GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1940, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

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(United Press Association —By Electric' Telegraph—Copyright;. PARIS, April 29. jVI. Louise Thuilliev, Avho was an associate of Nurse Cavell in tlie last Avar, and was condemned to death with Nurse C'avill in ] 915, has again enlisted for canteen Avork oir the West Front. Mdlle Thuilliev wa s imprisoned in Brussels on May 19th, 1918. ITALIAN ITEMS. ROME, April 29. Italy has called up the 1906 classi ;of reservists. Four other classes are to he called up soon. Signor Gavda, writing in the paper, “Voce d’ltalia,” accuses the Allies of inspiring a Slovene manifesto which has demanded__the. return of the port of Trieste to Yugoslavia. ' GERMANS BLAME BRITAIN. 'BERLIN, April 29. The German radio blames the British secret service for great fires that have occurred in Budapest 'armament lvorks and in a sugar factory. TANKER AFIRE. (Received this dav at 12 noon). SOUTH CAROLINA, April 29. A fire is raging in they £ngiueroom of the Nonvegiau tanker “Willy’’ which was anchored in the harbour and which Avas loaded with eight thousand tons of aviation petrol consigned to GlasgoAv " Scotland. 'The creAv of ■ tAventy-eight abandoned the ship. HUNT .FOR IRON. (Received this day at 10.45 a.m.) ZURICH, April 29. The German .Government hrs ordered the removal of all iron gates and garden fences throughout Germany,, avid the confiscation of all metal door handles is expected. A PRO-GERMAN. r* (Received this day af 10.45 a.m.) P;" ROME, April 29. Dino Affieri, the Italian Ambms-a-dor to the Vatican, has been appointed tlic Ambassador tp Berlin, He is considered to lib stroifgly pro-Gorman. Exchanging.,,with Affieri. Bernardo Attolioo has -fieen appointed Italian Ambassador to the Vatican. TROOPS AT FOOTBALLBEIRUT, April 29. The Australian Army Rugby t am defeated the French; military side by 11 to 5. MALTESE TROOPS. A ALLISTTA (Malta), April 29. The General Staff lias announced that Maltese ttoops are shortly going abroad.