GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1927, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

Telegraph—Per Press Association.. PRINCE CAROL. PARIS, Oct. 20. Newspapers state Prince Carol has definitely broken with Madame Lupescu, apparently owing to a series of newspaper articles upon herself and the Prince which made Carol most angry. A violent scene followed, after which Aladame Lupescu left weeping, and she has gone to Vienna. Roumanian circles in Paris say this may be the preliminary to Carol claiming a restoration of his rights of succession. AN EPIC OF THE SEA. HONG KONG, Oct. 21. The steamer Irene, with six European officers, en route to Hong Kong from Sangbai. was captured by pirates when proceeding past Bias Bay. A British submarine signalled the vessel but received no reply, and approached nearer, whereupon the pirates opened tire with revolvers. The submarine then shelled the Irene which hurst into flames. The pirates and passengers leapt overboard. Tbe submarine picked up 220 out of a total of 258 aboard, 'file Irene is still a float though gutted. There were many heroic incidents. 'l'lie submarine stayed alongside the blazing inferno throughout the night, the crew diving repeatedly to rescue the struggling Chinese.

RHINE FORCES. BERLIN, Oct. 20

Tbe withdrawal of 6500 French troops, one thousand British and five hundred Belgians, from the Rhineland is now practically completed, reducing the allied international force to sixty thousand.

ESP lON AG E TRIALS. LONDON. Oct. 20

Chnrnock. (who has been referred to in connection with the Russian spy trials'!, in amplifying his denial of organising a spying system in Russia snvs; “Almost at tho moment the British Alission left, wholesale arrests of innocent Russians began. lelin, whose wile was a dancing instruc tress and a friend of my niece, was arrested and shot. Scores alleged A\ bite Guards were rounded up and executed. The Russian authorities are now apprehending every man, woman and child that I came in contact with during twenty-seven years. The process is simple, a family is arrested, and the members are interrogated individually. They .are asked in whosc bouse they met me. This means the arrest of the other famliy. 11 any cniests are mentioned, they also are arrested. The two Probe brothers (now oil trial) were personal friends of myself and my wife tor many years’ but P is sheer nonsense to say that our association was tor the purpose of espionage.