GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3505, 17 June 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD, BR.IT.'\IN AND AMERICA "S RE» SPONSIBILITY. Received 9.5 a.m. NEW YORK, June 15. Sir Auckland Geddes, speaking at‘ the Princeton University commencement, said: The greatest calamity which could befnll the world was a 11-ift between the English-speaking ‘peoples. Civilisation would then be ,destroyed. The future of the world really depended upon a, free interchange of thought and a frank understanding between English and American University men. I believe a world-war was really inevitable because of the economic position of Europe, but. out of this turmoil a lsaner and nobler civilisation will | arise. ’ -« I THE SITUATION IN INDIA. : INTENSE BOLSHEVIK PROPA- g

’ GANDA. 1 Received 9_5 a..nJ. l LoNl‘)‘oN, June 15. The India Office declares the Bo]shevists are doing their utmost to stir up trouble in India. Their agents are everywhere throughout the Eastfi The general feeling of unsettlementé affords a congenial atmosphere for? propaganda. It is well known there‘ exists in Moscow 3. special depart-4 ment for the direction of Bolshevist activities in tfie East. Wherever pos sible the native populations are incited against the Western Governments. Britain is held up as the particular enemy. The Indian Government is fully aware of these efforts, and is actively engaged in counter measures. It cannot be said there is no menace to India. The fact is, however, it is by no means as great as it! was. If’ Bolshevism in India has not been killed it has been scotclied. The! position -calls not for alarmist measures, but for a ‘continuance of firm,l wise, a.nd sympathetic rule_

I THE“ PERSIA.N cmsté. ! ONUS ON LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Received 8.45 a.m. _ A LONDON, June 15. Prince Firouz, of Persia, had a conference with the ‘Secretary-General and the French representative oflthe League of Nations. It is uhderstood no solution was reached. Firou"z declines any compromise which is not satisfactory to the ‘Persian Government, and considers ‘it is for the League to show. even at the present early stage, its ability ‘.O deal with one of those very questions for which the Leszgue was created. . SOVIET GOVERNMENT PROCLAIMED. " Received 11.50 a.m. n LONDON, June 16. The Times’ Teheran correspondent states the Bolshevists at Resht have proclaimed a Persian Soviet Republic, and appointed Cominissaries, including Kutehik Khan. A manifesto has been issued abolishing the monarch)’ and the ‘Anglo-Persian agreement, and protesting against the presence oi‘ British troops. It intimates its intention to control towards Teheran. It is suggested that while it is not necessary to t/ake the Republic seriously at present, Kutchik Khan’s jests often prove unpleasant to the Persian Government.

BRITISH PARLIAMENT. AUTUMN SESSION INEVITABLE. COAL EXPORTS. Received 8.45. LONDON, June 15. 1 Mr Bonar Law announced an aultumn session was inevitable. i Mr Bridges stntecl that in View of the rate of output and inland require"ments the c-.on"trol1od coal mines, in s:ig‘l‘L‘.olll(‘llt with representatives of exIporting districts. l1:ul fixed the total ‘@olll zxvailable for export from Pfho Ullit.od Kingmlorn at 1,750,000 tom g monthly. IREDUCTION Ol‘ GERMAN ARMY. [ ”S'I‘A'I.‘EM.ENT BY THE] PBl:lMIlCR. 1 Received 8.45. I -LONDON, June 15. D In the House of Commons Mr Lloyd George made a statement that on May 10 the Inter—A.llied Commission of the Council es*tirnatotl the strengthiof the German army at 270,000. By June 10 I a German wireless oflicially stated the army had been reduced to 200,000, the number in the neutral zone reduced to ! ten battalions, five squadrons, -and one bat»-.‘ery. This information had not been checked by the Inter-Allied Commission, but there is evidence to show there had been :1 considrable ro(luc~ ltion in the army during past months. {The German Government issued orders for the disbanclmemt and diSal‘ma.nl.3nt

of un:luth'o-rised reserve f'nrlnzu"iuns, but was still pressing "for _p(.‘l‘misSioTl to retain file mmed cozlstahulary. Lloyd George :uld-.-d- :1.»-3.1’. Tht‘ data had 110': yet been fixed t‘<:-r 1};-= Spa. Conference pending the c.o::.=tirmi«,nl of the new German Government, but it probably would be eafly in July. The Premier stated the British Government con'fribllfed £23,000 to the funds of the League of Nations in the last financial year. The Government had no inforuxafion in I'og'al'd. to the amount subscribed or guaranteed by other nations.