THE WIDE WORLD.

Wairarapa Age, 31 October 1924, Page 5

THE WIDE WORLD.

CABLES FROM EVERYWHERE. (Press Association— Copyright.) Swarms of Grasshoppers. Immense swarms of grasshoppers arc making their appearance at Leadville (N.S.W.), and are rapidly consuming the grass. They are attacking the stems of wheat plants, and everything points to a recurrence of the 1907 disaster. Execution Demanded. The United States has warned Persia that if the men implicated in the murder of Major Imbrie, the American Vice-Consul, are not executed in accordance with the sentence of the Court, the relations between the two Governments may be suspended. Vote Against “Reds.” The Australian inter-Stafe Labour Conference carried a motion declaring itself against affiliation with Communists, and as being against the admission of avowed Communists. Hindus and Moslems.

The Viceroy has refused permission for Gandhi, the Nationalist leader, to proceed to Kohat, on the North-West Frontier, to attempt to settle the Hin-du-Moslem dispue, which was the starting point of the recent “All-In-dia” communal riots. A Merger. Arrangements have been completed for the amalgamation of the Commonwealth Steel Products Company with Vickers, Ltd. (England). Women Justices. The annual conference of Women Justices of the Peace of N.S.W. passed a resolution urging the women of Victoria and Now Zealand to carry on the fight for the appointment of women magistrates. Mrs Hadfield is the New Zealand delegate.