GENERAL CARLES

Hokitika Guardian, 23 April 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CARLES

Australian Press Assn.— United Service JAP KIN A NCI ER UK A D. TOKYO, April 22. Huron Kihchiro Okurnn, aged 111 ears, a notable business financier '* dead.

FRENCH ELECTIONS. (United Service.) (Received this day at 11.0 tv in.) PARIS. April 25. The first day’s polling in the elections was orderly and Imtl a humorous side. A Communist candidate’s poster declared: “Vote for nobody, last ol all me.” The failure of lioknnowsky (Air .Minister) to adef|imtely support Cosies and Lebrix in their round the world flight, led Lo stormy scenes in tins constituency, crowds shouting: ” A has broke.”

Results of tlie poll are not expected to lie surprising, though the polling is heavy, eleven million voting and there being 3570 candidates, ot which -till will 7)0 elected. A second ballot, electing the remaining 112 deputies will be held on 2b't liApril. The ratio of occupillions among candidates was —Barristers 285, journalists 22(i, workers 200. farmers ISO, doctors 15*. teachers DO. hankers 8, priests 7.

NAVAL PROMOTION. Australian PiVfs Assn.—United Service (Received this day at 10.15 a.inA LONDON. April 22. The Admiralty announces that m conK-queiiee ol' Admiral Lollard s retirement-. C-apt. (Veil Fslir.nie has Ihjj.ii promoted to he a Rear-Admiral. further kntr.ii-:> wild be accepted. BPLOAR I A'H DISASTER, SOFIA. April 22. Bulgarin experienced lilty-one earthquakes between 12th. and 20th. April, including thirty on 19th. and several to-day. completing the destruction ol damaged buildings. Incessant rain for forty-eight hours increased the sufferings »»f the homeless, livin.tr in rudimentary shelters. The damage to Pbillcppopoli.s ahme is estimated at four and a-half mil-

lions sterling. Many hospital path-ills are lying beds ill the open.

Government is devoting forty-five thousand sterling to relict and building hutments in the neighbourhood of the devastated houses, and has postponed the collection of taxes and insituted a six months' moratorium in the stricken region. The Pope has eubscrihed £l5O to relief fund and other foreign help is coming in.