LATEST GENERAL CABLES

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 14199, 26 August 1919, Page 5

LATEST GENERAL CABLES

HOOVES IS PESSIMISTIC. [By Electric Cable—Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Monday, 6 pan.) PARIS, August 25. Mr Hoover has completed Ms work and is preparing to return to America. In. an interview he draws attention to the seriousness of the outlook in Europe, and the necessity for greater industrial effort to avoid a calamity. STOLEN PLANTS. PARIS, August 23. It •is officially announced that 300,000 French machinery plants have been identified in Germany, Restoration is proceeding. NATIONALISATION A " TEST QUESTION. LONDON, August 24. Mr Smillic, in an interview, stated that the Miners' Federation had decided to ask the Trades’ Union Congress which is to bo held in September, to make nationalisation the test question, involving the interests of the 1 whole of organised labour. ' JEWISH IMMIGRATION. LONDON, August 24. I A Zionist leader, Dr Weizmann, ad- : dressing the Council of English Zionist Federation, said that the Jewish situation in Europe is so bad that they must prepare for the immigration of millions into Palestine, but that the country would only accommodate a fraction ol those wishing to enter during the next five years. AERIAL GREETINGS. NEW YORK, August 24. The Prince of Wales and President Wilson have exchanged letters by airplanes competing in the New YorkToronto race. President Wilson's letters invite the Prince to visit the United. States. Th.o Prince of Wales in his letter extends greetings to the Americans. “LEST WE FORGET.” BRUSSELS, August 25. The King and Queen of the Belgians attended, and Cardinal Mercier officiated at an impressive service at Dinant, to commemorate the 1914 massacres, when 600 civilians were killed and 1200 houses burnt. JUDET OR JUDAS? PARIS, August 25. Proceedings alleging intelligence with the enemy have commenced against Ernest Judet, editor of “Eclair.” Judet was a conspicuous figure in the Dreyfus affair. He has resided in Switzerland. RUMANIA TO ACCOUNT. PARIS, August 25. The Supreme .Council has sent Rumania a Note demanding that an exact account be kept of ail goods seized and requisitioned in Hungary, and a corresponding deduction from the Rumanian indemnities will be made.. BRUSSELS THE CAPITAL. LONDON, August 24. The Paris editor of the “New York Herald” states that the Allies will shortly announce the establishment of the League of Nations at Brussels, reversing their previous decision in favour of Geneva. DROUGHT ENDED. (Received Monday, 10.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, Last Night. The whole State has benefited by the splendid rains which came at a psychological moment to save the crops. BAKERS’ STRIKE. SYDNEY, August 25. The bakers have given 14 days’ notice of their intention to strike as a protest against the proposed introduction of night baking. SINKING SHIPS. BRISBANE, August 25. An engineer of the steamer Porpoise Teas discovered attempting to sink the vessel, several nuts being removed from the engine and a valve taken out of fhe bilge pump. AERIAL SERVICE. LONDON, August 24. Handlcy-Pagc is opening a daily aerial service between London and Paris on Monday. Each machine will carry ten passengers and the fare will be £ls 15/. Aire’s aeroplanes are establishing a daily goods service at freight rates of 7/6 per pound to Paris. Britain and America are requiring permission to establish aeroplane landing grounds and also an observatory at Tcneriffe. ARREST DECLINING SOVEREIGN. IXXNDON, August 23. American financiers are arranging a conference with British financiers with a view to arresting the decline in the sovereign’s value. It is recognised that the decline seriously threatens America 's export trade.