NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1920, Page 4

NEWS BY MAIL.

CUPID AND THE LAW

NEW YORK, June 23

How an unsentimental immigration law thwarted Cupid’s machinations—temporarily at. least—is shown in the case of Miss Nell Butler, an attractive stenographer and typist, from Manchester. She arrived at Halifax, Nova Csotia, recently on board the Royal George to marry Captain T. H. Kitehin, Canadian Field Artillery, but on the voyage across she exercised her feminine prerogative and changed her mind after being wooed by Captain Paul Miller, a British officer and fellow-pas-senger. Now Miss Butler is being detained by the American immigration authorities on her arrival here under a Canadian deportation warrant, while Captain Miller is speeding by rail from Halifax to do what he can to persuade the American authorities to admit the girl. When the Royal G eorge arrived at Halifax Captain Kitehin was at the dock to meet his fiancee, but on learning that he had been jilted he insisted on carrying out “his obligation to the girl’s parents” and paid her passage back to England by the Royal George in order that she should not have to travel steerage. The Canadian authorities refused to admit her to become the bride of Captain Miller after hearing the disappointed suitor’s story. . The Cunarder Caronia touched at Halifax while the controversy was at its height, and without more ado the officials Ordered the young woman on board to return to England via Netv York.

MADRID WATER-TAP QUEUES. MADRID, July 1. The poorer citizens are suffering greatly from the scarcity of water caused by a subsidence in the tunnel of the Canal de Lozova, Madrid’s chief water supply. Long queues of people waited patiently to-day by the few public taps which are supplied from this water system, hut there was only an occasional trickle.

Wines and beer are plentiful and in great demand. Mineral waters are scarce and expensive. During the night crowds of people, unable to obtain clean water, attempted to raid the ponds in Retiro Park, where the water is stagnant, hut a strong police patrol frustrated their efforts for fear they should poison themselves.