GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

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RUSSIAN COMMENT ON THE TOTE'S ATTITUDE.

(Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) MOSCOW, Feb. 13.

In a violent attack on .-'the Pope as an exploiting capitalist friend of reaction and a.n enemy of the toiling masses, the newspaper “Pravada” declares :—“He abandoned his earlier silence which was prompted by the hope that weakening orthodoxy would assist Catholicism. lie only spoke when ho was convinced Rius'sia was sweeping out: all: forms of superstition, regardless of creed.”

A DEADLY DESPERATE DEED

MOSCOW, Feb. 13.

Twenty-eight workers perished in an explosion and fire at the flour mills at Rostov. Sabotage: is suspected.

A POSSIBLE ROLE FOR GENERAL SMUTS. / LONDON, Feb. 13. General Smuts states before going to Africa lie is anxious to visit Australia. It is suggested be might not be averse to succeeding Lord Stonehaven. IMPERIAL UNITY. AN ECONOMIC PLAN. (Received this day at noon.) ) LONDON, Feb. 13. “It would appear blind folly and a criminal act not to make the greatest effort to see whether an economic unit cannot be created in which a larger vision of Empire replaces the narrower one of country, and in which the development of any part of the Empire will be encouraged for the common good,’’ writes Lord Melchett in “Imperial Economic. Unity,” which is now being published. Lord Melchett argues Britain’s adherence to the European economic unit would involve the abandonment of the attempt to maintain the British Empire. His policy implies a minimum in tariff barriers within the Empire, and protection against tiie foreign countries. The object might be achieved by ' an Imperial tariff, or each member of the Empire arranging its own tariffs, or a combination of both.

RUSSIAN INTRIGUE

BUCHAREST, Feb. 13

«• Roumanian-posts along the river Dneister, hearing the sound of oars at midnight, fired, and the fire was returned from the Russian bank. Meanwhile a man who leapt from the boat was overtaken by the Roumanians, and found to be inypossession of a large sum and important documents, the examination of . which resulted in the arrest of--a high here suspected of espionage Other important arrests are expected.

DESTRUCTIVE KIMBERLEY FIRE

CAPETOWN, Feb. 13

Kimberley wore a desolate appearance .after a disastrous fire, involving the loss of a million pounds. Nine buildings, including a large draper's, the Theatre Royal and Waldorf Cafe were destroyed. The fire started at eleven at night in a shop under tiie Cafe, from which the staff and the customers escaped in the nick of time. Torrents of water seemed ineffective.

IMMIGRATION BILL. CAPETOWN, Feb. 13. The Immigration Restriction Bill as read a second time by 116 votes to 11. THE SOUTHAMPTON BONES. INVESTIGATION OF MYSTERY. LONDON, Feb. 13. Investigation shows the Soutliamptvn bones came from an ancient burial ground long since covered by ail hotel. DE RIVERA IN PARIS. PARIS, Feb. 13. General de Rivera has arrived in Paris and is staying with friends. He refused to be interviewed. It is rumoured he is here to fight a duel. POLICE SPY FOUND DEAD. WARSAW; Feb. 13. Lamboff, the Soviet police spy, who was ordered to return to Moscow to report upon the Russian colony in Paris, travelled as far as Warsaw, where be was murdered or committed suicide. < He was found with bis throat cut. THE MAIMOA. FIRE EXTINGUISHED. LONDON, Feb. 13. A Horta report states the steamer “Maimoa’s” lower bold is flooded and the lire extinguished.