GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright, i safe FROAf .«ah.\ra. LONDON. April 20. Seven months after they had been j-e----purted killed by robbers in the heart of the Sahara, and French camel t-mp-luid made a fruitless M.-arch, tin- British explorers. T. A. (Mover and his wife roturned to Faya, having penetrated a thousand mile- In-won! any point hitherto ranched In a while woman. They started in Dm-ember 1925 to search for fauna on behalf <>f the British Mu rum and were reported at Fava in September last, from wliielt

mounted oti raniel- th(-y sot out in the direction of Tibesti mountains, entailing a sixteen days trek across the waterles- Sahara. Ulovt-r now savin's first, expedition was to reach the summit of Emikmissi and descend the

crater. Every previous expedition failed, owing to hand- ul robbers lurking in the foothill-. Natives who were rabid Senussi. gave endless trouble and caused the gravest anxiety. 'I wo days from floussi, robbers entered their rump but were driven off. I reneii .searchers afterwards beard the party was killed.

The party secured a collection of five hundred birds and mammals also specimens of fish from Logone River.

. LORD BA LX lEL BEAT). RUGBY. April 18. The death has taken place of Lord Dnlziel, formerly Sir Bavisou Dalziel. He was closely connected with many important comniercia l enterprises. !!<• was best known to the public fix the President of the International Sleeping Car 'Company. Largely thrum/h bis efforts the company ha- extended iU service.-, throughout Europe, one of its many achievements being the Blue Train to the Riviera, which is considered to be the finest train in the world. Among other tilings Lord Dal-

ziel introduced the motor-cab to L'midon. perso'nally guaranteeing the £250.000 required to finance the first motor-cab company.

westraltax loan. LONDON, April 20. Westrnlia is underwriting a three millions five per cent, loan at 98.

CALCUTTA STRIKE. CAHCUTTA. April 19. There are thirty thousand engineering strikers in the neighbourhood of Calcutta. They are restless again. Large numbers are marching info Calcutta. daily, while others squat on the rails in front of trains.

Philip Sprat, n Communist, who wns acquitted at Bombay, is active behind the scenes on the strikers' Publicity Comm ittee.

FASHION'S AYHIAI. .LONDON. .April l:i

London’s most amazing r-.iupi-ipiin parade- was held in a hulliv.nm ,-n a AA’est End Hotel to «Ic-ni ll :i- 1 rati- tin: a lovely gown should h- designed the worn with mag uilic.-n: jewellery. For this purpose Sallot ami 5,.-ur- com billed with the National .lev. .-iler-' soeiatio'n. Outside hall a dozaii imiforined policemen and twentj special detectives from ■Scotland Yard nimglei with the exclusive crowd. lii-iile ihe value of tin- precious stones was -et down at a millAin sterling, iiiehidin-g the world’s most famous jewels. a pear: valued at CUN'.99O. an emerald necklace valued at C15.99P. a diainoud bracelet valued at L‘ 1 (>.(!«. u>. and tinworld’s largest opal worn as a buckle.

The entire, Cl .090.0!K* wort.li were carefully weighed, measured and photographed beforehand as a precaution. There was a thrill when a mannequin appeared wearing the CSOJIOO necklace sensationally stolen in France ('cabled April 19th).

The memorable occasion will he coin ineinoratcd on canvas.

.1A I ’AN USE POLITICS. (Received this day at S a.in.) TOKI.O, April 2(1. Government, claims a majority of eight, including a division of small parties. The election of Seiyukaiite as Speaker is a. considerable advantage. CHINESE FAMINE. (United Service.) PEKING, April 20. A six year old girl was sold as a boilseho'ld ’druijgo 'far the Chinese equivalent of half-a.-crown b.v the mother, who drowned two babies lather than see them slowly starve to death. A ninety-year grandmother who watched her son and grandson die. then hanged herself in her own home. These arc among the pathetic stories revealed by an investigation now being made under the auspices of the American Kami no Relief Committee in the province of Shantung whence the appalling conditions of life are driving the people to Manchurian literally by the million. A drought of locusts was primarily responsible for the famine, hut the situation is tremendously aggravated hv the continuous civil war banditry and ruthless military opnrossion. which combined to deprive the frugal peasants of their meagre savings. ]t is estimated there are in a hundred square miles a million dimmed to die of starvation beyond the roach of help.

GRIM AVAR REMINDER. (Received tlris day at 8 n.m.)* PARTS, April 20. A grim reminder of the war was furnished by the discovery in ALno Department of a cave containing the bodies of fifty German soldiers, presumably killed by a gas shell.

CRAZE FOR SPECULATION. LONDON. April If). Air Henry Morgan. Vice-President of the Society of Accountants, speaking at Cardiff, said that the craze for specula tin was now extending to every section of the community, and partieularlv t:> the women.

Mr Morgan added : --‘‘l have heard of eases of women selling their jewels to speculate on the Stock Exchange, and 1 have hoard of several eases of small fortunes being made by a sudden jump in shares. 'The prineip.nl cause for this speculation is the taxation wherebv the Government takes, l,y way of income tax and super tax from thirty to fitly per cent, of a, man’s earnings. Naturally the business men hesitate to risk their capital in business ventures, and they prefer to risk it in speculation, wherein the nrofit is free from taxation. This attitude is far more widespread than is generally imagines!.

FOREIGN OFFICE SCANDAL. LONDON. April 10. The Dyne appeal in connection with speculation, arising out of the ease heard on Ja-miary 2nd. was dismissed. Air Justice Scruttou. in a scathing judgment, described such speculators as ‘•birds of prey.” who were absolutely indifferent to the damage they were doing to the country. They wore people beneath contempt, utterly selfish and regardless of the enormous iniurv done to legitimate trade.

Commenting on the Foreign Office officials he said that the Civil Service had dealt with the matter properly insofar as it had declared the transactions disgraceful and dealt out appropriate punishment to offenders. ' t