GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(United Press Association.—By Electric Tel eg ra p 1 1 . —Copyright.) S USPKC-TKD A SSASSIN. AVARS AAV, April 7. A caller at the Soviet Legation said that he wished to warn the Minister, M. Dimitri Bogomoloff. that Monarchists from Vilna intended his assassination. The police detained anil examined the caller, whom they found to he a girl in disguise, with weapons. It is suspected that she intended herself to kill the Minister if the opportunity arose. (iiMM ON WEALTH SHIPS. LONDON, April 7. A In reference to an agency report from Sydney that the new owners of the Commonwealth Line are a shipping group headed by Lord Klvsant. a high authority of the AAliite Star line stated that neither confirmation nor contradiction had been received from that line or anyone concerned with the group mentioned. He added: “I he position is that there were four tenders handed in on February 29. AVe have heard nothing since and do not expect to do so until the Australian Parliament meets.”

BAPTISM BY TAtMERSION. LONDON. April 7

There were strange scenes at the Al- . hert Hall when a thousand converts, men and women, were publicly baptised in a large tana by Pastor Jeff revs, founder ol the Jtlim J*our Squaie Gospel Alliance of the British Isles. Ten thousand spectators were present. There were many hallelujahs as women in white robes, some in bathing caps, and men in shorts and white shirts, were completely immersed and returned to specially heated dressing rooms. MISS GLEITZE’S SWIM. GIBRALTAR. April 7. The statement of the military commander at Tnrifa says: “Before God and on my honour ] swear that Miss Gleitze swam from the lighthouse at Tarifa to the point of landing at Punta Leona.” Miss Gleitze says that none hut the malicious can question the swim. She was accompanied by two fishing smacks and rowing boats. She was fed I'jdni a rowing boat. on which the men were playing a gramophone and singing. She apparently swam twenty-four miles. The direct distance is nine. GIBRALTAR SWIM. , LONDON, April 8. Telegrams have been received by the Lord Alayor from the Chief Afagistratc and military Governor of Tarifa testifying to Aliss Gleitze’s swim. Hudson announces he is not attempting the swim. A SOVIET AVAR. LONDON, April 8. The Riga correspondent of the “ Times ” reports that the Soviet is proclaiming a general war on bureaucratism. lie asserts the authorities subsequent to the Donetz investigations. discovered the entire machinery of industrialism of numerous enterprises was being jammed and partly mined by mismanagement. Delinquent managers were dismissed and arrested. Steps are being taken to restore order, STRIKE SETTLED. GOTHENBURG. April 8. The Swedish paper pulp paper mill lock-out (cabled on 23rd February) Ims been settled, work resuming after Easter. ZOUBKOFF AGAIN. BRUSSELS, April 8. Zotibkoir lias gone to Luxembourg and lias arranged to met the Princess nt Tulie .on the Reign-German Irontier this week. In flu* meantime the Princess says she is in complete agreemeat with him and has Written to the Grand Duchess for per-missnn to stay with her husband in Luxembourg.