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Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN and n.z. cable association. THE DICKIE TRAGEDY. LONDON', July 13. Tu connection with Dickie’s murder, the prisoner Mason, continuing his evidence, said tsat lie had awaited Vivian’s arrival in a taxi tit Biixton. When the taxi stopped, Vivian jumped out, but the driver seized him. There "ero two flashes, and both the driver (Mason) went towards them when inland \ ivian fell, locked together. He other flash frightened him, and he "flit away. Ho climbed a. wall. Thei Vivian followed, but ho fell three times I adore lie reached the spot. where witness was. The prisoner did not. know Vivian had a revolver. He would have refused to go out with him if ho carried one. Mason was asked: ''Did you kill Dickie?’’ "I did not,” lie replied.

Maso nadmitted he had been shielding Vivian because lie was the only friend he had in London. He had pro mised not to give Vivian away. He said he had no idea that Vivian would take advantage of the fact that he was keeping his mouth closed and accuse him of the crime,

LIQUOR REFORM. LONDON. July Of. The House of Commons read the third time Lady Astor’s Liquor Rill. Sir F. Briinbury's amendment to reject it was negatived bv 257 votes to 10. Lady Astor remarked that Sir T Banbury had come to that time of life when the only chance for him was to ho “horn again.” (Laughter). She said she had been described as an alien who was attempting to impose her will in Britain’s free people. She might he an alien, hut she was not an alien to the needs and wishes of the women of Britain.

REDUCTION OF INDIAN ARMY. DELHI, July 12. General Lord Rawlinson, Cominand-or-in-Cliief in India, has announced that the Government has accepted the suggestions made by Lord Inohosipe’s Retrenchment Committee, for a reduction of the military forces. The scheme will entail a reduction in the strength of forty-live British hattallions of 13!) men, the withdrawal of two British cavalry regiments and one cavalry brigade headquarters, one battery of Horse Artillery and an ammunition column also a reduction of sixtyfour men in ouch Indian Army infantry and pioneer battalion.

THE EC ROPE AN MARKETS. LONDON. July 11. The “ Sunday Express,” in publishing n declaration of its policy entitled: “Clear Out of Europe.” says:—“Unless Franco comes to her economic senses, and abandons the idea of collecting her debt by arms. Great Britain’s markets will not he in Central Europe. They should, and can. he found within the Empire—in the ancient dominions and in the new republics of America.”

The “ Sunday Express ” believes that the right ideal is. that England, as the industrial and financial centre of the Empire and its world trade, should be looking outwards towards the seven seas, and not inwards across the Channel or the North Sea.

COMMERCIAL TREATY SIGNED. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) LONDON. July 14. The “Sunday Express” understands that an important commercial treaty between Great Britain and Czechoslovakia, has been signed after loiig. negotiations, culminating in the visit of Doctor Belies, the Czecho-Slovakian Foreign Minister, who returned to Prague after conferences with British Ministers. Great Britain signed on behalf of the Dominions and the colonies.

MR ASQUITH’S NEW BOOK

(Received this dav at 8 a.m.i LONDON, July 14

The “Sunday Times ” begins tho publication of excerpts Iroin Mr Asquitli’s forthcoming book. entitled “ Genesis of the War.” Mr. Asfpiith deals exliimstively with the logoi id of the encirclement of Gcrniiiny prior to the war. with wliieh the Kaiser was oliscsscd, and prints leltcis disposin'. l ; of the story that a secret understanding was arrived at in 189. between Great Britain, France and the I nited States against (Jermany. Sir William Tyrrell. Counsellor of the Embassy at Washington writes to Air Asquith stating that the Foreign Office Archives have been searched. hut nothing was found to support the accusation. and Mr Hughes's \\ ashingt.oll story of the secret treaty is wholly unfounded. M. Poincare states that the calumnies of the ex-Kaiser were really t dntemptible. as there was no trace at the Quai d’Orsny of the secret agreement, nient.

SENTENCED TO DEATH. (■Received this day at 8 n.nt.) PARTS, duly I-I. A eourtihartial at Aix la C Impel in sentenced to death three German civilians for sabotage in the Ruhr. WOOF SALKS POST PON Kl). EOXTtOX, July lib Owin'' to the eontiuuanee of the dock trouble." the London Wool Sales have been further postponed until July -4 Hi. while the Hull wool sales, which were fixed for July 27th. have been postponed indefinitely. RIFLE SHOOTING. . LONDON, July 14. England won the Elclio Shield at Bisley with a score of 1620 points, Scotland, with Util, being second, mid Ireland, with 1 150, third. WIRELESS EXTENSION. LONDON. July 14. Router's Vienna corespondent say.-; An Austrian wireless Marconi Company has been formally constituted with a capital of one hundred and thirty-three thousand sterling, whereof the Marconi London Company has subscribed ninety-three thousand, and the Austrian Government the remainder. The new company will have the exclusive right to conduct wireless traffic between Austria and al other countries for a minimum period ot thirty years. Several new stations will he erected. Traffic will be opened before December 31st, 1923. IIEAT WAVE IN ENGLAND. LONDON, July 14. To-day’s temperature was 93 degrees. This is the hottest that it has been in Umdon for 12 years. An extraordinary feature is the hot nights. The heat wave has now lasted continuously for 10 days. Between -B and do deaths have occurred, being all reetlv due to tho heat. 1 ar.ro West End soda ton,, a... establishments are open all mght, a,K are crowded. POLITICAL PRISONERS. DELHI, July 12. In the Indian National motion for the release of Dt ™>u the Ali brothers, and other B° prisoners, was heavily defeated. he of the motion argued that widespread disorder would follow thenrelease. ....