GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10721, 19 October 1928, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

MOVING VILLAGE DOOAIED

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(Times Cables.) GENEVA, Oct, 16. The canton of . Ticino, in the neighbourhood of Monte Arbino, possesses a moving village. Since 1892 tho church has moved 46ft., and has subsided 6ft. The village is now doomed, because a torrent erodes the foot of the plateau on which it stands, while mountain streams attack the top. BRITAIN’S UNEMPLOYMENT SHOWS DECREASE United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (British Official Wireless.; RUGBY, Oct. 17. The latest unemployment returns show' an improvement compared with recent weeks. On October 8 the registered workless numbered 1,319,700, which was 16,679 less than the week before, but 246,700 more than a year ago. GERMANY’S FIRST 10.000 TON CRUISER nnlteA Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright vnetT-sUian Press Assn.—United Service BERLIN, Oct, .17Gnlv half the requisite 4,000,000 signed the Communist demand for a plebiscite on the construction of Germany’s first 10,000 ton cruiser, the construction of which will therefore proceed. GIRLS TO TOUR THE WORLD IN BABY AUSTIN United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Assooiatlon.l LONDON. Oct, 16. Miss De Havilland and a girl companion set out on Thursday from Birmingham in a Baby Austin motor car to journey around the world, via America. New Zealand, Australia, and India; thence across Europe and home. Eleven days will be spent in New Zealand. TOKIO AWAITS GERMAN AVLITOR United Press Assd. by El. Tel. Copyright Australian Press Assn—United Service. TOKIO, Oct, 17. Baron Yon Huenefeld arrives here to-morrow from Shanghai, completing his flight from Berlin. A programme of receptions has been arranged. He expects to remain for the enthronement, but his movements thereafter are not planned. FAILURE OF QUEENSLAND STATE MINES United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright 'Australian Press Assn.) BRISBANE, Oct. 18. The losses continued in the State mines during the past- year, and two have been closed. The Auditor-Gen-eral states that if these, enterprises were dropped and the plant sold the net. loss to the Treasury . would. be over .£1,000,000. AVIATION CADET’S NARROW ESCAPE United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Assn.) MELBOURNE. Oct. 18. Cadet Woodhouse, while practising made a forced landing near the Point Cook training school. He brought the aeroplane down safely in a paddock, but it struck a small stump and was badly damaged. Cadet Woodhouse was taken to hospital with a broken wrist, DESTRUCTIVE HAILSTORM United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY. Oct: -IS. A hailstorm in the Taree district swept a stretch of 30 miles in the Manning Valley, devastating gardens and orchards, and smashing more than 1000 windows. Magpies and other wild birds were killed by the hail, which riddled the strong hood of a taxi-cab being punted across a river. MODERNISATION OF AFGHAN ARMY (United Servioo.) (Received Oct. 19, 12,55 p.m.) DELHI. Oct, IS. The Afghan paper, “Ittihadimashriq Jalalabad”, rapid progress with the modernisation, of .the army. A number of Turkish instructors have been engaged. Twenty-five officers have been despatched to France. Twenty-five officers are goRussia, 25 to Italy, and 15 Mo ing to England to study aviation machinery, and the manufacturing of all’kinds of arms being imported,'

BALLOON 1 ADRIFT "WITH TWO OCCUPANTS.: • • 'Vv United Pro** Aa*n. by El. Tel. Copyright Australian Press Assn.—'United Serrloa (Received Oct. 19. 110 a.m.l LONDON, Oct.. 18. Containing a. captam and a sublieutenant,, drinkless, foodless and nuraclmteless, a- military observation balloon broke loose at Never? . and disappeared at a great, height. Thp, gravest fears are entertained for the occupants’ safety.