GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9723, 5 June 1924, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

DEFEAT OF NEWFOUNDLAND GOVERNMENT.

Sl’. JOHNS (Newf’dlnnd), June 3 Tlie defeat of the Hickman Government at Monday’s general elections is conceded by the administration. Tlie returns indicate the election of eighteen Oppositionists and two Government supporters.

CHINESE BANDIT PRISONERS

RELEASED

(Received June 4, 9.10 p.m.) HONGKONG. June 3.

Chinese bandits have released their American and Canadian prisoners, instructing thorn to arrange payment of ransom for the remaining captives. The American Vice-Consul has arrived at Wucbow from Canton to facilitate the release of the other missionaries.

PRESSMAN COMPLAINS OF EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS. LONDON, June 3. Major Astor presided at the Empire Press Union lunch at which Mr Geoffrev Fairfax, Sydney, was the chief guest. Mr Fairfax referred to the delay in developing Empire communications. He said that unless something were done the Empire Press delegates to Australia for the 1925 conference would see for themselves liow deplorable is the position and they would then insist on matters being promptly righted. He. promised they would find the Australian new service second to none in the world.

SUPPOSED MURDER AND SUICTDE.

LONDON, June 3

Tho Daily Express’ Paris correspondent states that Madame Buchin threw herself in front of a train at Lonslesaimier and was decapitated. Later the police found her husband dead at his home with a butcher’s knife through the heart. It is supposed she committed murder and then suicided.

BIDDER ART COLLECTION. PARIS, June 3. The sale of tho Ridder art collection realised 11$ million francs. MRS. ALFRED HARMSWORTH’S • GENEROUS GIFT.

LONDON, June 3. Mrs Alfred Harmswortli and Viscount Rothermoro have given £60,000 to the Middle Temple to establish a benevolent endowment in memory of Alfred Harmswortli, husband and father .'who was a barrister.