NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 27 March 1928, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF.

dj rn.£S(> aSSOCI a’floe OUFI BERLIN, March, 23. The Reichstag dissolves on March 31 and an election appears certain on Mav 30. ; MEXICO CITY, March 23. Four are dead and numerous persons were injured in an earthquake on Wednesday night. OTTAWA, March 23. A message from Timmins, Ontario, states that the coroner’s jury, after inquiring into the Hollinger mine fir© disaster,- in which 39 men lost their lives, charged the management and the operating executives with gross negligence, for permitting rubbish to be dumped on the old stopes. LONDON, March 24. ‘“lnnocents Abroad” will lie brought up-to-date when American tourists fly over Europe in a fleet of 30 aeroplanes. They will land from a .steamer at Bremn, fly to 16 cities, covering 2800 miles in three weeks, and then hustle home. MELBOURNE. March 25. The Victorian Derby was won by Major De Haviland, witb Captain Matthews second and L. Farmer third. Hinkler participated but did not finish. TOKIO, March 24. The first-class cruiser, the lla<guro,-' was launched at the Mitsubishi dockyards, Nagasaki, to-day. Prince Fushisi attended the ceremony. WASHINGTON, March 24. Big Bill Thompson’s anti-British virus has penetrated to Congress, where Representative Black has offered a resolution asking for the appropriation of 5000 dollars to conduct a Congressional investigation into American history hooks to determine if any anti-American bias exists due to the influence of foreign propaganda. Tf the histories were tainted with British propaganda, as is charged, he said, steps Lshonld he taken to remove that: taint. MEXICO CITY, March 20. Advices from Oaxaca City report continued alarming conditions from earth tremors wlii r h have, been intermittent since Wednesday. COLOGNE. March 24. The German Cycling Union, having unearthed a scandal, has susnended manv competitors for faking the recent six days’ international professional cyclists’ race to Berlin. It declared that the only honest com net itors were the Frenchmen, .Wamhst. and Laquhev. who were twi~e nreviouslv sacrificed on German tracks in 1928-by competitors’ conspiracies.