st;-;ltford, and aaking that Hing be d.Q(;lr_ll'ed olect.e<:l, on the gronmls that Masters was guilty by liimself, or his agents, of corrupt pmctices in providing a. moving picture show and music prior to un address delivered on December 10th; and also that a large number of persons Voted for Masters not entitled to be registeiml us voters. Rocriniinutions are filed on behalf of Masters, wlxieli allege that :1 large. number of persons voted for Mr Hine who were not qualified to be on the roll. In the al‘ternafivc the petitioners pray that the -rlection be declared null and voidl Mr M. Myers, in opening, said (‘hiflf rcaliancc would be placed on the alleged provision 0:‘ pictures and ;music at meetings addressed by Masters on the night before the election. ‘ "