GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

Australian Press Assn.—United Service IV ILK I NS’ AlO VE A I ENTS. , SPITZBERGEX, Alay 9. Wilkins and Eielcson, who have been marooned at Green Harbour, for the past three weeks dug out their aeroplane from the snow and ice, and arc taking it by dog team over the icefield to the steamer Hobby, on which they embark on 10th May for Oslo. Wilkins has accepted the Norwegian Government’s invitation to * stay for the national fete on 17th Alav. ITALIAN ORDER. HOME, April 9. The Ministry of National Economy has ordered all factories to use the Italian brown coal instead of imported, whenever it is technically possible.

FARMERS SIGHT-SEEING. LONONs Alay 10,

The Scottish-Australian farmers disembarked at Suez for two.days’ sightseeing at Cairo, and rejoin the Hobson Bay at Port Said to-night.

SAVIAIAIERS’ TOUR. PARIS, Alay 9

The Channel .swimmer Georges Alichcl, accompanied by another long distance swimmer CTiristicn arc going to compete in the Marathons. Both will compote in Germany before going to Australia.

D’OJSY’S FLY. BUCHAREST, Alay 9

Bad weather compelled D’Oisy, cabled yesterday, to land at Arad, 500 kilos west of Bucharest.

A SOVIET ORDER

L“ The Times ” Service.]

(Received this dav at 12.25 D.m.) LONDON, Alay 9

Tho Riga correspondent of the “Times” reports that the Soviet has issued a list of eleven hundred “big defaulters,” who closed factories at .Moscow because they were unable to exist under the newest taxation policy. These comprise only most important defaulters. The Financial .Department is offering informers a percentage of the profits. IL has ordered all institutions, firms and persons possessing a knowledge of "these bankrupts secret possessions immediately* to disclose their knowledge so as to enable them lo be seized; also for tho discovery of the whereabouts of the delinquents. Frumkin (Deputy Commissar of Finance) explains that the taxation machinery is more effective than tho Government intended. It liad forced tho move of private traders to abandon their properties sooner than was expected, resulting in the danger of killing private trade, which was not desired yet.

A SUICIDE. PARIS, Alay 9

The seventh attempt by Aladamc Packard, who was heartbroken by her husband's death, succeeded, and she committed suicide n't Provins. She tried twice to hang hersell but was cut down and then tried. poison, but recovered. She next •jumped into a river hut was rescued. She then jumped from ai window and fell upon a woman whom she nearly killed while 'she herself was merely bruised. 'Finally she locked herself in a room and hanged herself with the same rope as before. INQUEST. LONDON. May 9. The second mate of the lonanis Fafelios giving evidence at the inquest on two victims of the wreck, said there was a thick fog and a number of whistles were board round about. The engines stopped five! minutes before tho collision. The vessel kept its course, exchanging blasts. They had not seen any vessel until 'they saw the Bacchus a lew yards away.

The Captain of the Bacchus said tho vessel was doing five knots and changed her course three times on hearing blasts, now on this side, and now oil that. When the Greek!steamer loomed up hi front, he reversed his engines and tlie other crossed him at an excessive speed. He tried to avoid her but failed. Tie stopped bis engines hoping to lock the vessels together, hilt the latter’s speed pulled her out, and she sank.

A verdict of accidental death wan returned.