GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 14 September 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

PLOT IN SPAIN. Australian Press Assn.—United Service LONDON, Sept. 12. The Daily Express correspondent states: Telegrams from Madrid are censored severely. More than three thousand prominent people have been arrested in Spain during the . last two days for plotting to overthrow Director De Rivera. A message from tlio frontier states that Liberals, Republicans and Communists have been involved in a nation-wide plot to deport the Cabinet and declare a general strike. The Government arc now in control of the situation, but the country is most nervous. King Alfonso at present is absent Pn Sweden, and is going to Scotland, and lienee the Dictator’s enemies make a choice of this time to .striko as tlierei is anxiety regarding the Army’s loyalty in tlio King’s absence. There have been clashes between revolutionists and troops in a number of cities. Director De Rivera is bringing thousands of troops to Madrid to maintain Order.

R EPCBLICAN NEWSPAPERS.

’Received this <lav at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Slept. 13.

A company lias lieen formed in Dublin to publish morning and evening newspapers to support Republicanism, it has given*De Valera the managing directorship with unusual powers of absolute control over the editorial staff and policy, and not subject to. re-elec-tion to the directorate.

SHAM FIGHT DISASTER. WARSAW, Sept. 13. Forty soldiors were wounded during the army manoeuvres near Cracow. Cavalry, charging instead of pulling up at one hundred yards distance, dashed into infantry who were obliged to use their bayonets in self defence. The infantry commander had to order a release of gas, which checked the cavalry onslaught.

EXHIBITION OF PICTURES. LONDON, Sept. , 13. Sir Barwell opened the largest one man exhibition of pictures since the war at Burlington Galleries. They are the work of Scott, a New Zealander, exofficial artist in the A.I.F. There .are two. hundred paintings, many of Australian landscapes, South'Australia pre- v dominating, and a number of striking portraits of famous men in Europe. DEATH OF AFRICAN CHIEF. CAPE TOWN, September 11. Chief Jonathan, a grandson of tho great Basuta chief, Mosliess, has died at the age of 83. . His funeral, with European rites, was attended by thousands of natives. Jonathan, throughout his life, was a supporter of tho British Government. ’ ,

During the 1880 rebellion he made a I notable night raid and saved; the lives of tho Europeans at Hlotse. He also heavily defeated recalcitrants, in 1884. MR ANDERSON’S HOME-COMING. V LONDON, SeptembcrAS. The Now Zealand Minister of La- . - hour, Hon. G. ‘J. Anderson, sails for > home on. the Thermistocles on September loth. His health has much improved.. ■ ’• ;■ THE RUNAWAY RECTOR. LONDON, Sept. 13. Rev. Hutchinson, cabled oth. Sept., cubed Bishop Chelmsford from Canada. expressing a desire to resume his duties in Boddinghurst Parish, and pointin gout that he had no funds for tho return journey. The parishioners appealed to the Bishop to permit ReVv Hutchinson to return, but he announced that the decision to appoint his successor was irrevocable.