GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 14 March 1935, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

(Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) CALCUTTA, March 12. Armed brigands raided the house of a retired Indian police officer at Mahgon, in the United Provinces, and hanged him in the presence of his wife. They then attempted to hang her, and decamped with money and valuables. The woman was discovered in time by villagers. She is now recovered. KABUL, March 12.

A newspaper records an amazing occurrence in an Afghan village, which is reported to be confirmed as substantially true by local officials.

A middle-aged Moslem woman re cently apparently died, and was in terred in the village burial ground Three days later, a relative who went to pray over the grave heard sounds, and had the grave opened. The woman was discovered alive.

She was suffering from the effects of the interment, but completely re covered after treatment. LONDON, March 12.

The Westralian secessionists an nounce that they have briefed Mr J. H. Morgan and Mr Paul Springman to represent them before the Joint Select Committee, which will report whether the petition can be received. The hearing begins on March 27. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr W. Runciman, was questioned as to the recent losses of British steamers at sea. He said the enquiries elicited n oevidence that the vessels were unseaworthy or undermanned. Enquiries were proceeding in regard to the loss of the Blairgowrie and the Usworth. and the question of seaworthiness would be examined, but there was no doubt the two vessels were adequately manned. The loss of the Usworth would form the subject of a formal invest! gation. It would depend on prelimin ary enquiries, whether similar investi gations would be made in the cases of the Blairgowrie and oil tanker La Creseenta.

Bitter east winds maintained abnor mally cold weather over the week-end throughout the British Isles. Snow showers occurred in many places in eastern England and in the Channel Islands, and temperatures remained near or below freezing point. DUBLIN. March 12.

The Railwaymen’s Union has called off the strike. Meanwhile, the. majority of the strikers were dismissed, and replaced by other unionists, enabling the service to be carried on. The busmen and tram-men are still strik ing.