BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1923, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

- AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BRITISH ATHLETIC TEAM. [Reuters Telegrams.] CAPETOWN, May 28. Arrangements have been completed for the British Universities Athletic team’s visit to South Africa. Tho team arrives at tho end of August. SWEDISH KING ARRESTED. LONDON, May 2G. A Manneheim newspaper asserts that tho French commander arrested the King of Sweden on tho occasion of his recent visit to Baden to attend the Grand Duchess’s funeral. While lie was riding in Offenburg with the Grand Duke, tho French re* moved the King to custody, and detained him for several hours. He was interrogated, and released only after ho bad proved his identity. He vigorously protested against the indignity. BRITISH RAILWAYMEN. LONDON, May 29. The railway shopmen ballottod 2 to 1 against the bonus now offered, while the companies threaten to give them notice, owing to their refusal to go to arbitration. FIGHTING CANCER. LONDON, May 28. To attack and defeat cancer in all its forms, and to investigate its causes, distribution, symptoms, pathology and treatment, and to promote its cure these are the objects of the British Empire Cancer Fund, which has been registered as a company, limited by a guarantee. Tho Executive Council con_ tains the names of the most eminent British physicians, with Sir Lockhart Mummery as chairman.

A CURIOUS MISTAKE. \ LONDON, May 28. In reference to an objection which has been raised in racing circles to the running of a Hypatia filly, Mt Wootton states that at the auction sales he thought that lie bought No. 12 on the catalogue, a Black Jester — Hypatia filly, but lie really bought No. 13, a Black Jester—Palm llraileli filly. He entered his purchase as a Hypatia filly for several races, and ran her in that name at Epsom, before winning at Gatwick., That night the purchase er of the-real Hypatia filly telephoned him that she had been shipped abroad. He immediately reported tho facts to the racing authorities. AFRICAN HOME DEFENCE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) CAPETOWN, May 29. In the cofirse of the debate on the defence vote, the Minister for Defence stated that a. plan at which the Department aimed, was a permanent force of 3,030, an active citizen force of 15,000, Defence Rifle Associations numbering 150,000 members and a Royal Naval volunteer reserve of 1,215, giving an approximate total of 170,000 with 50,000 cadets. To-day they had, under various heads 140,000 with 38,000 cadets-

NEW INTERNATIONALE. UNDER BRITISH LEADERSHIP. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, /May 29. The “Times” Labour correspondent writes, that a result of the Labour Socialist Conference in Hamburg has been the establishment of a new Internationale under British leadership, bated on London and directly opposed to the Moscow Internationale. Bolshevism lias been repudiated and the Internationale is open to all bodies foreswearing the Bolshevik’s policy. The committee includes Messrs MacDonald. Henderson, Thomas, Gosling, Webb, and Wu.llu>ad } members of tho House of Commons. ENTRANCE MONEY REFUNDED. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 29. As a result of the inquiry into tho Wembley Park riot, the Crushing Football Association is refunding £4,100 entrance money. GUNMEN’S DARING. ’’Received this day at 8 a.m.) MADRID, May 29. The audacity of Barcelona gunmen has no limit. While a. football match was in progress a motor car drove up to tho edge of the playing ground, and eight, men, armed with revolvers, descended, approached and coolly executed two voluntary policemen who had been selected as victims by the assassins’ organisation. Five others in the crowd were wounded, after which the murderers entered the car and drove off.

VISCOUNT DEAD. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, May 29. Obituary—Viscount Chaplin, who was raised to the Peerage in 1916. FAMILY OF DWARFS FOUND. (Received this day at 10.10 a.in.) MADRID, May 29. A family of dwarfs which have been hidden in an attic for forty years, was discovered after the death of La'pidospanish, composer who lived a lonely life. When the house was searched,two sons aged forty and forty-two were found. Both are three feet tall, but they bad perfect bodies. Neither of them had ever been out of the house and lived like animals.