GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 175, 12 April 1923, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. —OoPYbIgHT. In Chicago two men were killed and three buildings wrecked in “Black Hand” bomb outrages.

For the first time in 250 years, the London “Gazette” was delayed in publication owing to a labour dispute, which is an extension of tho printing trades strike.

The London “Daily Telegraph’s” Rome correspondent reports that tho engagement will be of the King of' Italy’s second daughter, Princess Mafalda, to the Belgian Crown Prince.

Major Orr and Major Anderson, of the Seaforth Highlanders, were sniped and killed while walking four miles fiom -Landi Kotal on Sunday evening. Their assailants are unknown. Friendly tribesmen carried the bodies to the frontier.

In tho House of Commons,- Mr. Donald McNiell, Under-Secrotary for Foreign Affairs, said he had no information of any sort that wou’d lead him to believe the report of a revolution in Rumania was correct.

The King, Queen Alexandra, and tho Prime -Minister of Britain were represented at tho Sarah Bernhardt memorial service in Westminster Cathedral. The Lord Mayor of London Madamo Melba, and leadirtg actors and actresses ■attended. Bishop Butt celebrated the Mass.

Tho Australian Minister of Defence,. Mr. Bowden, proposes to retain the Naval College at .Duntroon for paying students as well as naval and military cadets, the students hot to enter the Aimy or Navy but to- proceed to tho University for a continuance of their education, whatever sphere may bo selected.

The United Press Washington correspondent learns that Mr. C. E. Hughes, Secretary of State, is seriously considering tho withdrawal of the recognition of China on account of the latter’s failure to comply with the United States’ repeated demand that the Government should punish the slayers of Mr. Coltman, the American' merchant, in December last.

Mrs. Hyndman, widow of the Socialist leader, was found dead at Hampstead with an empty bottle beside her bed, believed to have contained poison. The deceased was a prolific _ speaker and writer on. behalf of Socialism, and took a prominent part in the Suffragist movement. She had been much depressed since her husband’s death.

The Commonwealth Prime Minister, Mr. S. M. Bruce, has announced that the Commonwealth is not appointing a High Commissioner at Washington. Australian affairs will bo as in the past, through the British Commissioner. The .Commonwealth is considw-ing the ■ appointment of . a Trade Commissioner, whose duties would not overlap those of the British Commissioner. •

An extraordinary burglary at an undertaker’s in Fitzroy Square, London, is reported. Two or three men removed a lead. coffin on a barrow. Tho police' found the coffin in an adjoining street. It contained the body of a Belgian lady, and was awaiting removed to a mausoleum in Belgium. The body was undisturbed. It is not clear whether tho burglars knew the contents or were unable to remove the booty. ' ,

The British Postmaster-General has issued to tho staff throughout the country a notice foribdding them to bet. gamble, or participate in newspaper football or racing’ competitions! even when off duty, under penalty of dismissal. An official of an anb’g.amblinir organisation comments’ that while Mr. Chamberlain is guarding the staff’s morals with great solicitude, betting and cnmb’iing circulars and money-lenders’ alluring invitations pass unchallenged througjh the post m thousands.