GENERAL CABLES.
A NOISELESS RIFLE. By Telegraph.—PreM Assn —Copyright. Received Sept. 23, 8.40 p.m. London, Sept. 23. A Swiss lieutenant has invented a noiseless rifle, which has passed the Swiss military tests. He expects to apply the ihven* tion to cannon.
PRINCE MARRIES MILLIONAIRESS.
Received Sept. 23, 8.40 p.m. Rome, Sept. 23. Prince Virginio Orsini has been privately married to Mrs. Waterman, an American millionairess.
FAMINE IN RUSSIA. Received Sept, 23, 8.40 p.m. Geneva, Sept. 23. The League of Nations has been advised that the Russian Famine Committee in Britain would not give the Soviet credits. Other members thought this would be the attitude of all the Governments, and suggested that contributions be made to the international Red Cross. SHIPS FROM GERMANY. Received Sept. 23, 8.40 p.m. London, Sept. 23. The Daily Telegraph’s Paris correspondent states that the Reparations Commission values the ships Germany handed over under the treaty at 845,000,000 gold marks. The gross tonnage is made up as follows: Passenger vessels, 611,327 tons; cargo, 1,452,000 tons; sailing, 80,140 tons; fishing, 9749 tons. “BOOTS” TAKES REVENGE. Received Sept. 23, 7.20 p.m. London, Sept. 22. A hot-headed “boots” at the Albert Hotel, Nottingham, has been charged with doing damage amounting to £4OO. Having a grievance against the landlady, he entered the cellar, locked the door, smashed whisky bottles and let beer in the barrels run to waste. When the police burst in the doors the “boots” was ankle deep in wine and spirits.
POLITICS IN GERMANY. Received Sept. 28, 10.15 p.m. Berlin, Sept. 23. Moderate opinion welcomes Count Lerchenfield’s election to the Premiership by the People’s Party, the Peasants and the League Democrats, who hold ninety out of 158 seats in the Diet, as it is calculated to promote a settlement between Britain and Munich. Kahr set Bavaria by the ears through obedience to the reactionary extremists, whereby he lost *he People’s Party’s support.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1921, Page 5
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