LATE CABLE NEWS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2546, 16 May 1922, Page 5

LATE CABLE NEWS

GUNMEN IN BELFAST 4 KILLED, 14 WOUNDED. By Cable-Press Association-Copyright LONDON, May 14. Belfast on Sunday was the scene of a series of fiendish gunmen outrages, extending through the afternoon and evening, when shooting was general in various areas. The victims included a young boy, a girl aged 12, and two women shot dead, and 14 others wounded. The authorities take a very grave view, and fear further extensive outbreaks. , The general election in Southern Ireland will probably be held on June 10. The Labour party has not acted yet, but is awaiting the result of the Peace Conference, which it is believed has found new ground to explore. Workers have seized seven condensed milk factories in the South, and are working them, under the Soviet system, with the red flag flying over each. A patrol of six police was ambushed at Lurgan, four men being wounded. FALL OF A METEOR SIX CITIES FEEL SHOCK By Cable-Presa Association-Copyright. NEW YORK, May 14. A meteor flashed across the sky in Virginia, rocking residences in half a dozen cities by the shock when it reached earth. The meteor struck a grove of oak trees, causing a depression more than 500 square feet in area. Several trees were buried in the immense hole. SANTOS DUMONT'S RETURN PLEA FOR THE LIGHT 'PLANE By Cable-Press Association-Copyright. LONDON, May 14. Santos Duraont, one of the first airmen in the world, who is now cattle ranching in Brazil, is visiting Paris and participating in the Avro Club's Grand Prix on the 15th. Although declaring his flying days to be over, he is still keenly interested in air matters, and thinks his Tiny Demoiselle was the right idea. Had the constructors endeavoured to perfect a small, very light machine, flying would now be a most popular sport.