GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3585, 22 September 1920, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

INDIAN JUTE CROP. , CALCUTTA, Sept. .19. The jute crop is officially estimated to amount to (5,500,000 bales, the smallest since 1903, and forty per cent, below the highest recorded in 1914. It is anticipated that no raw material will be available for oxjport. DUTCH EAST INDIES. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 19. The Minister for the Colonies introduced a Bill in Parliament increasing export duties on nearly all staple products of the D.u'.iCh East Indies, also imposing direct taxes on sugar, coffee, tea and cinchona bark. ROYAL TOURISTS. RIO DE JANIEEO. Sept. 20. The King and Queen of the Belgians have arrived. They received «a great ovation. They will visit various places in Brazil ami other parts of South America. GERMANY’S COAL PROBLEM. - BERLIN, Sept. 20. The Royal Commission on* coal recommends socialisation of the industry. The majority report proposes control by the Imperial Council; the minority report favours retention of owners on the directorate. A point for good housewives. Always use SHARLANDS Baking Powder. Costs least; goes farthest; gives best results. 1