GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 June 1922, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

FUTURE OF AMERICA. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received June 15, 11.20 p.m. Now York, June 15. President Harding, in the course of a speech delivered at Baltimore on the occasion of the dedication of a memorial to Francois Scott Key, the writer of the National Anthem,* said: lf We may face the future with every confidence, provided men give first of heart and soul to the republic and its righteous institutions, and give first thought and unfailing devotion to the nation’s perpetuity.” MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS. London, June 13. Tlie Oecumencial Patriarch at Constantinople has sent a message to the British Government denouncing the recent npissacres of Christian children and women. Thirteen hundred were forcibly removed to the interior and all were massacred at Kavak. BRITISH HOSPITAL FINANCE. London, June 14. Lord Blyth suggests that the best birthday gift to the Prince of Wales would be ari intimation from the commercial community that they have undertaken to devote a small percentage of their profits to the maintenance of the country’s hospitals. DUKE OF LEINSTER’S ESTATE. London, June 13. Sir H. Mallaby-Deeley’s solicitors point out that when the Duke of Leinster died Sir H. Mallaby-Deeley offered to re-sell the Kildare estates to the family, and negotiations to that end are now proceeding. SEMENOFF FOR SIBERIA. Vancouver, June 14. Semenoff is here and sails for Siberia on Thursday. AMERICAN IMMIGRATION .Washington, June 14. The Labor Department announced that next year’s immigration will be limited to 3,579,036. RAILWAYS FOB SOUTH AFRICA. Capetown, June 14. In the Assembly a Bill was introduced providing for the construction of 851 miles of branch railways, chiefly in agricultural areas. EDUCATION IN INDIA. Sydney, June 15. Mr. Sastri has arrived. He explained that he had nd grievance against New South Wales, which had already conceded the franchise to Indian residents. Referring-'to education in India, he said it will take fully 30 years to introduce .even., an elementary- system to instruct 300 million people. The task should have been undertaken by the British 50 years ago. AMERICAN RAILWAY STRIKE. Chicago, June 14. The executives of 11 large railway unions authorised an order to strike in July by 90 per cent, of the vote of 12,000 members. DIFFICULTIES OVER TREATY. Moscow, June 14. The Soviet is withholding the ratification of the Italian Treaty. It is dissatisfied with the status accorded Soviet representatives in Italy compared with that under the Czechoslovakian Treaty. LABOR IN AMERICA. New York, June 14. Speaking at the Labor Convention ■at Cincinatti, Mr. Gompers revealed that since 1920 the American Federation had lost' 883,000 members. TURKISH MASSACRES INQUIRY. London, June 14. It is stated the British, Frencu, Italian and American Governments approved of the appointment of a joint commission to investigate the Turkish massacres and tlie expulsion of Greeks from Turkey. CHEAP GERMAN RAZORS. London, June 14. It now transpires that the flood of German-made safety razor blades entering England have been manufactured from the plates of British warships, bought by the Germans for breaking up - / BRITISH UNEMPLOYED RELIEF. London, June 14. Replying to a deputation of Hackney unemployed, Dr. Macnamara stated that the total of the unemployment benefits paid since November, 1920, amounted to 85 millions sterling. Provision had been made for the possibility of the payment of a further 51 millions between now and July, 1923.