OVERSEA NEWS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 148, 8 June 1932, Page 8

OVERSEA NEWS

CABLES IN BRIEF The German Elections. Parties are already preparing for tho German elections. There are signs of new coaltitions. Middle-class and moderate opinion is determined to resist strenuously any attempt to upset tho republic and destroy the Weimar constitution. Fatal Explosion. An undetermined number of persons were killed, injured or trapped when an explosion of unknown origin followed by fire shook a downtown buildinn housing apartments in Cleveland (Ohio) early on Tuesday. At least one woman was killed, and soon after the blast fourteen men and women seriously inpured were received at tho hospital. Dozens were rescued by firemen. Land Disarmaments. The Land Disarmament Commission has adopted a report admitting inability to reach unanimity on the offensiveness of any single land weapon. The disagreement led to rumours that tho fate of the whole Disarmament Conference was imperilled Late Earl of Egmont. The London “Telegraph’’ understands that the late Earl of Egmont left £282,500. He died intestate. Help For Jap. Farmers. The Diet petitions committee has approved a moratorium for agricultural debts and subsidies of 60,000,000 yen for distressed farmers and 50,000,000 yen for the expenses of farmers emi. grating to Manchuria. British P.O. Accounts. The commercial accounts of the British Post Office for the last year show a surplus on the postal service of £10,823,000 and a surplus oil the telephones of £576,000. The deficit of the telegraphs is reduced by £lBO,OOO compared with the previous year of £828,000. The total surplus is £10,555,000. Compulsory Labour. There is a rumour in Germany of the development of a scheme of compulsory labour, under which the unemployed of from 19 to 22 years will wear a unform, live in barracks, and work on the construction of roads, dykes, and other schemes to help agriculture.