GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

POLISH ANARCHISTS.

OYER A THOUSAND ARRESTED

(United Press Association.—By ElectricTelegraph.—Copyright.)

WARS A\\ , March 9

The police raided a meeting bouse and arrested over a thousand anarchist members of a Polish terrorist organisation, known as the “Black French.” They seized compromising documents, which some men tried to burn or to swallow.

A PAPER APOLOGISES

LONDON, March 10

The “Sunday Express’* apologises to Citrine Sassenbacb. It learns that the interview did not occur and regrets that a usually reliable channel of information proved a souicu or error.

N.Z. NOVELIST,

LONDON, Alarch 10

Rose Alary Rees, a popular New Zealand novelist is going to America on 15th in connection with publication rights in United States. Her novels do not contain a coincidence equalling the discovery that her neighbour in Bloomsbury flat was Sir Richard Rees, witii a sister named Rose Mary v hose father is member for Nottingham while the New Zealand Rose Maiy’s father was a New Zealand parliamentarian.

LABOUR PARTY HOPES

LONDON, March 10. Air Ramsay AlacDo.iald prodi'ls a

labour victory at the coming election stating Air Baldwin’s partv has lost its grip of the country’s confidence The country expects three tilings hom Labour, firstly scientific ban llmg of

niiemployment; secon l!y, souii-l finance to assist industry : thir.lly, new diplomacy which will consider the who'cEuropean situation and relieve Britain of its subordination to France.

OBITUARY. LONDON, Alarch 10. Obituary—Lord Finlay.

A NOTABLE THIEF. PARIS, Alarch 9. As a sequel to the recovery of Murillo’s “Tintorettos” picture, cabled on Alarch Bth., a picture dealer named Fernand Lafitte has-been arrested, with an accomplice named Sohkrob. They attempted the theft of the pictures for the purpose of drawing the insurance money. Lafitte lias had a chequered career. He was apprenticed to a. pastrycook and migrated to Canada, where lie was cowboy, barman and smuggler. He returned to France, swindled many women ami married Aladame Chardoiinet, who was mistress jf a wealthy nobleman. Lafitte once allegedly robbed her of two million francs worth of jewellery, and a large sum of money. She sealed up the door of her apartment, whereupon Lafitte defied the bailiffs at the revolver point, and removed a number of articles, including pictures, with wbic-h lie is now charged with stealing. They were originally the gift of- tlie nobleman to (Jlnirdonnet. Lafitte repeatedly pretended insanity in order to avoid the consequences of his actions. Char, donnet lias since secured a divorce.

THE POPE’S PLEASURE. VATICAN CITY, March 9. The Pone replying to- diplomats assembled to congratulate him on tlie conclusion of the Italo-Vatican Treaty recalled that h)e had received an avalanche of letters and telegrams addressed from all parts of the world, including Australia and New Zealand, indicating an unprecedented plebiscite, proving the whole world was with him in the acceptance of Italy’s offer. This was the widest and most imposing guarantee that could be imagined.