GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 November 1922, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

KILLED IN HAILSTORM. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Capetown, November 14. Information has reached Kokstad of a terrific and unprecedented hailstorm in Griqualand East. Fourteen natives were killed by huge jagged pieces of ice, and oxen stampeded over precipices and were dashed to pieces. JAPANESE AMERICAN -STATUS. New York, November 14. The Censuis Bureau estimates that approximately 1000 Japanese will lose their naturalisation papers already granted them, as the result of the Supreme Court’s decision recently cabled. STABILISING GERMAN MARK. Berlin, November 14. It is stated that Cabinet has decided to make fresh proposals to the Reparations Commission, with a view to stabilising the mark. It is understood the Reich sb ank offered an advance of 500,000,000 gold marks provided an equal amount was forthcomnig from abroad, and subject to the conditions laid down in the foreign experts’ recent report. PHOTOGRAPHING WAR GRAVES. London, November 14'. Sir James Allen suggests that if Australia wants to give the next-of-kin of dead soldiers a worthy memento she should come in with New Zealand’s proposal to send them Coloured photographs of the graves as seen in springtime. It will cost New Zealand £5OOO if she acts alone, but only half this sum if Australia collaborates. He could conceive no better permanent record.