GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

NEW YEAH HONOURS.

(United Pi'tss Association.—By Electric

Telegraph.—Copyright.)

LONDON, February 25, The New Year honours are being submitted to His Majesty for issue.

A FRENCH MURDER. PARIS, Feb. 25

Jean Gabillard, knowing the police were on his tracks for the alleged murder of a girl, hanged himself on a tree in Lorient Woods. The police discovered and cut down the body, and restored respiration. Joan was arrested and will be.tried for murder.

GERMANY’S WAR DEAD

FEW FLAGS AT HALF-MAST

LONDON, Feb. 25

Tbs ‘’Daily Express” Berlin correspondent states: ‘‘Only a- few flags were half-mast for Berlin’s national Day ol Remembrance for its war dead. There were 300.000 reverent people outside the Reichstag in February. 1921; today there were not 2000 present to honour Germany’s 2.000.000 fallen. “The public are tired of seeing war memorial services exploited for militarist and political purposes.”

RUSSIAN ORDER

(Received this day at 8 a.m.)

LONDON, February 2(5.

The “ Sketch ” says the order should not go elsewhere. The Governmeir has given permission for a British firm to accept the Soviet’s half a million sterling contract for fighting aero planes. In the event of hostilities the Government would be able to withhold all spare parts, thus, according to experts, throwing out of action the within a fortnight.

.MARSHAL FOCH

PARIS, February 25

Another relapse has considerable shaken Marshal Foch. The doctor’s examination revealing fresh symptom' of pulmonary congestion, they declared afterwards that it would be best to be neither optimistic or pessimistic.

OBITUARY

LONDON, February 27

Obituary.—Alfred Hamersley, and Euphemia Mackinnon, daughter of the late Donald Mackinnon, of Moreen, Victoria.

RACING DISQUALIFIC ATI ONS BRISBANE, February 27

R. White, a prominent Queensland squatter, was disqualified by Queens land Turf Club stewards for twelve months for improper practices as owner of Karedui at Ascot course on February lfith. The trainer, Strangfield. and the jockey, Hopney, were disqualified for a similar period.