GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1920, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

COUNTERFEIT MONEY. By Telegraph.—rress Assn.— ConyriEbt. New York, Jan. 5. Documents seized during the raids on Radicals disclose that Lenin and Trotsky attempted to corrupt the world's currencies by means of the circulation of counterfeit money. The Moscow mint is believed to have produced millions of bank notes counterfeiting those of the Allied hanks.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. JAPANESE SHAVING BRUSHES. London, Jan. 5. Tiie Ministry of Health has issued a '.yarning against purchasing shaving brushes froni Japan. It is reported that several recent cases of anthrax, two proving fatal, followed the use of Japanese brushes.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

A MARKET OF THE WORLD. Paris, Jan- f>. Anglo-French promoters are establishing a "market of the world," an immense six-storied block costing four millions sterling, in which five thousand shops, also the world's largest banquetting room, a cinema. Turkish baths, and lecture rooms, making a Insurious club for the world's buyers and producers, thus facilitating all transactions.—'Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY Paris, .Tan. 5. M. Clemenceau announces his willingness to accept tile Presidency.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DEALING WITH TREASON. Washington, Jan. 5. Representative Graham introduced a Bill providing drastic punishment for persons attempting to overthrow the Government. Treason is punishable with death, and anyone agitating for the overthrow of the Government will be subject to a fine of 20,000 dollars, twenty years' imprisonment, and deportation after serving his sentence if he ho an alien. Anyone giving financial aid or providing meeting Ijuarters for anarchists will he guilty of felony.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. «

| X3ALLIPOLI GRAVES. London, Jan. 5. General Rosenthal and Major OUara Wood inspected the work of the Graves Commission on Gallipoli on December 22 and were much impressed with the work already accomplished. Plenty of native labor is now available, although the quality ia poor.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

FOOD PRICES IN BERLIN. Berlin, Jail. 5. New official prices include flour 7%d a pound, bread fi*d, potatoes 2%d. Potatoes are hi short supnly. The full ration is not available, and may be exhausted in March. Butter is 12s 4d a pound, representing a rise of 100 per cent.: margerine (Is fld: meat 4s 3d, the ration being half a pound weekly. There is acute shortage of conl. The majority of houses seem to be without coal. Briouettes are selling at 145s a ton. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assil.