BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, WE STRAW AN LOAN. LONDON, May 31. "West Australia is issuing a three million loan at four and a half per cent. TANG IFRS PROBLEM. LONDON, May 31. A conference of British, French, Spanish and Italian experts are sitting in London, attempting to settle the Tangiers problem. AFRICAN LOAN. (Received this day at 11.45 a.:n.) CAPETOWN, May 31. The prospectus is issued of a L nion five per lent loan for the purpose of oonstrtieWng railway, harbour and other public works and the redemption of the Union five per cent tax free registered stock. '1 he loan will lie issued at par. Bit; FIRE DAMAGE.

(Received this day at 11.43 a.m.) LONDON. May 31. The warehouses of Hirst, woollen manufacturers at Huddersfield have been burned and wool valued at 9100-030 destroyed. ,SOC 1A LI STS ACO ft TTLD. ROME. May 31. Serrati and other Socialists, cablet; on March 3rd., were acquitted. OPERA HOUSE BURNT. (Received this day at 11.13 n.rn.) HELSINGFORS. May 31. I’ctrograd Opera House was burned during a perlcrniaiicc last night. Ibe origin is not clear. It is supposed a performer’s dress became ignited and that the Humes spread to the scenery. Although the safety curtain was lowered the audience became panicked and many were killed and large number injured.

FART.HQ UAIv E DISAST ER. LONDON, May 31. Teheran reports tremendous havoc was wrought by a violent earthquake in the region of Tunborihaidari, southwest of Meshed. The earthriuakc lasted for hours, causing the deaths of thousands of people and devastating a large area. The cable is not clear whether it was the same earthquake cabled yesterday, but Simla seismograph recorded two distinct earthquakes.

DIKASTROUK FA I!TfTQU AKK. (Received this dav at 12.13 p.m.) DELHI. May 31. The disastrous result of the earthquake at Tarbatihaidri, is shown bv the fact that six villages in the vicinity cf the town were destroyed completely. The dead are estimated at four thousand. Shocks are still being experiemed in the devastated area. Medical aid has been despatched, but it is feared that it will be of little avail. The original disturbance lasted from eleven on Fi idav evening till four on Saturday morning. MANY FIRES. (Received this day at 9.15 a.m.3 LONDON, -May 31 There have been an unusual series of fires in London and the provinces. There were thrilling scenes at Wintonliotise school, Winchester. One hundred pupils were entrapjted, but escaped in their night attire. Ihe master held a roll call and discovered four wre tub ing. Three escaped by pMeing wet sponges in their mouths. The master donned a gas mask and rescued the faurtli asleep in a blazing room. Five million bonbon crackers were destroyed by a blaze involving four buildings at Shoreditch. r Jlie brigade made a good save.

Burroughs Milling Coy's workshop and factories covering two acres were almost destroyed, together with a quantity of motor bodies. Damage estimated at R101),000, was caused by the destruction of three lacc factories at New Milns, near Glasgow, containing the largest looms in toe world. Serious damage was done at Orwell Park, the beautiful Suffolk seat of Hon E. Prettynian, containing a collection of old masters, hut the lattej l were saved. D’ANNUNZIO. PARIS. May 3;. D’Annunzio is flying to Palis to attend the fete in honour of Old Garibaldinns. He was escorted over the Alps by twenty-four French aeroplanes, CAUSING ANXIETY. (Received this day at 12.45 p.m.) (LONDON, May 31. Princess ('lit istian’s condition is unchanged and is causing anxiety. MAX BEERHOI.M'S CARICATURES. TO BE WITHDRAWN.

this day at 9.25 a.in.) LONDON. May 31. Owing to strong opposition to Max Beerhohm’s caricatures ol the Prince of Wales, also King Edward, who' is represented as an angel, there arc being withdrawn. The action has been taken in deference to a letter which Max Bceiholm has written to the exnibitcrs. wherein he states: —‘‘I gather from the newspapers that certain drawings me likely to shock the susceptibilities of the public. No question of principle is involved. It is one of taste. Ibe drawings were conceived in a spirit ot lighthearted fantasy, but if the public is likely to regard them as seriously unkind, or oven disloyal, 1 think it would be well to avoid a misunderstanding by their removal. The caricature of the Prince of Wales has been purchased by Dumaurier. the actor, for forty guineas. He considers it extremely funny nml inoffensive, and would like to piesent it- to the Prince, it he knew him better.

UNEARTHING SKELETONS. TO HONOR INDIAN PRINCESS. (Received tins dav at- 9.2.) a.m.) LONDON, May 31. One hundred human skeletons were unearthed in Saint George’s Churchyard, Gravesend, during a search tor the bones of the Indian Princess. Pocahontas. who saved the life ot Capt. John Smith, in Virginia, ru IGOS. She placed her own head on the block whereon Smith, her lover, was about to bo executed. The Indians were so touched that, they spared both. Ihe Princess came to England as the guest of James 1. The holies will lie taken to America where a worthy mausoleum has been prepared. Arthur Keith and other authorities assisted in the search, as there was a fire in the church m 1727 and the hodies wore removed to a common i£ia\e. The gravediggers to day brought up bucket, after bucket of hones. Experts are confident they will he able to identify the peculiarly shaped Indian head, flic skulls were put into one heap, thighbones in another, and all carefully measured. The descendants ot I rineess Pocahontas in America and England are interesting themselves m the search, including the present wife < Mr Woodrow Wilson and General Robert Baden Powell, who have 1 ocahontas’ blood iw flieir veins.

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