GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1919, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE IN UNITED STATES. Washington, Feb. 11. The United States s'enate defeated the Woman's Suffrage Amendment to the constitution.—Reuter. RESTORING SIBERIAN RAILWAYS. 1 Washington, Feb. 12. The United States has accepted the Japanese proposals for the restoration of railway traffic in Siberia. The Allies are establishing a board of directors to cnotrol the railways in the interest of the Russians themselves.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. PETITION FROM TAHITI. Paris, Feb. 11. Prominent citizens of Papeete, Tahiti, have addressed a petition to the Prime Minister and Chamber of Deputies asking for the recall of the Governor and chief of the medical service at Tahiti, because of their neglect of duty during the influenza epidemic—Aus.-N.Z Cable Assn SIR JOSEPH WARD. London, Feb. 11. Sir Joseph Ward will return to Pariß t„ morrow. He has refused to go to Poland. He says, considering that a world settlement is being built up, things ate going well at the conference. Those who grumble at the delay do not understand the gigantic nature of the pro Moms—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRITISH SHIPBUILDING, t London, Feb. 11. British shipyards recently booked orders for well over 100 vessels, representing a very large tonnage. This is probably a record. The Ellerman-Bucknall Line alone ordered over 50 steamers. On the north-east coast the shipbuilding outlook is of the brightest, provided Labor settles down.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Referring to the reported desire of tlie Auckland branch of the Returned Sol- ' diers' Association to enter the political held, Mr D. J B. Seymour, general secretary for New Zealand, told a Christchureli {Suu representative that such action was entirely opposed to the constitution of the New Zealand K.S A. "it is also entirely opposed," added Mr Seymour, "to the declared intentions of the executive of the central body- It is pot clear from the Press Association message just what action is contemplated, but naturally such a step would be liable to prejudice other associations in the eyes of tlie public." Mr Seymour said that he had been aware for some j time past that a good deal of unrest | had been abroad among tlie returned soldiers in Auckland, where the employment miostion wr* particularly acute. In his opinion action of the kind re- ' pfited was undoubtedly an expression ,of iinpfitience at the ineptitude of tlie antho-fltfie? it l dealing with repatriation, • J Ai. J)e sitrne time," continued Mr Seymour/ tt t fi m sure that the resolution as telegraphed ye-presents the feelings on'.v ,bf a small minority of returned I hope yet that it will be reverse at a subsequent meeting." In eon/msion. he pointed that if the intenti<rfs of the Auckland branch were carri|d out it would involve the branch's defoliation from the New Zealand