GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 April 1920, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

ATTACK ON CARRANZA REPORTED. By Telestraph Press Association. Mexico City, April 14. Unconfirmed reports state that an attempt was made to assassmate Carranza on April 9. U.S. TRADE WITH RUSSIA. New York, April 14. It is stated that a commercial firm has offered to forward American goods to Russia under the British flag and that the .feeling in the United States t is intense for the resumption of trade t with Russia tlirougli the lifting of the blockade.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LABOR CONDITIONS IN U.S. New York, April 14. Mr. Samuel Gompers, in a statement at Cleveland, said the conditions of workers in the United States were worse " financially than before the war. No wonder, therefore, t hey were becoming impatient and disregarded the discipline usually practised by the labor unions. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICA AND PEACE. Washington, April 14. ' Senator McCumber introduced a subi stitute peace resolution in which no reference was made to the Treaty or the j. League of Nations, but the resumption j of the commercial pre-war status between United. States and Germany was declared. Senators pointed out that this would leave the Senate free to rati fy tiie Treaty and League without conflicting with the terms of the peace resolution.

GENERAL STRIKE IX ROME. Received April 16, 5.5 p.m. Rome, April 14. Following the steel-workers' strike at Turin a general strike has l)ecn declared from the 10th inst. —United Service. ROME TO TOKIO FLIGHT.

Picceived April IC, 5.5 p.m. Delhi, April 15. Ferrari, the Italian airman who is flying from Rome to Tokio, and who was detained at Rangoon owing to his engine's eatelling fire, Jeft on the 14th for Rangkok en route to Tokio.—Aua.-X.Z. Caljie Assn. GERMANS ILL-TREAT CORRESPONDENT. Received April lfi, 55 p.m. London, April 14. In the House of Commons, Mr. Cecil Harmsworth (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) announced that the German Government has apologised for the ill-treatment of Mr. Voight, correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, and had ordered a strict inquiry into the occurrence.—Renter Service.

CASPIAN FLEET SURRENDERS. Received April 10, 5.5 p.m. London, April 15. The Teheran correspondent of the Times states the Caspian fleet of fifteen ships lias surrendered to Plisia. The ships were interned and the crews disarmed at Enzelli. The officers at' first wished the British to accept their surrender, hut it was pointed out that the fleet was not entitled to embroil the largely defenceless Persia with the BolrOieviks.—Times Service.