GENERAL CABLE HEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 12200, 12 March 1934, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE HEWS

BEAR OF OAKLAND IN GALE

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received March H, 5.5 P.m.) NEW YORK, March 10. (From the Byrd, Expedition.)

To-day the ship is rolling heavily in a strong south-west gale and very rough seas. Since her departure from the Bay of Whales, the ship has experienced a long series of terrific Polar gales, which would have spelled misfortune for a less sturdy vessel. The present weather is the worst recorded in Polar annals.

END OF FASCIST CASE

(Received March 11, 7.10 p.m.) LONDON, March 10

On the resumption of the fascist case, Wiles gave evidence that he took Richardson’s badge of member ship when he refused to surrender it ,after he knew he had been expelled, ‘ •Accordingly”, he added, “when lie refused to surrender Papers to enable me to see what he had been doing concerning the movement I went to take them. lie hit me and I struck back twice, which I thought was necessary, because he had been boasting of is abilities as a boxer”. A solicitor said' that British Fascists never used castor oil for punishment.

All the accused wore discharged

A SQRDID CASE

(Received March 11, 5.5 p.m-) LOS ANGELES, March 10. Barbara Stanwyck was named codefendant to-day in a. 3500 dollars wage claim suit in which she is alleged to have induced Miss Elizabeth Curtis, East Orange, New Jersey, to come West and live a man and wife relationship with her fath-er-in-law. The action al.sq namei.l (Prank Fay, husband of Barbara Stanwyck and William Fay, his father, as co-defendants. Fay, interviewed, declared that neither he nor his wife nor father had ever known Miss Curtis. <r We do not know what it is all about”, he added. LEGAL LOTTERY FOR, RELIEF OF NEEDY (.Received March H, 5.5 pan.) NEW YORK, March 10. A propoal whereby a “’‘legal lottery” would be permitted in New York City for the Purpose of the' re, lief! of the needy, will shortly bo introduced in the State Legislature. A club in which there will be unlimited membership at 2£ dollars each will be formed and 24- officers with salaries of from 2500 to 5000 dollars A total of 170,000 dollars wM be chosen by lot semi-annually. It is expected that twenty million dollars annually will be derived.

GERMANY’S DEBTS AND . TRADE

BERLIN, March 10. Herr Schmitt announces the formation of a committee to control the capital market. He adds that one h/alf of Germany’s foreign debts due under the Versailles Treaty must be. reduced to l enable a revival of international trade.

DEATH XT HANDS OF ASSASSIN.

(Received March 11, 11.20 p.m.)

1 TOKIO, March 11. Mr. Mnto died at 9.20 p.m. His assassin left a letter declaring that bis motive war. a priva-to • grudge, because Mr. Mnto had appropriated liis idea editorially in the J’uji fihipo, but the police are now trying to establish connection between the murderer and the Banchokai Business Association, prominently connected with a scandalous . shares deal which . Mr. Muto attacked in a series of articles. GERMANY BUYING WALNUT WOOD FOR. RIFLES (Received March 11, 11 P m.) PARIS, March 10. The mayors in Alsace and Lor r raine have petitioned the Government to prohibit the export of walnut wood to Germany, alleging;, that the Germans are buying all possible for rifle stocks.