GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3624, 10 November 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

DUCHESS DIVORCED . Received 9 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 9. The Duchess of Marlborough was granted a decree nisi The Duke did: not obey the restitution order made in March last. ANGLO-GERMAN TRADE. LONDON, Nov. 8. , Sir R. S. Horne, Minister of Labour,, in the House of Commons, replying to a question regarding Britain’s imports of German manufactured goods for the nine months of 1920, stated that they amounted to seventeen millions sterling; for the similar period in 1919, forty-three thousand; and for the same time in 1913, forty-one millions

- REFRIGERATED SPACE. LONDON, Nov; 8. The Ministry of Food has agreed to permit the shipment of free meat, rabbits ■ and sundries in the following percentages of refrigerated space available, after liberal provision has been made for dairy produce and Government requirements from Australia: December, 33 per cent.; January, 20 per cent.; February, 40 per cent. The Ministry hopes to increase the space later.

EX-GERMAN LINERS.

LONDON, Nov. 8., The Orient Company has purchased the ex-German liners 'Zeppelin, Konigen Lui.se and Prinz Ludwig. TURKISH PEACE TREATY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 8. The Porte declines to ratify the Peace Treaty.