GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 September 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.!: GREEK LOAN APPROVED. LONDON, Sept. 13. A Geneva telegram reports that Sir A. Chamberlain, Boncour and Scialoja have approved of the Greek loan, (cabled on Sept. 12th.) A CONTRADICTION. LONDON, Sept. 13. Later reports from Leningrad say the spies have not yet been executed. RUSSIANS DEPORTED. BERLIN, Sept. 13. A sensation was caused at the Soviet Embassy on the arrival of four Russians. including " a member of the Soviet trade delegation in France, who were secretly arrested in Paris and conducted across the frontier. The Embassy reported to Moscow whence a sharp protest is expected. The Russians were arrested on Sunday, were compelled to leave without baggage or passports, and also were forbidden communication with the Embassy. German authorities granted them an asylum. The names of the arrested are Camber, member of the Trade Delegation, Chubar and Dykivsky, editors of Parisian-Armenian and ParisianRussian newspapers respectively, and Scluimundak, Treasurer of Parisian Union of Russian Workers. PARIS, Sept. 13. Sndillak (cabl’ed on Btli of Sept.) lias died. He was a Parisian. A TIDAL AY AYE.

[“Sydney Sun” Cablos.l TOKYO, Sept. 13. The newspaper ,‘ Asia Shimbun ” reports a tidal wave, driven by a typhoon swept up Ariyoke Bay iii the island of Kyushu, destroying three villages. It is estimated over twelve hundred people are drowned or missing. To-day the highest tide of the year was experienced and this with tlie typhoon and rain caused all the rivers to overflow, inundating five thousand houses. LONDON, Sept. 13. The “ Times ” Paris correspondent says Nardini’s assailant was an Italian cement worker Serge de Modugno, aged

SPY TRIALS. LONDON. -Sept. 13. * The Daily Express Moscow correspondent, detailing tlio Russian trial of spies, says: The State Prosecutor made a five hours’ speech, it being mainly an indictment against England and against Sir Austen Chamberlain’s Note to Russia, which he described as “'full of lies, blackmail and hypocrisy.” He alleged that Britain had been sending whole consignments of spies to Russia, her filial aim always being the blowing up of the Baltic Elect, in order to open the road toLeningrad. He said the information which the British spy-masters, namely. Captain (name omitted) and Colonel Metiklejnlin asked Cover and Klopushkin to obtain usually concerned the fleet. The spies were recruited from among the members of the Russian aristocracy, because counter-revo-lution and espionage were inseparable. He further alleged that the Dutchman Goyer was entrusted with the most important work, because lie chose his informers with great skill. He worked on behalf of the British Mission in Moscow. (This the British representative, Hodgson, has since explicitly denied).

Professor Nikitin, a talkative Soviet poison gas expert, who liked liis wife to have silk stockings, in return for which ho gavo what he said was harmless information, received one year’s imprisonment. . *

KQVNO REVOLTERS EXECUTED. LONDON, Sept. 14. The British United Press correspondent at Kovno reports that a Court Martial has sentenced to death eleven concerned in the revolt there, cabled on September 11th, six of whom were executed. Those arrested total one thousand. CASINO CLOSED DOWN. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 13. Yikliz Casino (as cabled on 26th of Sept., 1926) despite Italian owners’ contract with the prefecture has been closed by order of the judicial authorities. This action followed a mid-night raid by the police, who took tlie names of visitors. NEW PRISON TREATMENT. LONDON, Sept. 13. Tlie “Daily Mail” says privileged convicts are receiving musical instruction in Parklmrst prison, where an orchestra and choral class was formed to assist in chapel services and concerts.

LITHUANIAN COMMUNISTS. AVARS AAV, Sept. 14. According to Lithuanian messages the authorities are ruthlessly suppressing a. Communist movement, following on tlie revolt of August 11th. The entire country is practically under martial law. Troops and armed volunteers are guarding the frontiers to prevent the flight of Communists. Many have already slipped into East Prussia and Poland.

Only the Government organ, Lieutva is appearing. It alleges that Poland wars behind the outbreak. The Polish Press resents this, declaring that the establishment of a Soviet regime in Lithuania is most undesirable to Poland’s own interests.

ALLEGED AVAR CAMPAIGN. LONDON, Sept. 14. The Times Riga correspondent states; According to the Baltic Press, a Norwegian diplomatist, on behalf of the British Government, informed the Soviet that none of the accused sentenced to death for spying had worked for the British Government. The Soviet is exploiting the trial throughout Russia for a war scare campaign.

COMMUNIST ARRESTED. LONDON, Sept. 14. Having landed secretly. from a sailing boat on a lonely beach near Folkestone, Paul Viliere, an active French Communist, was arrested at a Trafalgar Square meeting, and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, followed by deportation, for an offence under the Immigration Laws. ITALIAN CONSULAR TRAGEDY. PARIS, Sept. 13. The Italian consulate victim Nardini’s assassin, who recovered from the seizure, has been found to be an Italian cement worker Sergio Dimodugne. He canto to Paris three weeks ago without any luggage. The motive of tlie attack is not explained, but it may bo connected with the refusal of tlie Italian Government to issue pass jiorts to the wives and anti-fascists outside Italy.

NEW SPANISH ASSEMBLY. LONDON, Sep. 13. The “Daily Mails” Madrid correspondent saj’s;—A press censorship will bo maintained when the Spanish National Assembly, in which women are admissable, meets on October 10. The debates are limited to three hours and the speeches to twenty minutes. All legislation is to be subjected to the Government’s and the King’s approval.