BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A SENSATIONAL FEAT. LONDON, July 1. Tom .Morris, an Australian; carried out a sensational feat. He jumped from Westminster Bridge, with bis bands and feet tied, and he swam in this condition to Cleopatra’s Needle, about half a mile distant.

BLAKE’S FLY. ATHENS, July 2. Blake lias landed in Corfu. AIRSHIP SMASH. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) ROME, July 2. An airship with Admiral Salazar and a crew of 20 collapsed in tbe Gulf of Taranto. The wires whereto the ear was attached to the balloon, broke suddenly during heavy weather and tbe envelope soared skywards. The ear fell six hundred foot into the Gulf. Boats put out and rescued the crew, all of whom were injured, but none dead, though the Admiral is in a serious condition. e , FRENCH VIEW. I Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) PARTS, July 2. M. Poincaire addressing tbe Republican Committee said we do not want our credit from Germany subjected to any further amputation.. Certain countries think this is excessive but if France succumbs under tbe burden of reparations, the reorganisation of Europe won’t be any easier. France only asks that she shall not be broken under the weight of an unjust debt.

LOVER’S LETTER AND SEQUEL. 'Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) BERLIN, July 2. j A lover’s letter led to the arrest of j Ratlienau’s nmrdeiers —“We all go out j to-night. Do you get me dear- We will meet at. eight o’clock at the main enj trance of Luna Park. Let me know. ! 'Signed) Hermann Fischer." j This was written by Fischer to a 1 housemaid at a small pension in Berlin. Fischer did not keep the appointment, and instead went drinking with his accomplices in the murder. The housemaid piqued, returned home ill disgust: Next morning she read of tbe murder and thought her unfaithful lover might be one of the men. Sim communicated • with the ]>oliee and bis rooms were searched and papers revealed bis iden- ! titv, with the result, that the police offered a million marks reward for Ins arrest. the WILSON MURDF.R. (Received this dSy at 8 a.m.) LONDON. July 1. When charged in Westminster Police Court with the murder of Sir Henry Wilson, the accused gave their real names as Regnald Dunn and Joseph O’Sullivan. Both were committed for trial. A NOTED FILM ACTOR. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) TOKIO. .TuK 9. Sesstie Ilayaknwa, the famous Japanese film star of America returned uti- , der a personal bodyguard of nine men. He bad received threats because it wa s I claimed be had damaged Japan’s reputation by playing many villain roles. A | strong police force met the vessel to j prevent a hostile demonstration.

LENTN’S HEALTH REPORT. BERLIN. July 1 It is reported Lenin is dying.

ATHLETIC FEAT. (Received this day at 10.15 iv.ni.) LONDON. July The King attended the amateur •

letic championships meeting at .Stamford Bridge, the competitors ncluding French, Swiss, Swedish'. Norwegian. Finnish and F.sthoninn, champions. 11. 'Edwards (West Indian) performed the unprceedent feat of winning the 100 yards in 10 seconds, 200 yards IH. 22 seconds and quarter a mile in 50 2-5 seconds. SHIPPING STRIKE. LONDON. July 2. Technical staffs and engineers of shipping companies at Hamburg have struck, and a number of ships are held up. A VfC'KERS IMPROVEMENT. LONDON, July 2 Vickers announce that experiments under the direction of Commander Burney, have overcome the danger of fire to airships by means of the engine burning mixture paraffin oil. Hydrogen is taken from the envelope to the airship, ami the flash point fuel is raised from forty degrees to 220. A new engine also reduced the cost of fuel two thirds and will he used in the Imperial service, if Government approve of the scheme. HUIA ONSLOW'S FUNERAL. LONDON, July 2 The funeral of Rnia Onslow (Lord Onslow’s son) took lace at Guildford. The coffin was covered with a Maori chieftain’s rug in memory of the fact that Lliiia was regarded as a Chief of a New Zealand tribe.

A STRANGE WILL. j UNITEO SERVICE TEI.EOTtAMS. ; 'Received this day at 10.15 a.m.l LONDON. July 1. Probate was granted of a strange will, which consists of an inscription on a, naval identification card of a planter named William Skinner, who lost his life in the Battle of Jutland aboard the ] Indefatigable. The disc was discover- j cd long after the lmttle, and when pol- | idled, tin* reverse side disclosed a fine- j lv engraved inscription easily legible ! under a miscroscope bequeathing every- j thing to “My darling wife, Alice Maude Skinner.” The will was properly signed and witnessed. The father identified the signature. The estate ] amounts to £258 sterling. The widow j lias remarried and is now Airs BaHarte. and is living in Australia. GER MA N-J AP A N TR A DE. TTNTTEU SERVICE TET.EfIRAMR. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) TOKTO, July 1. Official trade reports, disclose the fact that Germany is not only regaining her former trade with Japan hut is surpassing it. The value of imports from Germany for the year ended Ist .Tune .toalled 83.000.000 yen. which is 22.000.000 above the average of ten ante-war years. Til 1002 German imports were valued at forty-eight thousand veil; in 1020 thev reached eighteen million; in 1021. forty-seven million, and for five months of the current year forty-eight million.