GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

Australian Press Assn.—United Service ITALIAN WARLIKE FUELING. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, July 31. The “ Daily Express ” special correspondent who spent weeks in Italy, says a warlike feeling is rile throughout the country. He does not believe Mussolini wants to risk a war, which, if it went wrong, would end lascism, but he wonders whether the Ducc u ill be strong enough to check the people, who are being fed on warlike propaganda. Fascist and non-Faseist Italy alike arc awaiting an opportunity to fight Serbia. Italian children are being taught to regard France as effete and decayed, whose possessions must come to Italy, and that Britain is on her last legs, hut for the time being they must he friendly towards Britain, owing to the British navy. The feeling against .lugo-Slavia is a real danger to 'the peace of Europe. Serbs will not fight at present, because they are without heavy artillery. Recent disturbances in Jugo-Slavia show the extent to which anti-Italian feeling has gone. Nationalistic feeling in Venice is only comparable to that in Berlin in 1913-14. There is a movement to separate Montenegro from .Jugo-Slavia. One of the Queen’s brothers is ready to declare himself king thereof, when Mussolini says the word. This will supply a match to the smouldering fires in the r Balkans. The press is demanding the return of Corsica, Nice, Savoy and Malta to Italy. MILS HJNCHCLIFFE’S POSITION (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, July 31. Mrs Jlinchcliffo says a solicitor is presenting her claim to the Public Trustee forthwith. She has long awaited aid, and now appears likely to bo faced with considerable financial difficulties. WOMEN FOR RUSSIA, x Australian Press Assn.—United Service (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, July 31. Fifty Labourite women from the coalfields, textile areas and domestic circles have gone to R,ussia aboard tlic Soviet, travelling steerage, as “ambassadors of peace’’ in furtherance of the Russian disarmament proposals, aimed at abolishing war. The leader is Mrs Katherine Duncan, school-teacher, of London. The women remain three weeks and inspect the Red Army. CHURCH CHANGES. v - Australian Press Assn.—United Service (Received this dav at 12.25 p.m.l LONDON, July 31. Owing to Archbishop Lang’s translation to Archbishopric of Canterbury, the King has appointed Temple, Bishop of Manchester to Archbishopric of York. NOBILE WELCOMED BACK. (Received this dav at 1.30 p.m.) ROME, July 31.

Nobile and survivors were entlnis*S . iastically welcomed when the train crossed the frontier at Trento. Crowds sang Fascist tunes and threw flowers, symptomatic of public determination to compensate them for their sufferings and support their fight against their cnluminators. The Prefect of Bolzano t conveyed Italy’s greetings on behalf of Mussolini. Verona’s welcome was even more enthusiastic, including greetings on behalf of the Navy. ; train" smash. MUNICH, July 31. x An express passenger train from Saarhueken crashed headlong into a stationary goods train nut. Dinkleschcr. bcuti, near Augushurg. Fourteen were killed and thirty-five injured. This is the second such accident in Bavaria within a month. KELLOGG PACT. LONDON, July 31. It is officially announced that the French invitation to Britain and the Dominions to sign the Kellogg pact in Paris on August 27th, has reached Sir A. Chamberlain. . Copies were instantly transmitted to Australia and New Zealand, and the hope was expressed that both would niark the big occasion by separate signing.