CABLE ITEMS IN BRIEF

Evening Star, Issue 25776, 26 April 1946, Page 8

CABLE ITEMS IN BRIEF

Floods in Spain. Flood waters from the Seguara River inundated the towns of Alquerias and Santa Cruz, 'where 8 per cent, of the houses collapsed. ■ Two people aro reported to have been drowned ■in Santa Cruz, but many more are believed to have died. Spanish sailors in boats helped to remove 8,000 persons from the flooded area.—Madrid message. Philippine Presidency. Tabulation of the unofficial returns in the Presidential election gives Roxas the lead, but Osmena is steadily closing the gap as the returns trickle in from Central Luzon. Returns from 1,704 precints show Roxas has 184,141 votes and Osmena 132,035. —Manila message. The Victory Parade. The South African contingent of 230. men and women for London's Victory parade is going to Britain in a special fleet of 12 Dakotas. The contingent was previously scheduled to travel by ship, fiiit the officer commanding, General Poole, did not approve of the ship's accommodation, and arranged for. the flight.—Cape Town message. Police Charge Strikers. The police made a baton charge when a dock strikers' procession, warned to disperse, squatted down on the roadway. Fifty persons were injured.— Colombo message, . .