GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1922, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

HISTORIC HALL BURNED By Telegraph.—Press Asm.—CopyrifhtReceived March 5, 5.5 p.m. Ottawa, March 4. The historic City Hall at Montreal has been burned to the ground. Numerous valuable works of art perished. It is estimated the loss totals 10,000,000 dollars. A MURDERER’S FAST. Received March 5, 5J> pm. New York, March 3. At Chicago, Harvey Church, too weak to stand after 43 days’ fasting, was hanged while strapped to a chair. Tmmediately following sentence for murdering two motor car salesmen to obtain their motor, Church lay on a cot and refused to talk or eat. Physicians declared that he finally succeeded in hypnotising himself into unconsciousness. Forcible feeding kept him alive until the day of his execution. FAILURES OF NEW YORK FIRM. Received March 5, 5.5 p.m. New York, March 3. Three more brokerage firms collapsed today. IMMIGRANTS TO AMERICA Received March 5, 5.5 p.m. Washington, March 3. Senator Harris has introduced a Bill in the Senate to stop all immigration for five years, as a substitute for the House resolution extending the present three per cent, emergency law for another year. Senator Harris also presented an amendinent barring all aliens except those carried on American ships. LOANS FROM AMERICA Received March 5, 5.5 pjn. Washington, March 3. The State Department has urgently requested American banking interests to inform the Government fully before floating foreign loans in the United States. It is assumed this step is taken to prevent foana to Governments not recognised by the United States. A RIOT FRUSTRATED Received March 5, 5.5 pan. London, March 4. The police dispersed 2000 unemployed at Newcastle, who were attempting to storm the guardians’ offices. NEW STEAMER SERVICE. Received March 4, 5.5 p.m. Brussels, March 2. A Norwegian company is organising a regular Antwerp-to-Australia atoamship service. PRICE OF THE TIMES Received March 4, 5.5 pan. London, March 2. Commencing on March 6 the price of the Times will be lsd to registered readers and twopence to others. CANADIAN RECIPROCITY. ' . Washington, March 2. President Harding informed Mr. Fielding that the United States, upon the parsing of the Tariff Bill, would confer with the Canadian Government on the question ’of making reciprocal rates on goods between the two countries. AMERICAN ARMY REDUCTIONS Washington, March 2. The House Army Appropriations Committee agreed to a reduction of ths army from 137,000 to 116,000. FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC. Washington, March 3. Tile special trade delegation of the Far Eastern Republic to-day denied the reports from Tokio, stating that the Chita Government has acceded to Japan's demands to dismantle the fortifications at Vladivostok and other demands. GERMAN SUBMARINE AND ZEPPELIN LOSSES. Paris, March 3. German documents state that Germany lost during the war 199 submarines with 370 officers and ,5000 others, 30 Zeppelins with 36 officers and 600 men. Eight Zeppelins were destroyed in England, three in France, five over the North Sea, two in the Baltic, the others in Germany and neutral cov*ltries. AMERICAN SOLDIERS’ BONUS. Washington, March 2. The Republican memibers of th< House Ways and Means Committee today unanimously supported the Sfc>l<iiers’ Bonuci Bill, providing for cosh -bonuses of not less than 50 dollars, and an insurance certificate. GENERAL WRANGEL’S MISSION. London, March 3. The Daily News states that General Wrangel has arrived from Constantino pie. A movement is on foot to font an arniv from Russian refugees in Serbia. The organisers are confident they can obtain an international loan BRITISH ECONOMY. London. March 3. The Minister of Pensions announces that he is prepared to reduce his estimates £3,000,000 below wha; the Geddes report suggested. Thia will not touch pensions, but will be the result of ndministrative reforms. GERMAN CABINET CRISTS Berlin. March 3. A crisis has arisen on the eve of the assembling of the Reichstag, nwiinr to Herr Wirth disagreeing with Herr H- - mes, Finance Minister, regardin'? proposed taxes. Herr Hermes, who h•longs to the right wing of the Centre Party, insists on postponing the e-im-pulsory loan until next year. The quar<•l la likdx K break the coalition.