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Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1924, Page 3

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tUSTKAIJAN AND N. 7.. CARLE ASSOCIATION. MAJOR DAILEY CAI’TUREJ). COMMITTED TO ASYLUAI. {Received this day at 0.25 a m.) LONDON. March 0. Major Barley, who ua> wanted for the murder ol his wife, has been declared insane, and is to lie confined to an asylum in Luxemburg)). The “Daily Chronicle's” Luxemburg cni respondent stales that on Saturday a man, who nu« Duns out to be .Major Bailey, arrived there from Mot/, ami later took a train for ViandeM. During the journey lie developed n sudden madness, removed his shoos and tliicntened to kill the passengers. He xmn.siK'd the windiius and the passengets tlien overpowered and handed him to the police. Doctors certified Bailey was u lunatic. The police did not identify him till an oftieer casually noticed the name in Scotland Yard’s list of wi.iitcds. Where Bailey has been hidden till now, is a mystery. He iehqsed into sudden silence and sits with his arms folded in a padded room. Hi refuses to answer questions or portal:.; of food. .Scotland Yard icveal.s they received ii letter from Germany on 12th. December signed Bailey, and staling *‘l knew t*.ie result of ray trial would be gouty, lint instead, this would mean a. fil'e sentence for me. ft is my intention to Jive abroad and never return to England.”

A DENIAL. LONDON. Ma-vb •>. |l, i ■ oflieially si a led I hat the man in, the Luxemburg Asylum i- not Bailey . N.S.W. LOAN. 'Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, March (i. New South Wales is underwriting a conversion loan of sixteen millions at live per cent; issue price l'!)7 10s. N.S.W. LOAN. LONDON. .March (I. Twelve millions of the New South Wales Loan has been underwritten. ARMY ESTIMATES DECREASED. LONDON. March ii. The Army estimates amount to forty-live millions, a decrease ol seven millions. TREASON TRIAD INTER R KITED. (Received tnis dav at 9.25 a.m.)' MUNICH, March The treason trial was suddenly interrupted through the chief prosecutor refusing to continue owing to the humiliating attacks by counsel for the defence. ADMIRAL'S WIFE DIES. LONDON, March li. Obituary. -Lady Hrand, wife ol Admiral Sir Hubert Brand. WAR C LAIMS. (Received this day at JO a.m.) LONDON, Maieh (i. The Royal Commission investigating war eompensal ion. reports that the claims mi account of life and health are

much more numerous than l hose of" property, of which eleven thousand came from all parts id the world ranging from a lew pounds to hundreds of Ihoiisands. a large propnrl ion being from seamen's dependents. The claims already assessed aggregate 97,225,000. Claims are still pouring in. EQUITABLE 1 NSC RANCH CASE i Received this flay at I'-’.Ci p.m : LONDON. Manli fi. After a hearing lasting twenty four days in the Chancery Court. Justice limner reserved judgment 111 (he en-.e. in which the Official Receiver, as liquidator of the City Equitable Fire Insurance Company asked on a misfeasance summons that Ocralil Levan, who wa> .sentenced on sth. November. 1922, and other directors and auditors of the Company, he ordered to pay two millions sterling, the amount of the losses resulting Iroin Levan's frauds. Respondents denied the allegation that they were guilty ol a breach of trust.

ELECTRICIANS STRIKE. LONDON. Mareli 0. Electricians at Wembley Exhibition have decided to strike. HON. W. OH CRCHII.I-. LONDON, March 0Mr w. Churchill, in the course ol •an interview, said if the Safeguarding of Industries Act were used as part ol a scheme to impose a general tardf. he ; would oppose it. lie had lor >cnis| boon committed to the principle ol giving the fullest possible tan If P 1 "- fcicnce to the Dominions. He did not consider the Imperial Conterence resolutions from a fiscal view point, hut a question of Imperial diplomacy. He expressed the opinion that they would not injure the masses ol the population and since the breaking of promises would mddo.ibtedly disappoint tiledi kinsmen, he would vote in siippoit ol the conference resolutions. HOUR. LAW BILL. LONDON. March 0. Tim I 'nor Law Emergency Provision Continuance (Scotland) Bilk presented !,y .Mr Adamson (Secretary for .Scotland! provides inter alia, that a palish Council may make grants to assist, the expenses of any able bodied destitute pei son, who is desirous t" emigrate, and a lse his dependents. AFRICAN POLITICS. CAPETOWN. March 0. With the introduction ill the Assemble of a Bill providing for the adjustment of the financial relations beta eon tbe L'nioii Government and Provincial authorities. Parliament lias embarked n;i a discussion of one oi the thoiniest problems confronting the I uiuii. Minister Burton, in moving the second reading, frankly declared that Government owing to the hostility ol the Provincial authorities and the public, "as unable to carry out the main recommendations of the Commission lor icvcing the system of provincial subsidies from the Union Treasury, and suhstitut- | jug capitation grant's tor education, aisc advocating various economies, consequently the provisions ol the Bill were greatly restricted. Iho Ministoi. hcwevei, uttered a strong ndjuratnu to provincials to set. their houses in order, <ithenvi.se a financial debacle would ensue.