GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1922, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

EXCHANGING TEACHERS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, July 31. Mr. John Lewis, in the House of Commons, replying to a question, said that a scheme for the interchange of school teachers between England and the Dominions was being conducted in connection with the League of <Empire. Certain provisional .arrangements were; being made with the object of recognising teachers’ services in the Dominion in relation to salaries on their return to England. The forthcoming Imperial Educational Conference would discuss the question of the superannuation position of interchanged teachers. JAPAN’S SINCERE EFFORT. Manila, July 31. : Mr. Denby, Secretary of the Navy for the United States, interviewed, said he was confident that Japan was making-a sincere effort to carry out the Washing-, ton Conference agreements. INTERNATIONAL CHESS CONGRESS. London, July 31. Mr. Bonar Law opened the International Chess Congress at the Central Hall, Westminster. It is the first held in England for 23 years. Capablanca, Alechin, Rubinstein, Tartakover, Maroczy, Atkins and Yates are playing. Watson (Australian) and Morrison (Canadian) represent the Dominions. GERMAN TOURIST RESORTS. London, July 31. The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Chronicle states that the German tourist industry and summer resorts have been ruined owing to bad weather, the scandalously high prices, and the taxation of foreigners. Municipalities are finding ii impossible to foot the heavy bills incUSf* red for advertising, and hotel-keepers are unable to pay for the enlargements made in expectation of a flood of -foreigners. Til e Bavarian resorts are empty and Oberammergau is languishing. In some places there are a score of waiters to each guest.

SENTENCE ON ABSCONDING BANKER. Vienna, July 31. The Court of Appeal found Bevan (the English financier who fled to escape his creditors) guilty of assaulting, the police and increased his sentence to two months. POLISH POLITICS. Warsaw, July 31. The Diet has withdrawn an invitation to Korfanty to form a Ministry, and has invited instead Dr. Nowak, rector of Warsaw University. • THE LICENSING QUESTION. London, July 31. Mr. Brown, member of the House of Commons, is introducing a Bill providing for triennial local option polls, under which Parliamentary electorates, by a simple majority, might vote for continuance, no-license, or a reduction to the extent of half the existing licenses. A CONSUL KIDNAPPED. Washington, July 29. The State Department has received confirmation of the reported kidnapping by bandits of the acting American Consul, Mr. Jova, at Sugua la Grande, Cuba. Mr. Jova was held for 2000 dollars ransom, but escaped and returned to Cuba badly wounded by a knife. The Cuban Government immediately sent a force to apprehend the bandits, and their capture is expected soon. GERMAN PROPERTY OWNERS. Washington, July 29. Senator Underwood, following on an announcement of the United States’ plan for dealing with enemy and alien property, introduced a Bill for the immediate settlement of American claims from German property. Mr. Hughes, Secretary of State, in a letter to Senator Nelson, pointed out that this measture would embarrass the Administration in dealing with claims. Mr. Hughes said the Administration strongly favored a mixed commission, including German representation, and expressed the hope that no policy of confiscation would be adopted until there should -be a failure of negotiations. Meanwhile he declared gratifying progress had been made towards forming a treaty with Germany concerning the disposition of the property.

CONTROL OF LABOR PAPER. London, July 29. Mr. George Lansbury has resigned the editorship of the Daily Herald. He stated that the resignation was perfectly voluntary, so as to allow’ the new owners of the paper freedom in the editorial control. “A VINDICTIVE PEACE.” London, July 30. Sir Tan Hamilton, when unveiling a war memorial at Doune, pointed out that the Boer war ended South African feuds, race hatreds, bankruptcies and disorders. The Great War has only inflicted bankruptcies and turned Central Europe into a seething cauldron of hate. This was due co politicians ignoring soldiers’ ideals and making a vindictive instead of a generous peace. ONE BIG UNION. London, July 29. The executives of the National Union of General Workers, the Municipal Employees’ Association, and the National Am al gamated Union of Labor has approved the amalgamation scheme. A ballot of members will be taken, and, if favorable, the new organisation will be one of the largest single trades unions, with a membership of at least half a million.