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Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

li.y Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright. FRENCH FINANCE. PARIS, Feb. 3. v M. Poincare informed the House of , Deputies tiiat the franc had been virtually stabilised at a fifth of its value, the exception being the salaries of civil servants, which had increased sevenfold since the war. The statement indicates that M. Poincare has decided Lo stabilise the franc, probably slightly exceeding 124 to the pound. Ho added that the debt agreement was not ratified, because nobody was able to transfer francs over a period of sixtv-two years, but France could pay her debts and was doing so, making an effort in every way to complete financial recovery though the task had only begun.

A COM INO FLY. LONDON, Feb. 2. -v Hinekler’s box of tricks is Croy- ■ don’s nickname for a living fish like 'a baby avro, wherein the young Australian hopes to “drop in home at Biindaberg’’ within three weeks of leaving. Everything is ready except the final certificate of airworthim ■s. He will take olf on the first dear morning to have a worth while initial long-hop preferably as far as Italy. Hinckler never pins himself to timetable but believes in flying as long as the going is good and the petrol lasts, but bis friends are so sure lie will create a record that they have "* taken out policies in Lloyd’s Irom which they stand to win substantially if he occupies less than 28 days. II is onlv necessary for the machine to do five hundred miles daily to achieve this. DUBLIN CHARGE. (Australian Press Association A Sun.) (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.t LONDON. Feh. 2. A woman, aged fifty-two, and another, aged thirty-nine, who refused to give their names were charged at Dub- • ]in with conspiring to seditiously libel Hon. McNeill and Mr Kenney (Minister. Cor Justice) also with conspiracy to incite people to murder M.r McNeill and^ * others. Counsel stated accused were previ- > charged with illegal bill posting. They in the present ease were charged with posting up a document recounting how the luvincibles executed 2 English officials in 1882. another referring to Phoenix Park murders and setting forth that English officials had more right in Ireland in 1882 than in 1928 and they were being forcibly exterminated. Gael Irishmen of 1882 were manly enough to avenge* the massacres of Belmullet and Beilina. One McNeill was brought to do Foster’s and Cavendish’s work. The document reads: “Countrymen, when will you end the reign of British officialdom in Ireland? Mho "ill S avenge the murders of Mountjoy and Ballyseed.v? ” A third poster referred to the treatment of the Mountjoy prisoners. Evidence was given that accused were seen posting up the notices. They wore committed for trial, one remarking that the judge was wasting time: “ What we did before we will do again. We will kick everything British from the country.” Tljey were removed amid a demongtrntiPTJ by women supporters,