GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

CINEMAS IN GERMANY CLOSE. By Telegraph.—-Press Amo —Copyright Received August 22, 8.10 p.m. Berlin, August 21i The popularity of the cinema is declining throughout Germany. Twenty Berlin cinemas closed during the past month owing to financial diflicultiei. After August 31 not a single Frankgort cinema will rimain open. KIDNAPPING IN IRELAND. London, Auguot 22. Received August 22, 8.10 p.m. Sir Hamar Greenwood (Chief Secretary fur Ireland), in a written answer ’o a Parliamentary question states that the Irish republican army had kidnap* ped seven oflitera, one private, nineteen police, and thirty-two civilians to July 1,LABOR’S AMBITIONS. Received August 22, 9.55 p.m. Washington, August 21. Mr. Samuel <tempers (president o( the American Federation of Labor), speaking at Atlantic City concerning labor’s unalterable decision to fight, a reduction in' wages, said: “A horse geti food and shelter, but the cost of the food and shelter alone must not b( used as the basis of the cost of living, for the wealth-producing American worker needs some of the worth-while things in life and we are going to see that he gets more than a bare existence.” PANAMA CANAL DISPUTE, Received August 22, 9.55 p.m. Washington, August 21. Mr. C. E. Hughes (Secretary for State) has dispatched a Note to Panama declaring that he sees no reason why Costa Rica should not be permitted to occupy the territory involved in the dispute between the two countries A battalion of marines has also been [dispatched to the canal zone, ustemdbly for the purpose of enforcing Costa Rica’s rights.