GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1922, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Geneva, August 16. Hitherto the League of Nations has registered 300 treaties, including a batch of 560 just received from Germany, the chief of which terminates the war with the F United States. Two others came from. Japan, arising out of the Washington decisions and concerned Yap and Shantung. ’ ' 4 u AFFAIRS IN CHINA. , c r< Tdkio, August 15. The Foreign Office states that no money will be loaned to China in the present unsettled conditions there, Japan adhering . strictly to the pc’icy of non-interference in Chinese domestic affairs, in accordance with the Washington agreement, but Japan a will gladly give financial aid to cumatances permitting, when China iajfinifled and under responsible Government; FIRE AT AN ORPHANAGE. ‘ Ottawa, August 16. • At Quebec, 10 children, one ’ man and one woman were burned to sleuth c by a fire which destroyed the orphans’ t home. ' f . ■ ' : 1 CANADIAN STRIKE AVERTED. Ottawa, August 16. According to a Montreal telegram, the Canadian railways have agreed to the Pre- c mier’s request to refer the proposed reduc- s tion in wages to the Concibation Board, 1 and a strike has been averted. i BOLL WORM IN -FIJI. Suva, August 17. A suspected case of boll worm in cotton has been found in Viti Levu Island. I EX-PREMIER ARRESTED. i Paris, August 16. A young gendarme recruit, strolling near Vernon, arrested a stranger without papers on suspicion of his being a rogue and vagv . bond. On reaching the station, two miles ] distant, the prisoner telephoned to the Procureur. It was then ascertained that he was M. Briand, ex-Premier. The lat- 1 ter took his misadventure good-humoredly and entertained the gendarme in a near- ■ by cafe. I WORLD’S BIGGEST AIRSHIP. London, August 16. The world’s largest airship is being built at Friedrichshaven for the United States. It will carry 40 passengers and a crew of 20, .together with food and fuel for a long voyage. In view of the Rona and R3B disasters, it will be capable of using noninflammable helium gas as well as hydrogen. IMMIGRANTS TO AMERICA. San Francisco, August 16. Six Australians, detained since July 31 because the quota had been filled, have been released on parole indefinitely, subject to deportation, which is improbable. WRECK OF A SCHOONER. Suva, August 17. The motor-ship Hauraki wirelessed last night that the American schooner Henrietta became a total wreck on July 27 on Mukulailai, one of the Ellice Group, and she picked up all the crew. The Henri- ■ etta loaded copra at Levuka and Rotuma - for San Francisco. The copra was insured. AUSTRIAN ESTATE CONFISCATED t , Budapest, August 15. 1 The Roumanian Treasury has confis- . cated the Kisjenoe estate of the Archs duke Joseph, consisting of 20,000 > hectares. STRIKE OF GERMAN LABOURERS. 1 1 Berlin, August 15. The agricultural labourers in some parte of Germany have struck for an increase of wages. ABSCONDING FINANCIER Vienna, August 14. . Gerard Bevan, the absconding banker, has been extradited, and is being sent to London.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. F SWORDS INTO PLOUGHSHARES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Berlin, August 15. An East German fair was opened at Konigsberg, a feature of which is a display of agricultural machinery manufactured by Krupps. Stinnes, Daimler, » and Benz, all of whom were formerly manufacturers of \war material and motor cars. • SUN YAT SEN AT SHANGHAI. Shanghai, August 15. Sun Yat Sen has arrived and conferred with the National political lead-, era and members of Kuomintang clans, who favour the peaceful unification of China -on a constitutional basis. Sun has issued a statement that when Parliament was functioning unfettered and its constitutional aim was accomplished he was prepared to abide by the decision of Parliament. Sun declared that he asked for a passage on an American warship, which was refused, so he took a British gunboat. LINKING UP BY WIRELESS. 2 London, August 15. ’ At a meeting of the Marconi Wireless 3 company, Mr. Marconi stated that the o ’ company would shortly participate in opening a wireless service between South America and North America, and South American services would be opened soon with Japan and China. He deplored the delay in opening the Empire wireless chain. L .... AMERICAN FARMERS & TARIFF. Washington, August 15. The Stock Growers’ Protective Association of Western Canada has appealed to the farmers of the United States to - L i oppose the proposed tariff duties on ' eattle. Over 30,000 letters have been sent to American farmers and copies are going to congressmen. GENERAL ITEMS. 11 London, August 14. Sir William Nelson, founder of the ® well-known shipping company, who died recently, left £992,751. A civil list pension of £lOO has been jEraatad Ja Air Hwxrjr Irviura jridew.