RAID ON CHURCH.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20308, 6 August 1931, Page 11

RAID ON CHURCH.

WORSHIPPERS SHOT DEAD. SOVIET TROpPS OUT OF CONTROL. ' (CNITKD PP.F.SS ASSOCIATION—JIT ELECTRIC TTSLBQ JUEK —COJTBIOHT.) (Received August sth, 7 p.m.) "WARSAW, August 5. It is reported from Vilna that, an Ogpu detachment raided a Catholic Churchy in a village near the Russian frontier and shot dead seven worshippers and wounded fourteen, while .145 were arrested. -The leader of tho detachment stated that he was informed thai; the meeting was one of counter revolutionaries being held in tlie church.' The troops got out of control when they wei'o refused admission. The shooting caused a panic among the | ipvtholic Jiopulation.

Settlement lands. Mr Bansom said that when the Got- ' eminent had proposed to put ait extra penny o» petrol for the benefit of backblock roads last session, tho Deform Party had objected and had tad it removed, and now the; Party's toader was crying out for that money. The Leader of the Reform Party had said that he : was no longer in favour qf spending money on roads, but wanted it: spent on land. "He is getting nearer the policy of the JJnited Party every day," be said. 1 Mr Bansom said that it was ft wast* of money to employ men on forming roads and tken not tp metal tliepi. It W as the policy of the Government when ■ it opened up new settlements to form roads and metal them so that settlers would not have to contend with »ud when taking produce to market. • He could not agree with tho leader pf the Opposition regarding the number of men who could be employed developing land. It had been found in practice that once land was cleared there was very little work for unskilled labour.- w. Mr Bansom remarked that.some ofthe critics of the Government had very short memories. There had been long arguments against reduced expenditure, but now there were cries for more reduction and Jess taxation. There was a lot of talk about the need, for the release of hidden capital, but wag that hidden capital? The whole cry seemed to be hit the other fellow, and if they could find the other felloe who did not object to being hit they would be all right. . Mr Ransom dealt with the economies carried out and said they left puly £1,800,0u0 to be found from taxation. Various social services had not ' teen touched by the taxation proposals. Mr H. p. Holland (Leader of tie Labopr Party): Will they bo touehed? Mr Ransom.* I think I can assure the hon. gentleman that he has heard the worst.

Sugar Tax. v Referring to the sugar tax, he >iaid the price in New Zealand was still about £ll per ton less than m Australia. The- increased tax on silkls would assist the wool industry- ' t Mr H. M. Bushworth (Country Party, Bay of Islands): How will it assist if you are to get revenue from it! . _ Mr Ransom said a great deal uaa been done in the direction of increased production, and not only were settlers being put o» the land but tl*9 •tion from smaller holdings was being improved. Ha rsferred to calf marking, rotational grazing, and the activities of the Agricultural Department, and said he thought the tuna had come when, there should be more instructors and fewer inspectors going round the farms. He believed that a Commission on-local body administration would lead to many problems of local bodies solved. He believed the co-ordination of services would lead to ft reduction m expenditure as far as counties were concerned. The debate was adjourned on m motion of the Leader of the Labour Party, and the House rose at vAS p.m.

LABOUR PARTY'S DECISION(ruiss association xeucoßAW-) WELLINGTON, August 5It was officially announced at . t&e close of the I4bour Party caucus that no amendment would-be moved during, the Budget debate, but the proposals to come down later will oe opposed. .' . . '