GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 March 1920, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

OIL WELLS IN THE EAST. By- Telegraph.—Press Assn Copyright, Vancouver,, March 8. Senator Gore has introduced a new reservation designed' to prevent Britain getting a monopoly of oil in Mesopotamia and Persia.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn. BEDOUINS DESTROY A VILLAGE. Jaffa, March 8. Bedouins sacked the Jewish agricultural colony of Mettnlah on the Jordan, near Tiberius. They killed six colonists, wounded ten, and burned the vil-lage.—Aus.-NZ. Cable Assn. PATE OF THE EX-KAISER. London, March 5. Replying to the Allied Note of Februr ary 18, the Netherlands Government maintains its decision expressed in its previous Note. BOMB IN U.S. CONSULATE. Berne, March fi. The American Consulate in Miirich [was wrecked by a bomb. There were ]no fatalities. The theory is that the outrage was due to resentment at Amejrica's attitude towards the League of i Nations.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, CAIRO TO CAPE FLIGHT. Capetown, March 9. The Government has selected a bomb dropping machine to complete the Cairo flight- It is being put 'together and tested at Pretoria and will shortly fly to Bulawayo for Colonel van Ryneveld's use. . A VESSEL MISSING.

New York, March 10. T!fe tanker Cuuadist, with a crew of 10, is believed to have been lost. She was due at Baltimore from Cuba on March 2.

MURDER OP ARMENIANS. London, March 5. It is reliably learnt from Beirut that the Turks massacred 15,000 Armenians recently in Cilicia. ENVER PASHA'S SCHEMES.

Berlin, March 5. ] The Turkish leaders, Enver, Djemal, i and Talaat, are here. Enver Pasha i came at Christmas jmd intends flying to Russia to offer his services to the Bolsheviks to foment trouble in Af-1 ghanistan. ' TROUBLE IN ALBANIA. Athens, March 5. The military advance of Akif Pasha for the new Albanian Government, led the old Government to abandon Durazzo and remove to Valona. An Italian battleship has arrived at Durazzo.

SWITZERLAND JOINS THE LEAGUE. Berne, March i>. The Council of the States voted by 30 to 0 in favor of Switzerland's adherence to the League of Nations. WOMEN ON JURIES. London, March 8. The Daily Mail states that the authorities have decided to empanel enfranchised women to serve on juries in the high courts, mostly in divorce cases.

GERMAN LIBEL ACTION. Berlin, March 5. In the libel action brought by Herr Eraberger, leader of the Centre Party, against Herr Helfferich, the latter was fined 300 marks for insult. The lightness of the sentence was due to the Court holding that he had proved a number of his allegations against Erzberger, including untruthfulness and the furthering of his own interests by political means.—Times-

NEW TURKISH CABINET. Constantinople, March 8. General Salihpasha, former Minister of Marine, has been invited to form a Cabinet.

FUTURE OF BESSARABIA. London, March 8. The Morning Post says that the Supreme Council has agreed to the union of Bessarabia with Roumania, which will give much satisfaction to Roumania.

PARIS SHORT OF COAL. Paris, March 3Owing to a serious strike of miners the Government has ordered cafes to close at 10 o'clock and theatres at 11 o'clock.

FLIGHT ACROSS THE PACIFIC. New York, March 10. It is understood that the Navy Department will begin the construction of a huge triplane to attempt the flight. from San Francisco to Hongkong, stopping at Honolulu, Wake Island, Guam Island and Manila. It will be equipped with nine, Liberty motors, capable of developing 3GOO horse-power, have a 140 foot wingspread, and 67ft hull. It will carry a crew of sixteen men and a total load of 30 tons. The speed will be 85 knots, and the cruising range 2100 nautical miles.