BIRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1923, Page 3

BIRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A BANK ROBBERY. MADRID, Sept. 2. Four strangers armed with revolvers, entered the Gi.ion branch of tin* Bank o’ Spain, fired at and wounded tne manager and carried oil six hundred thousand pesetas in cash in a motor car. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. .'Recei’-'ed this day at 9.15 am.) GENEVA, September 2nd. The Council of the League of Nations has decided to refer the Ivsh and Abys-inninn applications for membership to a. committee. I’RINCE OF WALES. [ Reuters Tjjjleurams.'J

(Received this day at 9-15 a.m.) LONDON, August 2. According to present arrangements, the Prince'" of Wales, travelling a s the Duke of Cornwall, leaves Southampton for Canada next Wednesday aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Franco. INDIAN AFFAIRS. (Received this day at 9.25 n.m.) DELHI, September 2. It is announced that Viscount loci, assisted bv Dalai (High Commissioner) and 1 mies (Minister of Railways will represent India at the Economic - onfcivncc. Cnliko the Dominions, the Government of India's views were not disclosed, hut Indian opinion is vigorously opposing Imperial preference from which it declares there is nothing to gam and all to lose. EX-CROWN PRINCE. RERUN. Aug. 31. It is semi-oflicially stated that toe Government has the knowledge that the ex-Crown Prince intends to return to Germany, without permission . Turkish cabinet. CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 31. The first break in the new Cabinet is announced. The Minister of Religious Affairs has resigned owing to the repeal ot prohibition. SWEDEN’S QCEKX.

STOCKHOLM, Sept. I. The Queen’s health is causing concern. CI.F.YKR SWINDLERS. LONDON, Aug. 31. The “Daily Chronicle” reveals an extraordinary turf swindle, in which twenty men were engaged. Several well connected naval and military exofficers belonging to well known VV est End clubs, associated with three American confidence tricksters. Ibe chief device was an attempt to swindle bookmakers bv forging P" st mai ' ks 0,1 letters containing betting commissions The members of the gang, by means of forced references and other devices, opened credit accounts with lending bookmakers. The., letters were sent from the nrovinees to accomplices in London, which were addressed nt pen,.il -These addresses were rubbed out and the envelopes re-addressed to bookmakers, after they had been steamed open, and the names of winning horses inserted. Finally the date or time on the postmarks acre altered to make it appear to he posted on the morning of the race, and the letters were left- in the bookmakers’ letter boxes as though thav had come by post. Fortunate,y sonie bookmakers had arranged that all their letters he delivered from the post offices in locked mail bags so the attempted frauds were detected. also defrauded hackers by running ; b'ogus betting office and similar frauds.