GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1921, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

EGYPTIAN POLITICAL SPLIT. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Cairo, April 10. A split in the Gagloulist party is imminent. A section fears that Gagloul’s extremist views will wreck a satisfactory settlement. INDIAN CENSUS. Delhi, April 9. The result of the Indian census gives the population for all India as 319 millions, an increase of four millions on the last census. The increase was dim'nished by the 1918 outbreak of influenza, which destroyed seven millions and also by sporadic outbreaks of plague and cholera.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

TURCO-AFGHAN AGREEMENT.

Constantinople, April 9. Newspapers at Angora publish a Tur-co-Afghan agreement signed at Moscow on March 1, assuring a complete understanding on foreign questions. Turkey agrees to re-organise the Afghan army and to supply officers and arms. —Reuter.

A THREATENED STRIKE. New York, April 9. Canadian and American workers in the pulp and paper industry are conferring with the owners. They threatened to strike on May 11, tying up the industry in North America, if the owpers enforced the 30 per cent, reduction in wages and increased the hours of laibor from eight to nine.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.

CUBAN FINANCIAL CRISIS. Havana, April 9. The Banco National de Cuba has suspended payment. The failure, in which the liabilities total 26 million dollars, seriously endangers the country’s financial position. It is understood that the sudden fall in sugar prices caused the collapse, which may extend to other Jarge banks. Several institutions, among which was the Banco National, attempted to take advantage of the moratorium to negotiate loans in New York for many difficulties, but failed. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.