GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3531, 19 July 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

FIGHTING IN CHINA. WOUNDED ARRIVING. UNSUCCESSFUL MEDIATORS. Received 9.20. TOKIO'. July 17. The Foreign Office lias issued a communique denying that Japan was participating in the present troubles in China. Japan wa s maintaining strict neutrality in the internal feuds in China. PEKIN, July 17. Fighting between the troops of the rival factions broke out at Kwainhudr. The wounded are arriving here. The capital is quiet.

Mediators have been sent out to attempt to reconcile the contending parties, but returned to Pekin, their

mission having failed. A message from f»Tuntsin states a train bearing foreign military eoniinauders proceeding in the direction of Yangstun, halted at Peisang, where the commander of the Chichli forces slated he was forced by the Japanese troops posted at Yangtsun to remove his troops 'two mvSJes distant from either side of the railroad, thus creating a four-mile Japanese front. 'He added he was compelled to retreat to Peisang to avoid a China-Jaanese incident.

NEW YORK, July 17

The New York Times' Washington correspondent says the State Department ha s been advised that owing to the military troubles betw : een the contending factions in China, railway, telephonic, and. telegraphic communications have been interrupted between Pekin and Tientsin. FIGHTING. STILL CONTINUES. EBB AND FLOW OF BATTLE. Received 10.10.

PEKING, July 16.

Chihli circles state the Ar.fu troops which attacked the Wupeifu troops south of Liuliho sustained defeat. "There were six hundred casualties. Fighting was resumed later. A brigade of thirteen frontier divisions was outflanked and surrendered. A report from the same source states that two brigades of Enkou Chang's troops surrendered to the Chihli forces. A later message states that fighting, which started yestereve, continues on the Peking-Tientsin railway and wounded continue to arrive from Liulilio. Diplomats are considering necessary measures in view of the severance of railway and telegraph communication since yesterday. IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE. Received 9.10. VANCOUVER, July -17. Arriving late in the evening, the journalists we.re welcomed by the VanflauvteT 'lnstitute of Journalists informally. They proceed fhi s morning on two special trains on the Canadian Pacific Railways to Sydney, Nova Scotia, to meet the British contingent, and tour the country westward of Ottawa, The conference programme has been partially arranged for August sth to 10th, during which an address by Mr Meighen on general topics of the day, Empire press cables, wireless telegraphy, press censorship, and newsprint supply. The discussion will be opened by Lord Burnham, and will continue throughout the afternoon; August 4, discussion on an Empire press union; August 6, Empire partnership, and only a general topic will be taken at» the'morning session; August 7, morning session Empire trade, afternoon press and post-war problems. IMPERIAL PREFERENCE. ADVERSE MOTION IN THE COMMONS. Received 9.0. LONDON, July 17. In the House of Commons, Mr A. Wedgwood Benn proposed the repeal of the Imperial preference duties. He declared they were trifling, and the absurd policy of Imperial preference b'd to economic friction adverse to the world 's peace.

Mr Chamberlain, replying, declared flio übjeel of preference was to give a practical example or! Imperial unity. The advantage lay in tho growing prosperity of the oversea territories, resulting- in an increase in their trade with the %I'other Country. He denied preference led to friction with the dominions. Every party in every Dominion approved of Imperial preference. The motion wa s rejected by 130 to 39. Mr Bonn then moved the motion with the, object of preventing preference applying "to the mandated territories. Mr Baldwin, secretary to tbe Treasury, pointed out the proposal was premature, as the terms of the mandates were not yet known. The motion was rejected by 148 to 45,

ALLIED NOTE TO TURKEY. i STRAIGHT TALK TO GOVERNMENT. Received 9.0. LONDON, July 17. The Allied Teplyj JPo the Turkish peace note, with reference to the Turkish Treaty, declines to modify the clauses relating to Thrace, Smyrna, the Syrian frontier or Armenia. Regarding the regime of the Straits, the rep.y says emphatically there can be no question as to the necessity for taking effective measures to prevent another betrayal of the cause of civilisation by a Turkish Government; but the Allies decided to grant the Turkish request as a riparian power for the right, to appoint a delegate in the Straits commission. They also make a number of minor concessions, sue!; as the withdrawal of the condition whereby Turkey ceded to the Allies all the Turkish steamships of 1600 tons and ! upwards. The reply emphasises that [ Turkey's intervention in the war prolonged the conflict for at least two years, causing the loss to the Allies of several million. Uvea and thousands of millions of pounds. It recalls the Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria. Macedonia, and Armenia as showing the necessity for ending* the empire of the ; Turks over other nations. It declares if Turkey refuses to sign peace, or, still more, if unable to re-establish its authority in Anatolia, the Allies may be driven to reconsider the arrangement with reference to Constantinople, in which the Allies had grave doubts, by ejecting the Turks from Europe once and for all. The Turks were given until 27th July to sign. FRENCH FLAG RE-HOISTED. BY UNGRACIOUS GERMANS. # Received 9.35 a.m. BERLIN, July 16. In connection with the hauling down. of the French flag, a leading police official called on the French Embassy and expressed regret. Subsequently a company of Reichswehr marched past, the Embassy, where leading French officers and members of the Embassy stood on the balcony, and the flag was Te"?hoisted..; The Reichswehr presented arms, and marched off singing "Deutschland Über Allies." The crowd vigorously ~ cheered the Reichswehr, who only participated in the ceremony after influential persuasion, but refused to don parade uniforms. SITUATION IN ASIA MINOR. FURTHER GREEK SUCCESSES. Received 9-5 a.m. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 16. Greek successes continue along the south coast of Mamora. They crossed Sucurlu River, where two thousand Turks surrendered. A serious situation has arisen in Trans-Caucasia owing to Bolsheviks ordering the withdrawal of Armenian troops in Karabagh, Zangezur, Nakhicevan districts, with, the object of creating a friendly independent State on the Turkish border, through which they can secure direct contact with the Turkish Nationalists. The Armenian Government refuses to withdraw Its troops.

