GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3571, 6 September 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

BOLSHEVISM REJECTED. Received 9.50. a.m. BERNE. Sept. 5. i The .Swiss Social Democrats have declined to join the Moscow Internationale. THE BRESLAU -INCIDENT. i i [ POLICE OFFICERS DISMISSED. I Received 9.50. a.m. BERLIN, Sept. 5. The Police President in Breslau and the chief officers' of the local security police have been dismissed owing to the Consulate incident. UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. Received 9 a m. MEXICO CITY, Sept. 5. Negotiations are proceeding for the appointment of a Mexican-Amefican Commission to settle amounts owing to Americans whose property was destroyed during the recent Mexican revolution, JTRENCH FINANCE. Received 9.15 a.m. „ PARIS, Sept. 5. The Echo de Paris states that negotiations with an American financial group for a French loan of one hundred million dollars continue. The loan is repayable in twenty to twenty-five years, and bears interest at the rate of eight per cent. / ' THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY. Received 9.15 a.m. PARIS, Sept. 5. The fiftieth anniversary of the French Republic was observed generally throughout France yesterday.'The official celebrations will be held on 11th October. POLICE AND UNIONISM. Received 9.15 a.m. PARIS, Sept. 5. A referendum of French police at , Home and in the Colonies showed a majority in favour of the dissolution of their trade union. THE AMERICA CUP. ' ' j Received 9.15 a.m, , / NEW YORK, Sept. 5. - Mr Ross, f ;tbe chaliengfer" for the America Cup, interviewed, said the people of Canada‘were enthusiastic about the challenger, and he did not thjnk it would be difficult to raisethe money’ required. The yacht will be schooner-rigged, and of the fisherman type. It will be entirely of Can--adian design and construction manned and commanded by Canadian fisherme, and will be able to go off shore in any weather. Mr Ross explained that the idea of employing Mr Nicholson To design the yacht was changed because Nicholson insisted on too much of the work on the challenger being done in England. WOOD PULP INDUSTRY. . Received 9.15 a.m. SEATTLE, Sept. 5. Colonel Greeney, the new-appointed Chief Forester of the United States, says that Alaska contains about one hundred million cords of pulp wood, and can produce 1,500,00. tons of newsprint yearly, which is virtually equal to the amount the United States is now compelled to import from Canada. Two large mills will shortly be established in Alaska for the production of paper. THE DISABLED SUBMARINE. | - CREW RELEASED. ’j Received 9.15 a.m. * . WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. | The Naval Department has received • an, interesting account of the accident j to Submarine 85. The submarine j made a dive in 165 feet of water, but a large valve of the air tank failed to close" admitting a large quantity of water into the living spaces and the boat went to the bottom. The crew closed he .valve and expelled the water. This caused the bow to bo lifted above the water, the stern remaining on the botom. The (storage batteries gave out fumes, and the crew retreated to the bow section and began to drill a hole in the side. The air was very foul The steamship Atlantis, 25 hours later, saw the bow and a shirt being waved through a small hole ( therein. The Atlantis pumped air into the submarine and wirelessed another steamship. She then stood by while her engineer worked eight hours with a hand tool before he finished cutting a hole la’g° enough release the crew who are suffering j from the effects of hat! ad 1 1