NEWS FROM OVERSEAS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 7 December 1927, Page 7

NEWS FROM OVERSEAS

LATE CABLES IN BRIEF.

Charge of Betraying Secrets—A Swedish lieutenant engaged on coast defence has been arrested in Stockholm on a charge of betraying secrets to the Soviet military attache, Pauloras.

Solomons Massacre.— Wireless advices from Tulagai state that nine outlaws with the chief Nolu were captured on Thursday, also 14 last Saturday. All the ringleaders have now been apprehended and in all over 70 suspects are awaiting examination.

U.S. Congr®ss.—The U.S. Congress assembled yesterday. Six thousand bills were introduced, varying from a measure making it a misdemeanour to speak “in loud and unusual tones” in the national capitol, to new measures providing for a 235.000,000 dollars cut in taxes.

Merchandise Marks.—Mr A. V. Alexander moved in the House of Commons that a merchandise marks order affecting eight trades and requiring imported goods to be marked with the country or origin, should be annulled. Mr Alexander pleaded that the order was hampering trade. Captain Hacking justified the order, which, he said, was stimulating the purchase of British goods. The motion was defeated by 199 votes to 67. Hungarian-Rumanian Dispute.—ln consequence of the new Hungarian proposal for the settlement of the dispute with Rumania, under which the latter would keep the transferred arable land in Transylvania, but pay compensation for forests and vineyards. the Council of the League has postponed consideration of this matter until March in the hope that the parties will agree.

Murder In Moscow.—A message received in Berlin from Moscow stalos that significance is attached to the murder of a married couple named Kolushik. The husband was employed at the Ministry of Labour and also managed a huge block of flats, in one of which an opposition printing press was discovered. Should the tragedy prove to be one of vengeance for the betrayal of a propaganda centre, the usual Bolshevist reprisals are expected.

Zoubkoff Seriously Hurt.— Zoubkoff who recently marriqd Princess Victoria. the ex-Kaiser’s sister, was riding a motor cycle when his machine went wrong, and he colliding violently with a wall. He was picked np unconscious and taken to hospital, where he lay for a dhy before he was identified. The hospital authorities informed Princess Voctoria, who hurried to the hospital. Zoubkoff is still unconscious. Doctors fear the spine is injured. The Princess states that she always hated the motor cycle.

Communist Agitation— Asked In the House of Commons what arrangements were made to deal with the suppression of Communist agitations in British territories adjoining the Dutch East Indies., Mr W. OrmsbyGore said the Malayan authorities were fully alive to the dangers of international Communist agitation. He had recently approved of steps being taken to bring the local law into line with this country, which would assist the Malayan authorities in dealing with the present difficulty.

Greek War Debt.— The Greek war debt to the United States has been funded under a compact which grants Greece an additional 12 000,00 dollars and provides that the latter sum shall be repaid in 20 years, carrying interest at four percent, thus satsifying the Greek claims that the complete original grant has not been made. The war debt itself is 15,000,000 dollars and this will be repaid over a period of 62 years, with three per cent interest

Desperate Characters.—A shocking affray occurred in a restaurant at Strumnitza as a result of a lightning raid by a gang of bandits from Bulgaria. A fusilade of revolver shots was heard and the police rushing to the scene found several Serbian of fleers, a woman and a child dead. Another officer was seriously wounded. The bandits escaped, firing in all directions. including shots at the police patrol, of whom two were badly wounded, together with five civilians.

Anglo-Egyptian Relations. — The “Daily Telegraph’s’’ Cairo correspondent reports that the newspaper “El 7 Ahram” states that the dominions’ reply to the British Government’s communication on the subject of the results of the London conver sations is being withheld by mutual agreement between the Egyptian and British Governments until there is reasonable certainty that the results will be accepted by the Egyptian Parliament. Sarwat Pasha is endeavouring to ascertain the precise attitude of the majority of the Chamber. Brit ain is anxious to avoid further obortive discussions.