GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3545, 5 August 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

THE SAGHALIEN OCCUPATIOBT

JAPAN EXPLAINS.

Received 9.5. . TOKIO, Aug. +l. 0 newspaper Asalii Shimbun pub-

:lishe‘s an a‘t;stlTa.ct of the United States

Note regarding the Japanese occupa- / tion of Saghulien te.l'ritor_v. It agrees that America is right in asking for an explanation. The a‘!!s€ver to Washington will poim out the purely temporary character of"the occupation of Saghalien and the misundez-sta‘nding caused over ‘the occupation of Nikolaievsk, which was formerly a Russian maritime province which was later den creed by the Governor to be attached to Saghalien.

JAPANESE WITH D R ANVI NG.

Received 9.5. TOKIO. Aug. 4.

I . Japanese and Korean residents in the China region are witlldl'a.\'\'ing in the wake of the '-T{l‘pZlU€So-«fl"()‘C]3S, which. are being wi.l'l)v.lr:l_wn. The residents fear the sprearl m" anan=ll_v and a general insurreetiol3. (TRICKET. Received 9.5. LONDON, Aug. 4. Howell -1153 accepted» :1 place in the cricket team for Australia. . J NEW’ 'I‘R:\DE :\..GRl~ll'3MF..\"l‘. _. Rcc.e’.ved 9.15. T OTTAWA, Aug. 4. The new trade agreenient between . . Canada and the West Indies provides. ‘ inter alia, that the present, mutual pre~ ference of twenty per cent. be increased to fifty per cent. The free list is to be extended, and a weekly steamship service between Canadian ports on the eastern g'i6_'ilp of the Indies is to be provided; also a fortnightly service with the western‘ group. The Various Indies Governments are to contribute the necessary subsidies.‘ The Eastern service will start not later than January Ist, and the \Vestern as soonbas possible. The agreement is \for ten years, subject to ‘the approval of the»Canadian Parliament, the InIdies ,legi:=ilatures, and the ‘Secrdtary of State for the Colonies.

EX-GER-MEN CABLES.

Received 9.5.

VVASHINGTON, Aug. 4.

An! internatiorral commllnicastions' conference unflevr the League of Na"vtions will be held at Wa‘shin,g"ron on September 15 to deal x'3'~ith fhe .allo~ eating among -the Aliies and’ associated‘ Powers of the German oabies r=,~nfiscaterléduring Ih_e War. . T;=lE PRESS CONF‘h:R.r;:«:rW. ; ’VARSITY HQNOURS.‘ ‘ , ...i Received 9.5. "OTTAWA, Aug. 4. Honbrary degrees have been con"ferred upon Messrs Thompson, Wilson, and Leys at the I/[cGill University at Montreal. ‘ » IMPERIAL PRESS DELE_GA_'I‘ES. OTTAWA, Aug. 4. The Imperial Press aelegates had 9. great’ receptvioxx at Moutreafl. The degree of Doctor of LaWs- was conferred by the McGill University on} Messrs Lays and Jackson. J

PERSIA '.-KND BOLSHEVIKS.

DELHI, Aug. 4.

Advices from 'l'eh'eran state that owing ta Tar-far Bolshevfks’ occupation of Nakhelevan, Europeans are preparing to evacuate Tabriz, although the province vof Miazauflarati ‘is liractidally clear of the enemy. the Bolshevik threat to Tehemn on tho Reshft-Kazvin road continues. British troops are now in an o:<c'ellent defensive position, provfccting‘ Kazvin.

TROUBLE IN MESOPOTA MIA‘

,DELHI_, Aug. 4.

Bagdad reports:-—A caflunm )undle"r General Cunningham. while withElrawing from Dewanlzja-h. was slight-I_vhazr-assed by the rebels}, but lately they have been kept at :1 flisfance by our guns. Our post"‘2‘ft Jarbuiyab bridges, south of Hiillah, was heavily .'ll‘.{':lcked by Arabs, who were repuTSe‘(l with very heavy Toss. Avffacks on Hillah were also wepulsed. our troops éxecuting ‘IL brilliant counter-aTi‘t§zl:k. Over 150 rebels were Killed. There is no change elsewhere. 1 I:nné"‘%i; ‘ A CHATHAM MYSTERY. 5 -- LONDON, Aug. 3. } A body. identified 9:5 that of Richard Henry 9/Runwing \vl't.h the Head 91-} .m'"St Severed. hs-sz beun rfiscoveu-«3_rfi nean :C}m.f}mm. It is befieved ?xlanning;cn,me I from Australia seeking VVOTK. '

MR CHURCHILL INDICTED.

LONDON, Aug. 3. 9

The Scottish Independent Labour CO-nfel‘+'_zll('-9 fit Glasgow proposes that Mr Cllurchill be arrested for trial by the House of Commons on charges that he committed crimes against humanity in that ‘he used" British tfoops to assist. reactionary elements in Eur-

ope against Russia. without the con sent of fhe Brifish pefiple.

RUSSIAN CRO\-VN JEVVELS

SMUGGLED TO ENGLAND.BY BOLSHEVIKS

LONDON. Aug_ 4

The Evening Standard states that Russian ‘Crown jewels of untold value were smuggled to England by Bolshevik agents. The authorities are greatly exercised regarding the matter. The jewels include royal crowns and massive necklaces of all descrip’tions_ 11' is assmnecl the object is to sell them to ac-Main additional funds for B(!lShe\'lk propag:-InEla.

5-‘ British authorities warn buyers iagainsf purchasing the Russian jewgsglg supposed to be smuggled into Engilzmrg by Bolsheviks.

ENGLISH M_.\NUF‘AC-TUBES

LONDON. Aug. 3

lEngli.<}: dolls and numerous other exhibits wilT be taken to the Dominion: in 1922. The Department of Overseas Trade states that the Dom-

inions want Brifish goods. consequently a tour lasting two years has been designed.

RELEASE OF BRITISH PRISONERS

LONDON, Aug. 3‘

In the House of Commons. Mr Lloyd George said the British representatives at Tiflis were 'negotiating with the Bolshevik representative for the release of British prisoners at Baku. The report of’ the massacre of some prisoners was unconfirmed.