BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

ELECTED UNOPPOSED. Received This Day at 8 a.m.)

A BLACK HELLISH CRIME. LONDON, Ma-cii |3

Justice Wilson delivered what is considered a remarkable judgment at the Armagh Assizes, relating to a claim for compensation arising out of the murder of John Cosgrove by some Sinn ;Feiners in June of last year. Justice Wilson said lie had never heard of a more hellish or devilish crime. Sinn F’einers had murdered one man named O.’Tlanlon, who was supposed to be a spy, and then, lecause Cosgrove, who was G’Hi.lllon’s cousin, had lifted and washed the body, some Sinn Feiners had forc'd him to bid adieu to his wife and family and had shot him in cold blood outside his house. Even the Jews and Romans had not insulted the “Divine” women who washed Christ’s body'. The murder of Cosgrove was carried out in a spirit of malice, and sprang from a bottomless hell, and it called to heaven l for revenge. Unless the people’s spiritual leaders denounced such crimes, their palaces and temples would become the abode of foxes and owls. If he had the power, be .would make the perpetrators—and theiir children to the fourth generation—serfs to Cosgrove’s widow and his descendants. In conclusion, ho said lie would increase, the compensation from £1530 to £1750.

CAMPAIGN IN ENGLAND. LONDON, March 14

The “Daily Mailt” states that AL - E. Shortt, Home Secretary, in his investigation of tbo Mormon campaign in England, interrogated Bishop Savage, head of the organisation, and secured a list of missionaries, some of whom he will interview. The police arei making detailed and extensive inquires. Bishop Savage presented Mr Shortt with an expensively-bound Mormon Bible, with Mr Shortt’s name engraved in gold.

KILLED WHILE HUNTING. LONDON. March 14

Lord Mnnon, formerly Joseph Watson. Chairman of the famous Watson soap firm, was thrown from his horse while hunting .ami died mime.liately from heart failure in the presence of his two sons. Lord Manton took up hunting two years ago. when lie spent £30.099 on yearlings. He owned J.cmonarn. and l.ove in Idleness.

BRITISH POLITICS. LONDON, March 14

The London Liberal paper, the “Daily News’ emphasises a rumour that Lord Curzon is anxious to resign from the Cabinet, owing to ill health, hut lie will not resign before the Montague controversy is disposed of, lest his resignation be misinterpreted as a sequel of the Indian ex-Secretary’s departure from the Cabinet.

LOCKED-OUT BRITISH ENGINEERS. LONDON, March 14

The locked-out engineers are not legally entitled 'to any unemployment relief under the Unemployment Insurance Act. The Act provides that any insured contributor who loses his employment owing to a trade dispute in a factory in which lie works, shall be disqualified from receiving an v benefits from the fund to which he has contributed.

A SAILORS’ DISPUTE. LONDON, March 13

Havelock Wilson has cabled Walsh—--Members of the National Sailors and Firemen’s Union complain you refuse fo transfer any of our members, although we have had an agreement with your union of many years' standing to transfer each other’s members. May I ask if that resolution has been rescinded, as wo have had no notice. If you persist in loing unreasonable in this matter we shall have to protect our members’ interests.

AN ATR DISASTER. (Received This Dav at 8 am.) LONDON, March 14

In the presence of 30,000 people at Turin, the Dutch aviator, Harris Larsen, was dashed to pieces, falling from an aeroplane at a height of four thousand feet. Larsen was trying a new parachute which failed to open. The crowd made an agonised demonstration but were held hack hv mounted royal guards.

PEEL BETTING TRIAL. LONDON. March 14

The trial of Airs Peel over the alic/ed telegraphed betting fraud, has commenced at Old Bailey. The prosecution stated that Mrs Peel had an income of £7001) yearly, and had allowed her husband £2OO per month. Conn sol incidenallv drew attention to a mysterious £2OO paid into Dow’s hanking account.

THE WIFE ACQUITTED. (Received This T)av at SL4O a.m.) LONDON, March 14. Mrs Peel was acquitted, Justice Darling holding the doctrine that when it woman committed crime like this, in the physical presence of her husband, the law prescribed she acted under his coercion.

Peel was sentenced to twelve months in the second division.

AN AMENDMENT DEFEATED. WASHINGTON, March 14

The Senate defeated Robinson’s Pacific Treaty Amendment binding four powers to refrain from aggression, and providing that when any controversy arises and is not settled diplomatical ]y the nations concerned shall be summoned to a conference. The voting was thirty for and fifty-Jive against the amendment.

iCSTII AT.fAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.

LONDON, .Alarch 14. Leslie Scott, the now Solicitor General, was returned for Exchange division of Liverpool, unopposed. Hie Nationalists deciding at the last moment not to contest the seat, because it was undesirable to hamper Government till Ireland bad received her freedom