MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1923, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

TRAMCAR SMASH. london; May 12 Six persons were killed and 30 injured in a trameur smash at Church, well, near Leeds. The car, becoming uncontrollable while descending a hill, crashed into a wall. There were agonising scenes during rescue work. Ono person was killed outright, and the others died cti route to hospital. CANADIAN HEADQUARTER S. LONDON, May 12. The “Westminster gazette” understands that the Canadian Government has paid £1,000,000 for a, building erected in Waterloo Place tor Cox’s Bank, which will now become the Canadian Government’s headquarters in London. LABOUR AND ROYALTY. LONDON, Alay 12. The Prince of Wales was the principal guest at Lord and Lady Astor’s dinner party, when certain Labour Commoners were present. Alessrs Henderson and Hartshorn were in evening dress, while Will Thorne wore a blue lounge suit and purple tie, and carried a thick, knobby stick. At the reception which followed, 500 guests, including other Labour Commoners and their ladies, were present.

A LOVE TRAGEDY. PARIS, May 12. A love tragedy of two children was revealed when their bodies were found in St. Martin Canal, with their arms clasped around each other. The boy was aged 13 and the girl 14. They worked in the same factory, and grew fond of each other. Tlie overseer caught them kissing, and warned the girl he would tell her mother. She became afraid, and told the hoy sho intended drowning herself. Ho said ho would do the same. MT. ETNA ERUPTING. ROME, May 12. Mt. Etna is erupting on a greatly increased scale. A new crater is hurling lava a thousand feet up.

EMPIRE EXHIBITION

WRIT FOR. I’7ooo DAMAGES. LONDON, May 11. Mr S. W. Bradbury, a South African, has issued writs against the British Empire Exhibition, claiming £'7500 damages for breach of contract and non-payment of promotion expenses, also against Lord Morris, Sir John Taverner, and Colonel 11. AY. Cole, for damages and alleged malicious wrongs and alleged conspiracy. It is understood that many prominent men will ho concerned, including Cabinet Ministers. Mr Bradbury some time ago Issued a pamphlet, in which he claimed to ho the originator of the Exhibition, and reflected strongly on the action of Sir John Taverner in connection with the promotion of tho scheme. A HOTEL FIRE. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 12. Guests at the Criterion Hotel, Londonderry, were awakened by a lire and found escape hv means of the staircases impossible. They used bodsheets to lower themselves from the windows. The were mostly emigrants going to America and lost everything they had taken. The. hotel was completely destroyed. The emigrants were unahlo to recover anything and sailed later in the day.