GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1931, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

A FIRE, (United PrSso Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON. February 25. 'Pile main hall at the Peoples Palace, Mile End Rond, known to Australian and New Zealand tourists ami soldiers was gutted by a spectacular cany morning lire. WHEAT CON EE R ENCE. PARIS. February 25. The “Times” in a leader, expresses the opinion that it is fitting that the British Government should be represented at Paris Wheat Conferences 1 It is plain that the farmers of the Dominions have the first claim to any assistance Britain can give. The Dominion grain growers are suffering from the collapse of the market, such ns the countries on whose behalf the conference is called. The discussions may not yield immediate results, but may be bailed a s the first step to closer cooperation among European notions. KID NAI S PED A! ISSI ON AR Y. IMMEDIATE RANSOM SOUGHT, (Recrdved this dnv at 12.25, p.m.l PEKING, February 25. Communist bandits who kidnapped Father C. Tierney an Irish Priest of St. Colunihan’s Mission last November, now threaten to kill him unless ransom is paid immediately. British Ministers representations to the Chinese authorities have so far been fruitless. SUPPRESSION OF BANDITRY. F.EFORTS UNSUCCESSFUL. PEKING. Eel unary 25. •The Nanking Government's campaign for sunnression ol banditry in A angtse provinces appears to he meeting with poor success. An entire division is enveloped bv Communist troops in Anhwei, where serious fighting is still nroeeeding. Reinforcements are being rushed to the threatened districts. MADAM ALBAN I . LONDON, February 25. Madam Albani left £ll7 sterling. She died intestate. LADY BALFOUR DEAD, LONDON. February 25. Obiturny.—-Lady Francis Balfour the authoress. DISTURBANCE AT FUNERAL. LIBSON, February 25. Objecting to the delay entailed by a prfest in concluding a mourning service, a party of villagers and the undertaker attending the funeral of a Septuaguarian rudely demanded the cleric’s attention. This was not forthcoming and they hurst into the church and had free lights with the worshipers who ejected the intruders with numerous broken beads. The iuneral was finally conducted without the injured who were taken to the hospital, some on the point of providing material for additional obsequies. ARTISTS AND LUNATICS. PARIS. February 25. Art circle.' were startled by Professor Wielniulmnyro’s lecture where in he contended there was a distinct link between the works of ultra-modern artists and these painted by lunatics. He showed lantern slides of both, and challenged the audience to differentiate their treakishness.