MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 October 1922, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. DUTCH INSURANCE LOSS. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 0. The Germania Life Insurance Company lias suspended payment to its Dutch policy holders, owing to the fall of the mark. About three thousand Dutch people are insured with the Company! RiATHENAU’S MURDER TRIAL. (Received this clay at 9.30 a.m.) BERLIN. Octolrer 8. During the trial of those accused of •Rathonau’s murder. Erwin Behren, uncle ul' Ernst Teeliow told the Court of his terrible mental struggle before deciding to give up his nephew to t e police. When he learned from the newspapers that the police wanted liis nephew as one of the murderers ho went to his nephew’s room and handed him a revolver, ‘wiving, go into the wood and shoot yourself so that this shame on our family will he expiated. The nephew replied—“l’m not the the murderer, I only drove the ea r . Reheren’s subsequently locked his nephew in his room and telephoned to the pol oc. He has since received many threatening anonymoues letters from Monarchists. The trial was suspended owing to illness of several accused who said they had been poisoned by sweets sent to the prison. They suspect the organisation whereof the accused are members is attempting to prevent the revelation of its operations. ,

PRINCE AND BOA' SCOUTS. (Received this dnv at 9.30 a. n.) LONDON, October 8. Filty-eiglK. special trains brought to Alexander Place fifty thousand hoy scouts to welcome the Prince of Wales on his return from his world tour. The Prince delivered a message wirelessly amplified advising the hoys to do their best in work anrl play. In a later message which was wirelessly broadcasted to tlie scouts throughout the world, the Prince said as a member of the big jolly brotherhood, they were preparing to be useful citizens iff the nation and greater brotherhood of nations forming the British Empire.

HYDE PARK CHARGE. (Received this day at, 8.30 a.in.) LONDON. Oct 8. Sir Almerie bitz.rov pleaded not guilty at .Marlborough Street- Court to wilfully interfering with women in 11 y.le Park. The prosecution alleged that on the night of Septemla r 29t!> a policeman saw Fitzroy accost several women. All appeared to recent his advances. Fitzroy seated himself beside tlie women and addressed them. When the policeman threatened to arrest him for annoying women. he said:—“l repudiate it." One woman told the police in Fitzrov's hearing that he asked her to walk across the park. Fitzioy interjected: “Of course I spoke to the lady. It is not safe for girls to walk across the park alone. Fitzroy was a.rre-0 «d and became most violent. He struck toe constable ill the face with his stick and said: “It is an absolute lie.’ 1 The hearing was adjournal. Litzrov was admitted to hail of £..00. LONDON. Oct :ber 8. Owing to his long association with the Privy Coutici, the charge against Fitzroy caused a great sensation. Specia. police kept a close watch oil the at night time. There' have been a number of surprising prosecutions, inc hiding two clergymen. AX ACTRESS DEAD. LONDON. On 8. Obituary .--Marie Lloyd, tlie ar tress. A TRIBUTE.

(Received this dav at 11.30 a.m.) I LONDON, Oct. 8. i Newspapers tribute Miss Mari.' Llo.vd ias the greatest artist on the variety S stage, and an. impulsive, genermis- ' hearted woman. Despite the I'acl that si c was earning from three to lour hundred sterling weekly she was nl- ; ways in debt, owing to her extravai gancc and helping the needy.

STATEMENT BY AIR SAIFTS. (Received this dav at 8.30 a.m.) CAPETOWN. Oct 8. Speaking at Springfontoin, Air Sinuts. referring -to the Stassen ease. said the .Judge: arrived at the conclusion that the death sentence was the only one possible. ft was a bittei thing lo condemn a man to death, hut had he not advised Governor-General :ls bo did he would not have been worthy of his position. He depreciated the great danger of the tendency of South Africa to refer disputes to the arbitrament of the nllo. So long ns he had power he would not tolerate the rule of the rifle and would not permit extremists to rule Hie country. Referring to the world position he declared it seemed as it tlie old world had reached its zenith and Diat a decline would follow. , LONGFEVAL .MEMORIAL.

i 'Received this day at 11.311 a.m.) PARIS, Oct. 8. • ! Si,- Francis Hell, speaking at the un- ! veiling- of the memorial at Longueval. I ow.ivs.-'oil thanks on helialt ‘>l Gw I people of New Zealand to the Governi inept of France and Prefecture of the i Somme lor the perniissioiie to erect a . j M emorial to New Zealand soldiers. He ! deeply appreciated t'e honour I' ranee I ~„i:feired upon them, and valued Hie j privilege of having their services with, ' the armies of France thus recorded on i of the historic battlefields. He ' also thanked the French Generals for attending to do honour to their eom- ; rades in the Great War. Sir E D. t Bell paid tribute to General Godley, i under whom the men wore first trained. ! The memorial was a record of the living i and the dead. It was not an idle vaunt iof anv part, that New Zealand took in 1 Ho endeavour to do their duty liv the Empire and the Allies, but of pardon- : able pride in the men whose courage 'and devotion made the Division nieinorahl-.

I in* memorial mi Switch trench, the main obiceiive of \Vw Zealand Division in the* attack on loth September, 191(5, on the Orimu» linos, bistinjr twont v-three days, wherein six olficors find fifteen hundred men wore killed, with a iota! of seven thousand casualties. “We who erect tlv* memorial will never forget our soldiers’ deeds in "Franco,** said Sir l 1 rail-fi-s who eoneluded bv say inn - that Br»t n in and France mav often differ in tl*“ future, hut both had learned that Intore civilisation and the verv existence and liberty denonded on their unitv. The memorial also would remind our children of the alliance which preserved freedom at the ovesent. and can alone III!' intnin it in th,e future. ,«i r .Limes All"" thanked tbe mnnieinality of l ongueval and Vir-tomte Dnii" it, the former owner of the D"<t I--then. (isttistiinec in «e>inr-in« the sita pf tlie ilieffiOjtinl,