GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1931, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

GIRL’S TERRIBLE ORDEAL

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.j

LONDON, January 8. Regarding the Foster tragedy, throughout the: evening special police have been scouring the desolate moorland nearby in search of Miss Foster’s assailant. It is manifest that the girl made! a stern struggle for her honour before being struck on the head. When she recovered consciousness, she crawled across the moor f;r throe hours licking the ice on the ground to quench her thirst, and also lying on an ice pond to allay the pain of her burns.

ALLEGED MURDERER

CHICAGO, January 8. The capture of the murderer of Alfred Lingle, the Chicago “Tribune” reporter is announced by Pat Roche, investigator for the State Attorney! Ihe prisoner Leo V. Brothers, wanted in St. Louis for gang murder, has been positively identified as the killer. He was captured on December 21 and hold in Commmiisado. STUDENT’S STRIKE. PROTESTS AGAINST IMPRISONMENT OF PROFESSOR,. -MADRID, Jam, ary 8. Students; in Madrid .University .decided on a, general strike as aNpipfiestf against the imprison intent or '"Piitw 1 lessor Delos Rios and others as a result ol the recent revolt. Police made the .students show their identity cards when the classes resumed and forbade J those not. carrying them to enter.'.] Ucn and women students raised a up- j roar in the corridors, where many remained instead of attending the lectures cheering the imprisoned Professor.

TIN PRICES. LONDON, January 8. Following Malayan advices that producers favoured output' restriction, fin rose 70s to £l2l I os, the highest for a long time. BURMA ■ REBELS. 'Received this rlav at 9. a.m., DELHI. January 8. Golden Crow, who wants to be the next king of Burma has not been captured or killed. Instead, it was a minor leader killed in the recent forest battle and Golden Crow is making new plant; for an offensive against British lorces. Many rebels have given themselves up and valuable information has been extracted from them,

CANADIAN FARMERS

20 MILLIONS RELIEF FUND.

(Received this d v at 10.30 a.m.) OTTAWA, January 8. \ relief grant of at least twenty millions will he made to prairie farmers during the coming session of Parliament, as a straight gift. It is conservatively estimated there are one hundred and fifty .thousand farmers in need, with dependents-of six hundred thousand. ' The grant is likely to he based as two dollars to every one granted by Provincial Governments.