MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. WHO RESALE POISONING. SHANGHAI, March 14. The rice that was served for supper to students and the faculty at the First Provincial Normal School at Hangkow, in Che-Kinng Province, has caused the serious illness of 2.50. Twenty-two deaths have occurred, and fifteen others are not expected to live. An analysis of [lie rice has disclosed poison but It has not been determined whether it was introduced accidentally or designedly. RAVISH UNREST. Madrid. March us.

At Barcelona, serious disturbances followed the murder o) the Syndicalist Sequi. Police came into collision with parties of Trade Unionists. An official communique states that the Trade Unionists were holding a meeting, and they fired on the police. The latter replied. Three police were wounded. Thirty arrests have been made.

( Vl'E STRIKERS. CAPETOWN. March Iff. In the Union Assembly, ATr Cress* well (Labour Leader) moved that the action of the railway servants. who went on strike during the industrial crisis last year, he condoned, and that the Government tal-c into consideration legislation for enabling their absence from duty, to be treated a- unpaid leave of absence. The Minister of Railways refused to iteomit i lie motion. He accepted an ammidineni bv a Government member, expressing (he appreoinlion of the House of the conduct of the general body of the raifwav servants during the disturbances, lie added that, of all the services. 112 deserted, of wliem 38*5 had been taken back. PEOPLE THE LAND. LONDON. March 13. Mr Connolly writing.to the press emphasises the necessity in the interests of defence of peopling Kimberley which was now the gateway to vast harbours, rivers and fertile lands, and invite the invasion of country. which would provide sustenance for invaders. II once inside, it would require a hundredfold stronger army to expel them. Population was the surest and cheapest defence.

REMA R K Aid, E(T R<T A! ST A NGF LONDON, .March 13

Mrs Carter died at Brentford hospital, under remarkable circumstances. A fortnight ago she gave birth to triplets and all died within three-days. A week later she gave birth to n luurtli child which was -till Lorn, which necessitated the mother going to the hospital. GREEK TRANSPORT DISASTER. ATHENS, March It The number of victims in the disaster to the Greek transport Alexandre, which -ank off Piraeus, i.- cow estimator at 358, A AFAR RI AGE TRAGEDY. .'Received this dnv at 0.30 a.m.) LONDON. March 11. The “Daily Express” Geneva correspondent reports the suicide ol a bride on the altar steps ended the marriage of the woman at the Catholic Church. Lillian. Lake Constance. Fraulin Moser a pretty twenty year girl, took her place beside the husband and tin' priest said: "Wilt Thun have this man to be your wedded husband.'' "No! No! !” replied the girl. “I love another. My parents know it. I would rather die.” She drew a revolver Ironi a satin satchel concealed in lillies, shot herself and fell mortally wounded at the priest's feet, and died as she was being removed from the Church. Local opinion is incensed at the parents trying to force the girl to marry a wealthy man twice her age. The girl pleaded to be allowed to break the engagement and hoped her parents would relent at the last moment.

THE PRINCE’* RIDES. (Received this dnv at 0.30 a.ill A LONDON. March IT Tho Prince of Wales rode .ht-t an Idea in the Lancers Hunt Cup at Tethury and finished third. He received an i,cation. Riding Little Christy in the light weight subscribers race, his mould stumbled, hut the Prince was not hurt. NAVY LEAGUE. LONDON. March 12. The Navy League executive review- [ iim the estimates is ol opinion the provision for 1023-24 is below the margin required for the security n| hinpiie provision; therefore cannot form a standard for future requirements. Ihe executive declares United States are maintaining in full commission a liugei force of battleships, destroyers and submarines than Britain. A SPY'S FATE. (Received this day at P. 30 am) BERLIN. March 14. A peasant at Hotiu. Be.-.-arabia taking refuge in a cavern from a. storm, was horror-stricken on discoi dmg a human skeleton secured by chums riveted to the walls. A notebook beside the body showed the victim was .Magdalene Frisch, and revealed she wa- a j Polish .lewess engaged to Savro. a j siau airmail!. Under the influence m ■ Savro she entered the German spy solvin' and later became a Bolshevist spi in Detuken’s and Mrangel’s armies. .Magdalene was carrying messages 1m Savro to the Bolsheviks Eventual . when Savro was wounded, papem iej vt . a led his and Magdalene’s treachery. Savro was shot, but the g'r escaped, but was later recognised in the streets 1 of Hotiu and kidnapped. Her cap ’, carried her to the cavern and cliau t her to the rocks and ltd he o die from starvation. Tile S»4 "’toto tht full story in a note book dated ; D<-to > ]()•_>[. and then to escape stall. itmu. took poison which one of her cap o •- pityingly left.

LICENSE HOURS REJECTED. LONDON. March 14. When the Licensing Bill in tlm Lous proposing to extend the hours ot lamdon public* houses to which the B 1 ? So~ tool for the second reading. Lou! tin low on behalf of tho Government opposed the Bill. Eventually the Hop for its rejection was earned.

A SWISS MOVE. .Received this day at 9.30 a.m. LONDON. MM>h 14. The Swiss Government, which since the war has paid eight hundred million ' n s „ unemployment doles has ar--1 o send parties to the biviss Land Settlement to Canada, the Government paying the passag* ‘ . giving the immigrants prelum nan . g • cultural irnlnlPKi