GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1931, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

E LORI DA—GI,O RI (H \S C() LI, ISI ON. (United Prtaa Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright), LONDON. April 5. All the bodies have not yet been evacuated from the Florida and it is impossible to identify many of those mutilated. 'l'he Glorious has been ordered to remain at Gibraltar until iiy for the accident is establish'd. A DENIAL. VIENNA. April flit lY officially denied that any secret, militjirv or other clauses are included in the. Austro-Germau agreement. AERODROME DEMOLISHED. DAMAGE BY W!ii RLWIND. TOKYO. A mil 5. 'flic Taehiarni Military Aerodrome at Kyushiu was demolished hv a whirlwind. Thirteen ’planes were destroyed. The estimated loss is fj 1.000.0H0, 'I he casualties include sixty deaths. COMMUNISM REJECTED. CANADIAN LABOUR PARTY.

LONDON (Ontario), Apm 4. The Labour Party of Ontario refused to recognise the Soviet organisation of Russia as an ideal to be followed h.V the Labour Movement of ('amnia.

The annual convention of delegates deleted the following clause from a resolution, before the convention: “Tin? Labour Party recognises that. Russia is endeavouring to establish a Socialist Republic, and is at this time making a valued contribution to Socialist thought and idealogy.”

GERMAN POLITICS. NAZI LEADER REBELS. LONDON. April 4. The Berlin correspondeiy!. of “The 'l'imcs,” states that open rebellion has broken out with dramatic suddenness in the Nazi organisation following Herr Hitler's dismissal of Captain Stones commandin' of tin* North German detachment, on the ground of insubordination.

Storm detachments of Captain Stennes’ group, reported to number five hundred, seized the Berlin headquarters.

Captain Stennes had issued a statement accusing Herr Hitler of treachery, ret iisina to accept his dismissal, and condemning Herr Hitler’s leadership. Nazis loyal to Herr Hitler. have opened rival headquarters in Berlin. Herr Hitler has ordered Dr. Goebels to cleanse the Berlin organisation and the result of this order is awaited with interest.

GERMAN PROPOSALS. BERLIN. April 5. A special commission appointed to report on the possibility of reducing unemployed, recommends a stoppage of long working hours with overtime, and the restriction of working hours in certain trades to forty per week-, the refusal of permission to officials to earn money outside their occupations and inducements to married women officials to resign their positions. LABOUR PARTY, LONDON. April 0. The Independent Labour Party elected the Commoner Fenner Brockwnv, chairman. MADEIRA REBELLION. LONDON, April 5. A message from 1* nuchal, Madeira, says allegedly instigated by deportees from Lisbon, local troops with tioops sent from Lisbon to deal with the recent general strike revolted and arrested the High Commissioner and civil and military Governors. They took over the telegraphs and telephones, Bank of Portugal and local finance departments. and nominated General Sousa Dias Governor and head of tlie military junta, which issued a manifesto declaring the movement was aimed at abolishing the revolutionary regime. The Lisbon Government to-morrow is despatching a cruiser and maebinc-gun battalion to Funchal. LUNATIC GUNMAN. BUDAPEST. April 5. As the Passover service was ending in the principal Synagogue, a man forced his way to the altar and wildly commenced firing a a automatic, wounding five worshippers including a Rabbi s soil. The congregation, panic stricken, dashed to the doors. The gunman was found to he a lunatic.

TRIBUTE TO POET. LONDON. April G. Rupert Brooke, a noble friend of Greece and his immortal poetry, is the inscription at the base of a nude statue of Brooke, internationally subscribed and unveiled to-day with simple ceremony, at the Island of Skyros. in tin' presence of international writers The poet. La sec “lies Abercrombie bad previously recited one of Brooke’s poems over the grave. ARCHBISHOP KELLY. LONDON. .-Wd 5. The Australian Press understands that Archbishop Kelly of Sydnev is likely to be elevated to Cardinal at the end of the month.