BRITISH FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1922, Page 3

BRITISH FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

EGYPT ENQUIRY

(Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 2 ( . At the Egypt inquiry, Thomas White (second engineer) said some U r hid in the boats; but some went down with the ship. . ■ > \ „ Hamilton (third engineer; s he descended into one boat wdJwbJ g natives He ordered the oars to do got out and the boat rowed to the. ™ ‘ Egypt, but the natives declined, fe.u ing the ship would turn on to o *£».,«» 3'T5,-: M* r i.!” S have got to the Egypt when she tiavc been, saved. . «= Mrs Hansen, a passenger, in an affidavit ‘aid Sister Rhoda (a nun) calmly read' a prayer book and did much to wards inspiring the passengeis "> confidence. The Sister was praying as ' the Egypt went down. Anthony Bade, a passenger, mth his wife and two children, said the natives were panic stricken. The passengers and the white crew remained calm. His little girl repeatedly called to the Lascars for help, but the latter took no notice. White, a steward on the boat, gave his wife a life jacket which a passing Lascar tried to tear from her back. He had a little girl in Ins arms, and could only kick tlio Lascar.

PEACE congress. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 2/.

The International Peace Congress passed a resolution that as an essential to the industrial restoration of Europe, a reduction in reparations to a sum sufficient to repair the material damage of war, and which Germany could reasonably be expected to pay willingly, the withdrawal of the Armies of Occupation, nnd the restoration of Saar to Germany as soon as France’s mines are restored, the abolition of restiictions on international trade, abolition of armaments, completion of the League of Nations, early creation of an international loan to restore Europe, revising by the League of Nations of all peace treaties, recognition of Russian rights to govern themselves in their own way, Russian recognition, of prewar obligations, sufficient financial assistance to enable Russians to repair the injury they haxl suffered since the war.

THE BETTING SWINDLE

(Received this day at 12.25 p.m.)

LONDON, July 27

Hunt cabled on 20th January, was found guilty of false pretences and Sentenced to three years penal servitude. farsons and Walters were found guilty of conspiracy and sentenced to twelve and .nine months respectively in the second division. Astounding evidence was given. Hunt was a carpenter at Brighton, when lie conceived the betting scheme. Tie commenced circularising and advising clients to invest £SO to £IOO sterling. He said a hundred would bring £l7 weekly. One witness gave evidence that he put in £2.400 and received back £1(500. Another gave evidence that £245,000 Was v deposited in one hank account between September 1020 and August 1021 and £130.000 were paid into another hank. Apparently the total income between .Tune 1010 nnd September 1021 was £510.000. of which £4(55,000 was paid out, but the facts had not been fully cleaned up. The business at this time was being conducted from n bathroom. The defence pleaded that Hunt was now penniless. He was a dull, slow witted man, who worked cut the system of the betting and the business rushed in with such a pace that Hunt had neither the ability nor staff to deal with it. Bungling and stupidity oi this kind was not crime. The jury, however, refused to acCejit the plea.

A WRONG DIAGNOSIS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.)

LONDON. July 27

Professor Rest of Paris, speaking at the British Medical Association at Glasgow, said when he was consultant to the French army, 382 men were sent to him allegedly suffering from lung tuberculosis. As a matter of fact, otil\ 37 had the disease. Twenty-two could not he diagnosed, and 288 certainly had not tubercula. The discrepancies illustrated by these figures were universal. Many non-consumptives were committed to grave expense by improper treatment. If a doctor could not find the baeeili he should search for another disease to account for the symptoms. A wrong diagnosis was a feature of medical work, all oiei the world.

GAY AN DUFFY’S RESIGNATION (Received this day at 10.16 a.m.) LONDON, July 27.

A Dublin correspondent states little importance is attached to Gnvaii Duffy’s resignation. He will probably take up a position of ail independent memhei. not embarrassing the Government.

ITALIAN CONFLICT. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.! • ROME, July 26. |A conflict between Fascisti and Republicans occurred at Raveim with serious consequences, followed by Fascisti throwing a bomb against a house occupied by the Republican Club. Republicans retaliated, and in the midst of the fighting the police appeared on the scene, and began to fire on those fighting. Ten were killed and fifty wounded. It is significant that only

ono Fascisiti was killed, the remainder J being Republicans. The district is in a state of ferment and the situation is .*. tense.

AIR SERVICE. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.)

LONDON, July 27

In the House of Commons, Mr Guest stated the Super Marine Engineering Company was constructing a large flying boat, which the Air Ministry would man but it was not desirable to make the details public. It was not accurate that a new air reserve would be created hut officers who were granted short service commissions in lf)19 were now joining the reserve. STEAMERS COLLIDE. VANCOUVER, .July 27. At Seattle, the Osaka Sliosen Knisha line steamer Hawaii Marti, rammed and sank an excursion steamer Calista. All the passengers and crew were rescued by Hawaii Mnru. The collision which is the fourth in the last fortnight, was clue to smoke front forest flre^nshore-'