GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyrijrt > MIMIC AIR ATTACKS. "' SOME AIR CRASHES. LONDON, Aug. 16. The air manoeuvres had an exciting conclusion to-night when aeroplanes crashed in various parts of London. First, a single sea ter descended in flames between Kew and Richmond to the colnsternatioji of watching crowds. Black smoke was seen issuing from it, then the pilot jumped out and fell like a stone for a considerable distance, when a parachute eipehed and ho landed safely on a roof. The plane crashed in flames which burnt out. Other planes participating turned and hovered over the spot until the commanders realising that their colleague was safe, flow away. A large bomber carrying out a raid at Kidbroke, Essex, was forced to land in a field with a broken oil pipe. The observer was unhurt. A third machine crashed on Convoy Island, the two occupants being unhurt. THE LOST SUBMARINE. LONDON, Aug. 10. An official Admiralty statement lias been issued to the effect that Loo was commanded by Lieut.-Commamler ’C. M. S. Chapman, D.S.C., with a complement of forty-one. ' •*; MOSCOW, Aug. 10. ’ Muklevitch, chief of the naval forces and a member of the revolutionary military council, stated that f the raising of Lqo commenced in the ' spring. It was impossible to- begin, earlier because Capor Bay was not. 1 cleared of mines. The vessel was c raised- from a depth of nineteen fatli- I ems in unfavourable weather condi- r tions. Notwithstanding a hole in the ] hull, the engines and mechanism are 1 still in good condition. Muklevitch 11 addedWe will consider the desires 1 of the British Government in regard " to the burial and disposal of the per t sonal property of the deceaseds. At ° any rate the remains will be buried *’ with due military honours.” ”

SERBIAN STUDENTS ATTACK. ROME, August 16. Cafe chairs were used by Serbian students at Spalato, when mobbing the Italian Consul, accompanied by the Vice-Consul and several Italian friends, who were seated outside the cafe. A band of youths commenced to abuse Italy, and disorder followed, the

•Consul receiving a blow on an arm from a cliair. The police intervened ■ but later when the Consul and his friends were moving towards their motor car, the demonstrators again surrounded and endeavoured to assault them. The police charged and several rioters were hurt. It is stated that one policeman fired at the mob. Thp Italian Minister at Belgrade has been instructed formally to protest to the Jugo-Slavian Government, and demand reparation. PACE POISON CASE. LONDON, August 17. The Home Secretray is confronted 'with another murder problem. Documents of a mysterious nature have been forwarded to Scotland Yard from Gloucestershire, relating to the trial of Mrs Harry Pace, known ns the tragic •’ v . widow, recently acquitted on the charge of murdering her husband by means of poison. 1 It is understood that the documents .V came to light following a quarrel among persons concerned in the case. STRIKES IN INDIA. DELHI, Aug. 17. There is still much unrest among the Indian workers. Four thousand men at Lallaguda workshop, and at Nizam’s guaranteed railway, Hyderbad, declared a lightning strike. The directors of the great steel works at Jamshedpur sent an ultimatum to the men to return by August 20th. otherwise new hands would be engaged. Negotiations at Bombay between the • Government cotton mill owners and strikers broke down over the question of resumption of work prior to an enquiry into wages. RUSSIAN COMMUNISTS IN INDIA. LONDON, Auugst 17. A Riga correspondent reports that India is probably the arena for the next serious Communist revolutionary outburst, according to a declaration by Finn Kusinen at the Communist International Congress’ at Moscow. He began the discussion on the reorganisation of the Communist forces among the colonial races, and urged that the Communist International focus its attention on India, because the political situation there had reached a stnge demanding a change of methods. The International should instruct the Indian Communists to enable them to

wrest the leadership from the hands of the Indian Nationalists, who no i longer served a useful purpose. The Communist-Party in India must now include the lower middle classes in the towns and villages, ns well ns the factory workers.

MYSTERIO US EPI.DE AIIC.

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 17. While doctors in England are still trying to trace the source of the epidemic of pnpatyphoid, extensive outbreaks of a febrile nature are also reported in Greece anti Belgium. .Hundreds of thousands are stated to be ill in Greece. Sufferers in Belgium are believed to be infected by food poisoning, similar to the stricken London policemen. Some blame the new laws prohibiting the extensive use of preservatives in food. SHOOTING RECORD. OTTAWA, Aug. 17. ■ln a shooting contest, Sergt. Pavey (of the Australian Bisley team), with a record score'of 528 clinched his grand aggregate honours for the GovernorUeneral’s trophy, his performance being outstanding throughout. The Australian team won the McDonald Brier trophy, scoring 378.