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Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1921, Page 3

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IN. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION ANOTHER LABOUR WIN. IN THE BYE ELECTION, or —.— et LONDON, Alarcli 8. n- Peniiiston bye election resulted: — Gillis ( Labour) 8500 Pringle (Independent Liberal) ... 7984 Llincbliffe (Coalition) 7123 FRENCH “BLUEBEARD.” Hi THE LAW'S DELAY. ts PARIS, March 5. Ihe Court of Cassation quashed the indictment against Landru owing to minor irregularities in the preliminary (1 Court, including the examining Alagistrate’s neglect to sign the evidence given [■_ by medical experts. ,t The t-asc* against Landru, who is accused of murdering ten sweethearts, which has already lasted -eighteen months must therefore be gone through all over again. y ' - 800 CHINESE DROWNED. HONG KONG, March 8. It is believed 800 Chinese were drown , ed through the wreck of the British steamer “Hong Afoh” on Lamock Island off Swatow. There were 248 people rescued. ’’ JAPAN AND HER AFANDATE. * : (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) r I WASHINGTON. Alarcb 8. ; j The State Department, lias revealed I the text, of the mandate granted to Japan over the islands of the Pacific which the latter accepted with the reservation that Japanese citizens should not " he subjected to discriminatory Or disadvantageous treatment in other mandat- ’ ed territories. It is understood Japan’s contention refers particularly to territories mandates to Australia. Officials are particularly ' interested in Japan's mandates since it specifically provides the consent of the Council of the League shall be required for any modification of the terms.