GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3528, 15 July 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

JAPANESE POLITICS.

UNIVERSAL SUFFR.--XGE DE ‘ FEATED.

Received 9 am. TOKIO, July 13

The Lower House deflrzzmd universal suffrage by a. 1'es01u1?;::, the voring being 283 to 155. 'Hllg'e. crowds met near-by while Parliament. 'wa.s debuting the lneasure and attempted to adopt -.1 resolution c-mnsuring the Cabinet, but the police broke up the meeting. CANADA’S NEW CABINET.

Hec<=i\'ed 8.50 am. OTTAVVA, July .14.

M)‘ A. Meighen has announced that the Cabinet: cdntafns all but two of Sir R_ L. Bm'don"s Ministers. The new Ministers are Mr R. 9. Wignmre, St. John’s (Customs and Internal Review), and Mr F. B. l\lc.Cl)l'di(‘. (Public VVOI-ks). . JAPANESE IN AMERICA. . Received 8.50 am. NEVV YORK, July 14._ The New York Times’ VVashington corl'espondent states infofmal conversations are progressing between the .-‘smerica and Japanese Governments relative to the anti»Japane.<e agitation in California. . POLITICAL CRISIS IN PERU." SUCCI-ISSFLTL RE\'()Lll_'l‘l().\.’. LIMA (Peru), Jury ' Received 9.40.

According to unconfirmed despatches from Lapaz, the Government of Bolivia has been overthl'ow.n, and President Guerra and his ..Cabiilet imprisoned by an army under ‘the leadership of Bautista Savedra.

COUNTER REVOLUTION LIKELY‘

SANTIAGO, July 13.

The Bolivian Government has been overthrown. The Republican leader, Savedra, assumes the p.rovisiona.l presidency. The Government and military ‘support the revolution. President ‘Guerra fled. It is expected there will? be a counter revolution immediately. WAR IN CHINA. POSITION Ul\'CH2ii\’GED. - PLACATING THE LEADERS. -. Received Noon. PEKIN, July 14. The position is fiiilitarily unchanged. The Chili leaders, Tsao Kun arid Wee Peefu, have been offered promotion, including the Government of Hunan for Wupeifu, if he will abandon hostilities. Cabinet has drafted a. mandate, which it is nndel'st.ood; orders a cessation of hostilities, 11I1(1:tlCCOI‘(1ing to the Anfuites, has apijpixited Tun Chijui military‘ director. The President ’s action is expected to bring the crisis to a head.

The ShanghairNanking railway service has been resumed, and Shanghai has. calmed down.

FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.

PEKIN, July 13‘

Fighting is proceeding “atong the Peking-Teint-sin railway. Tsoakui’s troopsflhave commandeered all‘ the rolling sfock. A strong detachment of Anglo-Indian troops have arrived and are guarding line stations.

MA RTIAL LAVV PROCLAIMED.

Received 9.10.

PEKIN, July 14.

Attempts are being made to dissuade the Anfu generals from niarchingiipoii‘ Pekin. The ' suspension of trafiie in Pekin and Hankhv has caused the foreign legations 10 take steps to assure a. continuation of file city’s foocl supply» . \ It is I'eport'ed_ that A<lmiral Gleuves, commander of the "United Smtes Pacific squadron, has arrived at Ticntsin, where martial law has been prochlimed. FIGHTING ‘IN TURKEY.

AN ARMENIAN SUCCESS‘

MORE BULGARIAN PERFIDY. Received 11.5.

NEW YORK, July 15.

Reports from Tiflis state the Armenian army attacked the Tartans and Kemalistg, am] ‘Occupied. the u,-egion of Zago-bas. The Turks abandoned their war prisoners and fir.-6'. towards Hie Araxes. '

A report‘ ‘from Karagatch confirms “the co-operation between the Turks and Bulgars. The Bulga.ria.n Government in addition to secretly calling up the clnsses of 1918 to 1920, has now smn~ moned the 1911 efléasé.

Kitchen economy demands the nsofi’ of SHARLAND’S Baking Powder. Costs less than others——<gives better FIGS. Children like them. 1

§ BISLEY RIFLE MEETING. I . _ -~—--- L LOVEDAY FOUR-Tll IN KING’S g PRIZE. Received 9.4.t'). ' ; L()NDOl\'_, July 15. [ Four 973 tied in the fi.rsl~"st-age of it-he King’s .Priz(-2. "Lox-'uda'y I'New f/"Z“i1li11N],) was ninety-fullL'. 1