GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

McCONACHY ARRIVES

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

(Received this day at 12.25. p.m.) LONDON, September 2]. Me Con achy lias arrived in London, and spent the day with Lindruiu and Newman at Upping. His first game commences on September 30th against Davis.

SHOOTING COMPETITION

LONDON, September 21

Results of the international small bore match for the Dewar trophy are announced as follows:

Americans won with an average of 1849, defeating Brill an 7839. South Africa scored 7569 aud Australia 7502.

AFRICAN AFAIRS. (Received this dav at II a.ru.l CAPETOWN, Sept. 21. Referring to the partitioning of Africa by the European Powers, Grobler said: “We shall refuse to acjuiesee in the miss-step of forty years ago being repeated bv a declaration that within any British territory, native interests will have preference over Europeans. lam positive we shall find the salvation ,of both races in segregation and w 0 are going to do it.’’

HITLER ’ S CEIHBRATIO N

BERLIN, September 20

Hitler has organised a great review at Potsdam for 27th Sept, to celebrate the Party’s triumph. He will he accompanied by the ex-Kaiser’s son, Auguste Wilhelm and other royalties, and will he attended by a military staff including lour Generals. Hitler will appear not merely as a political leader but as the chief leader of storm troops of Nazis, as his followers are named, who will be dressed in Nazi uniform, brown shorts and breeches.

BISHOPRIC DECLINED

CAPETOWN, September 20.

The Bishop of Pretoria returning from Lambeth Conference wirelesses that he is grateful for the honour of his election to the bishopric of Newcastle, but states he cannot accept the appointment.

CAT BURGLARS

VATICAN CITY, Sept. 21

Cat burglars climbed the fascade of Lateran Palace and stole antiques from the hall where : the Lateran Treaty was signed. Eighteen arrests have been' made of persons accused of being accomplices. AFRICAN POLITICS. /Received Hi?n dav nt 8.30. a.m.) CAPETOWN, Sept. 21.

The legislator, Patrick Duncan, a recognised • leader of English speaking South Africans, characterised the Minister of Lands East African speech about native development on his own lines, as the grossest hypocrisy. He summed, up vfche Nationalist natlivte policy in the slogan “drink, disfranchisement, forced labour/’ but if the interests of European .settlers of East Africa are to be subordinated to the interests of native South Africa, he will certainly side with the Europeans.

PARACHUTIST KILLED

BRUSSELS, September 21.

For the purpose of demonstrating the use of three parachutists, a parachutist jumped from an aeroplane at three thousand feet at an aviation display. He dropped a few hundred feet and released the first, and a little after released the second. When at a thousand feet, lie released the third, which did not open, and he fell like a stone, his body being buried in the ground in front of the onlookers. A mail plane from Amsterdam landing simultaneously nearly capsized, a wheel striking the body.