GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 September 1922, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES.

Montenegrin comedy-drama. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. London, Sept. 27. The Rome correspondent of the Daily Mail says that a spice of comic opera is attached to the deposing of Queen Milenia, who is regent of Montenegro during the minority of her grandson, Prince Michel. Taking advantage of the absence of Ministers, a disgruntled exMinister, Planenatz, supported by only twenty armed Montenegrins, occupied the Montenegrin Consulate, which has been the seat of Government since the Serbian annexation of Montenegro. He seized the Consul and proclaimed himself Prime Minister and Regent. GERMAN GARRISON MUTINY. Berlin, Sept. 27. New® has just leaked out of a mutiny among a portion -of the 'Reichswehr garrison in the East Prussian fortress of Loetzen. The mutineers demanded shorter hours, the dismissal of noncoms. and the payment of overdue bonuses. The ringleaders were disarmed and arrested. The incident is ascribed to the activity of the Bolsheviks who have been busily agitating among the Reichswehr since the death of Dr. Rathenau. EXCAVATING IN PALESTINE. London, Sept. 27. The Palestine administration has invited all countries represented in Palestine to participate in a great scheme to complete the excavation of the ancient city of David. BRITAIN’S UNEMPLOYED. London, Sept. 27. The unemployed in Britain registered to September 18 total 1,307,000, 516,533 less than January. FRENCH SEAMEN’S STRIKE. Paris, Sept. 27. There was a novel demonstration by 1800 passengers stranded at Marseilles a’s the result of the seamen’s strike. They marched in procession through the streets, held meetings, and proceeded to the Prefecture. CRUISE BY FRENCH SQUADRON. Paris, Sept. 27. A French cruiser squadron leaves on a visit to Australia on October 10. EUROPEAN SUGAR PRODUCTION. Geneva, Sept. 27. Czarnikow’s estimate of European sugar production for the 1922-23 season is 4,580,000 tons, against a consumption of 6,355,000 tons. “LIGHT-HOUSE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.” London, Sept. 27. j Stromboli, a volcano on the island of the same name between Southern Italy and Sicily, is active, and the inhabitants have evacuated the island. FINANCING AUSTRIA. Geneva, Sept. 27. Britain, Italy, France and Czechoslovakia have agreed to guarantee 80 per cent, of the advance to Austria. RUSSO-CANADIAN TRADE. London, Sept. 27. Moscow newspapers state that a Soviet mission leaves soon for Canada as the result of the trade agreement reached between the Dominion and Russia. WARFARE IN ALBANIA. Rome, Sept. 27. A dispatch from Prizrend states that 2600 irregulars commanded by Bairamzur penetrated into Northern Albania. The troops were eight hours forcing them to retire with heavy losses to Tirana. The Government has dispatched reinforcements of troops. AUSTRIAN MONARCHISTS. Vienna, Sept. 26. The Monarchist Congress at Munich adopted the Austrian Monarchist’s plan to establish the United States of Austria with an emperor of the Hapsburg family. The Austrian. Hungarian and ! Jugo-'Slav delegates supported Otto Karl’s son, but the Poles and the Czechs favoured Duke Max of Hohenburg, Francis Ferdinand’s eon, as the King of Bohemia. It was finally agreed that for the present it was the Monarchists’ task to attain the restoration of the Hapsburgs with Otto, and leave him to decide on the appointment of members of his house as the monarchist representatives of individual States. A committee was appointed to communicate with Otto’s representative.

A DISILLUSIONED FLAPPER. Budapest, Sept. *26. The beautiful 18-year old daughter of a rich industrial magnate of Florance eloped to Budapest with a clerk from her father’s factory. The date of the wedding was fixed, but the bridegroom disappeared, taking the girl’s clothes and jewellery and leaving her stranded. Detectives, searching for the absconder, discovered a chimney-sweeper who seemed unfamiliar with his job. He proved to be the bridegroom, who had adopted the calling in order to hide his identity. He had lost all the stolen money while climbing chimneys. SOUTH AFRICAN UNION. Capetown. Sept. 26. It is stated on good authority that a deputation of English, Dutch and German settlers from all parts of the South-west Protectorate will wait on General Smuts shortly for the purpose of impressing on him the desirability of South-west Africa becoming part of the Union. It is stated that all the sections are tired of the mandate rule on the ground of insecurity, lack of representation, and because they realise that the whole future of the territory is bound up with the Union. RUSSO-JAP CONFERENCE FAILS. New York, 'Sept. 26. According to a Chang Chun message the collapse of the Japanese-Chita-Moscow conference was due to Japan’s refusal to fix a date for the evacuation of Northern Saghalien. ROYAL GUARD BAYONETTED. London, Sept. 26. '

at Buckingham Palace. A young Welsh Guardsman on sentry duty in the precincts was found by a policeman unconscious and bleeding from a terrible bayonet wound in the eye. His condition is critical. One story is that he fainted and fell on 'his bayonet. Scotland Yard is inquiring. GERMAN REPARATIONS. Paris, Sept. 26. Germany has handled over bonds for 47 million gold marks, maturing in February, 1923, and 49 millions maturing in March, 1923, payable to Belgium’s order through the Bank of England and guaranteed by the ReielisbanK. A HOHENZOLLERN RECONCILIATION. Paris, Sept. 26. A reconciliation has 'been effected between the ex-Kaiser and the Crown Prince. They met at the table of the Mayor of Zeist, and the Crown Prince proposed the health of his father and his fiancee. The wedding will be celebrated in the chapel of the Castle of Doorn, only members of the families being present. A HOLIDAY TRAGEDY. Rome, Sept. 26. A char-a-banc filled with holidaymakers was crossing a bridge at Belluno when it overturned. Eight persons were drowned and *24 injured. PETROL PRICES FALL. London, Sept. 26. The English retail price of petrol has been reduced making it 2s a gallon. Petroleum lamp oil is now Is a gallon. The reductions are the result of a fall in prices in America, coupled with a reduction in freights. Not only motorists, but the public generally, are greatly pleased, as it will reduce the cost of living by cheapening road transport rates, possibly leading to lower railway rates. Taxi-cab and bus fares have already been lowered. Drastic cuts in air fares are announced, notably London to Berlin to 110 s, which is equal to a fraction over 2d per mile.