GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3496, 26 May 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

_—§____?..o_________. AGENDA FOR SPA CONFERENCE.

Received 9.15‘

LONDON, May 25.

The Imperial Cabinet has decided to discuss the agenda for the Spa Con: forencc with the Dom'mion~ represen-f-.lf.i.ves_, ihllchlding Mr. VVult.

PROTEST AGAINST TURKISH PEACE TERMS. CRES(.‘TEN'I.‘ VERSUS CROSS. Received 9.15. CONS’I‘AN’I‘INOPLE, May 24.. An important protest againsfi the peace terms comes from Stamboul. The speeches were rfizh-ked by fierce fanaticism, deefaring that the Allies vsere driving Turkey tm'mrds 2) Soviet Government. Supporters of the Cl-'e's—‘ cent were urged to resist the donlina.~ fion of the C‘ross. AERIAL FLIGHT T 0 AUSTRALIA. Received 8.50. MOULMEIN, Mary 24. The P:lrer.'s' zteroplane. which was damaged by :1 crash on April 4 has been Thoroughly o\'e:'haul(%(l and préie.ticaly rebuilt. Parer expects to restart for .-‘\ustra]ia in a few days.

FRENCH PRESIDENTS ACCIDENT UNBEI.TEVI NG R Al.l.\\'_-\ Y M i‘-IN. PARIS, May 225. President Deschanel has returned to the Elysee. He is not seriously hurt, though he had a very narrow escape. A number of comic incidents were connected with the accident. He went to his-sleeping car, telling‘ his valet not to call him until the morning. Feeling the carriage stuft'_\', he attempted to open the window and fell out. Fortunately, the train had slaekened speed going round a curve. The President fell on a sandy patch, and was temporarily stunned. When he recovered "he walked bal‘Cfoot-Chi and clad in his pyjamas, with his‘ face bleeding, until he met a piatelayer, who received the ‘.President's story with the frankest; seeptiei.<lu. This seemed justilied wlieii the .s'taionlnas‘ter's' telegram sent to the President’s train inquiring if any aeeident had taken place was answered by an e~niph:ftie “N 6.” No one thought it worth while to look into the sleeping eompartinent. Five minutes later the valet _t.'ound the bed empty, to the consternation of all on the train. Meanwhile the railway otlicials were worrying the suh-prefect. of Montargis regarding the unknown individual, scantily clad, suli'ering from the hallucination that he was the Pl'e'l=.idellt_ of ‘the Republic. Tne sub-prefect accordingly Ihotore.:i to the platelayer’s cot.tage, where he found that the injured man was :'eall_\f the. head of the French Republic. He was quickly carried to the iirefeetnre at I\lontal-gi.<, where his wounds were dressed _and an anti-te-tanus injection made. It is expected that .\[. De.~'«?lianel will (,'vOl‘l}All€¢i(‘l}' recover in ten day:~'.——(A. and NZ. Cable.) . V HOW CARRANZA DIED. Received 10.10. MEXICO, May 24. Persons aeeonipanying Carl'anza’s body say he was shot while ‘abed on Friday morning. Thirty shots were fired through the thin wall of a hut. Six struck Carranza, and eight others were killed. NATIONALISATIOIJ OE‘ GOLD AND COAL MINES. LAuBOUR’S .»‘\’l"i‘l’.l‘L7DE IN‘ S(f)U’l‘H AFRICA. "- Re(“ei\‘e(l 9.25. CE.-\.PE’I‘OWN, May 2.4. A. general meeting of the Federation of Trades at Johannesburg passed. a resolution demanding the nationalisation of the gold and coal mines, and t.hrea~.’enin;;' drastic action to enforce it unless Government agrees within :1 time to be fixed.

REVOLUTION IN PERSIA. MILITARY SITUATION DANGEROUS. Received 9.25 a.m. DELHI. May 24. Although no confirmation is received of a revolution in Persia, it is known after the fall of Baku all the Nationalist and Democratic elements in Tabriz and Teheran became bolder. The Prime Minister, who is at present the real ruler of Persia, i s too ill to attend to his duties, and the result is that, the anti-British propaganda goes- unchecked. The military situation is dangerous. A Cossack division at Teheran openly assert that in the event of a Bolshevik advance they will join the enemy British forces in TPersia are very slender, and too far apart to he of any use. It is rumoured at Teheran the Shah has no intention of returning, and is expected to remain in Mesopotamia to watch the progress of events.