GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 February 1920, Page 5

GENERAL NEWS.

HUNGARIAN PEACE TREATY. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright, Paris, Feb. 7. A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune states that Count Apponyi will return to Paris on Thursday to demand a complete revision of" the Peace Treaty. —) ALLIED FOOD COMMISSION. Paris, Feb. 8. It is announced that the Food Com--lission will still continue to buy for the lilies.

FIGHTING IN KOREA. Washington, Feb. !). An official message from Korea states that armed forces of Koreans, assisted by Bolsheviks, invaded Northern Korea and fought the -Tapanese. There were heavy casualties. SLEEPING CARS AS HOTELS. .Berlin, Feb. 7Owing to lack of accommodation in Berlin hotels the railway administration has placed at the disposal of shelterless visitors sleeping cars containing 320 beds, promising sixteen other cars.— Aus.-N.SJ. Cable Assn. FRENCH OFFICER'S DIVORCE. Paris, Feb. 7. The only evidence brought by a 1 rench cavalry officer, who was seeking a divorce, was a photograph circulated P.V the German' Propaganda Department showing a group of German officers laughing and chatting with the wife, who was detained in the occupied area and seeined happy in their company. The court unanimously decided that the wife's attitude was a grave insuit to the husband, ?ind granted a di-vorce—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

U.s. naval inquiry.

Washington, Fob. fl. Mr. J. Daniels, Secretary for the Navy, before the Senate Committee, which is investigating war decorations, said that the United States must join the League of Nations or 'create the biggest navy in the world. With reference to decorations, he said that Admiral Rodman refused to take a British Order, as it involved kneeling before the King, and a simple presentation was substituted. INTERNATIONAL exchange. . Paris, Feb. 8. The Supreme Economic Council is calling an urgent meeting of the Finance Ministers of Britain, France, Italy and. Belgium to consider the problem of international exchange. The Council desifes to encourage trade with the co-operatiVo associations in Russia, but is still o""w;od to the recognition of the Soviet.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FATE OF RESCUERS.

Halifax (Nova Scotia), Feb. <). The second officer and five men of the cr?w of th<> British steamer Oxonian were drowned in attempting to cave the crew of ti vessel on the Newfoundland coast.