Cables in Brief

Waipukurau Press, Volume XIV, Issue 45, 19 April 1930, Page 5

Cables in Brief

NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD British Free Trade. Campaigning at Wcston-.super-Mare on behalf of the Empire crusade, Sir James Parr said that farmers in New Zealand favoured Empire free trade because it doubled their market. He emphasised that Australia and Now Zealand, Britain’s best customers, were treated ho better than Finlanders and Siberians, despite the fact that New Zealand gave Britain the highest preference. Professional Tennis. The first match ever played between an amateur and a professional resulted in Tilden defeating Kozeluh, world’s professional champion, 6 —4, 6 —4, at Nice. Death of Millionaire. The will of Major Coats, the tenth member of the family to die a millionaire, has been proved at £2,797,000, which is all left to his widow’. The ' death duty’ amounts to £1,124,000. Japanese Bribery Charges.

Twenty-three, including an ex-Minis-ter of Railways, and an ex-Minister of Education, were formally committed at a preliminary trial on charges of bribery.

Rioting in India.

Fierce rioting occurred at Karachi during the trial of six Nationalists and congress leaders, who were charged with violation of the salt laws. A mob of 10,000, the majority of whom are members of workers unions, wrecked the court and then attacked motor cars and trams and stoned the occupants, many being injured. Police baton charges proving futile, they opened fire, wounding nine rioters, one fatally. The crowds were not dispersed till British troops were called and restored order. A general strike of scavengers and dock-workers has been proclaimed as a protest against the trial of the. leaders. The situation in Calcutta is now under control and strong forces of armed mounted police are patrolling the streets in the Indian quarter. The police were stoned in Poona, by a crowd of demonstrators against the conviction of Nehru, the congress lead-