BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1921, Page 1

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AN INDIAN AFFRAY, DELHI, Juno 22. A riotous affray occurred between Hindu* aaid Mohammedans at Chintamanipet, in Mysore. It arose out of & wedding procession. Some Moheinniedans assaulted a Hindu wedding party, and both sides were quickly reinforced. The police, being unable to quell the disorder, were compelled to fire on the Indians. Three Indians were killed and a number of others wounded. Two police were also wounded. PRINCE’S VISIT TO INDIA. LONDON, June 22 Reuter’s Delhi correspondent states it is officially announced there that the Prince of Wales will visit India during the coming cold weather season, arriving at Bombay in November. FARROW’S BANK FRAUDS. LONDON, June 22. In the case against Farrow’s Bank heads, all the defendants were found guilty. Farrow and Crootch were each sentenced to four years, and Hart to one year. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. LONDON, June 22. Baron Edmond Rothschild, of Paris, has given ten million francs lor development of scientific research to help young scientists and inventors. ANO ID-J APAXESE ALLIANCE. WASHINGTON, June 22. The State Department is authoritatively informed from Japan that they will lie notified before flic end of the month that Great Britain intends renewing the Alliance, and intends proposing an amendment making it plain that Great Britain will not take part in a possible I nited States-Japan war. Britain contends this is already clear, hut will mention United States, Inna me, to remove doubt. DISAPPEARANCE OF SHIPS. WASHINGTON, June 22 Further examination of the records leads the Commerce Department to believe that five ships have mysteriously disappeared, as cabled yesterday. The Department of Justice and the Secret Service jre also working on the case. One theory is that the ships verc seized by Soviet agents, and have sailed to Russian ports. Lis oven *uggested modern pirates are responsible.