GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 February 1922, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

POLICY OF THE SOVIET. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received Feb. 21, 8.10 pan. New York, Feb. 550. Advices from Berlin say that Trotsky declared that investments in property, and the profits therefrom, will not be touched by the Soviet, and the personal safety of foreigners will be inviolable. But he added that this would continue only until the communistic revolution was victorious outside Russia and the remainder of Europe changes from a capitalistic to a Soviet basis. A LECTURER BARRED. Received Feb. 21, 9.10 p.m. Tokio, Feb. 20. The Japanese foreign Office instructed the Japanese Consulate at San Fran* cisco to refuse to vise the passport of Mrs. Sanger be n qnse birth control propaganda was egal in Japan and improper for public discussion. Mra, Sanger would undoubtedly be permitted to enter Japan if she promises to refrain from propaganda.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ANGRY MINERS. Received Feb. 21, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 20. A thousand riotous miners at Yaysddu, near Newport, seized the colliery manager and threatened to immerse him in a reservoir, asserting they had not been paid the minimum wage of 54/- weekly. They locked him up in his office until ho agreed to pay the minimum demanded. ALLEGED FRAUD. Received Feb. 21, 5.5 p.m. London. Feb. 20. Cnffin and Nevanas and also J. H. Gilligham, secretary of Nevanas Co., were committed for trial on charges of fraudulent conversion of Government moneys. THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Received Feb. 21, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 20. Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Mr. A. H. Fisher said twenty-one members of the League of Nations had not paid their 1921 subscriptions.