GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3480, 7 May 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

REBELLION IN MEXICO.

MUST BE SUPPRESSED.

Reéeived 9.5 a..m. MEXICO CITY, May 6.

President Carranza _ declares his duty is to crush rebels. He will not ceaserhis efforts till his purpose is achieved. ’ The Government has enough troops to -dominate the Insurrection. It is impossible to hold clec~ tions during the rebellion. FRENCH RAILWAY STRIKE ' _ FIZZLES OUT. Received 9.5 am. 7 PARIS, May 6. The French railway strike has been a failure, 'and the men are returning to Work. The Go-vernment’s firm action crnshed the strike, . STRIKE IN OTHER TRADES. Received 9.30 am. PARIS, flay 6. Although the Government’s. announcement that the railway strike is as good as ended, this apears premature. Many men are returning to ‘work, and there have been no exten‘sions of the strike, but more men en;gaged in other industries have struck, iincluding metal workers and more i miners. I

PIECEWORK IN SKILLED TRADES. §{EJECTED BY 4 TO 1. Received 9.30 a.m. ‘ LONDON, May 6. Skilled Workers: in the engineering trades have rejected piecework by a four to one majority. Employers had insisted on’ the adoption of piecework as a condition of their acceptance of the fuorty—seven..hour week. Unskilleéf workers have already accepted pieceWork. ~ AN ASQUITHIAN VICTORY. Received 9.30 am. . LONDON, May 6. ‘The election of committee for the National Liberal Clulb has resulted in the Asquithians capturing all thirtytwo seats. _ . _ DEPORTATION Ol‘ RADICALS. ‘ Received 9.30 a.m. z ' ' ‘ WASHINGTON, May 6.‘ .As a result of the ruling by the Secretary of Labour that membership of the Communist Party'Was' insufi"l- - to cause deportation from the United ‘States, the Senate Committee is specially to amend the law with a View to providing for such deporta-‘ tions; hundreds of radicals have been deported on this charge already.