GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

—■* - *— *• (United Press Association.—By Electric Teles rap li .—Copy right.) PLAGUE EPIDEMIC. DELHI, April 12. A grave epidemic of plague lias Broken out in the United Provinces, ‘I2OO deaths occurring weekly. ITALIAN BOMB OUTRAGE. FOURTEEN KILLED. (U.uitcd Service.) (Received this day at 8.50 a.m.) HOME, April 12. Fourteen were killed and forty injured when a houih exploded on the occasion of King Victor Emmanuel s visit to M.ilan. The liomh was placed at the foot of a lamp-post in the Piazza Giulio Cesarc. It exploded terrifically just before King Victor arrived. lie only reached Milan in the morning and opened the famous fair. Despite the outrage he proceeded to carry out the official ceremony, afterwards driving to the grounds and visiting more important pavilions. Other items of the day’s programme, with the exception of a gala performance, at the Seal a Theatre, proceeded unchanged, The police are cflectivel' searching for the culprits. King Victor later visited the hospital and spoke to those who were injured in the explosion. The Piazza Giulio Cesare is a large scpiare near the entrance to the fair. A srpuul of Home detectives have gone to Milan, whose Mayor offers LI,OOO for information as to the perpetrators of the outrage. Advices from Comoslate state a powerful bomb was discovered on a railway line over which Mussolini was due to pass on his return to Home. It ],ad a thread attached and the other end was held by a man hiding on the track, who was arrested.

PLATINUM FOUND. PROSPECTING AT SIKH HA LEONE. RUGBY, April 10. The Colonial Office states tTfat the Government of Sierra Leone has received a considerable number of applications in connection with the discovery of platinum in that colony. Prospecting rights have been granted to all suitable applicants, and the Government of the Colony hopes hefoie long to he ahle to give its decision regarding grants op exclusive prospecting licenses, mining rights, or mining leases. The Sierra LeonO Government considers that it is desirable to announce, however, that applications for exclusive prospecting licenses have alr<flul\ been received in respect ol practically the whole of the area specially suggested by the Director of Geological Survey as being worthy of in\obligation.

BREMEN'S PRF.PAR ATIONS. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON. April 12. The Bremen’s departure following after 1” days ceaseless watch and careful scanning of weather reports and minute attention to details, ns perhaps, was not reached hv any west to east trans-Atlantic venture. It was characteristic of German thoroughness throughout and businesslike final touches, all of which suggest that the adventure had the best possible chance <■ success. The only criticism was the absence of wireless and a collapsible boat, but the Germains were hanking everything on the machine remaining in the air. The wings were specially stowed with, petrol, also halloonettes for buoyancy. The machine carries 15 hours’ supply of petrol aiiid' it was calculated to reach its destination in 3(1 hours. Relieving that all east to 'vest, liagedies were due to snow or ice settling on the wings special amuigeinonts were made lor electrically healing the wings.