THE AMERICAN CUP. SECOND RACE. DAY OP SHIFTY WINDS AND CALMS. NO RACE—TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED. Received 10.25 a.m. NEW YORK, July 17. Starling for the second race the Resolute crossed the line at 1.46, the Shamrock nine seconds later. The wind was very light, blowing in a southeast direction. Beating to windward the Resolute was footing faster than the Shamrock. At 2.15 the yachts were still heading for Long Island. On the starboard tack the Resolute increased her windward advantage 6n the third mile. The Shamrock trying to outfoot her, sagged to leeward, although forging ahead. At 2.3 Q the wind wa s freshening, and the rolling sea troubled the Shamrock. At 2.35 the Shamrock was tour hundred yards ahead, but seven hundred yards to leeward. At. 3 2 tacking for the turn, the Resolute was nearly one mile ahead. At 3.15 the wind freshened to six knots, and the boats split tacks. At 3.50 both were far out to sea, almost heading for the mark,"on tHff port. The Resolute lour hundred yards ahead to windward, but the Shamrock was gaining steadily. At 4.10 the mark ! was a mile to the weather, the S amrock being one hundred yards under the lee. The wind then dropped, and the yachts tacking to windward failed to fetch the mark. The wind hauled to the southward, letting the Resolute up. The Shamrock was left astern, almost, becalmed, a mile away, when the Resolute turned the mark.

The Shamrock rounded 1723 yards

behind. At 5.15 the Shamrock was five miles astern, nearly 'becalmed, while the Resolute was going fairly fast under a new breeze from the south. At 5.25 the Resolute was five miles from the second mark. At 5.45 the Shamrock was two miles astern. The Shamrock failed five times to pass the first mark owing to shifts and calms. At 6.30 the Resolute was a mile off the second mark, and turned at 7.1. She broke out her big reaching jib top sailln an endeavour to finish under the time limit. The Shamrock was a mile and a half astern. The Resolute after fifteen minutes sailing in a half-mile to two and three knot breeze, found it impossible to finish. U.S. RECOGNITION OF IRELAND. ARCHBISHOP MANNIX'S VIEWS.

Received 10.10.

NEW YORK, July 18

A correspondent asked Archbishop Mannix would there be any possibility that the United States Official recognition of Ireland might be a casus belli between the United States and England. The Archbishop replied: "England would not at this time go to war with the United States; she could not do it. England might go to war with the United States at some future time, but not now. There might be diplomatic unpleasantness from such recognition, but the United States could better afford it in the cause of Irish freedom than the other country. He said he had not heard that any attempt was likely to be made to prevent his landing in England. He added: "I will visit England after my visit to Ireland. My visit is only my return to my home, and has.no political aspect." Archbishop Mannix refused to make further comment on the Ventura incident.

INTERESTING STATEMENTS TO INTERVIEWER. Received 9.35 a.m. NEW YORK.. July 18. The Australian Press Association interviewed Archbishop Mannix. The correspondent asked: "Is there any connection with the Irish Republic and the Archbishop's mission to Rome?"

Archbishop Mannix replied: "No, it is a regular visit to the Holy See. It is expected of every bishop to be there. There is no political aspect in my trip through the United States. I am only taking the opportunity of seeing America, but everywhere I have been I have found the enthusiasm for the Irish cause overwhelm-

The correspondent asked: "Howcan the Archbishop reconcile his statement regarding Americans enthusiasm fOr the Irish cause with the fact that neither the Republican nor the Democratic Convention endorsed recognition of the Irish Republic?" Mannix replied: "The Conventions' action was due to the fact, perhaps, that the Irish vote was not sufficiently large to bring out an endorsement of Ireland's recognition; but we must remember that more than 400 of the thousand delegates at the Democratic Convention voted for recognition."

The correspondent asked: "Do you think De Valera was wise in obtaining recognition of his plank from the Third Party, .since the Party has Radical tendencies "

Mannix 'replied: "De Valera has been judicious throughout; he is not attempting to force or even to indicate to which party Americans would attach themselves." BELA KUN ESCAPES. TROUBLE IN HUNGARY FEARED. Received 10.10. BERLIN. July IS. Bela Kun, who was allowed by the Austrians to proceed to Russia via Czecho-Slovakia, escaped with several companions as the train reached the station on the 'Czech-Polish frontier. It is feared if Bela Kun re-enters Hungary the fierce struggle between Bela Kunites and the present government will be renewed. INTERESTING POINT IN STRIKE BALLOTS. Received 10.5. LONDON, July IS. A test" action is threatened in the event of a strike ballot such as was cabled on the 13th. on the ground of illegal expenditure of trade union funds. REBELLION IN MEXICO. LEADERS ARRESTED. _____ Received 9.35. MEXICO CITY, July 16. Following on an. unsuccessful rebel attack on Monterey, Generals Pablo, Geonzales. Carlos, ankl 'Q-Jreia jhave been arrested by order of the President.