GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 December 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

FRENCH OFFICIAL RESIGNS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Coyyr:cti. Received Dec. 27, 8.5 p.m. Paris,' Dec. 27. M. Berthelot, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has resigned owing to public criticism because he officially asked American banks to accept cheques in favor of the Industrial Bank of China, with which M. Berthelot’s brother is connected. M. Berthelot explained that he made the request on the advice of leading financiers, PACIFIC CABLE PROFITS. Melbourne, Dec. 27. The Pacific cable receipts for 1921 totalled £633,000, leaving a surplus of £90,000. The number of words carried during the year was 7,874,895, of which 1,019,218 were Government and 1,143,859 Press messages. EX-KAISER PLANS MARRIAGE. The Hague. Dec. 25. The reports that the ex-Kaiser is undoubtedly planning to marry Frau Roehow, a war officer’s widow of his own age, are denied by Wilhelm’s entourage, but it is significant that Marshal Von Gothard was dismissed after having been loudly disputing with the ex-Monarch concerning the entanglement. Hague circles have no doubt about the marriage report. INDIANS IN EAST AFRICA. Nairobi, Dec. 24. Acting on the advice of the Indian Government, Indians here have decided to accept temporarily the representation recently offered by the Government, namely, four seats in the Legislative, council and one on the executive. MINERS AND INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES. London, Dec. 27. Mr. Robert Smillie, speaking at Glasgow, said that international peace would solve all social problems, but Governments would not bring it about, because it was not in the interests of organised capital. Instead of blaming the Government for war the people should join in electing a Government pledged, not merely to disarmament, but to submit all national quarrels to a conference for settlement. FIRE AT BOMBAY. Delhi, Dee. 25. Fire destroyed a former gun-carriage factory at. Bombay used since the war for holding surplus Government stores, mainly textiles, army boots and medicinal supj Jes. A high wind helped the rapid spread. The loss is estimated at 1,500,000 rupees.