GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 December 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

'SOCIALISTS IN .JAPAN. By Telegraph.—Press Aasn Copyright. Received Dec. 12, 11 p.m. Tokio, Dee. 11 • The police broke up the first attempted mass meeting of Socialists representing all part? of Japan.

THE STATES AND JAPANESE. ?Tew York, Dee. 11. Received Dec. 12, 11 p.m. The State Department, after conferring with members of the International Communications Conference regarding Japan's Pacifio cable attitude, announces that it is still hopeful of settling the controversy. President Wilson is now considering the situation.

EUROPE'S DEBT TO AMERICA. Received Dee. 12, 11 p.m. London, Dee. 11. The Senate Finance Committee is considering how the Allied debt to. the United States, approximating ten million dollars, could be used to ease the demand on the United States' treasury.

SEVERE EARTHQUAKE IN

HONDURAS,

Received Dec. 13, 1.10 a.m. Jfew York, Dec. 11. A very severe earthquake shake is reported from Honduras. No details are available.

RUSSIA'S FREE THEATRES,

Received Dec. 12. 5.3 p.m

Paris, Deo. 10,

Russian theatres and amusements will be nationalised on January 1, and admission will be free.

MR. LUCAS-TOOTH'S BARONETCY

Received Dec. 12, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 10

With reference to the House ot Lords' reserved judgment in the appeal of Lucas-Tooth, the Gazette announces that a baronetcy has been conferred on Mr. Hugh Vere Lucas-Tooth, eldest son of Hugh Wnrrand. who married Beatrice, Sir "Robert Lucas-Tooth's eldest daughter.

ANOTHER PEACE SHOW.

Received Dec. 12, 5.5 p.m.

New York, Dec. 11

Mr. Harding has started conferences regarding a plan for a Nations' Association. The first discussion will be with Mr. Charles F. Hughes, the Republican Presidential nominee in 1910.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.