GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 11 May 1936, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

(Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) BASLE, Muy />• A. German journalist.. Hans \\ eseinann, reputed to be a Nazi agent. <w>tbs sentenced 'to three years imprisonment' for kidnapping Berthold Jecob an an.ti-Nazi journalist, who was released after thre ( , months’ nilnri'sonmenit du fiermutny. ALEXANDRIA, May G. King Farouk wn» welcomed with a salute Of twenty-one guns from the British warships. Ros e petals were flung in fhe iway pf the Royal procession , LONDON, May 6. The Hergoz'in Cecile’s undamaged wheat,, 450 tons, worth roughly £6 per fou, was landed at ISalcombe. Buyers are competing for the damaged wheat •at about one-third of the price of the undamaged wheat. Lt is lipped that a total of £lO.OOO will be recoveredWASHINGTON, May 7. The Red Flag of Communist Russia, with hammer and sickle, was discovered at dawn to-day flying on the flagstall’ above the new and imposing Supremo Court building. At the base of the pole, was a copy of the Harvard University students’ humorous publication “The Lampoon’’ containing an article entitled “Down with Capitalism. ’ ’ A regular guard composed of four men, passed by the flagstaff all night, yet pranksters not only succeeded in raising the emblem unknown to them, but so skilfully knoted the halyards, that removal of the flag necessitated long labour by the police and firemen, who were compelled to employ a high extension ladder before they could tear down the emblem. LONDON, May 7.

Mr. Bullock asked Mr. Baldwin in the Commons, whether the weekly broadcast of talks from America could either be supplemented or replaced by weekly talks from Dominion capitals. Mr. Baldwin replied that it was a matter for the Broadcasting Corporation. He understood it was hoped to inaugurate a series in the autumn. The Broadcasting Corporation informed the Associated Press that negotiations regarding these talks, are progressing. LONDON, May 7.

The “Telegraph” undertands that the sub-committee of the King George National Memorial, favours the election of a statue, and clearing buildings in Abingdon Street, at a cost of £300,000, giving, a fine new view of Westminster Abbey and Parliament. PEKING, May 7.

The Japanese-controlled Hopei-Cha-har Political Council, has banned military training in the universities and schools in Hopei and Chadar. RUGBY, May 7.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced at the Commons question time that the president of the tribunal of inquiry into the alleged leakage of budget secrets would be Mr. Justice Porter, one of the Judges of the King’s Bench Division, and two other members would be Air. Gavin Simmonds and Air. Roland Oliver, both King’s Counsel. The inquiry would open at the law courts on Monday next.