GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

BY E-ELECTION

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(Received this clay at 8.30. a.m.) LONDON. April 27.

V niriiiafioii- lor Fulham bye-elec-tion lolluwing Doctor Spends resignation, show a straight fight between a former Conservative member, Sir Cyril C mb, and a Labourite. J. M. Ban field.

POSSIBLE COALITION

LONDON, April 27

Level SiTonnie speaking at Petersfield said be thought it certain that before the elections they would see Mr Lloyd George and Liberals uniting as one party with Air ..MacDonald.

COLLIER SUNK IX (.DLL!SION LONDON, April 26.

The United States liner, President Harding, collided with and sank the newly built British collier Kirkwood, in foggy weather, at the mouth of the Elbe. One of the Kirkwood's crew perished.

SEA ENCROACHES

(Received this day afc noon.) LONDON, April 27

Women worked beside men wheeling harrows and piling up gravel against tne barricades in an effort to save from the tide, the bungalow village of Winchel-sea. On the beach near the famous thirteenth century village, the sea has burst the barrier of shingle protecting the homes, and flooded a large area, ft is feared that when the tide is at its highest to-morrow, that the houses may be inundated and broad pastures covered.

MEDICAL SCHEME. LONDON, April 26

The British Medical Association proposes a partially State supported scheme whereby medical services will be completely co-ordinated, to supply the community with every means of preventing, and the cure of disease, including, family doctor, consultant and specialist, .purses, opticians, midwives, masseurs, . ,hospitals and . convalescent home ( s,, .dentists, pathologists,, pharmaceutists and ambulances, The nation to be classified into, groups of those, willing and. able to pay for all services and others.on scales according to their ability to pay and,entirely free service. ; . .

, . POLO. . LONDON, April 26. Ashton’s polo team from Gold hum defeated Beaufort Club (by 9 to 2. It was a brilliant, open game on a heavy ground.

CHINESE RIOTS.

MANY ARRESTS.

(Received this.day n+, V! a.m.)

SHANGHAI, April 27

Hundreds of arrests have been made to-day of, Chinese distributing Communist" literature. Four hundred youthful Reds paraded , the settlement streets and divided into sections of about one lntnclre each. One was endeavouring to hold a meeting in a hall. The police attempted to enter and break up one meeting, hut Phi nose defended themselves with short lengths of iron bars. They were obviously specially prepared. The police who were outnumbered withdrew, but blockaded the building awaiting armed reinforcements, upon which the gathering surrendered and were taken into custody.