GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) OLD BAILEY TRIAL. LONDON, Fob. 1. There was a dramatic scene at Old Bailee when Rust, cabled yesterday, was acquitted. Spectators burst into cheering and the Chief Justice ordered the Court to be cleared. Then, turning to Rust, lie said:-—“You have been exceedingly fortunate in your jury.” Rust’s evidence was to the effect that the father accused the mother of unfaithfulness. At his father's request he brought his brothers for the purpose of putting them to bed. Returning later lie saw his. father cutting bis throat. He snatched the razor and dragged his father to the bedroom where be saw bis. brothers dead. lie took the blame because be did not want the fact about bis mother revealed. A doctor gave evidence that the father’s wound was consistent with suicide. HOUSING PROBLEM. LONDON, Feb. 1. Sir Neville Chamberlain in laying the foundation stone of the new County Council workmen’s dwellings costing four hundred thousand sterling at St. Patterns announced a largo scheme whereby big areas of working class bouses insufficiently bad for demolition. would be repaired and improved. One hundred thousand of such were available in London annually. This would he a great step toward solving the housing problem. Twenty-two other London housing .schemes were also being considered. Tie congratulated the Council it it only on providing workmen’s dwellings 1 ol on garages to meet the oxpee-vd increase of motors. Colonel Levita (Chairman of the Housing Committee) referring to criticisms declared if was unwise to construct high buildings in the neighbourhood of rail terminus in view of the possibility of air raids. AIITSSOLI NI APPR EH ENSIVE. ROME. Feb. 1. “Manv people bate us Kith as Italians and Fascists. Ale must be toady to defend ourselves,” said Mussolini, addressing 1* ascists militia. Having annihilated its enemies and crushed opponents, the militia’s tasks become more military than political." THE LITTLE ENTENTE. GENEVA. Eeb. 2. The Little Entente has lodged a note in which the hope is expressed that the League Council will order an inquiry into the conduct of Hungary, who is accused of disregarding peace treaties and military obligations, otherwise it will be impossible Ini' States dangerously situated geographically to consider disarmament.

COMMEBCTAB. LONDON. Feh. T Gold is 84s lid. The tallow sales were not held owing to the poor demand. MISSING HUSBANDS. LONDON, Feb. 2. Glasgow Parish Council is endear roaring to trace six hundred husbands and fathers who have gone abroad, mostly to the Dominions, and as a result 570 wives and over a thousand children have to be maintained by the parish at a cost of £77.0 per week. The Bishop of St. Edmundsbury. ruling in regard to the burial of suicides directed tlie usual procedure where the jury finds the victim mentalyl deranged, because he was not responsible. hence the relatives and friends deserve special measure of pity and sympathy.