GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1931, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

KIDSTON’S ESTATE. Doited Press Association— By.Electric Telegraph;— OppyrigfyL) , LONDON, Septembey 2P. Mr Kidstoh (the airman, who waa killed In South Africa on. May sth. last), left £2l8,000;

BURIED CROCODILE. PROVE® FATAL DIET. , CALCUTTA, October 1. Fifty aboriginal wood cutters have died in the : jungle of. the Bombay Pre* sidency from a. mysterious disease. It is believed to be cholera. *' it is stated that the men killed a • large crocodile, arid buried it, and that t they dug it up after twoi days feasted on its flesh, after which they all died.

A POLICE CHARGE.

AGAINST 1 UNEMPLOYED.

(Received this day at 9.25 a.m) LONDON,. October 1

The police baton charged thousands of unemployed who were attempting to rush Salford Town Hall. The whole area was. resounding with, booing, screaming and hissing, as the unemployed were ridden down and trampled on by mounteds. 1 s \

More arrests were made.-

A DENIAL.

LONDON,-October I

Sir Thomas Wilford officially denied rumours from New Zealand that he was contemplating opening trade with Russia. FURTHER PARTICULARS. ? (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, October 1. The New Zealand denial of opening trade relations with .Russia refers to the -statement recently circulated by a section of the provincial Press that the Soviet agreed not to send to New Zealand goods competing with those made in the Dominion if New Zealand agreed to purchase Russian petrol -and oil.