GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 June 1927, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

SOVIET ARRESTS. BERLIN. June 17.

The “Zeitujig Amittag’’ reports Soviet Secret Police arrested five Germans at Moscow Hotel for alleg' d espionage. SWIMMER'S FAILURE. PRAGUE. June 17. In order to justify an unsubstantiated claim that ho secretly swam the Channel in record time, the young athlete Spacelc liegan a seven hours’ swim in tbe river Moldavia, but gave up after an hour. BYE-ELECTION. LONDON, June 17. Wcstbury Bye-election resulted: Major Erie Long (Conservative! 10,02 f Hareourt Johnstone (Liberal) 10.17,:! 0. Ward (Labour) 5,300 MOTOR-CYCLING. LONDON, .June IS. Ibe senior motor-cycle tourist trophy. Isle of Alan, resulted: Alee Bennett 13902 seconds, 1; ,T. Guthrie. 114(4, 2; T. Sinister. 11103, 3; J. V\ . Shaw. 11608, I. The winner averaged 08.41 miles hourly, a record.

FEMALE AVIATOR’S ATTEMPT BERLIN, June 10

f 1 ranleiii Htaa Rasche, Germany’s only woman aviator, who piloted the aeroplane on which I.ovine flew from Berlin to .Madgebnrg, states she is going to America, to emulate Alcock aml Brown’s feat, of living from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Ireland. FRENCH GOVERNMENTS DECISION. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m A PARIS, June It). The French Government have decided that the restriction of British coal does not apply to fuel for warships, which require a good quality of British coal.

A .MUTINY. PARTS. June 19. The reservists of the 95th and 105th Regiments mutinied at Bourget. singing revolutionary songs and trying to rescue comrades imprisoned in cells for overstaying their leave. After an c.--quiry, General Nollet sent seven hundred of the mutineers under armed escort to Afailly Camp at Marseilles, which is the base for sending soldiers overseas to tbe notorious penal battalion known ns the “ Regiment of Naughty Boys.”

FLYING EFFORT. LONDON. June 19

“ It is unlikely we will restart the flight before autumn.'’ says Carr. " The engine must he taken out and overhauled necessitating several days. Meanwhile the monsoon has occurred, advancing in the region of our Uiglit for which a postponement is necessary.” (TI A.M BEII LAIN DEPARTS. RERETN. June 20. Chamberlain and Levine have departed for Munich, flying in the Columbia, escorted by four aeroplanes containing the airmen’s wives and American journalists.

ROWER DA’S SENTENCE EXPLAINED. WARSAW. June 19. The tribunal, explaining Kowcrda's sentence, states a death penalty is only proper when a crime threatens to become tin epidemic. Tbe Ivowerda crime raises no such fear, therefore, a life sentence is sufficient, but the extenuating circumstances of a youth ot high moral character, and the fact that Kowerda may ultimately become a useful member of society may render fifteen years sufficient.

AFRICAN FLAG QUESTION. CAPETOWN, June 17. The .South African flag trouble is again acute owing to the failure of the select committee to arrive at an agreement on a design for the national flag. The Government are not prepared to amend the Bill and have a referendum on a new design consisting of the flag brought to South Africa by Van Riebeeck in 1652, with a shield' in the centre embodying the Union Jack and Free State and Transvaals Republican flag in their entirity, with four stars representing the four provinces. The Union Jack will occupy the left hand top corner of the shield proposal. All the proposals were repealed by the opposition because it was against the constituent policy that the Union Jack and Republican flags must be an integral part of the national flag and not put on a small badge. The country again faces an intensive campaign. The Government is still prepared to fly the Union Jack officially four days in the year, representing the Imperial connection.

MEMORIA L UNVEILED. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.'. LONDON, June 19. A message from Ypres states General Dvett unveiled a Cross of Sacrifice Memorial at Lynecot erected in memory of thirtv-five thousand Empire dead, killed .in later actions i.i Ypres salient, many having no known grave. The nucleus of the cemetery is a few battle graves round the highest of several concrete German blockhouses, the centre of the heaviest fighting, over which the War Cross is erected on a wall of surrounding graves. It contains a stone inscribed: “Their names liveth evermore;” also panels containing the names of the killed, supplementing those inscribed at Meningate. A small semi-circular stone was consecrated to the memory of New Zealand dead. Those present included members of the service league, Burgomasters of Passchendaele and Zonebeke and many inhabitants. Reverend F. Molyneux blessed the Cross and buglers sounded “The Last Post,” and “Reveille.”

A FACTORY DISASTER. (Received this dn.v at 9.30 a.m.) BOGOTA, (Columbia), June 18. One hundred textile workers were buried to-day in the collapse of the plant at Toellon, near Medellin. It was reported many were killed and injured.

EGYPTIAN RELATIONS. LONDON, June 19

The “Observer’s” diplomatic correspondent states the fact that King Fuad arranged to arrive in London on July 4th is regarded as evidence that friendliness is restored between Britain and Egypt. It is an open secret that King Fuad’s presence will he the occasion for soundings in the direction of an important change in Anglo-Egyptian relations, whereby a formal alliance will be concluded and independence restored to Egypt. The fact that Sarwat convinced Wafd that the best policy would bo to be friendly with Britain is regarded as likely to lead to a satisfactory settlement. The Egyptian Government will have to commit itself to the perpetual freedom of Suez, arrange for the security of foreign lives and agree to a sort ol joint Monroe doctrine, whereby no third Power will be allowed to interfere in Egypt. CAIRO, June 19. Sarwak will accompany King Fuad on his visit to England.