GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Assodr.tioh. AFGHAN ROYALTY; RUGBY, March 19. , *X The King and Queen of Afghanistan to-dav visited Portsmouth. Oil their arrival shortly before noon they were received by the Commander-in-Chicf in the dockyard opposite Lord Nelson’s flagship. H.Af.S. Victory. Luncheon was taken with the Com-matuler-in-Chief at Admiralty House. At Southampton the docks will be inspected, and tlie Royal party will cross to Bournemouth, where the Royal visitors will dine. The King and Queen spent a quiet day yesterday, and had luncheon with the Marquess of Salisbury at his country house at. Hatfield. One of the most interesting experiences of the King and Queen this week will ho their flight over London front Croydon on Wednesday afternoon. In one of the twonty-one-seater triple-screw Armstrong-Siddeley aeroplane's used on Imperial Airways’ T/uidon-Paris route. King Amanullah witnessed 810 years of naval progress to-day when he visited at Portsmouth first Nelson’s flagship TI.M.S. Victory, and then the modern battleship R.ALS. Tiger. Afterwards he made a voyage in submarine L. 22 _ to Southampton, being submerged most of the way. His Majesty was greatly thrilled when he fired a dummy torpedo at a destroyer. Queen Souriya followed in H.M.S. Ah'csfonl. SOVIET MANOEUVRESSUSPECTED INFORMER SHOT RUGBY, March 19. Alt- Baldwin, in the couitse of his reply to Mr MacDonald on the subject of the Zinovieff letter, pointed out that the Labour Government matte an inquiry at the time iu 1924, but Could not malic up its mind. When the Consorvative Government came into office it began by setting up a committee, and the results of its investigations were that me Government was convinced that the letter was genuine. The Government had information that after the publication of the letter M. Tt-hicherin told his eollagues in Moscow that he had questioned M. Zinovieff concerning the letter, and that M. Zinovieff admitted that it had been sent to the Communist Party ill England, hut he was at a loss to know how the British Government had got a copy of it. It was duo, said AT. Zinovieff, to treachery, either in Alosc-ow or London. AL Zinovieff pointed out that the text of the document was in some places slightly mutilated, and AL Tcliicheriii said that it would be impossible to accuse the British Government of having mutilated the document, because that would be equivalent to a confession of its authenticity, aild the only course they could take was to denounce it at once ns a forgery. About a month later AT. Tchicheriit told his colleagues the original luul destroyed. This, said AL Tchiclioriii, would enable the Soviet Government to insist oil an investigation into the matter, ■ because no original copy could eter be produced. Not very long after the publication of the letter a Russian wiis apprehended in Aloscow by the Soviet Government. The Soviet Government had every reason to believe that ho was connected with giving away a copy of the letter, and he was shot. N. Z. AIEAT BOARD. LONDON. March 20. Air Forsyth, of the New Zealand Meat Board, presided at the animal dinner of the Aleut Trades Benevolent Association. Sir Gordon Campbell recalled the anxiety felt when the Board was formed. but said that while Afr Forsyth was in control in London, there was no likelihood that any extreme measure would he adopted, which would be detrimental to the trade. G Ell AIAN FARAIERS DEMONSTRATE. LONDON, March 20. The Berlin correspondent says the farmers’ agitation to support relief measures lias increased dangerously, demonstrations ill Poinerinia and Brandenburg, following strikes. Thousands of small farmers in Silesia were only dispersed after the police had employed rubber truncheons. trained machine guns, and presented rifles at the men. A! I LIT ARY DISPLAY. LONDON, March 21. A lush of armoured cars at fifty miles an hour past the King anil Queen of Afghanistan was the thrilling feature of the Salisbury Plain tank display, iu which a hundred tanks, armoured ears and mechanised artillery paraded for King Ainaiuillah’s benefit. The scene was cleverly schemed, the crescendo of speed beginning with the slow moving of heavy guns drawn by tractors, then tanks travelling thirty-five miles an hour and finally armoured cars which resembled a montrous heard of cattle, nanic stricken liv a flight of aeroplanes overhead, which were swooping down to attack it. It is the most astonishing salute I have ever taken,” said King Amanullah. PRESS STATEMENT. LONDON. Ahmh 20. The “Catholic Times" states AllsElsie Alackav was received into the Catholic Church on Gilt December. ANOTHER TRY. RERUN, March 20. Keolil Loose, who turned back last year, to-day put under trial a Junker’s machine, preparatory to another attempt. The first stop will he Raldonuel to re-fuel and then to Newfoundland. A FATAL DEMONSTRATION. PARIS, March 20. Marcel Gayet. a jeweller, who devoted his leisure to parachute experiments. jumped from the first platform of" Eiffel Tower. 18(1 feet, to demonstrate the efficiency of a parachute, which, however, did not open aiidOovet fell like a stone.