OVERSEA NEWS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 30, 22 January 1929, Page 8

OVERSEA NEWS

CABLES IN BRIEF Venezuela ’Quake—A despatch from Qumana reports that 800 persons were injured in Thursday’s earthquake. Twenty-eight are known to be dead. Steamer Argound.—Entering Nelson’s Bay on the north coast of N.S.W. on Friday night, the steamer Gabriella was struck by a following sea and ran aground, but it is expected that she will be refloated at high tide. She is apparently undamaged.

Strike Threatened.—Five men were recently dismissed from the Port Kembla (N.S.W.) power house, and a strike threatens if the men are not reinstated. This will result in the whole of the south coast towns being plunged into darkness. The men state that the dismissals were over a trivial matter, following a practical joke, but powerhouse authorities take an opposite view.

Ex-Kaiser’s Birthday.—The first party of Germans to vi/it Doorn to offer birthday greetings to the exKaiser filled 30 motor cars. They represented the old Army and Navy and were headed by Field Marshal von Mackensen and Admiral von Schroder. All were in full uniform, and have been ordered to attend church service.

Pearl Smuggler Caught.—Karlener, an American, was caught by the Customs officials on the Franco-Belgian frontier with 1,000,000 francs worth of pearls hidden in a small bag. He was convicted, the pearls confiscated, and fined £14,000, including costs. The attempt at smuggling will cost Karlener £23,000.

A Noble Lad.—At the conclusion of of the inquiry into the death of Cotin Stuart from shark bites at Bondi, Sydney, on January 12. the coroner shook hands and complimented Robert Kavanough, the dental student, who was mainly responsible for Stuart’s rescue. The coroner described Kavanough’s action as most wonderful and fraught with grave danger. He expressed the hope that his heroism would be recognised in the proper quarters. He added that Kavanough’s family should be proud of such a noble lad. Kavanough and his mother modestly answered “Thank you.”

Struck Down by 'Plane.—Making a forced landing in farm lands at Windsor, near Richmond, Sydney, yesterday, a Moth aeroplane, owned by the Government struck down and killed Alfred Smith, a well-known orchardist, while he was hoeing weeds. Smith was almost decapitated, and he suffered terrible body and leg injuries. The propellor must have caused them. The pilot, Robert Somerville, and the mechanic, Les Milg<e, were rescued from the burning aeroplane by Smith’s son, who witnessed his father’s accident. Somerville, who happened to be a friend of the family, was so overcome by the tragic occurrence that he was sent to hospital