GENERAL CABLES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 24 May 1923, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES.

BY CABLE—PEESS ASSe. —COPYRIGHT The Scissors Club, organised in the Ruhr to check German girls’ flirtation with French and Belgian soldiers, announce their intention of cutting off the hair of any German girl carrying on with Frenchmen, Belgians, Indians, Chinese, Japanese or Negroes. The hair thus forfeited will bei made into nets and sold in aid of the Ruhr relief fund. Fifteen aeroplanes flew over Tirah, compelling the frontier tribes to send representatives to a conference with the Chief Commissioner, and political officers, and give an undertaking to keep the gang out of the territories, hand them over if caught, and destroy the settlements which sheltered them. (Received 11 p,m., Wednesday.) The Australian Press Association’s special correspondent in Dublin reports that the International Red Cross Committee in Geneva communicates thanks for the courtesy of the Free State Red Cross whereby the delegation is able to visit the Free State internment camps, wherein 12,000 prisoners are concentrated. The delegation’s report proves that so far as the health of prisoners, as well as of sick and wounded is concerned, also the sanitary conditions of camps and nourishment and lodging, everything in general is very satisfactory.

! The German mark in London yesterday reached the 'lowest point on record, 270,000 to the £l. Berlin I reports state that the Germans are I depressing the market over Whitsun- , tide. On learning that the sterling is ' above 260,000 and dollar above 50,000, railway fares will be doubled on June 1, the price of bread will be more than doubled on June 4, and Berlin tram fares will be increased from 300 to 500 marks. The “Daily Telegraph” correspondent states that the precipitation of the mark is due to the Cabinet crisis in England. Business is fearing that the new Premier may be more amenable to French influence than Mr Bonar Law. Even with doubled fares, travelling is still the cheapest form of amusement in, Germany. Five days before the holidays every seat lyas sold in expresses leaving Berlin on Friday and Saturday. Thousands went 800 miles to Munich and back, spending 24 hours in the train. The holiday makers apparently belonged to all classes and seemed free from preoccupation regarding the Ruhr and Reparations. They only were concerned with employment.

M. Thcunis, speaking in the Belgian Senate, said: “AYe have been living in a fool’s paradise regarding German reparations. The time has now come when we must ourselves bear the burdens of which Germany will relieve only in the most distant future. We have debts to certain Allies, including America, and while there is reason to believe that America will deal leniently with us. we must make adequate provision.”—A. and N.Z. Cable.