BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1923, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. GENERAL HARINGTON ON TURKEY. LONDON, November 20. Gcnertd Heiington, at a luncheon at the Colonial Institute, said that ho d;d nothing fit 'Constantinople but keep his head and temper, which is what he was paid for. lie wits glad to say that ns the goalkeepers of Constantinople we had succeeded in our ende - vour to keep absolutely neutral amt Britain had gained Turkey’s friendship. One jeason was abstention from fra ter. nutation during the negotiations. Aloreover, the Turks were the finest judges of honesty in others (laughter). I key would certainly loquire Biitish help and lie was confident that good honest British traders would be all right in Turkey; hut there were had tradeis who would be better out of the way He assuied the people of Australia and New Zealand that all the graves on Gallipoli were well eared for and lie was of the‘opinion that there was not the slightest chance of the Turkish interference with them. DOMINION ELECTRICAL SCHEMES. SIR JAMES ALLEN BUSY. LONDON. November 21. .In view of taking advantage of tho British Government’s assistance for development, Sir James Allen has invited Air Evan lany, formerly chief electrical engineer for the Public Works Department of New Zealand, to lormttlate a scheme whereby the Arnpunt electric installation will he completed in two years instead oi live, thereby necessitating immediate eiders for transmission material, sub-stations, power plants, etc.; also the scheme for the electrification of the Lyttelton tunnel, the completion of the Coleridge scheme, and the electrification to Springfield. Air Alussey will consider the proposals short ly. ATTEMPTED FORGERY. LONDON. November 20. The man Rice, who, on November 2, was charged at Oh! Bailey with attempting <o forge a copy of the London ‘'Gazette'’ (in order to produce it without the record of his conviction for an offence previously;, lias now been bound over to come up for sentence it called on. .MURDER VERDICTS. LONDON, Nov. 21. The “Daily Express” understands that a new form of a murder trial verdict will be recommended by the Lord Chancellor’s Committee appointed to consider the question of insanity in crime. It is proposed that juries shall have the power to return a verdict of “Not Guilty on the grounds of insanity” instead of flic old form, “Guilty, hut insane.” The Committee lias also recounted full legal recognition should be given to the mental condition recognised in the medical profession as “uncontrollable impulse.” Such a plea, if accepted bv a jury, would in tho opinion of the Committee, justify a verdict of “Not Guilty on the ground of insanity.” - LORD MOBLEY'S WILL. “‘Sydney Sun” Cables). {.Received this day at 9.0 a.in.) LONDON, November 20. Lord .John Moi ley’s will declares his biography superfluous and therefore enjoins the executors to refuse writers access to his papers.

MR BONA It LAW'S WILL. ifveceived this day at 9.0 a.in.) LONDON, November 20. Air Bonar Law’s Will which was submitted for probate was written in August, 1916, in. his own hand-writing on a single sheet of Colonial Office notepaper. A codicil, dated 1920, expressed the. wish that he lie buried at Helen.sburg. Glasgow. Another codicil, dated December 1922. leaves all his papers to Lord Beuverbrook. AFRICAN GENERAL ELECTION. CAPETOWN, November 21. The "Ons Yuderland.” the Nationalist organ at Pretoria, states that the general election will he postponed caving to the Prince of Wales' visit next year. The paper, accuses General Smuts of exploiting the visit for party purposes. RATINGS FOB N.Z. NAVY. (Received this day at 9.-10 a.m.) LONDON, November 20. The Admiralty has invited fifty-four various ratings to resign from the Navy for service in the N.Z. Navy, working their pa-sagos in the Dunedin (renamed New Zealand) sailing in January. i UTANKIIA MEN'S TOMB REOPENED. Received this day at 9.43 a.m.) CAIRO, November 21. Mr Carter reopened the anti-ehnm-ler to Tutankhamen's turn!). lie found everything undisturbed. He installed electlie light, took photos and reclosed tlie tomb. PHILIPPINE ISLAND NEWS. MANILLA, November 21. Coir-tabulary Gashed with Moros on Mount Butig Mindanao, when three of the const.ahulaiy were kdled, hut- t.e .Moros ea-ualties were nut stated. , It is believed that Data Santiago’s two hundred followers with women and children weie scattered. The i vpluion d mage amounts to hundred- of thousands of peso-. 'I here was ov.-r a foot of rainfall in Manilla.