GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3531, 20 July 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

MILCH COWS FOR GERMANY. BERLIN, July 18. Germany has requested the requisite cargo space for the transport of 100,000 milch cows placed at the disposal of the German Eed Cross by the Chicago Cattle Co. to alleviate distress among German children, and declared that Germany is not in a position to find the necessary space. FRENCH ULTIMATUM. TO ABABS IN SYRIA.

A PROMPT REJECTION

CAIRO, July IS

Advices from Haifa state that General Nouri Bey arrived in Danmscus and presented General Gouraud's terms demanding recognition of France's mandate over all Syria, unrestricted use of the military railways, punishment of the Arab chiefs responsible for the recent outrages, and suppression of anti-French movements on the frontier. Emir Feisul convened a War Council to discuss the situation. It is feared that a section of Arabs is determined to fight to the last, even i"f Damascus submits. The French are ready for an immediate advance. They are well supplied with aeroplanes and artillery. A later message from Jerusalem states that the War Council at Damascus ordered a general mobilisation as an answer to the French ultimatum. General Gouraud awaits a formal reply till the 19th. If submission is not tendered he proceeds to occupy Aleppo and march upon Damascus. The French have already cut the Eezak railway junction. Emir Feisul has sent an emissary to General Lord Allenby to ask for intervention.

Advices from Damascus report that the Lebanon Administrative Council declared its independence of Lebanon after .refusing tliic Ffrench (mandate. The declaration occasioned surprise, as a majority of the Council are Maronites who are mostly supporters of the French. The French captured members of the Council who were proceeding to Europe to state their case. JOACHIM'S SUICIDE. EX-KAISER'S YOUNGEST SON. LONDON,-July 18.

The Berlin correspondenF of the Daily Express states that Prince Joachim, the youngest son of the ex-Kai-ser, committed suicide at Potsdam on Saturday night by shooting himself in the head.

He was removed to a hospital, where he died four hours later. His wife left him last Christmas.

Prince Joachim, sixth and youngest son of the ex-Kaiser, was thirty years of age. He was of the fleshy type, and wa s not an outstanding personality. He went through Belgium in the early stages of (the war (as /a subordinate staff officer, and later was with the field forces in Eastern France, showing no particular aptitude for a mJilitary (careen}. He )was slightly wounded on one occasion. When the Kaiser went to Holland, Joachim retired to Bavaria, whence he returned to Berlin last year. AMERICA CUP. CHANGING THE PILOT. NEW YORK, July 19. Captain Burton will give place to another skipper for the Shamrock. This has been decided upon after a series of conferences between Sir Thomas Lipton, Captain H. L. Garrett (Royal Ulster Club's representative), Charles Nicholson (designer of the Shamrock), and Colonel Duncan F. Neill (Sir Thomas Lipton's personal representative). It is probable Neill or Nicholson will command in the next, race on Tuesday.

There is much criticism of the way the Shamrock was handled. Widespread opinion is that the Shamrock was not sailed in a way to' show her best ability. The climax came on Saturday, when the sloop lost much ground because of changes in headsails. The Uesolute's skipper, Charles Adams, out-manoeuvred Burton in both races.

CAPTAIN BURTON NOT SUPERSEDED.

Received 10.20 a.m. NEW YORK, July 19. Captain Burton has not bee K superseded in command of Shamrock IV. OBSTINATE GERMANS, BERLIN. July 10. Though the British commander on the Rhine has* ordered" thai, all anus in private possession in the occupied area must be given up by th'e 20|h, General von der Goltz announces that the arms will not be- given up, because to do so would mean certain ruin to the Fatherland. He urges' that arme'd difirdiwcped soldiers should, be emnloy-< ed on farms in order to wroteef landowners against Spavtaeists.