GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 April 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

GAOL FOR CLEMENCEAU’S GRANDSON. By TelGgraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received April 25, 5.5 p.m. London, April 24. Georges Gatineati, M. Clemenceau’s grandson, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and fined 50,000 francs for issuing worthless cheques.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BOLSHEVIKS HELP TURKS. Received April 25, 5.5 p.m. Constantinople, April 24. Besides clandestinely supplying Kemalists with arms the Bolsheviks sent thirty thousand gold roubles to the Angora Government and a letter to Kemal Pasha accompanying the gift expressing delight that the Turks defeated the western imperialists.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BOLSHEVIKS IN PERSIA. Received April 25, 5.5 p.m. Delhi, April 24. Persian advices state the Russian Minister offered an apology for the Bolsheviks firing on Persian troops and consequently was allowed to proceed to Teheran, but he was warned that in the event of any repetition the Persian Government would refuse the Minister recognition.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICA’S GERMAN IMPORTS. Received April 25, 11.5 p.m. Washington, April 24. Imports into the United States from Germany in 1920 totalled 88.000,000 dollars, nearly nine times as much as in 1919.—Au5.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PAN-PACIFIC UNION. Received April 25, 11.5 p.m. Washington, April 24. President Hardifig has been made Honorary President of the Pan-Pacific Union. He has expressed his intention, if his duties permit, to attend the World’s Press Congress at Honolulu. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN GREECE. Received April 25, 11.50 p.m. . Athens, April 23. The Grand Commission on the revision of the Greek Constitution adopted by a large majority the principle of the enfranchisement of women.—Reuter.