GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1928, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

TURKISH MOVES

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—. Copyright).

(Received this day at 8 a.m!)

DELHI. Oct. 17

The Ghan paper, “Ittihadimashry reports rapid promises of /modernisation of the army. Of the number of Turkish instructors engaged, 25 officers were despatched to Russia, 25 to Italy, 15 to" France, and 25 are going to England, to study aviation, machinery and manufacturing of all birds of arms being imported.

NEW YORK TRAGEDY. (Received this day at 9.25. a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 18. Another weird tenderloin murder lias engaged the police. The nude body of Mrs Harry Welch, hostess of a, lending Broadway, night club, was found in a luxurious apartment with her throat slashed with' a knife. A gun and bloodstained flat iron were lying beside the body.

ARAB DEMAND

PARIS, Oct. 18

Putting on a table feet adorned with one of the captive’s shoes and leggings, the Arab Chief demanded a million pesetas, camels and rifles and the liberation of all Arab prisoners in Mauretania, Sudan and Guinea, in return for freeing the French aviators, Reine and Serre. The French Administration at Villacisneros whettled him down and struck a bargain for the release by the exchange of nine Arab prisoners.

MOTOR. TOURIST.

LONDON, October 18

Gladys Havilland, wlio is on a manless motor tour round the world, arrives in Wellington on 17th December and Auckland on 28th December.

GERMAN REPARATIONS. (Received this day at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON. Oct. 18. iPariker Gilbert has made several visits to the British Treasury. It is understood he is discussing stabilising German's reparation liability at a figure which Germany will voluntarily accept. It is expected nothing will be divulged in view of the possibility of convening a conference of experts to explore the plans outlined at the Qeneva-Rhineland discussions.

FORCED LANDING

BUT HEUENFELD UNHURT

TOKIO, Oct. 18

Heuenfeld passed over Otaka this morning. Later, heavy rain and fog compelled him to make a forced landing a short distance from his destination. The aeroplane was. damaged, but the aviators were unhurt.

SIR E. GEDDES. r LONDON, Oct. 18. Sir E. Geddes has revised his plans for his coming tour. He will be leaving for Australia in January and remains there for a fortnight. He will thence proceed to Malaya and Singapore, a rouiicf. trip back to England, taking three months. It is reported, hut not confirmed, that Sir Eric Geddes is considering exercising the right to increase British shareholding in Australasian Dunlops to ensure, ultimate -'control, similar to that- which Bevarrell, managing director of Dunlop Coy. announces lie lias just obtained in Canada.