GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3506, 8 June 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

GERMAN ELECTIONS. RESULTS OF POLLING_ Received 9.0 a.m. . BERLIN, June 7. The elections passed without incident with the exception of some disturbances at Essen. Polling has Been 1193-V3‘. and it is estimated that at least 80 per cent voted. lt is believed the P9oDle’s Party and the Indepen(iellt. Socialists have made good progress in Berlin and the country districts. and that the Democrats and Plural Socialists hawfe lost ground. Later. -Election figures to date a.re:-~ : Socialists 34, seats; Independents 24; Peo~ple’s Party (Liberals) 23; Demecrats 16;‘ National. Party (Conservatives) 15; Centre 14; Communists 2.

A VER.B.'-U‘. APOLOGY‘

Received 9.40. WASHINGTON. June 7‘

Mr Colby, Secretary of State, verbally apologised to Sir Au<>l<l-and Geddes for the burning of the British flag by Irish women Siun Foiners recently. When. the cirrzumstances are fully investigated :1 formal apology will beltcnrleretl.

BEATBN FOR THEIR JOBS. PLIGHT OF BRITISH l‘)0(7K1£-R{\.‘. Received 9.40. LONDON, June 7. A contributor to the Labour Press states as a sequel to the dockers’ a.V\':ll'd an army of youthful unskilled men, lured by the pay, are quitting land, workshops, and f'actol'ies for the docks, throwing thousanrls of experi-~ enced elderly (lockers out of work. The latter bitterly complain that the fruits of hard-fough‘r battles for trade union solidarity and better conditions are being filehed by the youthful invaders. I

A CARTOON|S’T MARRIAGE

Received 10.35 am. LONDON, June 7

The Australian cartoo-nist, Low, has married Miss Madeline Kel‘l'ing, of Auckland.‘

‘ NORTH AND SOUTH CHINA. PEACE ‘IMMINENT. Received 10.35 am. PE’KIN,_JIIne 1. Peace between North and South China is imminent. The split (cabled yesterday) resulted in a re-approach-ment between the Northern and Canton Governments. A Peace Conference is expected to open immediately.

EXPORT OF ARGENTINE WHEAT PROHIBITED.

Received 10.35 a,_m

BUENOS AYRES, June 7.

‘A decree has been issued‘tenlpor~ arily suspending the export of wheat.

COAL MINERS’ STRIKE.

Received 10.35 am‘

LONDON, June 7.

! Fifteen thousand miners at Rhymney .struck in sympathy with two thousand in Bal-go-Id colliery, who struck as u Ixprotest against the practice of knocking out the timber on conveyor faces jin daytime instead bf night-time.

! ‘ AFFAIRS IN PERSIA. - iGERMAN CONSULATE ißl<3Slla‘G’l+3D. E Received 10.35 a.m. * LONDON, June 7. M It is reported that Persian Democrats beseiged the German Consulate at Zabrig on June 4, (lelnalltling the surrender of Persian BolSh€Vi-SLS who had taken refuge there. Mr Wustrow, the Consul, refusing, turned machineguns on the Crowd. The Dellm(:x‘ufS 1-emliated, compelling negotliations‘. It transpired later that VVustx-ow committed. suicide. Wustrow was expelled from T9]l(?l'aIl during wartime. He has since been persistently inciting the ‘Bolsheviks and Turks against the British.

E A SENSATIONAL CHASE. E MURDERER ROUNDED UP AN.I) I SHOT. L()NDON,AJune 7. X Private Toplis, who murdel'ed 3. uchauffeur at .7S'ndcver on ;»\pl'i] 24th, lescaped in the chauffeur’s nlotol'—Car, was rounded up and shot in a Cumberiland village yesterday, aftev six weeks.’ {hues and cries, during which Toplis lmade several attempts to hold up lmotorisits. He also shot a policeman and a farmer in the Banffshire Highlands. A Cumberland policeman challenged Toplis, who hipped out -.1 revolver, and menaced the policeman and escaped temporarily. A party of police collected and surrounded him. Toplis made a. last stand, fix-Tng until he‘ was shot dead. I