GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1920, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

THE SOHLESWIG PLEBISCITE. ! By Teleitraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Copenhagen, Feb. 'lO. A plebiscite in the first zone of South ! Jutland relating to self-determination is being taken to-day. The voters number 109,000. Ten steamers and many special trains conveyed 10,000 Schleswigers residing in Denmark into the zone in order to vote- Their arrival caftsed a grent patriotic demonstration. —Aus. N.Z Cable Assn. SOCIALISTS AND SOLDIERS CLASH. 'Paris, Feb.' 0. A Brest message states that there were several hours of disorder, willi serious incidents, when ex-soldiers, iaeluding a blind decorated poilu, defying the Socialist. Mayor's prohibition, forced the. cordeu of .police and marched in procession to pay homage at Hie monument. The workers' rival Socialist procession engaged in a free - fight, th" respective crowds singing the Marseillaise and the Internationale. —Ans.N.Z. Cable Assn. "A RACE TO DEATH." Rome, Feb. 10. Speaking in the Italian Senate on the general European situation, Signor Nitti (the Premier) said his impression was that every nation was engaged in a race to death. Italy must pursue rigid retrenchment and drastic restriction of consumption. Fiume telegrams state that resistance ia 'being prepared against either a compromise or the execution of the Pact of London. All foreigners will be expelled if necessary.

CARDINALS WANT MORE PAY. London. Feb. 10. Rome telegrams state that owing to the cost of living tho Curia of Cardinals has asked the Pope to increase their annual allowances.