GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 2 November 1928, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

STUDY OF DISEASES IN THE PACIFIC. (Received November 1 at 5.5 p.m.) SUVA, November 1. Two doctors attached to» the League of Nations, have arrived here, by the Sonoma from Sydney, for th purpose of invest i gut big diseases in the Pacific. POLISH BOMB OUTRAGE. CRACOW. November 1. A parcel containing a bomb, on being opened by a wealthy merchant, exploded, and wounding several others nearby, and partly wrecking his house. His son, who was recently disinherited, has been arrested. AIR. COMPANY’S STAFF .STRIKE. (Received Nqv. 1 at 5.5 p.m.) WARSAW, November 1. Only one passenger aeroplanei d parted owing to; the staff of the Polish Aerial Transport Company striking becau.-e their demand tor a twentyper cent inereasj in wages was refused. ESPIONAGE IN FRANCE. PARIS, October IX. The arre t on an espionage charge nf Luigi Nacazzini, an employee of the Italian Consulate at Lyons, and Pierre Van.'.-Ui, a naturalised Swiss who served in the French Aimy, revealed a widespread organisation. It is believed that the headquarters are in Switzerland . Both men, it is stated, coaif.'ssed, and disclosed that one French Army secret, sought in the interest of another Power, concerned the new French arm described as a screen-ed-in motor vehich \ INDIAN’S BOYCOTT BRxr. .-SH COMMISSION. DELHI, October 31. Sir John Simon and members of the Reform Commission received a host no icception on their arrival at Lahore. Thousands of Nationalist demonstrati»,rs attempted to rush the barb-win-' barriers around the station. They Moncd the pouice, who retaliated, iii’ juring several prominent leaders, including Lala Jajpat Rai. A Commission boycott procession in the ev-ning, was dispersed by the police. The death roll in the Madras liooo is thirty-six. MYSTERIOUS SINKING OF A STEAMER. PARIS, October 31. The Numidia, due t’o leave Marseilles for Corsica, carrying cargo ami 250 mysteriously sank in Marsei*es Harbour last night. The cargo Was aboard, but th ■ passengers were ashore. In the small hours of the morning a stoker found the ship was filling with water. He gave the alarm. The salvagers did their utmost, but it was impossible to save the ship. No lives were lost. The only explanation is that ‘one of the cocks was opened, either accidentally or deliberately. In view of the marine strike, suspicion of foul play exists. A full inquiry has been ord red. HUGE OIL CARGO JETTISONED. CALCUTTA, October 31. The Norwegian steamer Finnagen, carrying thirteen thousand tons of Soviet oil from Batoum grounded at Fulta Point in the River Hctoghley. The vessel took an alarming list, and to savd th?; ship and cargo, the captain jettisoned three thousand tons of oil, to the value of £40,000. The villagers flocked to the riverside to collect the' oil. Shipping has been warned of tha danger. THE HOHENZOLLERENS. LONDON, October 30. On the eve of the publication of the letters of Empress Frederick, Sir H. Ponsonby received a letter from the ex-Kaiser through a third party, demanding that the letters should not be published and hinting the letters were stolen from Friondriehshof. Sir F. Ponsonby replied that he intended to publish. This so incensed the ex-Kaiser that he threatened to proceed at international law, and have them suppressed.