GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 96, 22 March 1941, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

London. —The Vichy correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain states that the British captured the steamer Sontay and took it to Durban, whence passengers cabled that they were well treated and were awaiting repatriation.

London.—The spread of foot-and-mouth disease in Eire, where a number of fresh outbreaks are reported, has become so alarming that the Minister of Agriculture has appealed for public-co-operation, failing which it "may become an epidemic, with catastrophic results. We are dealing with a desperate situation,'' he said. AVashington.—The Chief of Staff (General Marshall), denying rumours that mismanagement caused the high death rate of aviation trainees, declared that the 88 army pilots killed in 1940 equal one per 20,000 flying hours, compared with one per 1000 flying hours in 1921. New York. —The Mayor (Mr La Guardia) announced that it had been agreed that the bus strike should be submitted to arbitration. Buses will operate on Saturday. Ottawa. —The House passed the 1.300 000.000 dollars war appropriations resolution without a division after a month's debate.

Santiago.—The German Ambassadors to Chile, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia secretly conferred here. Hcrr von Thermann (Ambassador to the Argentine) said he was visiting South. Chile for a rest trip, but it is a coincidence that it is. a centre of a large German population.

Johannesburg. By-elections after the resignations of General Hertzog and Dr Havenga resulted in a victory for Nationalist Party candidates over candidates of the more moderate Afrikander Party, which was formed by loyal followers of General Hertzog when tlie latter left the Nationalist Party. Rugby.—New Colours given by French people living in Bristol were presented to the Free French Forces in England. General Peitit, the chief of General de Gaulle's staff, expressed confidence that "we shall become again Free French in a free France."

Rugby. —A detachment of the Royal Canadian Engineers' Tunnelling Company have ' returned to England after three months' work on the fortifications of Gibraltar, having recently l>een relieved by another Canadian contingent. Rugby. —The Lord Privy Seal stated that last year British housewives saved 40 shiploads of paper and enough metal to build 10,000 tanks. Rugby. Bad weather restricted R.A.F. 'operations on Thursday night, but a very successful attack was carried out on the Loi;ient submarine base.

London.—Four members of the New Zealand R.N.V.R. have received awards. The D.S.O. is awarded to Commander Ralph Newman for courage and devotion to duty with Channel convoys; Lieut.-Commander P. G. Connolly and Lieut/ P. Phipps received the" D.S.C. and Telegraphist J. L. Leckie received the D.S.M.