GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3582, 18 September 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

CRITICAL SITUATION IN ROSSI A.

WHEAT CROPS A FAILURE.

Received 10.40 a_m. “LONDON, Lcpt 17,

Reports from Kovno state that the food situation in Soviet Russia is b& coming critical. Owing to drought in the grain producing reg’t/ris round Volga the harvest is exceedingly had and hay crops are a failure. FRENCH PRESIDENTS RESIGNATION. REPORTED TO CABuLbr*. Received 9.10 a.m. LONDON, Sept. 37.

M. Millerand has submitted Peschanels resignation of the Pres’dency to the French Cabinet.

SHIPPING. Received 9.30. LONDON, Sept. 17. Arrived— Raranga. Sailed. —Albion Star for Wellington. A ROYAL ENGAGEMENT. TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY. Received 9.30. NEW YORK. Sept. 17. The Evening Sun’s London correspondent learns that the engagement of the Duke of Connaught to the widowed Lady Essex—formerly Miss Adele Grant, of Now York—will be announced shortly. JAPANESE SILK MANUFACTURERS. EXT EN DED GOV ERNMENT ASSISTANCE. ’ Received 9.30 LONDON,. Sept. 17. The Government, in-order to relieve the silk industry, will lend the silk syndicate fifty 1 million yon w,Uh an additional fifteen million through the Bank of Japan, with the object of maintaining the price of raw silk, and controlling expo r ts.

( UNITED STATES GOLD PRODUCTION. Received 9.40. , WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. The United Slates Mini reports that the United States gold production in 1919 totalled 2,918,928 fine ounces, valued at 60,333,4.00 dollars. The silver production was 50,082.4-15 ounces, valued j<f 03,51m,052- (!<»']-. rs.