NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 15 May 1928, Page 7

NEWS IN BRIEF.

- UNITED i’RESS ASSOCIATION—IIY ELECTRIC TELEUKA PH—COT Y RIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION ) ROME, May IT Tlie Papal encyclical, instead of, as expected, dealing with politico-religious questions, makes purely spiritual and ascetic appeals to Roman Catholics to return to devout practices in the spirit 1 humility and expiation and with faith in Jesus Christ. OTTAWA. May 12. Messrs Godderham and \\ distillers. are making a full settlement 01 tlie National Revenue Department’s claim .or oo,oUi)* dollars arrears on the sales tax. Tallowing upon a recent Customs probe, many brewers have alrc .dv made a settlement of claims. The tola, claims again brewers and distillers amount to live million dollars. , LONDON, May 12. Emil Boiuke, the conductor of the Berlin .Symphony Orchestra, and his wile were killed during a motoring holiday 011 the Baltic Coast. uTTAWA, May 13. News from Winnipeg states that the rtoll-McCracken expedition to the Siberian Arctic has sailed for Prince Rupert Land under the auspices of tlie American Museum of Natural History, flic,, will have to face Russian gunl.outs it an attempt is made to land at Kamchatka or other Russian territory 11 s, according to G. Stoll, the leader of the expedition, Soviet officials have reused landing permission. VANCOUVER, Alay 12. A fire broke out aboard tlie Canadian, Australian and New Zealand motor-ship Hauraki. The, fire was extinguished alter city firemen had descended into the hold wearing gas masks. The damage was slight. Hie vessel arrived to-day with a cargo of hides, lumber and paper pulp. NEW YORK, May 11. A gCU-feet non-rigid army airship late to-day settled on a United Stales Shipping Board steamer, picked up sacks of mail, and in three minutes had taken the air hack to the Lakehurst hangar. The steamer meantime continued her course without halting. Air. O.Connor, chairman of tlie Shipping Board, opines that soon they will 1 l)o exchanging passengers in the same GENEVA, Alay 12. In a crowded ballroom at the Knrsanl, where many English and Americans were present, Madame Paraschiva a pretty Roumanian, formerly a dnnseuse' at the Kursall, crossed the floor and beckoned . a wealthy young Swiss, named Raymond Boissier, trom the table. They had a few bitter words when Paraschiva drew a revolver from her bag and shot Boissier dead. She then attempted to shoot herself but was disarmed by other dancers. It is said tlie girl loved Raymond, who had sent her a letter ending their friendship. LONDON. Alay 12. Mr. and Airs. Bentley, who have made a honeymoon trip by air from Capetown, have arrived at Croydon. BREST, Alay 12. One petty officer and six seamen of the French navy were sentenced at a court-martial to terms of imprisonment ranging from five years to thirteen months for attempting to form Communist “cells” aboard the cruiser Alulhouse.