BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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[ Reutkrs Telegrams.] A LONDON DIVORCE CArSE. ASTONISHING ALLEGATIONS. (Received this day at It) a.m.) LONDON, fob. 0. Astonishing allegations were made during the hearing of a divorce ease m which Brigadier-General Reginald I.egge charged his wife with misconduct with a num-servanf named William Laudoi!', who is a German. I.egge and Ins v. lie lived together at Brighton before being married in 1999. The wedding included three ceremonies; firstly, a secret marriage at the Registry Olliee. secondly a wedding at St George’s, Hanover Square, and thirdly a Moslem marriage a- the wile's lather was a Turk and the mother a Circassian. The evidence alleged that tin l wife spent forty ih(.uisand on dress and extravagances of every kind, which she inh .filed from Iter father. Throughout the married life the wife had a. habit i.T .-creaming often for hours and one .-creaming lit lasted three day-. When the hu-band accused his wife, ni allowing Laudoti to sleep m her room, -lie retorted : ‘Tie is my masseur. J want, him !■.. massage and 1 love him.” That night the General locked himsell in the library and slept there. His wife at three o'clock in the morning broke the library door with a. hatchet.

Mrs i.egge conducted her own ease and subjected her husband to a lengthy cross examination. She also crossexamined her twenty-year eld son. an Eton Bov, who gave evidence that lie saw his mother and l.audolf together asleep. Ilis mother told him that Laudoti must have fallen asleep while massaging her.

SIH'AI!A’IISTS ACTION. (Received this day at 9.15 a .in.) COLOGNE, February 0. Separatists at Speyer arrested a certain workman, who attempted to escape, whereupon he wa,-, placed against a wall and shot dead. Separatists lorciidv dispersed the enraged population, one of whom was shot in the melee. A DASTARDLY ACTION. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). 'Received this day at 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, February G. A diabolical plot, to spread toot and mouth disease, was lcvealed at Staustead. E-sex. one of the uuall'eeied area,-. A farmer received an auouy- ■ mints pat eel posted at Birmingham, containing pigs food, which lie disgustedly threw away, but discovered too b.L that, the pared was infected, resulting in tile slaughter ol torly-six valuable pig-, and the dosing of all the country markets. GAMBLING CONSPIRACY. (Received this day at 10. To a.m.) ROM 10, 'February (I. The unaccountable prosperity of a servant of a fashionable (Tub led to tin- discovery of a sensational gambling coitspirnry involving Rrinee Custel \ etinjio, Rrinee .Vntiei Malle. Duke Antonio Rignaidli and live oilier notables, v. Ini were charged with defrauding the Marquis Toriiginui ol liny thousand Stirling.

CHEQUE BETTING ('AST

(Received this day at 10.Vo a.m.) LONDON. February ■u.

The Chief Justice decided a new kind nl cheque hotting n'-c, upholding a ciaim liv Marzvtti and I. uv]iaii> . stuck brokers, against two linns bookmakers for the return of .".!■! "it. £1522 sterling respectively, pai l tht».'. for betting losses liv two oi M l l Hi . ' links. I' was stated the clerk.’ defalcations totalled £IO,OOO. They managed to get the cheques signed, payable to bookmakers. in the course of the usual settling dav cheque signing rush. Hie defendants alleged negligence and counter claimed lor sums they had paid into the firm's account for wins by the clerks. The Chief Justice held that Marzettils claims were indisputable and the counter claims could not succeed as the bookmaker's cheque- lor these sums ! ad not been obtained fraudulently. EMIT BE EXHIBITION'. LONDON. February fi. Kipling has nearly completed the task of naming the chief avenues ol the ; Empire Exhibition. T lie selected names include Ansousway, Drakes wav. Kings, v ay, Common wen 11 h way. I lie I routs ol the Australian Pavilion and Dominion way faces the Canadian Cnion approach j v. Il’ich faces South Africa. The palace ; of engineering has a Stephenson gate. Watt gate. Aikwiight gate-. The palace of Industry is reached by a I airway nl I've nations and lias a wind gate, cot!o,, gate, steel gate and gate of plenty. ATIt SERVICES. [ll k t'T Kit s Tel eg rams.] (Reooircd tiffs day at 12.15 p.rn.f LONDON, February (h Tn an interim report presented by the Air Mails Committee, the Chairman. Lieut. Col. Moore. Bra ha win M.P.. dealing with Imperial air services eoncludcs that the stage of development is o most hopeful field for Imperial air ami' services on a eoinmereial basis, i- tu be found along the main lines of Imperial communication not on byeroutes to outlying and commercially unimportant territories, the adoption of the Burney airship scheme reduces the importance of urgent consideration oi the aeroplane service* between Britain and India. The value of the Burney service for mails "j]| be tested by their use for specially prepaid correspondence, and the question of transferring mails in bulk from a sea to an air route, is on 1 for later consideration. HORSING CONFERENCE. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Eeb. l’». \t the conclusion of the Housing Conference, the Ministry of Labour officially announced that employers and workers organisations had agreed to meet without delay and formulate definite proposals for early consideration of the Government. The employers and operatives have both given an assurance of co-operation with the Government in the provision of hou.-es. provided the scheme affords lair conditions to those engaged in the building industry. WOMEN'S DRESSES. (Received this day at 12.25 pjnA BERLIN. February <>. y I’residential decree forbids women oi girls employees in the State or municipal offices to wear decollete dic-ses oi transparent blouses. The supervisors, who are men. will report cases ot diobedience, the penalty tor which is instant dismissal.