GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XL, Issue 9198, 8 January 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

(Per Press Association.)

. . PEK.IN, January />. A Tientsin" message states that the Chinese Treasury is empty. The Government is pressing the Bankers' Commission for a £3,000,000 loan. Officials are squandering money upon unnecessary troops. The southern leaders continue truculent, as they do not trust the Pckin Government

LONDON, January

Jurors, at the Colonial wine competitions and brewers' exhibition report that the samples were generally of good marketable variety and well worthy of competing with the older ivine-produeing countries. Sparkling wines showed a marked improvement. Seme showed good stylo, and the quality was most attractive.

(Received January S, 10 a.m.) WASHINGTON, January 6. Lord Jellieoe, speaking at Annapolis during an inspection of tho United Ski res Naval College, said that it wan one of the greatest naval schools in the world. The. American and British fleets, ha added, enn keep the world's peace. . '

(Received January S, 10 a.m.) LONDON," January 7. A delayed telegram announces that Captain <: Matt hows was leaving Constantinople- on, January 2 for Aleppo, having secured a full supply of petrol at Constantinople.

<"Th« Times.") PARIS, January 5. The Antarctic explorer, Dr. Charcot, thinks the British South Polar ;vM'\n\ expedition feasible, but it would yield scientific results only if it were able to stay at tho Pole, and fly above it, making magnetic, geographical, and aerial discoveries. He does not anticipate any landing difficulties. The problem foreseen was solved by the adoption of broad skis affixed to the machine. The real risk will como from'wind and snowstorms.

LONDON, January 6.

The Northern Uniou Football Council has accepted an offer from New South Wales lor the Australian tour.

(Received January 8, 2.20 p.m.) (Router.) PARIS, January 4

The Minister for Finance, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, stated that France was already able, thanks to Germany, to pay/15 milliard marks for military pensions and 10 milliards for the benefit of occupied districts.

(Received : January 8, 2.20 p.m.) LONDON, January 6

The Admiralty carried out extensive soundings at Scapa Flow and reported to the Allied Commission, which, guided by the results of tho soundings, decided -to' blow up the sunken German ships.

LONDON. January 6

Now year messages addressed to German "troops' contrast strikingly with Travelled bitterness of the reactionary naval officers. The- President of the National Soldiers' League adVises members not to harbour thoughts of revenge, but to concentrate on working otit democratic institutions. Doctor "Hellferich says: "Our motto must be: Work, hope, fight." Admiral Meurer, who commanded the Baltic Squadron, issued an Order of the Day, describing as a "glorious deed" the scuttling of the fleet at Scapa Flow, declaring the ships -were ■handed 1 over through a disgraceful breach of contract."