GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1920, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

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A GRAVE CHARGE

LONDON, March 27

.Mr Page Croft, the member of the House of Commons, speaking at the National Convention issued a- challenge to Air Lloyd George, declaring he (Mr Croft) was prepared to swear before a lloyal Commission that the Prime Alinisttr had recommended that titles be given to men of moral ill fame, that is to men who were financially crook.

CAPE PROFITEERING BILL. CAPETOWN, -March 27

The Union Government’s Profiteering Bill has been introduced into the Assembly. It closely follows the British measure. It establishes a Board of Control and local committees. Magistrates are authorised to inflict a £SOO fine or 12- months’ imprisonment, or both.

TREATY WITH TURKEY. PARIS, March 28

Mr Lloyd George, M. Millerand and Signor Nitto meet at San Romo to settle the final draft of the Peace Treaty with Turkey on April 20.

TERRIBLE TORNADO. NEW YORK, March 29 More than ten of Chicago have been wrecked by a great tornado, the storm demolishing rows of brick houses, blowing trains off the tracks, and swept automobiles into fields. It killed 35 and injured 500 people. The lighting systems in the main suburbs were destroyed. There are thousands of people homeless. The military have been called m to undertake rescue work and prevent looting. Heavy rain and a hailstorm followed the tornado, which, it is estimated, did ten million dollars’ damage. NEW YORK, March 29 The tornado, fifteen miles from Chicago, killed more than 15 persons and injured 500 others. Millions of dollars’ worth of property were damaged.

GOLD TO PAY AMERICA. NEW YORK, March 28 The steamer Lapland brought two million sterling in gold to pay off an Anglo-French loan from America. SOUTH AMERICAN TROUBLE. BUENOS AIRES, March 29 Bolivian diplomatic documents published here charge the Peruvians with continuing attacks on Bolivian residents in Peru. HOPE OF AGREEMENT. LONDON, March 28. At a special meeting, the Cabinet on Sunday evening considered the coal crisis. The “Daily Express (Bonar Law’s organ) states it was decided by Ministers to increase their offer to the miners to 2s per day (instead of the 3s asked), based on a 20 per cent advance in prices. A decision has been reached by the miners to accept a percentage basis to establish a rate, gives promise of an agreement. The Government (says the paper) is less concerned about the minors’ precise demand than about a return to a full system of payment only by results. THE TRANSPORTERS. LONDON, March 27 The Transport Workers Federation ■Executive have ordered tramwaymen s branches throughout the country to tender strike notices, expiring on April 3rd. This strike may, however, bo possibly averted, by negotiations in the meantime. MEETING FACTS. LONDON, March 29 A mass meeting of London school teachers who are dissatisfied with tlieir pay, was held to hear Rt. Hon. Mr Fisher (Minister of Education). The Committee, despite the Bishop of London’s appeal refused Mr Fisher n hearing and thereupon the Minister quitted the hall and the meeting broke up in disorder. VTLNA REPORTED CAPTURED PARIS, March 28. According to the “Echo de Paris” the Bolsheviks have captured Vilna. INTERESTING DISCOVERY. LONDON, March 25. The “Times” correspondent at Rotterdam tells of the discovery in the Caucasus of descendants of a Scotch landing at Treluzond in the fifteenth century. They lived in villages in the mountains near Liatoort and have blue eyes, and red hair and wore kilts, and sporrans and played bagpipes made out of pigs bladders. They spoke mixture of Gaelic, Georgian and Tartar. The correspondent offers to escort a ethrologist to the village.

a maternity question. (United Service.) LONDON, March 24. ]>;uil Carnot professor of theraentics at Paris suggests in the Paris “Journal ” that maternity l>o made a remuiitrative career, the mission to bo confided to a volunteer community hearing the burden of bearing chilren. WEDDING. (Times.) LONDON, March 25 Lieut. Michael Mac Master, of the battleship New Zealand, has been married to Miss Joan Grieba Quano, daughter of Mr >H. Quane, of Christchurch. Admiral Jcllicoe gave the bride away. Padre Cricks, of the New Zealand Forces officiated. A HURRICANE. LONDON, March 29 Advice has been received of a hurricanco at Locality Islands on February 11th and 12th, which caused extensive dam ago to the cocoanut plantations. DUTCH POLITICS. AMSTERDAM, March 27 Dueller Banners, Foreign Minister, has failed to form a Cabinet.

A TRAIN SMASH. ROME, March 27

Eight Railway carriages became uncoupled on a train at Pontebba and descended a steep incline. They collided with the express and thirteen persons were killed. Nearly all were Egyptian students proceeding to Berlin University. Three carriages were precipitated into the river. DOUBTFL PASSENGERS. ROME, March 24. Lord Milner’s mail boat from Egypt brought to Triest 40 Effendis, who applied to the British Consul to rise tlieir passports to Austria. The Consul refused, pending advice regarding the mission from Vienna. It is suspected their ultimate destination is Berlin. All are fashionably dressed, with plenty of money and have the appearance of political agitators. ■ FRENCH SENSATION. PARIS, March 28. During a fight between four watchmen and somo thieves, who were plundering goods trucks at Les Aubrais, near Orleans, at midnight, on Friday, one watchman was fatally shot and another wounded by thieves, who decamped in a motor-car and motor-lorry., along a road running parallel with the railway line. Meanwhile in response to a telephone message, an engine with six gendarmes, left Orleans and chased the thieves, and overtaking the vehicle, a running fight ensued. The engine outdistanced the vehicles and the gendarmes got off at Artenay, where they barricaded the road and awaited the ' thieves’ arrival. The motor-car and lorry sloped before uiey reached the harm cade, and the thieves dismounted and killing one and capturing the driver of the lorry. Next day the gendarmes traced the two thieves to a neighbouring village, where, after a fight in a restaurant, one thief was killed and the others wounded and captured.

SUCCESSFUL WIRELESS PHONE LONDON, March 26.

The “Daily Mail” describes tests made under most difficult circumstances of a new Marconi invention a wireless phone from plane to plane, or from a-plane to the ground. It is a great success. The messages were clearly heard. The phone has a working range of from 200 to 300 miles, with normal lower power stations. SILVER DEALING FRAUDS. NEW YORK, March 25. Lawson and his secretary, Van Riper, are amongst a score of people arrested in connection with recent silver dealings. Prices advanced from a few cents to nine dollars. Then came subsequent reversals, and it finally tumbled when the arrests were rumoured. The arrests caused a sensation. The Attorney General is personally I" Ring Lawson. MYSTERIOUS FIRES. LONDON, March 20. Two fires occurred aboard the liner Philadelphia at Southampton, which are attributed to Irish Americans. A dozen cabins wore burnt out and others ruined by water. The damage amounts to several thousand pounds. The sailing is postponed. Similar mysterious fires occurred on the liner Now York, sailing from South ampton a fortnight ago.

SYDNEY SHOW

SYDNEY, This Day

Judging day at the show indicated that despite the drought all records are likely to be broken. Eight thousand entries maintain the highest standard. There was a strong display of cattle. Special interest attached to the entry of Clary’s Friesians. Although they only arrived from New Zealand after a rough trip they looked well and secured second for yearling bulls, third for three year cows and very highly commended for yearling heifers. Record sales of stud cattle are anticipated. Already Simpson’s CliftonCherry Colonel Bull was sold for a thousand guineas. REASON FOR UNREST. MELBOURNE, This Day. At the Territory Enquiry, Dr Gilrath accounting for the unrest in Darwin expressed the opinion that tile great factor was the absence of women causincr the men’s thoughts to be diverted to other channels.