GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1920, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

THE BOUNDS OF CARICATURE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, Received. Jan. 2ti, 3.5 p.m. Berlin, Jan. 24. Herr Ebert and Herr Noske (members of the Gsrman Government) have prosecuted the editor of the newspaper Matyr, on a charge of criminal libefin cartooning thum as a boar and monkey respectively. The judge acquitted the editor, declaring that the Court must not sot a petty standard when liberal views should prevail in Germany—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

OIL DRILLING IN MEXICO. Received Jan. 26, 2 p.m. New York, Jan. 22. Oil companies have been advised that President Carranza has granted permission to forty-six American oil companies to resume drilling operations in Mexico pending the settlement of the entire oil controversy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

NEW FRENCH MINISTRY. Paris, Jan. 25, Opposition to the new Cabinet is increasing daily. Deputies ask that their salaries be increased from 15,000 to 30,000

AN AEROPLANE WRECKED. Paris, Jan. 25. A new Bleriot aeroplane, which was constructed to carry 25 passengers and was to be employed in the Paris-Lon-don service, was wrecked in the preliminary trial in France. The pilot was killed. " ,

THE TURKS IN EUROPE. Delhi, Jan. 24. The Viceroy has issued an emphatic denial in conncctioi. wjth the rumors that the Imperial Government at the Paris Conference voted for the expulsion of the Turks from Europe Reuter.

THE BOMBAY STRIKE. Delhi. -Tan. 24. Bombay mill owners have announced that they are prepared to grant the strikers a reduction in the working day from twelve to ten hours and ari increase in pay of from 20 to 40 per cent. Md compensation in the case of disablement or death —Renter.

THE SCHLESWIG PLEBISCITE. Copenhagen, ,lnn. 2.". On the eve of the arrival of the International Commissioners at Flcnslmr<r the Geimari inhabitants warmly fan" welled the civil and military authorities, speakers predicting ihat their departure wn= merely lempornrv. Similar dciiHit.-.t-iUiuis nv -l'.C(ii) poo:np took place at Sondebnrg, including imminent, groups o!f sqhool children] Danish demonntra.iions followed—Au3N.Z. Cable Assn.

RUSSIAN WOMAN AMBASSADOR. Rome, Jan. 24. Russia is appointing Madame Anaclica Balabanoh" as diplomatic representative in Italy.—Aua.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

MEAT TRUST PROFITS. New York, Jan. 22. It is announced' that Armour and Cn.'fi gross sales in .1919 totalled 1098 million dollars, of which 14,098,500 dollars represented net income.