GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyrljlit. The German authorities stopped a Danish ship in the Kiel canal, which was carrying munition-) for Poland. New York reports that subscription books for the new French loan closed an hour after opening, the loan being heavily oversubscribed. Archbishop Man'mx denies that he wrote from America that he intended to refrain from spijech-niaking in Ireland, but he wrote to Bishop Cloyne requesting that there should be no demonstration ,of wialcome on arrival. at Queenstown. The German Government has handed to the Trench Embassy in Berlin 100,000 francs, the indemnity demand for the violation of the French Consulate in Breslan. An American woollen company announces that its 1 new price schedules arc fifteen to twenty-five per cent, below the rales ruling a year ago. Twelve tugs towed to Sheerness Germany's huge floating dock, surrendered' in accordance with the Peace Treaty. It is capable of lifting a 40,000-ton ship. The United States Government states that investigation of the progress made in tho disarmament of nations within the League shows that the council has delayed action in the matter while awaiting tho co-operation of the United States. Japan protests against disarmament, because of her peculiar geographical position. Advices from Peking state that the Republicans fear a monarchist plot. Chang Tsolin, inspector-general in Manchuria ,is inclined to the restoration of the Mhcliu Emperor. It is reported that the daughter of the Chinese President is to wed tlie Emperor, and if an attempt to overthrow tho Republic succeeds the President will become Prince-Regent. The president of tho Sydney Chineße Chamber of Commerce is proceeding to China to report upon a scheme of the Chinese Government for repatriating Chinamen now' 1 living in various countries. The scheme provides for settlement of those repatriated upon lands specially set aside in the province of Chekiang. The object is to promote local industries by utilising Western knowledge gained by the Chinese who have lived abroad. The seizure of property in Italy is extending to glass and chemical works. Armed bands of peasants are seizing baronial estates in the Palermo district. Tho miners threaten to occupy mines in Tuscany, Liguria, Sardinia, and Sicily. Friction among the Communists in Petrograd reached a climax at a Communist meeting at which shootings occurred. Ten were killed and twenty .wounded,