GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 January 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

A REPORT CORRECTED. By Telegraph.—Press A*»n.—Copyright. Received Jan. 23, 5.5 p.m. Lopdon, Jan. 22. The newspapers which stated that the Martinsyde aeronautical works are closing down publish a formal correction, explaining that the factory is only partially closed, and for a fortnight only. The company holds good forward contracts. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PAPER MILLS CLOSING. Received Jan. 23, 5.5 p.m. Christiania, Jan. 21. Owing to a stoppage of English, French, and American orders causing stagnation in. the paper trade, the majority of the mills in Norway and Sweden are closing down or curtailing their output. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SERBIAN HERO DEAD. Received Jan. 23, 5.5 p.m. Belgrade, Jan. 21. The death has taken place of FieldMarshal Mishitch. There is national mourning for the hero of the 1912-13 wars.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW WAGES DEMAND. Received Jan. 23, 5,5 p.m. London, Jan. 21. A conference of shipbuilding employers and shipbuilding unions, excluding engineers, considered an application for 6d an hour. The employers stated it was impossible to accede to the request. —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. BIG WOOL DEAL. Received Jan. 23, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. 21. It is reported the British Government has purchased from the South African Government 100,000 bales of wool for £2,000,000. which will be applied to the reduction of South Africa’s debt,—-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICA DEPORTS BOLSHEVIKS. Received Jan. 23, 11.5 p.m. New York, Jan. 22. A hundred and twenty Radicals, Bolsheviks and other undesirables have been deported with M. Martenns (the “Soviet Ambassador”) on board a Swedish liner bound for Gothenburg. Nearly fifty people make up M. Martenns’ official entourage.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMANY AND FINLAND. Received Jan. 23, 11.5 p.m. Helsingfors, Jan. 23. German is claiming eighty million marks beyond the amounts she is already receiving for helping Finland in the 1918 war of independence. She has seized Finnish Government bonds in Germany representing twenty million marks.—Aus.N.Z, Cable Assn. MENACE TO GREEK TRADE. Received Jan. 23, 11.5 p.m. London, Jan. 23. The Sunday Times states that Allied interests are badly compromised by some French manufacturers supplying Kemal Pasha with munitions, causing forebodings on the part of British commercial firms interested in Greek trade. —AuM.N.Z. Cable Assn. AFFAIRS IN PERSIA. Received Jan. 24, 12.25 a.m. Delhi, Jan. 22. Following several abortive attempts to form a fresh Cabinet, the Shah again approached Siph'adar, who asked for two days’ consideration. His acceptance is anticipated.— Aus. and N.Z. Gabi* Asia,