GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

TRAIN SMASH INJURED.

(United Press Association—By Electr* Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON, Feb, 18.

Twenty-live Glasgow casualties are still in the hospital. , A majority are in a serious condition. Legs were injured wheai the floors oi the carriages collapsed. The victims were mostly girls going. home from work. A fog delayed the arrival of ambulances and the frozen, slippery ground added Lo the difficulties of the rescuers. The list of injured included a Girl Guide whose legs were badly hurt. She did not whimper though severely jolted, when carried up the. frozen embankment. A doctor attending her remarked: “You are a line soldier.”

The girl simply replied: “1 am a Girl Guide.”

AGFRAN SENTENCE

MOSCOW, Feb. 18

Mohammed Yalikhnn, a former Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, who acted as Regent while Aminanullah was visiting Europe, was sentenced to death at Kabul, on charges of betraying Ammanullah and intriguing with Bacharsaqux. The ex-King has now sent a message to Nagri Khan begging that the prisoner be pardoned, SOVIET ATTITUDE MOSCOW, Feb. 18. The “Izvestia” regards Mr Henderson’s Commons reply, cabled oil Uth. Feb., as an undertaking by the Government to interfere in a question, not relating to Anglo-Soviet relations, and remarks: “It is a flagrant violation of the non-interference clause of the Anglo-Soviet agreement. The Soviet will regard any representations from British or any other Government as a Hostile act, contradicting the principles of international intercourse, and will offer an effective resistance to them.” A DOCTOR ILL. LONDON, February 18. Doctor A. M. Maybur.v of Portsmouth is suffering from parrots disease Five doctors are attending him. Maybury recently treated a case of psittacosis, which proved fatal. FRENCH GOVERNMENT. (Received thi° dav at 1.5 D.irO PARTS, February 18. There is every indication that M. Doumergue will call on M. Tardieu to ■form a cabinet probably to-dav, as the President is of the opinion that the crisis must he overcome quickly. Should Tardieu not accept on account of ill health.' an effort will lie made to constitute a Government) of Republican concentration. It is certain, whatever happens, that M. Tardieu will he included in the next Cabinet.