GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1931, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

ITALIAN SENSATION. t United Preßß Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] ROME, February 8. Michele Seldro, wdio recently returned from America, and has been spending money lavishly, was arrested at the doorway of the Italian Foreign Office, being then in the possession of bombs. He confessed that be intended to attempt the life of either Signor Mussolini or the King of Italy. Scfliiro desperately resisted the police. He drew a revolver and shot five policemen, three of them beiim seriously injured. Then he turned the weapon on himself and inflicted a serious bead wound. When his home was searched, a miniature arsenal of bombs and arms were discovered. INQUEST VERDICT. LONDON, February 5. At the inquest on Foster, cabled on 7th Jan., the jury returned a verdict of murder against an unknown person, it is believed the person poured petrol on Foster and set fire to her. IMPROVING!! TRADE. LONDON, February o. The “Daily Herald” notes signs of revival in Yorkshire wool textile trade. Improvement is shown in every setion of the market. One Bradford spinner this week contracted. for two hundred and fifty thousand lbs of yarn, which is one of the largest deals in recent years. GERMAN FINANCE. (Received 8.30 a.m.) BERLIN, February 6. Herr Bruenitig in opening an important debate in the Reichstag em phasjsed the determination to meet any fall in revenue not by a lew taxes or hgrrowing, but further reductions in expenditure, He described the reparations question ns a gloomy shadow overlying the entire German nation. He regretted the failure of other nations to realise that Germany in order to pay must adopt measures which- will react unpleasantly abroad. This is regarded as an allusion to the import duty recently imposed on British coal,