GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3485, 13 May 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

CU;R'I'AILI'.NG LABOUR’S- \ACTIV'.[TIES. \ Received 3 a.m_ ' ' PARIS, May 12. According to Le Matin, ghe Grovernment’s action against the confederation is not fraxiedyto dissolve trade unions, but to break the bond which, while leaving each section ' free to seek its own economic protection, will prevent them infl'in§i}l7g"‘ the domain of politics. Bordeaux tradespeople have ol'ga.n~_ ised an anti-strike movement, and will boycott all strikers by refusing fhcir supplies. "“

ALLEG-ATION AGAINST BLACK TROOPS. LIST OF VVAR CRIMINALS HANDED IN.

Received 9 am.

BERLIN, May 12.

The Germans will not withdraw from the Spa conference because of alleged attacksuon German girls by French black troops in the Frankfurt district. The press is furious, alleg~ i'ng that many girls who had vanished, have been ravished in houses of prostitution, which are filled with underaged 'gil']s maintained for the troops.

The first list of names of individuals whom the Allies desire to be brought to trial before the Imperial Court at Leipsiz was handed to the Government to-day. It comprise? forty-five chiefly officers, especially U boat ofi’l'cers. The Crown Prince, Hindenburg, and Ludendorif, are not men'tioned.

HUNGARY . CONOENTRATING TROOPS.

Received 9 a'.m.

ROME, May 12.

Hungary has started" concentrating troops along the Jugo-Slav fronTier, and has recalled all ofi"icers to the colours. '

CARRANZA’.S FALL. - THE NEW REGIME RECOGNISED ‘ . BY U.S. . ' WASHINGTON. May 11. ’ Ex~President Carranza. is detained at Esperanza, awaiting transport to Vera Cruz, where he will embark for New Orleans_ The rebels have captured Mazatian.

Officials Tn Washington are astonished at the progress of the Obregon rebellion. It is authoritatively stated thafi the State Department will not hesitate to regard the new regime as the de facto Government if it is found Carranza has been‘ completely overthrown, as he now -azipears to be.

. ‘FRENCH STRIKE. CAMPAIGN AGAINST FEDERATION. ‘Received 9.25 am. « LONDON, May 12. There is no confirmation of the statement «that the French Government is discontinuing its action against the General Confederation of Labour. Paris messages declare the feeling of the country and the Chamber strongly supports the Government, ‘which has -opened the campaign by raiding Labour offices and residences of ofiicials. The Federation in a manifesto protests against the search and seizure of documents as illegal owing to theabsence of the interested persons. ~

AUSTRALIAN WOOL. ___..,_..._. MR HUGHES’ SCHEME CRITICISED. LONDON, May 11. Mr Goldfinch, in an interview said it-, was extremely unlikely that Mr Hughes’ wool scheme would be adopted as it stood. It was essential for this country that supplies be kept up and still more so for France and Be]gium‘. Mr Hughes’ proposals would mean that no supplies would be going to the European market and artificial scarcity would be caused. The scheme might defeat its ovhz object by increasing the sale of wool other than Australian. J

The “Yorkshire Post” says it is difficult to see how Mr Hughes éan compel wool growers to have all wool sold at auction in Australia, as he declined to give compulsory powers for a similar scheme in respect to wheat.

THE LIBERAL BfPlsl‘l', ' MR LLOYD GEORGE EXPLAINS. - LONDON, May 11. The Coalition ‘Liberal Ministers addressed "a crowfled meeting at the Ge?» tral Hall, Westminster. The chairman read ’a letter from Mr Lloyd. George, stating that the-proceedings at Leannington thoroughly‘ exposed_ the unfitness of the Nafional Liberal ~Fe<lera~. tion, as at preserif nianaged, ‘to r'epre-

never betrayed Liberal pl‘inci_pleS. never betrayed Liberal principals. “Recent. by—elections,” wrote Ml‘ Lloyd George, “clearly showed that the machine no longer represents the Liberal rank and file. No doubt the division in ‘Liberalism is serious, anti any premature atternpt to force an issue between -the two" "sections will leave the party rent, bleeding, and helpless for [L generation. The present dissension is :1 source of"g"rief. to me. I have done more to avert it than is yet known.” Auresolution in’ favour of the Coalition Was carried by acclamation. LEAGUE Ol‘ NATIONS. LATE ENEMIES TO BE "INVITED TO JOIN. _ . GENEVA, May 11. The next meeting of the League of Nations will invite Austria and probably Hungary, to join the League. Later Gerniany, Turkey, and Bulgaria will be perniitted to join.

LONDON, May 11.

Mr Asquith. speaking at Scarborough, said he regarded with great apprehension any continuance of the Supreme Council, which practically meant three Allied Premiers sitting side by side with the League of Na~ tions. If the League was to become what all hoped, the sooner the Snpreme Council disappeared the better. BRITAIN'S COAL PROBLEM. LONDON, May 11. In the House of Commons, Sir R. Horne stated that the Government thought removal of control and dis-' tribution of coal as so:on as possible was essential, but it would be only possible if the artificial differentiation in the prices of industrial and household coal was removed. The Government had decided that both. must be sold at a price to cover production and the standard profits allowed by the emergency Act_ Therefore the maximum price of industrial coal and household coal would be increased by 4/2 and 14/2 per ton respectively from May 12th. - ' SHIPPING, _

, eßceived 12.45 am. LONDON, May 12. Arrived:"At Liverpool, Matatua. Sailedz. For Auckland, Port Mel‘ bourhe. . .