NEWS IN BRIEF

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 31 October 1928, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF

*- — (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, Oct. 28. , Wireless communication from a Vickers-Rolls Royce air liner flying over London were clearly picked up at Cairo. The feat is the more remarkable because the power used by the aeroplane was only sufficient to light an ordinary electric lamp. BERLIN, Oct. 29. Friodrichshatfen reports state that the Zeppelin is expected to berth on Tuesday morning. Reports show that there were good weather conditions and following winds for the first half of the journey. Later tlie craft may encounter a westerly gale, clouds, arid rain. PARIS, Oct. 29. Tlie new 3000 ton destroyer Bison •was launched at Lorient. It will have a. speed of 36 knots and a crew of 200. It will be aimed with three fourinch and four anti-aircraft guns. Its engines consist of four Thornycroft motors. , ROME, Oct. 29. The Foreign Office has informed the British United Press that it had not yet been officially informed of the full details of the Melbourne Ixmvb incident. Further steps, therefore, have not been formulated. PARIS, Oct. 29. Pierre Rey, known as the Marseilles Landru, will probably not live to stand his trial As a result of a persistent hunger strike, he is how unable to take liquid food. The prison doctors declare that death is now only a question of hours. PRAGUE, Oct, 30. In the interests of' public safety the Government lias suspended the Communist paper Rudepravo for a month. PARIS, Oct. 30. M. Venezuelas lias been asked to extradite Dr. Bougrat, who was recently recaptured after his sensational escape from Devil’s Island. Some, newspapers date Dr. Bougrat hats resumed a medical practice at Caracas. SYDNEY, Oet. 30. At the wool sales, 11,444 bales were sold to-day. There was a very firm market and excellent competition for all good Merino- fleece wool and skirtings from Japanese, German and French buyers. Greasy Merino sold to 25Ad per lb. GENEVA, Oct. 30. The Socialists lost two seats in the general elections. There is practically no, change in the National Council where the Socialists have one gain and the Communists one loss. PARIS, Oct. 29. The finance committee of the Chamber of Deputies lias voted £4838 for relief to the families of /the victims of the sinking of the submarine Ondine, which collided with a Greek steamer on October 13, and of the crew of Captain Raoul Amundsen’s plane, which was lost in the Arctic in the search for the Italian airship Italia. MILAN, Oct. 29. ‘ The first case of Fascist land appropriation has occurred at Roviego, where the prefect suffered because he had not paid sufficient attention to 1 the management of his 125,000 acre estate. Handing over the management to the local Fascist syndicate the prefect of Rovigo said : “Fascism cannot passively witness the impoverishment of an estate capable of big profits.” NErW YORIK, Oct. 29. • Encouraged by the results of last Friday’s telephonic tests, 'the General Electric Company will repeat the experiment on Wednesday, says a Schenectady message. Representatives of American newspapers and the Australian Press Association, as well as others will attempt to communicate with Press representatives and others in Sydney. LONDON, Oct, 29. Oivincr to the bankruptcy of C. IV. J. Homan (Conservative) a by-election was held at. Ashton-wnder-Lyne. It resulted : Albert Bellamy (Labour) 9567; Gordon Touche (Conservative) 7161; H. T. Greenwood (Liberal) 6874. The 1924 election at Ashton-iinder-Lyue resulted : C. W. J. Homan (Conservative) 8971, C. L. Tj’El. Malone (Labour) 7451, H. T, Greenwood (Liberal). 6292.

PARIS, Oct, 30. There were wild scenes in the Lyons Municipal Council last night. M.. Herriot, who is the Mayof of Lyons, was making a speech when a person in the gallery shouted an insulting allusion to M. Herriot’s unveiling of a statue to Emile Combes, at Pons on Sunday. Riot immediately broke out and M. Herriot suspended the sitting. Councillors climbed into the gallery where they’ fought and ejected the demonstrators, windows being smashed in the course of the struggle. Three people were arTAQ'fWI / OTTAWA. Oet. 29, . Mr J. A. Wilson, Controller of Civil Aviation in Canada, has returned from Britain and Europe. He sees a strong possibility pf an All Red route around the world in future. “Enormous developments, in inter-Empire communication may be expected soon,” lie said. “While efforts So far to some extent have been concentrated on flights to India, and Africa, British fliers are turning towards Canada.’.’ Mr Wilson had seen both the enormous dirigibles RIOO and RlOl, which would be ready early in the spring for transAtlantic flights to Montreal, and he had discussed contemplated flights with English air officials. VANCOUVER, Oct. 30. Ordered to leave the United States by October 25, on the expiration of her permit, Tui Lorraine Bow, a New Ze;v lander, and stepmother of Clara Bow, the movie star, is attempting a second entry into the United States as- the wife of an American citizen. Immigration files relating to her ease have been ordered to be sent here.