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Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. INQUEST VERDICT. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 11. At the inquest on Bowes-I.yon, a verdict of .suicide, while of unsound mind. A friend gave evidence that defeased phoned him on Monday evening from nn hotel and said he was going to kill himself. -Witness taxied to the hotel and rii-he! to Bowes-Lyon's room. Decea-ed was recently engaged to a (I.'.lighter of the late General Sir Charles Parsons, but last Friday Lady Parsons told him the engagement would t>e b'oken oil'. In a letter in the coroner's possession. .Miss parson- wrote saying she did not love him. ANOTHER STRIKE. (Received this day at 1.0 p.m.) LONDON. July IF Two i hoii-aml meat earners labourers id Srnitlitield markets. including live hundred cold storage workers, are striking against the proposals to reduce wages by IQs weekly. It i- stated that sympathy with the dockeis is also a factor of the strike, which is unofficial. CHINESE AFFAIRS. PEKING. July 11. Chang Kinghua’s resignation baboon accepter. Wongkoming has been appointed bis successor as Minister of Eillitme. Cabinet decided to open Pengpu and province of Anhui as a free port. AIR DISASTER. 'PARTS. July 11. Two military aeroplanes, practising, collided at a height of three thousand foot and were smashed, the pile!- being killed. PALESTINE ATTACK. JERUSALEM. Julv 11.

A motor trolly was derailed near Kiikilia and the occupants were fired upon. Wigiey. district engineer of railways and an assistant were wounded. The Egyptian driver and a (Ireek employee were -hot dead. The police starting for the assailants found the headless hod,\ of another employee.