MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1923, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION BRITISH ARMY MURDER. I.QNDOX, November 27. bailee Cororal Dcarnley, of tbe First Leicester Regiment (arrested on October first) has been sentenced to death, tor the murder of Drummer Ellis. The accused gave evidence that Ellis had objected to his courting Miss Storey and had made olfensive remarks. He decided to punish the deceased. He persuaded him to play Indians, and allow himself to he tied with a rope to a tree. Tbe accused told Ellis that be would return and release him, but he uas prevented from returning next dav and then he did not think it worth iiliile troubling about, the matter.

The police gave evidence that the accused’s brother and mother we:e. inmate- of asylums. BA LKAXS AGREEMENT. LONDON, November 28. The "Daily Telegraph's” Sofia correspondent says a complete agreement lir..- been reached and conventions ; ign-e-i bv a commission investigating the questions that have been outstanding between Bulgaria and Jugo-Slavia since Uie war. M. Kaltoff (Bulgaria) and M Xavakoviteh (.Jugo-Slavia) affirmed their conviction that the agreement vould assure friendly relations henceforward. BANKRUPT ARISTOCRAT. LONDON, Nov. 27. Cyril Ward, brother ot the Earl i f Dudley, at his public examination m bankruptcy, stated bis liabilities u.‘ - minted to 03307, and his assets were e.-,7. His position was due to gambling on the "Uhemin de For" (French radway gamble). The debtor said he hid assigned his interest in his lather’s will to Ids wife in 1014, in consideration of her paying his debts, amounting £15,000. She had since given him .£SOO a year. XEW CARDINALS. LONDON, Nov. 28. The "Morning Post’s” Horn? c-inos-pondent says: The papers “Osseruatore Romano” announce that a Papal Consistory will be held on December 20th, at which, it is understood, several Cardinals will he created. Among them will he Spanish Cardinals, bn' n as a compliment to King Alfonso, and because Snain at present has fewer Cardinals than usual, ft is also possible, as a consequence of King Allnoso’s appeal that an extra Cardinal may bo appointed from the Sooth American Hierarchy.

RUSSIAN DEFENCE. RIG NAVY MOOTED. LONDON. Nov. 28. The Russian correspondent of the “Morning Post” states that the Soviet Government is considering a vast nftcal reconstruction programme. The Acting President of the Military Council, addressing the Central Committee of ti e Communist Party, in the absence of M. Trotsky. said that in the White Sea, Rriti-h-Xorwcgian trawlers are stealing the Rii-sians’ fish and furs, and in the Black Sea Entente warshios are cirising freely, while in the Pacific, Japanese cruisers and de-trovers enter Russian norts at will. In the event of a —; now war. Russia's coasts are entirely unprotected against naval attacks.