GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3472, 28 April 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE zxomssr Movrzlvrrmw.

LIFE ’S DREANK .COM.}} ‘FTUJE,

Received 9.5 a.m

LONDON, April. 27.

Enthusia.st.ic Zionist celebratidns were held at the People ‘s Palace. A. mass meeting of Jews passed a. resolution expressing tllanks to the British and Allied Gro?vernmel'.nts for embodying" Mr Balfour’s declzuation in the Peace Treaty.

Max Nordeau, the chief spca.ker, said: “The dream of our lives has come true. Israel is again a nation amongst nations.” m ~

ENFORCEMENT or TREATY ON GERMANY.

""‘—7 0 JOINT ALLIED DECLARATION.

Received. 9.5 a.m. SAN REMO, April 26.

Mr Lloyd George and M. Millerand drew up 3.. joint declaration of policy regarding the enforcement of Germany’s ’l‘re-aty uiidertakings, .st.a,t.ing they were prepared to use all means to compel the discharge thereof. The Allies, except Italy,ihaVe approved of the declaration, Italy objecting to the military measures. The meeting between the Allies -and the Gei-malls is fixed for 25th May, at -Spa.

BRITISH REPRESENTATION AT OLYMPIAD.

LONDON, April 27.

At a" meeting of the British Olympic Association the secretary said a minimum of £13,000 was required to secure adequate British 1-epresentar fion a.t_ the Olympiad, but only £I6OO had been raised, and unless more was forthcoming British representatign would necessarily be reduced. Indeed, there was a prospect of wi-thdi-awing altogether.

BOLSHEVIST REVOLUTION IN JUGO—SLAV|A.

~ ~ Received 9.50 a.m.— 4 " ; A Bolshevist revolution is repol't'ed_ in Jugo-Slavia. ‘ 7- “ ' f

EQUAL TREATMENT OF NATIVE - - ~ "RACE. ' v ’ . Received 9.50 a.nl. ” LONDON, April 27. There Wasa lively passage during the discussions ofthe Colonial Otfice vote. Mr Spoor urged the necessity of obtaining security of tenure for natives of Rhodesia. Labour stood for freedom andequality of the native races, abolition of their economic ex-” ploitation’, and introduction of educationi Mr Newton Moore urged the Government to adopt a more sympathetic attitude towards ‘the emigration of ex-service men, especially co-opera: tire, with the. Dominion's, in provid: ing financial assitance. He added if-» Mr Spoor made such a . speech in South Africa or Australia he-would not have won a Labour seat. A White Australia was the work of the Labour _Party, including men like Hughes and Fisher There were many Labour interruptions at mention of these names Winterton shouted. to interrupters, “They fought in war, not Bolshies like you.”

NO CLEAVAGE AMONGST ALLIES. MALICIOUS MISREPRESENT_A—TIONS. Received 9.50 am. It is officially stated in London there is no truth in the report of any cleavage of opinion at San Remo between England, France, and Italy. There is not the slightest foundation for the slanderous statements regarding the Turkish Peace Treaty. Absolute agreement being reached on every point, and there is no reason to anticipate any cleavage during further discussions on European situzttions. It is particularly unfortunate that the atmosphere should be poisoned by calculated misrepresentations of facts at a time when the chances of agreement was never brighter.

ANZAC DAY ON GALLIPOLI

Rceived 9.50 a.m.

LONDON, April 26.

' The Australians», New Zealanders, {and naval military representatives on Gallipoli, held a commemoration ser}vice on Anzac Day on Sunday, I TYPICAL GERMAN ATROCITIES. ‘ WOUNDED KILLED, RED (moss: SISTERS SHOT. I -_ Received 9.25 am. 1-Aius, April 72. Mr Donahue, in the Daily Chronicle, says an a,ma.Zing letter is published from Corporal’ Max Zellei‘, who is fighting in the Ruhr Valley, addressed to nursing sisters in a Reic“fisrwehr hospital, describing the firs’: fight

with the Reds. Zeller said: No quarter was given, even the wounded were shot. The enthusiasm is imlnense. Only .two (if our battauon were killed; three hundred Reds were killed, the wounded being finished off with the butts of rifles or bullel;s_ We shot ten Red Cros Sisters who were carrying revolvers. They vainly cried for mercy, but it was a pleasure to shoot such hussies. Anyone can-y. ing weapons is killed.

