GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3460, 14 April 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

SIXTEEN MILLIONS WAS-TED. IN AMERICAN‘ ARMY CAI\IPS. WASHINGTON, April 12. The report, of the Congressional in.vestigation into 32 army camgs -and cantonments built in wartime, assert that the Govefniifcnt lost 816,000,000 thereon through \\'asl.e. ixmific.i(‘mi*y, and corruption.

TWENTIETH CENTU RY SWAS\H-

BUCKLER.

HOELZ’S CAREER OF TERROR.

Received 8.45 am.

BERLIN, April 12.

A fuller account of Hoelz’s reign of terror states he spent Saturday plundering Plauen. His Red Guards, with loaded rifles, raided cafes and restaurants. As soon as I-loelz learnt the Reichswehr were advancing on Falkenstein, he ordered fire colmnittees. to setwto work, and gave the owners ten minutes to get clear of the ‘buildings, which were drenched with petrol before being ‘ignited. A sea of flame ringed the town for several hours. The Red Guards demanded money or their lives from the residents of hotels and collected hundreds of thousands of marks. They also seized hostages, who were sent to Falkenstein. Castle,. which is I-loelz’s headquarters. There was considerable shooting throughout the day. The terrorists withdrew ‘in the evening, and commenced running about panic-stricken. Meanwhile, Hoelz and his comrades had a gay time with Wine, song, and revel in the ancient Baronial Castle, developing into a drunken orgy until early in the morning. They entered motors rat 3 o'clock, and dashed to the frontier, where the authorities prevented their crossing _into Czecho—Slovakia. Hoelz’s band has taken refuge in Klingenthal, Saxony. He says: “They are not so silly as to fight the Reichswehr, but everything will be ib-urned and blown sky-high and bourgeois -blood will flow in bucketfulls. The Red Army failed at Ruhr,i but I shall- do things ‘better here I will set the stone of world revolution rolling.” Howevnr, Hoelz soon fled.

I'RANCO—BRITISI-I FRICTION .

ALL HAPPILY ENDED.

Received 9.30 21.111

LONDON, April 12.

It is understoo(l the Anglo-French situation is finally closed, and no question of honour sacrificed by either side. Diplomatists consider The incident, though unfortunate, will actually have -the effect? of strengthening the Alliance. The exchange of Notes has ended, and France has repeated her undertaking to evacuate German towns when the Germans have reduced their troops to the required minimum of 17,000. France also agrees unreservedly henceforth to act unitedly withfche Allies, avoiding independent actioii. Nothing Ifurther can occur, and the incident will be happily ended by a personal conversation between Lloyd Georgeiand M. Millerand at San Remo. ~

TEE RENT QUESTION IN ENGLAND. Received 10.20 am. -«-:n---r~r-----~'~---- , LOND%N, April 13. The Daily News says the Salisbury Committee, inquiring into 'the rent restrictions_. recommended an increase in rents upon a graduated scale, spread over three years, lezfding to a miximum increase of forty per cent over the pee-war figure. No increase in rent will be perniitted if the house is not maintained in properrepair.

- JAPANESE IN SIBERIA.

HIGH-HANDED PROCEEDINGS.

Received 11.10 am‘

LONDON, April 13.

' The Daily Express’ Tokio corresIpondent says the Russians are show!ing no heart for fighting in Siberia. The Japanese, although inferior in 'numbers, are gaining easy victories. [They have secured complete control 'of the maritime province -of Siberia. Japanese newspapers continue to dernounce the campaign as a militarist ladyenture. Details from Vladivostok show the Japanese coup was made on a, pretext of Russian attacks. The ;Japanese made the whole city a batftleground and carried out a military ?demonstration for eight hours, rifles, ‘machine guns, and artillery firing in all directions. Two Czechs and fifty Russians were killed, and thousands prisonered. Russian prisoners were tied with ropes to Koreans. and marched through the principal streets. A foreign eye-witness declares there is no evidencee of provocation. The former dislike of the Japanese has ‘become an intense, smouldering hatred, and iscertain to lead t_o_further outbreaks. ‘ “

FATAL PANIC IN ITALY.

M.-.\.N Y KILLED AND INJURED.

ROME, April 13‘

A panic through an unknown Git-11561 occurred at an open air fete at MeS'l siua. The electric» light failed, and! there was :1 mad rush. Eleven pcoplei leaped over u precipice and Were! dashed to death. Many were injured. EX-KAISERIN SERIOUSLY ILL, ' ' BERLIN, Apirl 13. The ex—Kaiscrin is seriously ill, and the Duchess of Brunswick has been called to her bedside. _ success or FRENCH LOAN. Received 11.10 I PARIS, April 13. The French loan realised fifteen thousand seven hundred million francs. INCREASE IN SHIPPING FREIGHTSI A Received 11.10 a.m. LONDON, April 13. Shipowners trading to South Africa have notified shippers of an advance in freights of 12/ per ton. - ‘rwo AIRMEN KILLED. Received 12.30 13.111. _ DELHI, April 13. The Italian airmen, Captain Gorbesco and Lieut. Greasso, flying to Tokio. arrived at ‘Biishire this morning. They crashed near the French Consulate, and both were killed.

BOX|NG.

BASHAM BEATS KAY.

Received 12.30 pm. LONDON, April 12.

In the match between Basham and Kay, Welter-weight champions of Britain and Australia, the former, who throughout forced the pace, was too quick for Kay, who only just managed. to last till the finish.