OVERNIGHT CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17216, 6 December 1923, Page 5

OVERNIGHT CABLES.

HOBART, December 5. Ihe worst floods experienced for many years have occurred in the midlands. * There have been heavy losses of stock. .Roads and bridges are under water and shearing has been held up indefinitely. MELBOURNE, December 5. Dr Cumpston stated to-day that it had not been definitely established that the outbreak m Western Australia really was rinderpest. As soon as it was decided the Government would proceed with the manufacture of serum to inoculate cattle against the disease. PERTH. December o. Several new cases of cattle disease have occurred at Beaeonsfield, ' near Fremantle. The Government has ordered the destruction of all cows in that area. The cattle section at the Osborne Park show next Saturday has been prohibited. WASHINGTON, December 4. The Attorney-General. Mr H. M. Daugherty, in his annual report states that the liquor smuggling business is the greatest criminal problem the United States lias ever faced. He states that I*o,ooo gallons of whisky from Scotland alone were illegally imported into the United States within a period of seven weeks. The Bahamas had sent 1.300.000 gallons into tho United States in the past twelve months, and eighteen vessels of foreign registry, rum running, were seized in the last fiscal year. Mr Daugherty concludes with a sum mary of the tremendous difficulties of enforcing the laws, caused by the United States’ great southern and northern boundaries and the set of the coast. TOKIO. December 4. The Rev S. Motoda will be consecrated Bishop of Tokio and the Rev Y. Naide Bishop of Osaka during the next, fortnight. Both are Episcopalians and the ceremonies will have religious and historical significance, it being the first time that missions of churches of the Anglican Communion have heen created self-sup-porting dioceses, and have elected their oivn bishops under a. caiion of their own churches and on an equal stand ing with sister churches in the Difitish Empire. These bishops hove full ecclesiastical control, but schools and hospitals will continue to be under foreign missionary control. All territory outside of Tokio and Osaka will continue to be under foreign missionary bishops.

PARIS. December 4. While engaged in diving operation; at. Tonloii. Jean Negri was attacker bv a huge devilfish, which he accident ailv trod upon. The monster wrapped its tentacle; round Negri's arms and shoulders, al most crushing him. The diver man aged to free one arm before the grip tightened, and struck the monstei with a largo steel fork, inflicting sov oral wounds, but the devilfish retainer its grip. Negri was practically overcome wher Ihe linesman, noticing the commotion hauled him to the surface. The octopus maintained its hold am was brough r to the surface where h bad to he f illed before Negri could be released. 'lhe tentacles each weighed ovei 301 b. Negri was sent tr hospital in a serious condition, and it is expecter that he will remain there for three months.