GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 November 1919, Page 7

GENERAL NEWS.

, THE HUMBERT CASE. By Telegraph.—-Press Assn.--Copyright. Paris, Nov. 1. The remaining charges against Senator Humbert have been abandoned. A STEAMER ON FIRE. Halifax (Nova Scotia), Nov. 3. The Swedish barqucntine Ebba is on fire at sea. The steamer Afcl rescued the crew. LOAN TO CHINA. Washington, Nov. 3. The Continental Bank announces the issue of a 5,500,000 dollars Chinese loan in C per cent. Treasury notes, with a currency of two years. GERMAN PRINCES VISIT HOLLAND. Rotterdam, Nov. 1. The ex-Kaiser's sons, August and ■Oscar, Lave concluded visits to Amerongen and Wieringen. THE PEACE TREATY. ' " Paris, Nov. 1. The Supreme Council's Note requests Germany to send delegates to settle details in connection with putting the treaty into operation. THE FIUME PROBLEM. Washington, Nov. 2. News from Italy suggests that the feeling in Fiume is keen and likely to load to revolutionary disturbances owing to the Government's inability to find a way out of the deadlock. EXPLOSION ON JAPANESE WARSHIP. Tokio, Nov. 1. The explosion on a Japanese warship blew a gun turret into the sea, killing an officer and twelve of the crew and injuring several. The Emperor was a. spectator of the disaster.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICAN SHIPPING. Washington, Nov. 1. Introducing the Shipping Bill, Senator .Tones predicted that in 1920 the American mercantile marine would equal Britain's. He expected that, including coastwise ships, the United States in 1920 would possess IS million tons.