NEWS AND NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 3262, 3 February 1931, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

Mr. Winston Churchill has opened a "Save India" campaign. Speaking in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, he took the same lines as in his recent speech in the House of Commons.

Excitement is increasing in connection with the decision of the Secretary of War, Mr. C. F. Adams, to have Major-General Butler tried by court-martial for his recent alleged illusions to the Prime Minister of Italy, Signor Mussolini. —Washington message.

A message from Daytona Beach, Florida, states that Captain Malcolm Campbell attained a speed of nearly 200 miles an hour on his first practise run in his car' Bluebird 11.

The French Foreign Minister, M. Briand, on behalf of the European Federation, has summoned a conference to discuss the facilitation of the disposal of the accumulation of wheat in Europe, also the arrangement of European farming credits.

The Prime Minister, Mr. MacDonald, speaking at Watford, said the Government would not quit office until it was defeated on a vote of censure. That would not happen in 1931. though it might in 1932.

Mr. Scullin has not yet taken any steps to reallot the portfolios which were rendered vacant by the resignations of Mr. Lyons and Mr. Fenton, states a message from Canberra.

In connection with the stoppage of farmers' credit by storekeepers, it was stated by one storekeeper at Forbes that he had £72,000 on his books. No farmer will be given credit until his last year's account lias been paid.—Canberra message.

At Darwin a meeting of more than 100 representative citizens of Darwin committees were formed with the object of preserving law and order and to oppose all Communistic propaganda.

An Indian fruiterer, Nana Chhiba, was brutally murdered at Hawera at the week-end. His body, with five large wounds in the head, was found by the police at about 11 o'clock on Sunday night lying in his shop.

The shearing trouble is serious at Barcaldine, Queensland. When a train with shearers arrived there the strikers attempted to rush the carriages. Stones were thrown and windows smashed. The police, however, succeeded in keeping the crowd back.

Wheat farmers in New South Wales to-day are without credit for the first time in the history of the State. Normally the Rural Industries Department at this season of the year receives sufficient repayments of advances to help fresh cases.

A message from Bogota, Colombia, states that at least eight persons were killed and 14 wounded in the course of the national election for Congress.

A fatal accident occurred yesterday afternoon when Mr. William Wilson, farmer, of Inglewood, fell from a sledge and broke his neck. Thejhorses drawing the sledge stopped 'unexpectedly and Mr. Wilson fell on his head. Mrs. Wilson died recently, and a family of four is left.

A great new international railway to link British East Africa with Paris by means of a tunnel under the Straits of Gibraltar, is envisaged by a French Committee, which has invited Britain, Belgium and Italy to 1 participate in preliminary discussions. ■