GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 May 1922, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

CAPE PROVINCE INCOME TAX. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Capetown, May 1. In the Cape Provincial Council, the Administrator announced that, owing to the deficit due to the reduction of the Union Government’s subsidy and other causes, he proposed to levy a provincial income tax on incomes above £l2O. There would be a tax on motor-ears, starting at 50s; the amusement taxes would be doubled, and licenses increased. The income tax proceeds would be appropriated for educational purposes. CRIME IN NEW YORK. New York, April 29. All court records were, broken today, when 7’2 criminals were sentenced at one sitting to terms totalling 4bi» years. WAR ORIGIN REVELATIONS. Berlin, May J. The Times correspondent reports that evidence produced in a Munich libel action included a letter written in December, 1914. by the Bavarian Minister, Count Lerchenfield, to Count Hertling, definitely revealing what has been long suspected, namely, that the Berlin and Munich Governments knew the terms of Austria’s ultimatum to Servia the day the Note was presented to Belgrade. NAVAL OFFICERS RETIRED. London, April 28. An Order-in-Council authorises the Admiralty to place on the retired list, irrespective of age or service, such officers as are considered unfit for further service owing to peculiarity of temper or other defects, not amounting to misconduct or caused by intemperate habits. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. WOMEN’S TRIBUTE TO DR. WILSON. AVashington, April 28. Several thousand women, including delegates from the Baltimore Convention. of the National League o-f Women Voters and the Pan-Americau Women’s Convention, staged a demonstration before ex-President Wilson’s home. The former President, leaning heavily upon a cane, appeared at the door and thanked the crowd, but regretted he was not strong enough to make a speech. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ENGINEERING INQUIRY. London, April 28. The engineering court of inquiry dealt with preliminaries to-day, and the employers open their case on Wednesday. The Federation of Employers is considering the suggestion of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers that the lock-out should be suspended pending the inquiry.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.