GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

A BIRTH. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, February 0. Lady Mandeville lias given birth to a son at lvimbolton Castle. INDIAN TROUBLE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) DELHI, February V In consequence af an amazing kid napping scene at Bombay. (50 ouUof 8' mines are idle, also 10,000 railway employees on a rumour that a Pntlmn had kidnapped a woman worker. Mohs swarmed out everywhere attacking Patlian watchman, twelve being severely beaten and left in pools of blood. The rumours were entirely baseless. REMANDED. LONDON. Fob. 5. Brandrcth at the Police Court denied the frauds and pleaded illne** He was remanded till Saturday, the Magistrates refusing bail. DUKE TO VISIT JAPAN. LONDON. Fob. 5. The Duke of Gloucester visits J'ap-J an in May in order to bestow the Garter on the Emperor 011 behalf of the King. The date of his departure is not decided. TO CURE CANCER. (Received this dav nt 12.25. p.m.) LONDON, February 5. The “ Morning Post's ” Berlin cor respondent states Prolessors A oltz an Docderlein, members of the League of Nations Radiological Commission told the Bavarian Gynaecological Societv that when cancer was arrested in the early stages, the proportion cured by radiological treatment was 50.2 p*’>' cent, compared with 85.fi per cent surgically. Moreover, 15.4 per < out declared hopeless surgically, were cnioe by radiology. The Professors asserted earner can be cured painlessly by the use of radium in special coinhinatior with X-rays. In fact it is the treatment of the future and certainly wil not he more expensive than surgical. WIRELESS TELEPHONY. (Received this day at 12.25. p.ni.) LONDON, Fell. 5. In the Commons, the PostmasterGeneral. Mr Long, in reply to Air Sandon, said that experiments were being arranged with the wireless telephony services in Australia. India and South Africa. Calls conducted between Holland and Sydney were carried out under very favourable conditions, which were essentially different from the technical conditions required in every day public srvices. VATICAN AGREEMENT. ROME, Feb. 5. It is reliably asserted that the Vatican’s agreement with the Government will be signed on Sunday. An announcement will officially he made by the Pope on Tuesday, on the anniversary of his enthronement as Pope. Ho is reported as saying my first visit will he to Milan. OFF TO A WEDDING. LONDON, Fob. 5. The Duke and Duchess of York go to Sweden on 21st. March to represent their Majesties nt the wedding of the Crown Prince of Norway. GERMAN DECISION. BERLIN, Eeh. 5. The Foreign Relations Committee of the Reichstag has sanctioned the ratification of the Kellogg Pact, adding a resolution that Germany should use it as a means of inducing the League Powers to fulfil their obligations on genera! disarmament, and also to remove the existing threatening causes of conflict and injustice. THANKS FOR PRINCE. (British Official Wireless.) (Received this day at 1.0 p.m.) RUGBY, February 5. The Lord Mayor of Newcastle has sent a letter to the Prince of Wales expressing, 011 helnilf of the people of Northumberland and Durlnwn, their gratitude for the tour of the distressed mining areas of His Koval Highness. He had witnessed some tragic scones but bad left behind him a ray oi bop and happy memories which would cheer the people for years. The letter eoneluded : “We salute you, sir, as 0111 Prince indeed and a greater Britisher.” DE VALERA ARRESTED. LONDON. Fob. 5. Do Valera, when travelling to Belfast to address a meeting, was arrested on the border under an old order prohibiting his entry into Ulster. FATAL RIOT. COLOMBO, Fell, 5. Four nor,sons were shot dead and n fire engine partly gutted, and many rioters and police were injured, during the course of a thrilling attempt hy an infuriated crowd to set lire to police headquarters at Colombo. The attack is believed to have been a quite unauthorised attempt on the part of workmen in flic city to revenge themselves upon the police for an alleged insult- and rumoured assault hy a coinofficer upon their idolised leader. GOOll- - President of the Ceylon Labour Union. Tne tramway strike which lias been in progress for ion days, lias boon temporarily called off to-day pending negotiations.