GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

AMANULLAH FAILS

TO REACH THE CAPITAL

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

DELHI, May 11

Ex-Iving Amamillah’s forces were again defeated in an effort to reach Kabul. His supporter, General Nadir Kahn, with a small force, attempted to reach the capital, and lie might have succeeded but for the treachery of some officers who sold his battle plan to the enemy, and he was hopelessly defeated.

Baccha is now being proclaimed as Afghanistan’s strong man, and lie is attracting tribal support, and if he succeeds in securing the allegiance of Shimvari tribesmen, he will be the supreme power. A FAKE. . .. ... . THE GLOZEL INSCRIPTIONS.”" ! ’ '* ' PARIS, May 10. An official report on the- Glozel field of fossils, made after a year’s invest tigation of the inscriptions on the fossil' finds, ‘which; liav'c•* divided; ; tlie world of archaeology into two camps, declares it is a, fake.. ........ iS . Though the report is not disclosed to the press, it is stated that the conclusions are that the tablets were manufactured during the past ten years. A second report will he drawn up dealing with the pottery and the ongraved pebbles. ANTI-GOD CAMPAIGN. SOVIET’S CO-OPERATION. ..., . ; RIGA, May 11. The anti-religion campaign throughout Russia, which has just ended, was on a greater scale than ever, before, and it bad the assistance of theState’s administrative Anchinery. Moscow especially distinguished itself on the filial day wifjh blasphemous open air and indoor plays, its obscene carnivals in the streets being thronged by organised companies of mocking youths and girls. BRITISH TRADE. (’Received, this day at 9. a.m.i LONDON, April 12. Board of Trade returns for April are: —lmports for April increased by £7,359,000, and exports increased f»y;£4,976,000, and re-exports .decreased by £579,000. The principal increases in' import's were meat £1,621,000, and raw wool £1,694,000, paper and cardboard £700,000, grain and flour £624,000; non-dutiable food and drink £618,000. Manufactured oils and fats £645,000. Exports of vehicles, including locomotives and ships £1 663,000, coal £929,000; food and drink £875,000. The principal decreases of imports were dutiable food and drink £652,000; raw cotton £761.000, exports of woollen manufactures £218,000, reexportable rubber £1,119,000.