GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1919, Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

'A BANKING FUSION. : " By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Dec. 26, 12.20 a.m. London, Dec. 22. Coutts' Company, founded in 1090, one of the oldest private banks, lias arranged a fusion with the National Provincial Union, Bank. —Aub.-N.Z. Cable Assn. REBUILDING GERMAN MERCANTILE MARINE. Received Dec. 26, 7.30 p.m. London, Dec. '23. It is reported in Berlin that Herr Kunn, director of the Hamburg-America i line, told friends that the German Goveminent intends to grant a of fifteen hundred million makks to rebuild the mercantile marine—Aua. and N.Z. Cable Assn. ( WOMEN J.'sP. Received Dec. 20, 12.25 p.m. London, Dec. 23. A number of representative women have been appointed justices of the peace, including the Marchionesses of Crew and Londonderry. Mrs Lloyd George and others, who act as an advisory committee, recommend further appointments.

CONSTRUCTION OF MERCHANTMEN. Received Dec. 26, 12.25 a.m. London, Dec. 23. Dr. McNamara, in the House of Commons, replying to a question,\ said the Admiralty was enquiring with a view to obtaining orders for the construction of merchantmen. The Admiralty will also favorably consider any proposals to utilize Devonport as a terminal for merchantmen. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TURKISH INSURGENT LEADER KILLED. Received Dec. 2fi, 12.25 p.m. Rome, Dec. 23. According to a telegram from Smyrna. Mustapha Kemil, leader of the Turkish insurgents in Anatolia, has been afsassinated. GENERAL ITEMS. Madrid, Dee. 23. The manager of a branch of au English bank at Madrid wou the first prize in a national lottery of £375,000. London, Dec. 23. According to a Bucharest message, when Prince Carol was ordered to rejoin his regiment he attempted to commit suicide with a revolver. He was seriously wounded, and has since been confined in a monastry. The, St. Albans' by-election resulted 1 in the return of Colonel F. E. Freemantle (Coalition Unionisl), who secured 9621 votes, Brown (Labor) 8908, Gray (Independent Liberal) 2474. f Parliament has been nrorogued until the tenth of February.—Reuter.