CAPT. FRYATT’S FAMOUS SHIP.

HANDED OVER TO BRITISH‘

Received 9.25 a.m.

ANT WERP, April 27.

Capt. Fr-_vatt’s ship “Brussels” has been solemnly handed over to the British authorities. The ships in the harbour were beflagged While the Union Jack was hoisted. The “Brussels” is going to England. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAR. Received 9.50 am. ' BERLIN, April 27. "A White Paper on the Co-mmissionfs investigation. for responsibility .of the war shows» the interest centres around the attitude of Von Ischerscky, the German attache at Vienna towards bringing about the war, and the way wherein°he was influenced by German officers. Prince Lichnowsky maintained his previous assertion that Tschirschky carried on a warlike policy.

L RUHR VALLEY EVACUATED.

Received 9.45 a.m.

LONDON, April 26‘

Germany has informed the Allies that the siurplus troops in the Ruhr ‘Valley have now been withdrawn. The number of those remaining does not exceed the Treaty’s allowance. A Commission is investigating the accuracy of the statement. . ' - The French will evacuate the towns in the neutral zone if correct. '

FEDERAL DEVOLUTION.

'l‘-‘NO SCHEMES PROPOSED. = ‘-- Received 9.30 am.

LONDON, April 27.

The Speaker’s' Conference on" FederalvDevolvution is completing its sittings. The Speaker. has devised an experimental scheme which 5 may be. tested in three years, whereby GrandCounci_l’s representing England, Scotland, and Wales are to be created -out of existing Imperial Parliament, each Grand Council consisting of two Chamlbers, one of Commoners and the other of Peers. The Councils will hold sessions each autumn to deal with education, health, local government, police, and agi-ic’ulture. An alternative scheme framed by Mr Murray Mac Donal proposes permanent subordinate Parliaments, with separate elections for England, Scotland, and Wales, and taxation of war fortunes. -Th.e committee hasupractically agreed on a scheme embodying _a scale of abatement in respect of prewar wealth. If under £25,000 65 per cent.; if between i£2oo-,000 and £500,000, 31 per -cent. The,diminished .value of money will be taken into account in drawing up the final scheme. It is estimated that five hundred million will be forthcoming fr-0111 75,000 taxpayers.

REDUCTION IN MEAT PRICES.

FREE MARKET FOR BUTTER.

Received 9.30 a..m

LONDON, April 27‘

Newspzlpem strongly support Sir Thomas Mackenzie’s :Ic‘rio,n in regartl to the reductions in the. price of meat, also :1. free market for butter, along the lines imlit-ated in recent. cable mes» sages. The Daily 'l‘elegraph says the Government has made a start. even if :4. small one, in the matter of.pl'eference, and predicts no future Chancellor will will have the courage to repudiate the policy; lievertheless, ‘Sir 'l‘. Mackenzie has i~emlered 9, public service by dr-.lw-ing attention to specific causes of irrihition. Public opinion in England will support his claim that the same justice should be meted out to the pooples of the Dominions as to the people here.

EPISODE Ol‘ SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN. Received 9.50 am. LONDON, April 27. The Pl'obafo Court has presumed the death of Captain Owen. commander of the steamer Windsor Hall, forpedoed in the Mediterranean, in 1918. When the crew took to the boats the subm:n'ine commander demanded the captain, and prisonered Owén, who has not been heard of since. Inquiries in Herlin and Vienna 'led to replies that there was no record of the torpedomg. . , ‘Counsel remarked there was not likely to be any record if’ Capt. Owen was taken aboard and disposed of. f[.‘he Judge: The submission then is that Owen was murdered. I Counsel: It cannot be doubted.