NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1921, Page 1

NEWS BY MAIL.

“VISION” ARREST

NEW YORK, January 26

In consequence of a vision seen by Mr Freeman, a Philadelphia engineer, at his daughter’s graveside, a- young clerk named King was arrested this morning charged with the girl’s murder. Idle latter, who was 17 and extremely pretty, was found by her father early one morning lying on a couch in the drawing room clad in her nightdress and with a bullet wound in her head.

No clue was ever obtained of the circumstances of her death until yesterday when her father, visiting Ins child’s grave saw a vision of the dead girl. She said “Father, go and see Kdwin King. He can tell you everything.” ’ldle girl added that Hie and visited King several times since her death to induce him to confess the crime. The youth protests his innocence.

FOOT) FOR STARVING KTTROPF

NEW YORK, Jan. 2(5

To feed the starving people of Europe and China the farmers of the Middle West have offered the European Relief Council, the Near East Relief Committee, and the China Famine bund a total of 15,900,000 bushels of maize, representing the entire surplus crop of more than 1,250,000 farmers.

Mr Hoover, who made the announcement of the gift yesterday, states that nearly £2,000,000 will he needed to transport this enormous quantity of grain to its final destinations.

EX-EMPRESS of 80 ILL

BRUSSELS, January 2fi

The ex-Em press Charlotte of Mexico who has been ill with influenza, is now worse. Her heart action is weak.

Daughter of Leopold T, of the Bel gians. the ex-Efnpress Charlotte was married at 17 to the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, younger brother of the Into Emperor Francis Joseph. He was made Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, hut had a hard task to rule the country, faced as he was with growing opposition from the inhabitants. lie sent: his Empress, then strikingly beautiful, to Paris to appeal for help to the Emperor Napoleon 111. who turned a deaf ear to her entreaties. Charlotte then retired to Italy, and when her husband was shot bv Mexican rebels in 180-7 she became insane.

For many years she has boon living at Rouelioiit Castle in Belgium. She is now 80.

11,000 SPIRITS PROSECUTIONS. BRUSSELS, January 2G. Though the- sale of spirits in Belgian cafes and restaurants is forbidden, customers often contrive to have a supply served in a cup. Eleven thou.-mid prosecutions for selling spirits are waiting to be dealt with in Brussels. I'l.e punishment is a fine of £2O and Hie closing of the place for a week. Many proprietors regard this puniHiiiioill as a first class advertisement.