GENERAL CABLES.

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17015, 31 January 1927, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

HOME AND FOREIGN. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn ) LONDON, Jan. 29. A message from Gibraltar says tbc engine of a seaplane, which was attached to the naval aircraft carrier Furious) stalled, and the machine crashed in the sea. Naval-Lieutenant G. T. Campbell was drowned. Two new submarines, the Oxley and the Otway, will he attached to the Portsmouth depot during their trials. They will leave for Australia in August or September. The contractors who are engaged on'the repairs to the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral have reported reassuringly on the safety of the building. Dean W. IL, Inge says the result of the grouting will be to leave the structure stronger than when the Cathedral was originally built. It was begun in 1075 and completed in 1710. The Daily News says the new IGin guns, of which Hie Rodney and Hie Nelson are mounting nine each, are believed to outclass the world’s naval ordnance in range, accuracy and destructive power. A shell which weighs 21301 b leaves the muzzle of the gun aL a velocity of 30 miles a minute. It would pass clean through a block ot wrought iron 51t thick. Lxcludiug the mounting, bach gun weighs 108 tons. The bore is 00 ft long. Over it arc wound over 100 miles of steel wire. It takes a charge of 5801 b of cordite, and despite its weight can be loaded and fired in 30 seconds. Thus the Rodney can discharge approximately 18 tons of shells a minute with a range of 25 miles.

BERLIN, Jan. 29

A terrible crime of vengeance is reported from Kovno. The brother of General Anton Smcetona, the new President of Lithuania, and his family, were found murdered at their residence, which had been robbed and burnt. It is stated that the outrage was perpetrated by Communists, as an act of revenge against the President, who condemned five Communists to death a few weeks ago. - PARIS, Jan. 29. A curious suggestion for the solution of Spain’s problem in Tangier lias been offered by M. Coty, the millionaire scent manufacturer, in his newspaper Figaro. He says that if Spain really wants the key to one of the gateways into the Mediterranean Sea, what more natural way is there to get it than by recovering Spanish Gibraltar? Two newspapers at Turin have been seized by police because they had reprinted an interview with Signor Mussolini which had been published in London. It is concluded that, the interview was intended for English readers only, and was not meant for home consumption. PARIS, Jan. 28. The city which lias the worst air in the world is Prague, according fo the report of a. committee which was appointed by the International Forestry Commission. The air there is impregnated with oxide of sulphur. VIENNA, Jan. 28. Prince Carol of Roumania and Princess Helen will meet at Rapailo shortly. The ostensible purpose is the wish of Prince Carol to see his son Michael. OTTAWA, Jap. 28. The immigrants to Canada in the calendar year 192 G totalled 135,984, as compared with 84,907 in the year 1925. THE HAGUE, Jan. 29. Jn consequence of Communist risings in the Dutch East Indira 'the Government is sending a contingent of marines. It is reported that 50 people have been killed. There have been wholesale arrests and deportations at Java. The latest outbreak is at Batavia, where a Dutch officer and 30 relicts were killed.

AUSTRALIAN. (United Press Association.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 30. Some weeks ago William McPherson left his home in Windsor and went away to search for work. Recently a dead body was found in the River Yarra, and Mrs McPherson identified the clothes as being those of her husband. The funeral took place yesterday. Tiic family bad just returned home from the cemetery when McPherson walked into Hie kitchen and asked excitedly who had identified his body. Mrs McPherson collapsed at his unexpected appearance. SYDNEY, Jan. 30. An accident occurred during (lie running of the Kogarati Stakes at Moorfleid Park yesterday. The filly Lieoris fell and she was so seriously injured Rial it was found necessary to destroy her. The jockey who had The mount on Lieoris was badly hurt.