GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(2y Telegraph—Per Press Association. 1 )

CHANNEL SWIM ABANDONED. LONDON, Oct. 5. An attempt by Gleitze to swim the Channel failed owing to rough water, after nine hours in heavy sea, covering eight miles from England.

WOOL CONFERENCE. LONDON, Oct. 5. The International Wool Conference at Reieheuberg, Bohemia, in which Australia was not represented, opened under the chairmanship of Rudolf Telscher, Vice-President of the German Textile .Association. During the discussion on sheep marking Mr Tulloch (Bradford) referred to the claim made by a New‘Zealand chemist that he had produced a scourable marking agent and this is most important if true. The discussion on a composite resolution, regarding international statistics was adjourned. dft, LONDON PRESS COMMENT. v" LONDON, Oct. 6. The Liberal press features cabled extracts from the Australian Tariff Board’s report. The "Daily Chronicle states: The worst of protection that, when it is once adopted, it becomes an octopus, fastening its tentacles on the neck of the State. Thero is a whole network of vested interests . in Australia ready to resist any reduction in the tariffs to the utmost. The Daily News states: What the example of Australia proves is thirty even peoples apparently self-suppart-ing, self-contained and far removed from the internecine struggles cf States with artificial boundaries and interlocked industries, cannot play with high tariffs without a penalty. When America has discovered what Australia and Europe have discovered, there will be a real hope for an economically sane world.

SERBIAN GENERAL MURDERED. LONDON, Oct. 6. “The Times” Belgrade correspondent reports that two unknown men, presumably Macedonians, shot dead Gen- 1_ eral Kovatchevitch, commander of troops at Istip, ANCIENT COINS FOUND. LONDON, Oct. G. A hoy named Victor Smith, with a shooting party on Salisbury Plain, threw a flint at another stone. The flint burst, and sixty-four coins fell out. The British Museum attaches great importance to the find, and believes that the coins are two thousand years old, having been manufactured in the Channel Islands in the time of Philip of Macedon. A jury has decided that the coilw are treasure trove, and ordered them : to be handed over to the State.

GIRL MURDERED. - LONDON, Oct. 5. Scotland Yard’s second murder mystery of the week concerns Miss Constance Oliver, a typist, twenty-one years of age, who, after being missing since Sunday, was discovered in Richmond Park, strangled by her own clothing. Everywhere there was evidence of a fierce struggle for life, from the trampled ground to the clothing. The girl’s face was shockingly bruised. A park keeper found the body in a lonely spot among some bushes, ami nearby was the girl’s umbrella broken into fo-ur pieces. The marks of identity had been carefully removed from the clothing. The 7 murderer, however, overlooked her handbag, including the girl’s diary, written in shorthand.

Her relatives say that Constance made a man’s acquaintance a fortnight ago. Her sister saw this nuujfc yesterday, and asked him if lie had seen Connie, as her mother was anxious. The man replied: “My God, I will see your mother! ” However, he did not see the mother. ' The police have issued a description of Sidney Goulter, a motor mechanic. LONDON, Oct. 6. Goulter was arrested, hut at the Police Station he was merely questioned, but was not charged. MURDER CHARGE. LONDON, Oct. 6. Sidney Goulter, son of a retired police inspector, has been formally charged with the murder of Constance Oliver and remanded.

ARRESTEE CHARGED. LONDON, .Oct, 6. Excited women booed and hissed Coulter when he appeared in Long queues formed for two hours before the opening. Emotions were so strong that the police smuggled the accused through a side door. A young man who drove up in a'taxi accompanied by a policeman, was immediately rushed threateningly, hut the crowd withdrew when they discovered their mistake. Goulter in the dock showed every sign of distress. 1 . His features were livid, hands trembled and eyes were cast down. The police stated after Coulter was cautioned, lie made a 'statement which was taken down and signed, but it was not read. The only other evidence was ; that of the discovery of the body, ineluding the fact that part of the girFy clothing, stocking and outside of the right thigh, had been burned.

SACCO AND VANZETTL PARIS, Oct. 6. When Signorina Luigia Vaiwetti landed at Cherbourg from the United States with the ashes of her brother and of Sacco, the. police refused her transport to Italy, unless a route were chosen avoiding Paris,. Signorina Vanzetti agreed to this. The Paris Communists claim to have tricked the police, and they declare that they possess part of the ashes,-' and also two death masks of the men, with which they intend to hold a monster demonstration on Sunday. This the police have forbidden. SPAIN AND 3fOROCCO. GIBRALTAR, Oct. 6. King Alfonso and Queen Victoria aro visiting Morocco. They arrived at Algeiras, and hoarded a battleship for Ceuta, thence motoring to Dariffien to receive the Caliph and local notables. Thereafter they will visit Letuan, Alhucemas, Melilla, also Monte Arrutt, the scene of a famous battle, where a wreath will lie laid on the graves of the heroes of the Riffian War. DANCING DEFENDED. LONDON, Oct. 5. A challenge to the Anglican Church to change its attitude towardaAaneing was made by Sir Harry" Verney at the Anglican Church Assembly. Ho said that young people would dance, and good luck to them. Why shouldn’t they dance? Instead of assuming that dancing led down the primrose path to an everlasting bonfire, vhe Church should treat it as an art to be encouraged and should throw open the Church halls to dancing. If it

didn’t do so, tho public-houses would be thrown open for dancers. Dancing, at its worst, was abominable, and at best it was an old and fine art. Coincident with this statement, Canon Woods, speaking elsewhere, said: “It is up to the Church to throw its mantle over decent, healthy dancing. The Church should provide an opportunity for young men and women to meet in healthy conditions, instead of allowing them to be driven elsewhere.”-