GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1930, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

JERICHO EXCAVATIONS.

(United PreßS Association.— By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

LONDON, Feb. 10

Excavating the walls of Jericho, the Sir Charles Warston expedition partly cleared a citadel tower which was built with walls of brick twelve feet thick and twenty-seven foot high. Professor John Garstang, of Liverpool University) believes the tower was built in 2,0008.0., and destroyed in 16008. C. He hopes to disentangle tho whole history of the mound.

PARIS MYSTERY

PARIS, Feb. H

The Russian military leader, General Kontepeff’s disappearance threatens to be shelved as being an insolvable mystery.

The police say that, they have exhausted every clue. Nevertheless the case continues to excite boundless newspaper speculation.

CAT 0’ NINE TAILS

BILL FOR ABOLITION,

LONDON, Fob. 12

In the House of Commons, Mr Benson was granted leave to introduce a bill for tbe abolition of the cat o’ nine tails. He described the system ;as one of mutilation and torture. The back of tho individual flogged became a bleeding pulp, and the victim carried the scars to bis death. fi no majority' of countries bad long abol- : isbed it. A REMARK ABLE EVENT. (Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 12. The widow of'a soldier who fought at Waterloo, 115 years ago, will be among those to obtain a pension under the new Widows Pension Act, said Hon. Arthur Greenwood, Minister of Health, speaking at Hackney. The husband was a lad of eighteen when at Waterloo, and was ovei sixty when he married a young girl Assuming the hero married when sixty-five, tho marriage must have taken place in 1862. If the. wife was then seventeen, she must now oo eighty-five.

AN INSANE ACT

SHANGHAI, Feb. 12

The female Jack the Ripper who murdered two children at the International SetiflomiMpt, bate been arrested. ' She is a Japanese dancing girl and has confessed, it is believed she is insane.

FURTher discussions

(Received this day at 8 a.m.)

LONDON, Feb. 12

At the Naval Conference M. Tardieu and M. Briand explained to Mr MacDonald and Mr Alexander the requirements of the French navy in tho matter of global tonnage. It is understood Franco is ready to pledge herself. not to exceed 124,000 tons. It is recalled the Anglo-American figure is 2,200,000. SPANISH AFFAIRS. (Received this day at 8 a.jn.) ■ MADRID, ■ Feb. 12|. General Berenguer prohibited demonstrations, but permitted banquets on the occasion of tho fifty-seventh anniversary of the first Spanish republic. One thousand republicans hanqnetted here. The speeches were punctuated says one report by cries of “Death to King Alfonso.”

Senor Lemeux said the King was afraid to call a general election in view of his responsibility for the military disaster at Morocco in 1921. “Don’t bu nder any illusion. The only remaining path is a revolution.” General. Berenguer held a conference with Senor .Sanchez Guerra, the ex- Conservative Minister, and leader of the revolt at Vale-ncia last year.. The “Morning Post’s” correspondent considers Guerra will .play, an importaTit part in the formation of Spain's next government. GERMAN FUELING. (Received this' dov at 8 a.m.) : BERLIN, Feb. 12. There was aii'aiproar in the Rolchst,ag when llugcnherg, who was responsible for the plebiscite fiasco, attacked tile Government upon the Young Plan. lie was eventually howled down. Curtins emphasised the advantages ol a settlement, and was convinced tho result would be a considerable alleviation of their burdens. PIPER AND KAYE. LONDON, February 11. The New Zealanders] Piper and lvaye, who are flying to Australia, flew from Lypns to Pugaut, near Avignon, Southern France, yesterday. They ?eft for Pisa at 740 a.m to-day. They landed at Marseilles at 9.40; a*.m. tod'D •

BRITISH AIRSHIPS.

LONDON, February 11. The designer of' Airship R. 101, Colonel V. • C. Richmond, in answering crietics of new airships, declared that none of the predicted calamities had ocurred. Rf 100 and R.lOl had flown their trial hi the worst weather recorded, and had behaved faultlessly. Furthermore, as the result of the ships, the Germans had decided to copy the British/-instead of vice versa.