GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 23 April 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

SOVIET RELIGION

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ROME, April 21

Latest messages from Russia state the Soviet war against religion had most unexpected results in outlying provinces, when* the return of pagan superstitions in Siberia is officially reported. Since the closure )of the churches witch doctors have returned in great 'numbers. Taking advantage of the credulity of peasants the witch doctors are suggesting adoration of the bear and other beasts, and human sacrifices are occasionally reported. Thus a young woman was hurried alive in the village of Fareiiui 1 as an Easter expiatory sacrifice to placate anti-Christian sentiment of a bear which is terrorising the district. MOSCOW. April 21.

The “Isvestia” suggests the Godless League send a mission to Siberia in order to develop a truer undertaking of the anti-religious campaign.

DRAFT TREATY APPROVED

LONDON, April 22

The Five Powers delegates at an hour’s meeting approved of the draft treaty which was sent to the printers jiy-opiSratory to (signing .to-morrow’s plenary.

COMMUNISTS ANNOYED

LONDON, April 22.

Communists are arranging demonstrations throughout the nation as a protest against the Government’s refusal to grant visas to Soviet footballers, for whom British Workers Sports Federation has made fixtures in AVales, Yorkshire, Tyneside and Glasgow.

ANTI-GOD CAMPAIGN,

MOSCOW, April 19. The Atheists planned midnight dances, performances, and cinemas at the theatres, in hope of alluring the workers from church. The anti-relig-ious street demonstrations, however, were either abandoned or modified as compared with former years.

N.Z. APPLES

LONDON, April 20. Mr AT. E. Stephens, the New Zealand fruitgrowers’ representative in London sent a box of apples to Mr Ramsay MacDonald after Miss Islibel 3!nodnnold opened the apple season. Mr MacDonald replied:—“We greatly enioyed the delicious friiit. My daughter was delighted with her visit and most happy if it. was of service to you.”

FUTURE OF FASCISM.

ROAIE, April 21.

Next week’s marriage of Signorita E'dda Mussolini to Count Gateazzo Oiano. is- regarded as of supreme imxirtance to the future of Fascism, in•ofar as the dictator’s daughter is be■ng married to the son of Alussolini’; nominated successor. The question of i successor to Alussolini has long been m active problem. Afany names have ieen submitted but the coming marriage is generally regarded as casing the seal to the nomination. Constanzo Oiano and a hundred and fifty members of an important new industrial council, comprising representatives of employers and workers’ organisations are entrusted with the organisation of Italy’s schemes of production were sworn in to-dav. Alussolini in •i speech, declared it the Council of Italy, and the General Staff of In* histry, Agriculture. Commerce, Banking, Alaritime and Transport.