Cables in Brief

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIV, Issue 129, 5 November 1930, Page 5

Cables in Brief

NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD

By Telegraph—Copyright—Press Assn.

Don Bradman in the Air

Don Bradman, who left his cricket team mates at Fremantle and came across Australia by aeroplane, reached his home town, Bowral, today. He was met by relatives and a large crowd of people. Death of Major Thomson The death has occurred of Major Thomson, brother of Lord Thomson, lale Secretary for the Air. Major Thomson, who was 68 years of age, was seriously ill when the RlOl disaster occurred and never rallied from the shock of his brother’s death. Election in United States Election eve throughout the nation finds the Democrats more than justifiably confident of capturing the control of the House of Representatives, if not the Senate, to-morrow. The most optimistic estimates indicate that the Democratic majority in the House may be as high as 20. Crew Saved from Sinking Ship The naval radio station at Bremerton advises that radio reports from St. Paul (Alaska) state that the crew of the Japanese steamer, Seiyo Maru, were rescued by the steamer Shirama Maru, which arrived alongside early on Monday morning. The Seiyo Maru is sinking. Electric Storm in England

Southern England and a large part of the Midlands were swept yesterday morning by a violent thunderstorm. It lasted only about half an hour, but during its brief passage several people were struck by lightning, two men being killed. Torrential rain fell. Buildings and motor cars were blown over and shop windows smashed. The Moepham Air Crash

The Air Ministry in an interim report on the Moepham crash states that a careful examination of all the main fractures revealed no defect in the structure or assembly. Furthermore, there are no signs of faulty or inferior material. The committee is therefore still exploring further possibilities. Chinese Missionary Murders

The Foreign Secretary gave the House of Commons a detailed account of the events connected with the murder by Chinese bandits of Mrs. Nettleton and Miss Harrison, two British women missionaries, and the unavailing ffforts to save them. He described the courageous attempts of the British Consul, Mr. Martin, to effect their release, and the personal risks he ran. Empire Service League

That the biennial conference of the British empire Service League will be held here in August next is announced by Lieutenant-Colonel L. TT La Fleche, Dominion president of the Canadian Legion, who states that Canada’s invitation to hold the conference here has been accepted.

Representatives from all returned soldiers’ organisations of the Empire will be present, led by Earl Jellicoe.