BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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[by TKI.KC.RArir—UKR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] EMIGRATION PI.AN. OF SALVATION ARMY. LONDON. April It. Commissioner Lamb, speaking at St. Dmislnn's, said the .Salvation Army during the past twenty years had emigrated 130,000 people to the Dominions. (inly one per cent, ot the-e had proved failures. The Arm;. always may adequate provision for men, vvcmon and children landing overseas. If by chance there "as not a job for an emigrant to go to immediately, the Army made him a living allowance till work was found. The Army was now aiming at sending ten thousand boxs to the Dominions. There were still people in England who did not want- doles, ■these should be helped oversea to opportunities ot usefulness.

BETTING TAX PROBABLE. LONDON, April M. The "Daily Telegraph's” lobbyist states that while the Cabinet has not readied a decision on the betting tax proposal, a majority oi the Ministers definitely favour the scheme. Ml Baldwin > Chancellor of the Exchequer) will probably announce that a tax will !,o levied, provided that an inquiry confirms the Customs view that such an impost is practicable, and that the yield "ill be substantial. THE BIG NOTE THEE!'. LONDON. April 13. The Treasury Note theft is regarded as one of the most Paliling that the police have ever encountered. Oliicials saw the box with the notes <217.390 worth) safely deposited ill a wooden sale used for valuable parcels. An astonishing fact is that the Bradford bank authorities did not inquire regarding its whereabouts until 33 hours after its arrival. The police believe the theft was the "oik ol a oleverlyoi g:ir,i -cil London gang, which carefully planned it, ami il is thought that tin' thieves possessed keys ol the sale. Being a new issue, ike numbers of the notes are known. This may help in detection it an attempt is made to circulate the notes, though Hie thieves have a long start. COTTON BILL KILLED. LONDON, April 13. A-. the result of an all-night sitting ol the House of Commons, the ( often Industry Bill, which should have been read the second time to-day, was killed.

STRANGE TRAGEDY. LONDON, April 13. A message written on n dead woman’s chest was a feature of a love tragedy discovered at a hotel where a Brussels student, aged 19, vrns slaying for a fortnight with an unknown, hut pretty girl. As the couple did not appear at breakfast, the police forced open their bedroom door. They found the voutii dead, though lully dressed, even to his gloves, with a bullet "oilttd in his chest. The woman was naked on the other side oi the bed. I uder a "wind on her chest the words "eie trar cd in rouge: “Pray tor us! 1 lie youth left a Id ter on the mam Icpiece which said that he "as disgusted with lile, and indies, "d hi- parents retusal to sanction his marriage, because lie was a minor. A MARRIAGE PUZZLE. VIENNA. April 11. A unman lias surprised an fttm'bruek Magistrate by asking whether she lmd married one mao i i twins. She explained that she had the civil and the ieligo!i s marriages on different days. She had believed (hey "ere In the same man. but lately, "hen her husband returned from journeys to Timlin and Vienna, she noticed (inferences in his temperament, inducing Hie belief that they were dilfcrcni men. though they had the same physical appearance. The "oinan is expecting a child, and she is anxious regarding its paternity. The Magistrate confessed himself baffled.

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'Four hundred persons are missing atho result of a tidal wave on Hm eastern coast of Korea. The total number of lives lost is unknown, hut it j... believed to he large. french; motor hogs. PARIS. April 11. A wave of high speed motoring is prevailing,, pm timilarl.v in tln[ ‘‘ivierrt resulting in three fatalities ■i cue dev at Nit-'. Several motor agents and notoriety-hunters have attempted to break the Paris to Nice record. There were .some remarkable achievements tills week. Sis hundred miles was covered in 9K( minutes. SWEDISH POLITICS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) STOCKHOLM, April 15. | Following a conference with the I party leaders, the King asked Trygger. leader of the Conservatives in the Epper House, to form a Government. HOME MADE WIRELESS. (Received this day at S a.m.) LONDON, April 15. fader the provisional agreement between the Post master General and the British Coy., the possessors of homomade wireless are called listening-in pirates. They must take out a license costing ten shillings. I lien' are expected to he 511.HOI) applicants. BUILDERS’ DISPETE. (Received this day at 0.45 a.m.) LONDON. April 13. A- the result of the intervention ol :hv Ministry of Labour, a building steppage was averted pending Arbitration mi the points at issue. APPEAL COI'RT. (Received this day at 0.45 a.m.) LON DON. April 13. In the Appeal Court. Patrick Hastings appealed against the refusal of a writ ol habeas corpus for Art O'Brien. Alter hearing Hastings’ argument._ Mr Ju-tico Banks granted a decree nisi, in order to hear the Crown's arguments. BRI I AIN'S DRINK BILL. LONDON. April 15. The I'nited Kingdom alliance reports the Nations' drink bill for 10:22 totalled 354 millions sterling, compared with 102:; millions in 1021. working out at twelve t> ten pounds per adult. The decline is attributable to unemployment. reduced wages and high price of drinks. During January and Februarv 225.655 proof gallons o! spirit.were sent to West Indies for smuggling to I’nited States compared with eighty thousand for the same months of 1022. LONDON, April 15. Obituary— Charles Crump, vice-l’rest-dent of the football association, after witnessing Saturday’s international match at Glasgow. ANCIENT PEOPLE OF ENGLAND. (Received this day at 0.25 a.m.) LONDON, April 15. Mr F. Parsons, Professor of Aanatomy at the London University in an

article in the “Times,” outlines the results ol explorations proceeding in the ancient British burial places. Fie states that the recent excavations enabled thorough investigations to he made of the opening of the new road near Margate exposing many rows of skeletons, evidently buried fully clothed and with their ornaments and weapons. Many graves contain pairs o! skeletons which may confirm Tacitus's story that Pagan Saxon wives slew them-elves when their husbands died. The average height of the men i- (10 inches, as compared with 09 inches of Hie middle (lass of to-day and the average of the women is lift inches. The well worn teeth showed that much of the toed consisted of grain. Apparently the ancients suflored terrible from rheumatism and the majority died before 111. Thu proportion of adolescents buried between (he ages of 13 and 20 was very great. The dead were normally buried with their feel towards the rising sun and gemunllv on a southern slope of the hill. Ornaments and precious stones found prove that they wore by no means savages, but possessed a genius of leiined taste. A knife was buried with every man, woman and child, and with the men there also was buried a spear and shield. In rare instances swords and battle axes were found In lhe graves of the eliieft.