BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1922, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS

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UK ITLSH BY K-KI,ELTION. LONDON, May 20. 'I nc city election owing to Lord Balfour’s peerage resulted as follows: Edward Greiifeli 10,ill; Vanittart-Bo-whut <>,178. SEMEN OFF BELLA SKI). 1 NEW YORK, May 19. I The Ap| ellantc Court has ordered the release of Sememilf and lias granted him 8R) costs, ft ruled tlie older causing arrest was illegal. A RAJAH’S PREFERENCE. LONDON, May 19. Tile “Daily Mail” says the Rajah Puilakota lias declared bis intention of remaining in Europe, 'and till* reins ol Government will Ire handed over to bis brothel’, Dorai. The Rajah of Puilakotu lias just returned to London from Cannes, where lie lias a. villa. JTe is spending much of his time on the London racecourses, being keenly interested in the turl. PILFERING ON BRITISH RAILWAYS. LONDON. May 19. : The railway authorities in England consider that as a result ol new methods, the worst phase of pilfering lias passed. Inst year’s loss was C 1.900,000 The methods included sealing vans in conjunction with a uniformed police

patrol at various depots where there was landing of boxes and packages, and tile removal of the consignor’s name and tile indication of the contents. The newest device has been satisfactorily tested, police dogs enabling the pilferer to be caught red-handed. j COLLISION DISASTER. (Heeeived this day at 10.15 a.in.) LONDON, -May “1. ■ A telegram from Brest states “The K.rypt” was ell route to Bombay when she" collided with the cargo steamer ' “Seine” at T.ilO o'clock on Saturday night in a: fog, twenty-two miles north west of I'shant. Warships were immediately dispatched from Brest in response to S.O.S. wirelesses. Thus far French reports state ninety-six are dead Twentv bodies have been recovered. but it is hoped that steamers passing nmv have picked up some survivors The Seine. which was badly damaged, has reached Brest and is now landing the Egypt’s survivors. I.loyds state 2\ of the crew and J.) passengers were saved.

WAR MEMORIALS. UNITED SERVICE TEDEOIIAMS. ' (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, May 20. The Australian monumental section ittending the soldiers graves in France md Belgium, have been demobilised. Probably the work will be completed ry civlin labour. Meantime it is reported that some monuments are m a l,ad condition, and threatened to collapse Some wore never properly finished Nothing has yet been done in connection with Air Hughes proposals to spend a quarter of a million in erecting a. memorial at Millers Brettonneux. The peasants apparently assuming that the scheme has been abandoned, nro commencing to grow crops on the land Required by the Common wen Ith,