LATEST GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 1438, 11 December 1919, Page 5

LATEST GENERAL CABLES.

COULD HOSTILITIES BE RESUMED? [By Electric Cable —Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON, December 9. Tho “Daily Telegraph’s” correspondent at Paris states that the British Cabinet did not agree to the text of the Note addressed to Germany, as the Supreme Council had drafted it on 'Saturday, and raised objections to the concluding paragraph, in which Germany was threatened with a resumption of hostilities if she did not arrange for the immediate applica-, tion of peace terms. The British Cabinet has now accepted a new formula, and the Note has been sent to German delegates. The “'Daily Telegraph” is of opinion that the whole affair will increase Germany's doubts regarding the ability of the Allies to resort to military means to enforce the peace terms, now that the state of war is formally ended. This, in the opinion of French official circles, is a vital question. A MYSTERIOUS YARN. PARIS, December S. The amazing story of a mysterious woman spy was revealed at a courtmartial at Lille. She kept a complete staff of employees at a chateau near Antwerp, where . prospective Belgian and French spies were brought with the utmost secrecy late at night in a closed motor-car. Her dupes deposed that they knew her only 7 as a beautiful blonde lady who met them in a darkened room carrying a large hag of gold which she scattered on a carpet as an inducement to betray their country. If the bait took she presented a smaller bag saying, "Here’s for to-day: if only you will work you will soon be rich.” The chateau was equipped with wireless and countless telephone connections. It is believed the mysterious unknown is a daughter of a niece of General Heintich, the ex-Govornor of Lille. GO-SLOW AND STOP. ADELAIDE, December 10. As a result of the men’s go-slow policy while loading meat at the Government produce depot, the manager stopped all work until (he men agree to resume at the normal speed. FINANCIAL PROTEST. (Received Wednesday, 8.40 p.m.) LONDON, December 9. Archbishop Walsh has subscribed a hundred guineas to the Sinn Fein funds, as a protest against the continuance of martial law in Ireland. SCHULTZ ON SAMOA. BERLIN, December 9. Schultz, ex-Governor of Samoa, in a lecture, refuted the accusations agains the German colonial administration of the South Seas, which the Entente had used as a cloak for the annexation of German protectorates. The German doctors had rendered extraordinary service in lighting epidemics, and many tribes which were dying out were saved as the result of their efforts, while in Samoa, even the increased population of English and French had done nothing comparable. He gave instances that a fourth of the Samoans bad died during tho influenza outbreak. DRASTIC RI ;iRI; N( H MI;NT. LONDON, December 0. The Army Estimates expect the army to be reduced to 400,000 by March, 1920. The expenditure for tho year is estimated at £405,000,000. ULEMFNUEAU IN LONDON. PARIS, December 9. M. Clemcnccau has gone to London to consult Cabinet in reference to important political and economic questions.