GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11493, 21 November 1931, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

FIVE HOURS 7 EIGHT RIOTING IN SPAIN TWO KILLED AND SIX INJURED (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. jopy righto a,• -• . / : BARCELONA, Nov. 18. : A Syndicalists’-'protest against the prohibition of the carrying ;©f - arms started A, shooting affray which - lasted . for. five, hours, 500. cartridges ■ being'.ex-, pended. , ", i The’clash‘resulted in the deaths, of a policeman and a woman bringing children, from , school, while six were injured. Several igunmen took refuge behind a shop cornor and kept off the ; police and evaded arrest. . GANG WIPED OUT : ; LAST DEADER AT AJACCIO •; . : - •: SURRENDERS (U.P.A. l>.v Elec. -Tel. Copyright,} ~ v . LONDON, Nov. 19. A message from Ajaccio states that Henry Bartoli, an uncle of the dead bandit, surrended owing to hunger ..and exposure. The gang has thus been wiped out, freeing the mobile column to operate in other quarters, BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE TO BE HELD IN' HUNGARY (U.P.A. kv Elec. Tel. Oocyright.) BUDAPEST, Nov. 19. The fourth world Boy Scout jamboree is to be held at. Godolio, at the invitation of the Hungarian Government. The Regent has placed the castlo grounds at th ft disposal of the organisation. Over 56,000 are expected to attend. DANISH FINANCE GOLD STANDARD SUSPENSION RENEWED i i U.P.A. hv Elec. TeL Copyright.) COPENHAGEN, Nov. 18. The Riksdag has suspended the gold standard for a further three months and passed an emergency measure empowering . the stoppage of the outflow of Danish capital. Then penalty is a fine ranging to £2BO, or imprisonment. DUTCH TARIFF BILL (U.P.A. liy Elec. Tel. Copyright.) 'THE HAGUE, Nov. IS. The Lower House passed a Tariff Bill raising duties from 8 to 10 per cent until 1935, and adopted various meat taxes, including horse flesh, and also, for two years, a 20 per cent, duty per 100 kilogrammes on flesh and chilled beef, and 7* per cent, on frozen WAR ON NAZIS, (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) (Received Nov. 20, 11 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 20The Daily Mail’s Berlin correspondent says: “A terrible picture of the prevalence of {political .murders in Germany is revealed in Nazi statistics. In' all, 2500. Nazis, were killed or wounded last year, compared with 360 in 1920. Since January the casualties have reached 4,618. Political crimes are so commonplace that the newspapers fcrctail them briefly, as street accidents. ALFONSO BANISHED FOR LIFE (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel- Copyright.) (Received Nov. 20. 11 p.m.) MADRID. Nov. 20. The Cortes found ex-King Alfonso guilty of high treason and condemned . hiin fo perpetual banishment from Spain. He will he treated as an f outlaw if found in Spain. TITO * SHIPS ASHORE. NOT 150 MILES APART. BOTH BELONG TO SAME COMPANY. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel- Copyright,) SYDNEY. Nov. 20. By a strange coincidence, the coastal steamers Tyalguin and Nambucca owned by the samp company grounded with an hour of each other, not 150 miles apart.. The Tyalgum is on the sand at the mouth of the Tweed River and is expected to lie refloated, but the Nambucca is aground at the entrance of the Nambucca River and is expected to 'become a total loss. The crews -of both vessels are safe.