ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1919, Page 5

ITALY.

FIUME ENTERED.. BY ITALIAN RAIDERS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn Copyright. Received Sept. 14, 5.5 p.m. Rome, Sept. 12, Italian raiders, including the poet d'Annunzio, with machine-guns and armored cars, entered Fiume a,t noon to-day.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received Sept. 14, 11.55 p.m. Rome, Sept. 13, It appears that the would-be raiders comprised detachments of grenadiers and bands of storm troops, who started from Ronchi. A semi-official statement say? that no disorders' followed their arrival at Fiume, The Government has taken energetic steps to check the movement and discover who is responsible for the rash and harmful act—Reuter.

CROWN PROPERTY, GIVEN TO WAR SUFFERERS. Received iSept. 13, 5.5 p.m. Rome, Sept. 12. In the Chamber of Deputies Signor Nitti. by the King's command, introduced a 'Bill ceding the bulk of the Crown property to the fighting men, and reducing the civil list by three million lire. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

UNITED STATES. OVERTURE TO LENIN. FOR PEACE WITH ALLIES, By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. Received Sept. 14, 5.5 p.m. Washington, Sept. 12. William Bullitt, ex-attacho to the United States Peace Commission, has disclosed that he was sent on a secret mission to Russia before the Prinkipo Conference. It was proposed that Lenin ah oil Id be offered favorable terms of peace with the Allies, but M. Clemenceau refused to negbtiate, and spoiled the opportunity at Prinkipo. Bullitt's report was never published.

LABOR CONGRESS. GERMANS NOT INVITED. Received Sept. 14, 5.5 p.m. Washington, Sept. 13. The Labor Congress Council approved of the United States granting passports to individuals permitting tliem to attend the congress. The United States will be unable to invite German delegates, owing to the treaty not being ratified by October.—Aus.'-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE POLICE STRIKE. DRASTIC ACTION OF COMMISSIONER. Received Sept. 14, 5.5 p.m. New York, Sept. 13. The New York Times' Boston correspondent states that the Policemen's Union vetoed the proposal to return to work pending a decision between the Labor leaders and President Wilson regarding the right of the police to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor. The Police Commissioner has issued a proclamation stating that no policeman on strike will be allowed to return to duty. The military continue to preserve order.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.