GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3580, 16 September 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

PROGRESS UNDER PROTECTION,

CANADA'S FISCAL POLICY.

Received 9.35 a.m.

OTTAWA, Sept. 15,

■■ The Canadian Manufacturers' Association at a meeting at Winnipeg, urged the Government to revise the tariff in the direction of securing a stable fiscal policy of protection, with some assurance of permanence. It was pointed out that the Dominion had made remarkable progress under protective preferential tariffs. AMERICAN POLITICAL PRISONERS. Reeeived 0.46 a.m. WASHINGTON, Sept. 15* Despite the pleadings of Mr. Samuel Gompers and members of the Socialist Party,' the Federal Attorney-General, Mr. Laloner, refused to sanction a general proclamation granting an amnesty to political prisoners, declaring that the Government would deal with each ease individually. Re pointed out that only 174 offenders were still imprisoned, and that 189 had already been released:.

JACK JOHNSON'S SENTENCE.

Received 9 a.m

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.

At Chicago; the Federal'Justice affirmed the sentence passed on Jack Johnson in 1913: namely, one year's imprisonment and one thousand dollars' fine for violation of the Mann Law, which forbids the inter-State transportation of women for immoral' purposes.

EXPLOSION OF A SHELL

Received 9 a.m

TOKIO, Sept. 15

Five were killed, nine fatally injured, and others slightly wounded by the premature explosion of a shell aboard the Japanese battle-cruiser Haruna, wbJ'.e off Hokkaido. The damage done to the vessel was confined to one turret. Vice-Admiral Fushyima was aboard the Haruna but was uninjured. DESCHANEL TO RESIGN, ts ■ Received 9 a.m. NEW YORK, Sept, 15. A United Press message from Paris states that the Foreign Office admits that M. Deschanel is to resign this week. He is suffering from neurasthenia.

FIRE IN RUBBER WORKS

PARIS, Sept. 14

A fire at Dunlop's works caused damage which is estimated at £l,200,000. o

Received 11.50 a.m

LONDON, Sept. 15

Dunlops state tna' the report of tne fire in their Paris factory is greatlyexaggerated. The damage is estimated at only two million francs.

COMMERCE CONGRESS.

Received .11.50 a m

OTTAWA, Sept. 16

Lord Desborough, President of tne British Empire Chambers of Commerce hag arrived at Torpnto for the Congress openftrg~in. the Massey Hall to-morrow and concluding „on the 24th.

NEW ~ ZEALAND NEWS.

THE COAL CRISTS. STRIKE ON WEST COAST. GREYMOUTH, Sept. 15

All work-was stopped on State and development works to-day, being an .irritation strike to compel the Gov- * eminent to accede to demands to replace men who were dismissed owing to surface work haviflg"'been completed. The executive demanded that the dismissed men should replace men who refuse to pay the Broken Hill illegal levy, and the management refused.

(A later message states that the management interviewed yesterday the non-payers of the Broken Hill levy, and decided, with the exception of two underground workers, in the interest of industrial peace, to pay the levy. Work was found for the dismissed men on the SevenThile railway, buf three refused to accept. Apparently the only issue remaining is that of the conscientious objectors).

MEETING AT HUNTLY..,

PROPOSED SECRET.BALLOT

HUNTLY, Sept. 15.

It is understood that a further "meeting of miners will be held tomorrow to consider the advisability of taking a secret balTot. Nothing Is known as to what transpired at yesterday's meeting. Mr aHlley (Conciliation Commissioner) has been asked to come to Huntly. It is rumoured lhat the trouble will be referred to the Miners' Federation. IMPORTANT COAL FIND. GREYMOUTH, eSpt. 15. A new coal find is reported at the Dobson mine, which is showing splendid out-crops eight feet thick, and estimated to contain 150,000 tons. The seam discovered is a continuation of the old Brunner. Ohe management states that the coal should be placed i on the market within two""months.

THE POTATO EMBARGO

WELLINGTON, eSp. 15

The Australian potato expert, who is coming to New Zealand to investigate the condition of the surplus potatoes for export across the Tasman. will leave Sydney by the Moana on Friday, being due at Wellington next Tuesday.