MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1926, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association

COMM UN IST S EXTENCED. LONDON, May G. Sakalatvala appeared at Row Street and refused to find two sureties. Ho was sentenced to two months. His counsel told the -Magistrate that the accused had decided to conduct his own defence. Saklatvala admitted the fairness and accuracy of the police report of his speech and said his trial was intended lor the public good. He did not regard it as a personal prosecution, hut considered in view of the present outlook lie should not he bound over any more than tho Premier, for the Premier’s speech was against a section of the community. The Magistrate declared no responsible man could doubt Saklatvala’s speech was most I seditious.

Three men arrested for last night's disturbances at Edinburgh were sent to prison for a month or fined.

EIFFS HOSTILITIES RECOMMENCE OUJDA. May G. Peace negotiations are ruptured and 'hostilities are being resumed. The I. Rills are reported to he preparing to i- attack the Spanish zone. Riffs deles gates returned from Abdel Krim witbV °«t the French prisoners they were ex--5 peetecl to bring. .1 JAPANESE SUPPORT. ' I TOKTO, May G. 5 ’l'he Japanese Federation of Labour ) pledged moral and financial support to the British strikers and cabled England accordingly. A GERMAN CLAIM. BERLIN, May G. •Eckner, head of Zeppelin Works, announces two impending inventions to revolutionise airship construct ion. Ihe first is the elimination of petrol fuel and the second a new gas to replace hydrogen. 1 LONDON, May G. 1 Belgian francs fluctuated violently. They opened at 105, touched IG7 1 -10, and reacted at 158]. The movement is attributed to the. resignation of the I'ioance .Minister. French francs are 15G j. . 1 £

THE NORGE. ARRIVES. OSLO. May Ci. I he Norge has arrived at Vadsoo. CRISIS IN PORTUGAL. (Received this day at 9.0 a.mA PARIS. May G. A grave political crisis is reported trom Portugal. The Government's introduction ol a Rill renewing. (he tobacco duty led to an unprecedented scene, and many hours of uproar. Latei a number ol deputies led a mob into Parliament resulting in wild disorder. Hie Republican guard cleared the buildings, after much fighting. II is believed that steps are being taken to establish a dictatorship.