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Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A SUBMARINE DISTURBANCE. SUVA. July 10. Captain Davey, of the Tofua, reports that a ten o'clock <r. July Ist. lie sighted a dense column of steam rising ninety to one hundred feet north, wlest of Nukualofa. Previously this vicinity had always been a. ).;i green pitch, hut now the sea v.a-: bubbling two Feet high. Tho steam was visible for 20 miles. An earthquake occurred at Nukualofa the previous day. It. wa- estimated the area that- tho steam was rising from was half n mile in extent. The passengers on the Tufua were greatly interested, the ship being within easy distance for observing the phenomenon. CASE (>!■' SCHOONER .MANI A. SUVA, July Hi. The schooner Manna was towed iff liegii. Reef on Saturday, and anchored at Suva to-day, apparently undamaged.. The captain wrs arre-ted en a charge of fraudulently subscribing to a declaration that- no cargo v.a- aboard when the vessel "as laden and was carrying passengers, contrary to a Customs ordinance. The captain was arrested under the .Merchant Rhipipng Act.

SCHOONER WRECKED. SUVA. July I-'. The story of the wreck of the Alert was told by Captain McDonald, the chief owner, to-day. The ship loaded <opra at Anabai. and proceeded to Until. The weather was line, and loading was in progress, when the wind shilled at four in the morning of the tenth of June. A heavy squall came down, and despite iis anehors. the silmoner drifed s.|Uarely ashore mi a reef. All hands were saved in the ship's boat. The gale raged three days, ami the sehooiier broke in two. Subsequently the hull was sold to the Tongau Govcrnnii nt for £2O. The passengers and crew of the Tofua subscribed £7B for the relief of the Alert’s crew. .Most of the schooner's sails and provisions were salvaged, also a portion of the crew's belongings. A LOVE TRAGEDY. (Received this day at 9.15 a m.) LONDON. July 10. While the city streets were mostly crowded with men and women leaving their offices a pretty Wish girl. Josephine O’Reilly reeled, s'roaming, into Lombard St. from St. George's Yard nitli a. knife wound in her side. In St. George's Yard a young mail was found lying with a wound above bis heart. She was carried into Barclay’s Bank, where site was employed, and afterwards taken to the hospital where it, was found she was seriously Imrtarid unable to make a coherent statement. The man was named Rodney Geary, a clerk in the London County Council olliees. lie "as only slightly hurt., lie liad been seen talking to the gif-1 and it is understood lie wished to marry her, but silo ick-ctod bis suit.

INTERNATIONAL SITUATION. (Received this day tit 10.-15 tt.inA BRUSSELS, July 10. Cabinet re-cxtiintned the Internatienal situation, and though the momem lines not seem favourable for opening Fra neo -Bri t is!i pourparlers. Belgium decided to continue its efforts to reach an entente. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. (Received this day n! id a.m.i IONDO.N. July ill. The Council of the Royal Society announces it has I .-el! d-e bled to use a larger part of Yarrow's £IOO.OIO bequest in founding professorships, the holders of which v. ill lie expected to devote their wlhilo time to scientific research. except that, they may give a limited course of iu.al ruction in subjects of their research to advanced students. The intention is fo recognise research as a definite profession, instead of a secondary occiiuatinn. for men whose primary occupation is teaching. TDK ID LOVE TRAGEDY. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.-) TOKiO. July 10. A sensation has been caused in lokio Society by the discovery to-day of the bodies in Tokio of Arishmn, the most popular novelist, in Japan, and Airs Akiko fiat a no. leader of the Japanese women's movement, and "tie <>| a prominent business man. banging trout si!!: scarfs in a villa belonging to Anslima. it was a ease of double suicide, arising out. of a hopeless love allair. A letter to tho woman's husband urged him to take tin- matter with equanimity, and to make no excuses to friends, because she anti Aridiina. were only Inilowing their fate. The couple disappeared a month ago, tint their fiiuids had not informed the police, and did not conduct a search. A tradesman forcing an entrance to the villa lound the bodies.

LL'N'CIIEO.V TO DELEGATES

(Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON. July P-.

The Lord Mayor gave a luncheon at the Mansion House to the High Commissioners and Imperial •Eilueat iotia I Conference delegates. t The Lord Mayor toasted the uele-gato.-j. Mr Viljoen, Diret Lor of Education in South Afrit a. replied. He paid a tribute to the English educational system and sa.id the principal achievements ol the Conference were: hirst, the esta )- lishmcnt of an imperial bureau: set mu ly. the organisation of uufetterei. educational interchange throughout Lie Empire; ami. thirdly, laid the Inundation for an international 1 ommonwcaltli of education. ROYAL ROMANCE. ENDS. .Received this day at 10. ID a.in.) VIENNA, July IP A thirl v-year-ohl royal roman;.- ended when Princess L.missa. daughter ol Kino Leopold of Belgium, who eloped with” Captain Mat tasiei.. a Hungarian nobleman, was divorced from hot .m----band, Philip of ( oburg. The lovers have since been living in Euro.>ean watering places, and ia.)uc> becoming scar.e. ALutasich advised lbe Princess to dispute her lalu.-i s ".IL which left everything to bis imngaiUK wife. Baroness Vaughan. Ihe slut failed, and the couple became poorer than ever. , , , Tin- Primes- recently appealed to m • sislcr. Princess Stephanie, formerly the Austrian Crown Prime".

’ Stephanie oll'eretl to allow her sister who is til. to spend the res; oi her lie ~L lu-r beautiful castle at Ornsii.ii. Hungry, on eomlitiou that she patted tram Mattasi-.h. and this olier was mcepted. Other friends found a home tor 111 ’ penniless Maltusich.

THENDERSTOUM IN LONDON

(Received this day at 10.15 a.in.) LONDON. July PL

The greatest thunderstorm in living memory raged in London tor seven hours, from midnight. Over -)0 lightning llash.es a minute were recorded, ami nearly two and a bait mencs o. rain fell. Scores' of bouses were stiuek. Justice Russell’s house, at Walton, was struck twice and burned down. Three thousand telephone lines were put out of action and many Continential trunk lines were interrupted. The citv lire brigmlc responded to O eaiD. ' .. . No loss of life is reported.