GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1930, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

CINEMA HOLOCAUST

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright 1

MOSCOW, June 13

A cinema holocaust occurred in a school at Kharkov, where a film was being shown to five hundred children and parents.

The third floor became ignited and a panic followed. The crowd rushed the staircase, which collapsed. Twenty-eight were burned or crushed to death, while many were injured.

TH,E INDIAN SITUATION

DELHI, June 15

The Government intends firmly to enforce an ordinance for the prevention of intimidation in picketing and boycotting Troops arrived from Poona and elsewhere, and include artillery and British and Indian infantry.

The Manchester regiments are standing by at Poona, but in defiance of the ordinance, hundreds of Congress volunteers picketed all liquor shops in the city There was much rioting at Bombay, where' a crowd of Congressers tore down Union Jacks and boil-fired them.

BYE-ELECTION

LONDON, June 15

The Free; State bye-election of Westmeath - Longford, resulted:— Geoghegan (Republican) 21,881; Delaney (Government) 16,438; Duffy (Labour) 2,525.

A BERLIN SOENI

BERLIN. June 15

The spectaefe 1 - of a large party of National Socialists marching in the streets with the upper par|j their bodies naked, surprised and _ gratified jßerliners. The inaideuj;. ;was a sequel to the Prussian Gov.enlhient’s decree forbidding National to wear uniforms in public: After a collision with pdl/Hfrid opponents, the . police-'tcompelled the marchers to 'take off theil*’ rbrown shirts which’,4s- part' of thJiVn. uniform.'. The Socialists- then Continued to parade bare-backed. '•

U.S.A., TARIFF INCREASE

WASHINGT|N, June 15. Persident Hoover Has announced that he will sign the, Tariff Bill ,'

LORD, ASHTON’S ESTATE. LONDON, June 15, The late-'-'-'Lord which commonly was estiffiftipj as being bet\#?£n; r twenty and forty millions, has proved to be onlh nine and a half millions, of which four, millions wil go to the Exchequer in death duties. The remained is being; divided equally between Lady Ashton and Lady Peel. -

PRESS DELEGATES

LONDON, June 10.

The Press Delegates spent the weekend at country houses, and the party including Mr Blundell, Mrs Blundell, Mr Kerr and Mrs Kerr (New Zealand lunched with the Lord Mayor of “’gham. They saw the Test Match played,? drove through the remains of Sherwood Forest, and stayed at Weibmk Abbey as guests of the nice and Duchess of Portland.

STOCK PRICES CRASH. /Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) NEW YORK, June IG. Prices crashed again to-day on the stock exchange. Over, a hundred issues made new low levels for the year or longer, and more than two billion dollars in valuations were swept away hi heavy' liquidation. Prices broke three to sixteen points in active issues, and the whole list was carried to new low levels on reaction. United States steel made a new low level for the year of 158*. Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Boston stock markets also rested badly. Commodity markets, including cotton, wheat barsilveh and rubber, were likewise badly depressed.

ITALIAN COAT OF ARMS TO< A i UD

BRISBANE I-ne 17. After many days searching the police found the coat of arms which disappeared from the Italian Consulate at Innesfail. The missing emblem was discovered in lantana bushes on ie bank of the Johnston river and was badly dented.