GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

FARMERS AND LOW PRICES. By T»l«gri# —Preu Aun—Coprrijbt Washington, Dec. ? Mr. Houston. Secretary to the Treasury, informed the House and the Senate agricultural ' committees that Government relief for farmers hit by falling prices is impossible.—Aut.-X.Z. Ckble Aisn. BRITISH EXTRAVAGANCE. London, Dec. 3. The Bombay correspondent of the Daily Express states that an article in the Times of India exposes the enormous waste of money in the East Persian campaign, the cost of which is estimated at 100 millions. Examples are the luxurious encampment at Turbat-i-Haidari, 80 miles from Meshed, «hich cost £IOO,OOO. It was discovered that it was built on private ground, wberenpon the owner was paid preposterous compensation. The profits of the road-building and camel contractors would' make multimillionaires green with envy. THE FIUME PROBLEM. Rome, Dec. 1. A Fiume message states that 20 warships entered the roadstead to carry out a demonstration against D'Annunzio's troops, and ranged on the waterside as though instructed to assist in landing troops. They then fired several volleys, biit nobody was injured. After two hours the warships returned to Pola. It is understood that the Government is preparing to deal finally with D*Annntudp,' concentrating troops at Trrlste slid Fola in order to isolate and besiege WW-

AMERICAN TARIFF. Washington, Dec. I. A Bill providing a tariff of 35 cent*per bushel pn wheat will be introduced in the House of BepresentatMes by Kansas. This preventive measure is designed to restrict the importation of Canadian wheat, in the hope that the present decline wfll he cheeked.