GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

NINE MURDERS,

BY INDIAN BANDITS

(United Press, Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) - DELHI, November 26. Armed bandits murdered a land owner and eight servants in the ffesert village of Nabissar, near Hyderabad in Sind. The servants were shot and the land owner was hacked to death with hatchets. EMPIRE RELATIONS. constitutional conference LONDON, ''Nov. 26. It is understood that no drastic alterations figure in the report of the Imperial Constitutional Conference, which is being finalised next week. Whether copies of 'the report will go to each of the Dominions for publication is a matter for them to decide. ENGLISH MARTYRS. BEAUTIFICATION DECISION. LONDON, Nov. 26. At the Vatican city, the Congregation of Rites, whereat the Pope was present, decided that the English Priests and the other English Roman Catholics condemned, to death between the year 1594 and the year 1679, suffered martyrdom. Therefore their 'beautification will take place.

CHILD MARRIAGES

DELHI, Nov. 27

Owing to the Act forbidding child marriages passed by the Legislative Assembly, not coming into operation until April, children are being married en masse in Bombay at present, 2000 being married in Surat, alone. This has already led to a demand for exorbitant- dowries. Moneylenders at Gujart are said to he doing a roaring business.