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Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SPANISH VICTORY. MADRID, August 23. Operations carried out by a Spanish force of twenty-live thousand men have relieved the besieged gat risen at Tifaruin. The enemy has been completely defeated, with enormous losses. RIFFS' MOVE IN LONDON. LONDON, August 23. Mr Gardiner, who is the Agent General in London for the RilT tribesmen in Morocco, when interviewed by tlie "Daily Express’’ said: “Theirs is one of the riche.-t countries in the world. The natives carry gold slung round their waists, ami make all their purchases with gold, silver, and platinum. They have only ju-t begun to ex] loit eon I. The "Express'' adds: “’lint Riffs are seeking to raise a loan in Loudon for the construction of a railway, but Strain warns investors that the rebels nave no security to offer.” SOVIET PRISONS. LONDON, August 21. The “Morning Post’s” Russian correspondent says: The Soviet Prisons an> so overcrowded that a woeding-out has become necessary. There are 72,(>B3 prisoners in Central Russia of wnoni two thirds are political prisonous. The iiovernment intend' to divide the latter into three group.-, the hist one consisting of tho unrepentant enemies of tinSoviet Government, and of the Communist Party, who are serving .sentences of over eight years These will he transl'eired to prisons in Siberia. The second group, serving from live to eight years, "ill l.e exiled to outlying places in Xorthe:n Russia, where they "ill remain under police observation. The third group, serving .shorter leuns, will lie depot ted to their usual ] laces of residence, without the right to leave their homes until their sentomes oxime. A .MURDER MYSTERY. . LONDON, Aug .23. A mystery surrounds the death of Abraham Jack-ou. aged sixty-lire, and reputed to he wealthy. 11 is body was found in the Thames River, at Rollicrhitlte. with a mark below the hack el tin head. Jackson for many years lived at Haddow. where lie was master ot the Essex staghouiids. lie left twelve cars ago. His fortune then was about fifty thousand sterling. I*or some reason unknown lit' relinquished the lib' ui a country gentleman, and became a recluse, leading a lonely life in the Grand Hotel of (haring Cross during the past two years, lb- was last seen leaving the hotel In good health, saying lie was going back. At the inquest, hi- vah I -aid he km'" nothing of his family, but a young woman had tailed at the hotel. whom Jackson said was his daughter. The police surgeon said that a blow had accelerated death.

An open verdict was returned. The hotel olficiab sav that Jack-on kept aloof from other visitors, and only spoke to the stall' when necessary. He appeared to have plenty ol money. He banded in bis key- at the oliice on Saturday. saying that he was going to the country for a few days. He asked that his rooms he kept locked. Jackson went away for week-ends occasionally. hut never mentioned lus destination'. He did not return to the hotel from the hank for lus luggage, and was not- seen alive again. His wife, an American, died some years ago in a nursing home.

ST HI K F FIGHTS. LONDON. Aug. 21. The “Daily Express's” Athens correspondent reports that two stribeis were killed and nine persons were injured in lights between the strikers and patrols. , , , i The troops intervened and rostoi'.-l order, after some lighting. TRF.VKSSA'S CAPTAIN. LONDON. Aug. git. The "Daily Chronicle’s" Vardift correspondent says: "All the world lias praised the courage of Captain Cecil Foster, skipper oJ the irevess.i. 1 have discovered another member ol Captain Foster’s family who mrshown heroic courage. This is his young wife, who has been unable to leave her led in their pleasant seaside home at Barry for Id weeks, through neuritis. She has been unable see anyone till this week. Sitting up in bed! she (old how she had not seen her husband since January L when she saw him off at Liverpool. 'I always saw him "If. and met him in. hut l am too ill to meet him at i ilhury to-morrow. Friends have promised to carry me to a motor car and lake me to Cardiff to meet him there Not desiring to worry him. I never told niv husband of my illness till he readied Las Palmas oil his present homeward voyage. I should not have told him 1 hc*n. hut I knew he' would he alarmed if I was mil at '1 ilhiirv to meet him.’ Mrs Foster was full of life when her husband went away. Now she can neither walk nor stand. She >•tillered greatly when she heard tlu‘ Treves'it’s late. lan is gradually recovering."

MOVING S(T'.Nil's. LONDON. Aug. L’d The Trevessa's crew have arrived at (Jraw>i’ml. Tlu*lV wriv moving stOTio wlumi their relatives mot them. OBIT! ARY - JAPANKSK PRF.MIF.R. (IWoived this day at 9. to a.m.) TOKTO, Aug. 21. The death of Premier Txato is officially announced. NAVAL RKDFCTIONS. LONDON. Aug. 21. The Japanese Embassy has issued a statemenl detailing naval reductions in accordance with the Washington Treaty, showing vessels being dismantled, being withdrawn from service and reduet ions in personnel.