GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1937, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

attack by NATIVES I (United Press Association—By Electric Teiegraph—Copyright). JOHANNESBURG, September 20. Surrounded b.v a frenzied crowd of natives, tbc police conducting a beer raid in the V.erenninging district, left three constables dead, and one ■ seriously wounded. 'l’he police retired firing and wounding several. Twenty-, three arrests were made. \ GER MA N NAT lONAL [TY BERLIN, September 20. Eighty-eight persons have been deprived of nationality, because their attitude conflicts witli loyalty to the Reich. They include two , year-old babies, and two others aged two to three years. AIR RAID DEFENCES BERLIN, September 20. The 'city is pitch dark to-night, although theoretically after the days air raid, all buildings in the Wilhelm Plat?., including the propaganda Ministry and Chancellery are burning fiercely, but the Press claims the capital is adequately protected from air raids. It declares that “Archies” and chaser planes succeeded in almost neutralising the effects of the attack. Passengers in trams and buses to-night, were unable to see the faces of those opposite. Severe traffic jams occurred in the shopping centres. ABBEY REOPENED RUGY, September 20. Westminster Abbey has been returned by the Office of Works to the care of the Dean and Chapter after having been restored to noimal Horn the changes effected for the Coroi , ■ I nation. | ft will be reopened for the resumption of public services on Sunday.