GENERAL CABLES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 6 August 1923, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

BY GAB Ti»- -PRBSR ASSOCIATION—COPTEIOHI

(Received Aug. 6, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 4,

The Morning Post's Amoy correspondent reports that marines and sailors from the British warships Foxglove and Diomede occupied. the British concession without opposition.—Eeuter.

GENEVA, August 3

The ex-service experts' conference has concluded. It was decided that employment should be found by employmen* exchanges for disabled men, also that a disability pension should riot affect wages paid, which should equal those of current uninjured workers.

PARJS, August 3

Laconde,- a man >of weak intellect, feeling aggrieved that Barrerre, a wellknown lawyer at Perpignan, who had not defended his mterestsi in a fJ-.mily lawsuit with sufficient energy, went to Barrerre's office and shot him dead. He also killed the head clexk, who attempted to intervene. Laconde then gave himself up.

GENEVA, August 3,

Three Viennese bank clerks, one ol whom was a woman, climbed to the summit of Jung TJrau with a guide and in ordinary footwear. D-uring the descent they lost their way. They reached an awkward spojfc and roped together, when the man behind slipped, and the whole party fell forty-five hundred feet down a precipice. The bodies were recovered. ,

sighted, and a friend whom France had learned to love and respect.—Aus.-N.Z." Cable Assn.

MELBOURNE, Au g : 5, The House of Representatives and the Seriate both adjourned as a mark of. re-, -spect to the late president Harding^ A motion of sympathy will be tabled on Monday. Mr. Bruce sent a cable to America, sympathising with the people in their tragic loss.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

LONDON, Aug. 3. The King has commanded one week's court mourning lor the late President Harding. His Majesty sent a message to Mrs. Harding, expressing the personal sympathy of himself and the Queen, and saying that the whole of the British vpeople would join with those of their sister nation who mourn the death of the President a£ the culminating point of a. distinguished career. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn

SYDNEY, Aug 5. Sir George Fuller paid a. tribute to the late President Harding. He said that during his recent tour Mr. Lawsou and he found the President's name revered and esteemed by all parties hi America.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.