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Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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KILLED BY A WAS FI. STORY OF AMAZING SQUALOR. LONDON. .March A. An amazing story of the squalor wherein two wealthy brothers lived was i revealed at an inquest at Westminister no Thomas lirisseiiden, who died from degeneration, the result ol years of habitual neglect. The doctor deposed thiil he had never seen a filthier home. The police stated that the Other brother had died recently in a hath, which "a- his first in lurty years and which had been ordered by the sanitary authorities. WOMAN BIGAMIST'S ('ABLER. LONG LIST OE FA LSI TIES. LONDON. March A A woman bigamist's extraordinary career was recalled at Bournemouth where Margaret Williams, aged .'i'-’. was sentenced to four months’ Imprisonment for obtaining rooms whiejh she falsely represented as being for Sir Berkley Moynilian and wife; also obtaining materials from a chemist l»v representing herself as a doctor. The police gave evidence to the elfeei that lie* woman in 1011 married a cheinst Mho left her when her extravagance j had bankrupted him. She fraudulently obtained thousands sterling from inII no Ml in I people and hogusly obtained entry to two hospitals as a student. She also acted as locum tenons on false representations and gave several death certilicates. Later she bigainuusly married Brigadier General Williams for which she was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, the General obtaining a nullity decree.

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. (‘‘Sydney Sun” Cables .1. NEW YORK, March X. Seven hundred pedigree cattle on the Noinnnii Raneii. California, were slaughtered owing to an outbreak of foot and month disease. It is believed the outbreak is now well in hand. SOBER ENGLAND WANTED. LONDON. Ecb. A. Mr Lloyd George speaking at the Five Church Congress, said United States Government made most out ol the wav. He was not referring to gold hut to prohibition. Mr Lloyd George earnestly appealed for a sober England. in which crime Mould decrease, resulting in a great happy country. TALLOW SALES. LONDON. March A. At the tallow sales, lilll) casks wore oll'ered and no'2 sold, mostly at sixpence lo a shilling advance. Mutton ■iis to Ills lid, beef HS.s In |Ss. cor NT EI? EE ITER SENT E N(' ED. LONDON. .March o. Hurry Young was sentenced to three years' imprisonment at Old Bailey for littering counterfoil, coins, lie asserted he learned counterfoil ing while an inmate of I’arklmrst I’li-nii. He obtained the materials at the painters shop. The coins Mere handed to warders who supplied him with tobacco. The police declared the accused came of a notorious coining family.

1 BLACKMAILERS. LONDON. Mr, i eli The ( liief .liistic- in sentencing John Halsey, aged L’S. a sinker, and Ids brut her. W illiam Halsey, Alb a barman to twelve years' penal servitude each, declared it was the worst blackmail e.ase in Ids experience. Waller Leslie Heaver, a nurseryman of Chiehster. employed .fohn Halsey in lb!”. Jitter nhb h I hey corresponded regularly. While l.a thing iegi.lber d; DM.:', -nine tiling oeetllTed between then and rwr since Halsey had persecuted Heaver, threatening exposure. He obtained: sums totalling £2R)J. William Halsey began similarly persecuting Heaver in I ]f)|(), and received altogether C'lfH.'l. AMBASSADORS CONFERENCE. LONDON. March d. A cmiferciice of Ambassadors tit which .Marshal Eoeh was present, agreed to the text of it note to Germany mi the subject of a resumption of military control. The British proposals cabled on -7th February were adopted in the main. The iit ter-A Ihed I ommissioii i- in verify in Germany whether during 1!12.‘i Germany was engaged in new military preparations and whether disa iniaiiieiii can to-day he con side ted finally completed If the German Government agrees m the inquiry am! the ri.Mills are satisfactory, then Die allies will appoint a. committee of guarani'-c- or similar effective ortr;jiiism tK>ii, I.l(.erman t».ovci iimont, ;is ii |>r<>!iminarv. rrpl.v in satisfactory term.-, to Die live demands of the !!)22 note dealing with amendments to law s concerning the export ol arms, demilitarisation ol police and dye still! agreement hill. The mention ol Die fourth provides lor manutactliro under French Government control of synthetic nitrates by Dm Haber process. patents for which are held by Bndi-ehe Company.

As the Senate modified the bill in tin* direction of giving the Government more complete control over manufacture, the bill must return b> the Chamber, and il is doubtful whether it will I'f* passed tlii* session.