GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 April 1922, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

LABOR INTERNATIONALS. By Telegraph.— Prcae Assn.—Copyright. Berlin, April 6. The conference of Internationals dispersed without achieving their object, but a permanent committee of three members from each organisation will . pursue the matter. The failure of the conference is attributed to the Londoners’ distrust of the Bolshevist declarations. BIG PRICES FOR STAMPS. Paris, April 0. Ferrari's stamp collection was submitted for sale to-day. The chief bidding was for New South Wales type stamps. One special lot of 30 stamps ’ realised 40.000 francs. Another collec- I tion, very old. realised 36.000 francs. j A London dealer, at a stamp auction, purchased a one cent. British Guinea stamp, which is supposed to be the rar- , est in the world, for 300,000 francs. , THE BRITISH BUDGET. London, April 6. Sir Robert home announced in the House of Commons that he expected to introduce the Budget on May 1. AMERICAN WOOL TARIFF. Buenos Ayres, April 6. Argentine wool exporters have requested the Foreign Minister to protest against tho American wool tariff of 30 cents per lb on washed wool, declaring that it will prohibit Argentine exportation and endanger the sheepraising industry. TURKS ACCEPT ARMISTICE. Constantinople, April 6. The Angora Government has accepted the armistice proposals and agreed to participate in a peace conference, provided Smyrna is completely evacuated within four months. PROHIBITION IN SWEDEN. Stockholm, April G. The Lower House decided to take a referendum on the question of prohibition. also that the women's Votes be kept separate from those of men. JAPAN AND KOREA. Tokio. April G. The Reds are concentrating at Suiyagino to resume the offensive. They include 600 Koreans. A portion of these the Japanese drove from the Korean border two years ago. These are the nucleus of the force planning to invade Korea as soon as the Japanese withdraw from Siberia. Some time ago Japan protested to China against permitting the Korean force to organise in Siberia, and China promised to disarm and disband them. The Japanese leaders are preparing vigorously to protest against the breach of faith. SOUTH AFRICA AND PORTUGAL. 4 Capetown, April G. In the Assembly, General Smuts announced that the Union Government had denounced the Mozambique Convention, which had been in existence since before the Union and regulated the distribution of railway traffic to the Transvaal between the Portuguese and Union ports, also the supply of native labor from Portuguese territory to the Rand mines. The denunciation is operative from April 1923. General Smuts said both sides were dissatisfied with the terms, but the Portuguese Government had been invited to a conference at Capetown to discuss the terms of a new convention. AMERICAN COAL STRIKE. New York, April 0. Four Coal-mine Owners’ Associations refused to attend the conference with the strikers suggested by the H«»s e Labor Committee. The strike is likely to be a long one So far it has been , free from violence, and large stocks are preventing business hardship.