NEWS FROM OVERSEAS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 6 September 1927, Page 6

NEWS FROM OVERSEAS.

CABLES IN BRIEF.

The w’hole of France, including 490 ex-service men’s organisations, was represented in a long procession which marched with flying colours through the Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomphe after the desecration by Sacco and Vanzette sympathisers of the tomb of the unknown warrior. Marshal Joffre officiated at the rekindling of the sacred flame. General Gourand the City Governor, and others placed wreaths on the tomb, while the great crowd stood tor a minute in silence.

A sharp earthquake shock was ex perienced at Darwin early yesterday morning. The town was shaken, but no damage was done.

A meeting of the New South Wales Executive Council decided that tho writs for the elections will be issued on September |lO and polling day will be held on October 8.

“The Times’ ” Riga correspondent states that, in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the revolution, the Soviet is transforming the house at Ekaterinburg, where the Czar and his family were murdered into a Com munist museum, exhibiting documents relating to the Czar.

Delegations from 50 States have reached Geneva for Monday’s Assembly. Six of the delegations include women among the, being Britain, Australia, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Much interOKt attaches to the Ucruiun attitude. Dr. Stresemann’s speech is likely to insist that the delay of gen eral disarmament is a breach of faith.

A Royal Commission appointed by the New South Wales Government to inquire into allegations contained in the “Sydney Morning Herald” newspaper has commenced its sittings. The commission defined the scope of the inquiry, deciding that its business was to inquire into the conduct of Industrial Commissioners only, and not to say whether the Lang Govern inent was Red ridden or bound hand and foot by the Trades Hall.

Lord Haig states that the record sum of £435 e OOO was collected by the sale of poppies on Poppy Day last year, bince Poppy Day was institnt ed inJL92I, £1,749,000 has been raised on behalf of ex-servicemen’s charities. Last year’s figure was an increase of £40,000 on the previous year, and the public response has steadily grown annually. Administrative expenses arc under 5 per cent.

The Anglo-Indian beam wireless service opens for public traffic to-day. It places London in direct wireless communication with Bombay and will be available for telegrams to all des tinations in India, Burma, Ceylon, Iraq, the Perisan Gulf and Siam. In addition to a reduction in the rates for public traffic, the beam service offers a reduced rate of 24d per word for press messages.

Sir Joseph Duveen has offered to complete the modern foreign gallery at Mill bank, which was opened last year by the King, by building an additional gallery for modern foreign sculpture. His offer has been accepted by the Treasury and by the trustees of the Tate Gallery, and the building will shortly be begun on the vacant site behind the present galleries.

A message received in New York from Greenville Massachusetts, states that Mr Hoover, returning to the flood region for tlie first time «ince July, was greeted by a scene of post-flood paralysis. At least one half of the country which was originally inundated is now unfit for rarniing and its owners are bankrupt, bixty tliousad are dependent on the Red Cross for food and clothing. Thousands of others are existing miserably and relief organisations arc powerless to aid them. Disease, against which Mr Hoover waged the fiercest battle, lias gained a foothold. It is estimated that there are upwards of 50-000 victims of pellagra. Mr Hoover is confident the situation will ultimately be remedied.