GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. The two British delegates dissenting, the International Labor Conference denounced Bolshevism. Herr Scheidemann said that Germany, after fighting Junkers, did not intend to enthrone tyrants like Lenin. Major Hobba, Canadian Inspector of Civil Aviation, announced that transcontinental Canadian flying will be started within, a year. The Uruguay Parliament has passed a measure approving duelling. The Press Conference in Canada agreed to incorporate the penny a word slogan in a resolution seeking a cheaper cable service. Speaking at the inauguration of the Pacific Association at Shanghai, formed to promote closer relations between America, Australia, New Zealand, China, and Japan, Dr. Rinsch, an exMinister, of Peking, said China's integrity and opportunity for free development was the most important thing before the world to-day, more so than the League of Nations. The Government of India ha 3 instructed the provincial governments to inform officials that they cannot subscribe to the Dyer fund under Government ser-_ vants' conduct rules, but a number of military officers have already donated to the fund raised by Englishmen, which, it is stated, now exceeds £3OOO. Amundsen is sailing to the Pole. He plans to steer the Maud for Wrangell Island, and thence drift with the ice pack. Amundsen is confident that he requires five years. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent with General Wrangel states that the Bolsheviks greatly strengthened the 13th Army, with a view of delivering a smashing blow, btit after eight days' stubborn fighting the Reds were defeated, losing four thousand, who were taken _prisoner, besides a great quantity of guns and material. General Wrangel is pursuing the enemy, who is greatly disorganised. The Paris Matin's Munich correspondent states that the Bavarian Government has decided only, to correspond with France through Berlin, and not through the French repfesenfative at Munich. The, miners' congress at Geneva adopted the principle of a six-hours working day. The War Office has reason to believe that the Arabs are treating their British prisoners well.