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Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

5. CABLE NEWS,!

BY TELEGRAPH— PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. ESMONDE BAILED. i | I I OTTAWA, April 5. Air Grattan Esnionde spent last night in a prison cell. Bail was granted him to-da.v. 1( was fixed at £ISOO. .Mr Ksnionde has been remanded for a week. DR MAN.MX. (Received this dav at 1.,'!() p.m ) ' LONDON, April 7. j The “Morning Post’s” Rome correspondent says Dr Mannix’s visit has no political importance. His silence during his stay has been noticed and is attributed to a plain “hint which he received from the most August quarters, to keep quiet while in Rome. NO DISARMAMENT. Ri'l-i'ivof! this day at, ‘2.3(5 p.m 1 WASHINGTON, April Ai. ATr Harding informed a delegation of ' the Women’s Peace Party that the pro- ! sent international situation does not permit of any more towards disarmament on the part of I'nited States. The President said while he was deeply interested in the question he did j s not feel that the conditions abroad war- : rant a rcommendation of any disnrma- j - meat plan. a.s part of the legislative . r programme for the next Congress. j A GRUESOME STORY. H Received ihis day at SL3G p.m.,) | NEW YORK, April G. j 1 Clyde Manning, a negro, testifying 'I at the trial of Williams at Covington, Georgia, told gruesome details of how three negroes were murdered, a week 'I after the Government agents question- : ed them regarding Alleged peonage existing on William’s estate. Mannings rwoi-0 jtliat at William’s orders lie and another negro tied two men together with heavy chains, the victims ' begging for mercy. Williams said: 1 Throw them into the river. Manning - and his help* r then threw them over ¥ the bridge. Later the negro who help- A ed Manning was himself weighted with a chains and drowned,to prevent him from talking. (