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Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION SPANISH -MOVE. -MADRID, April 8. Derivera. is considering the appoint--meat of civil Governors to replace-t e military. REVOLUTION IN TURKESTAN. MOSCOW, April 8. Following the execution Khan Khiva, his fourteen year old soil, and prominent officials by the Bolsheviks, a revolution started in Turkestan of 30,000 troops, and the populace under Czarist officers. Iho rebels have tilled Ferghana. The Soviet is despatching reinforce--, ments.

MURDER IX INDIA. DELHI, April 7. News has been received of the murder of the Mahant in charge of the famous Sikh shrine at Manokna, the birthplace of Sikhism. It is alleged that Akalis, armed with axes, smashed the Militant's head. The cause of the dispute is unknown. The deputy commissioner of police at Sheitlupura hits leached the spotami an investigation lias keen commenced.

It is recalled that two years ago Manokna was the scene of a horrible tragedy, resulting in the death of two hundred Akalis at the hands l’athans, hired by the Mahant. Tee tragedy was the beginning ol a serious Akali agitation, in the Punjab. LLOYD'S RETURNS. LONDON, April 7. Lloyd's returns show that tl tonnage of 1,473,000 was constructed in tho United Kingdom during the past quarter, an increase of 78,0C0 tons as compared with the previous quarter and a decrease of 19,000 tons as compared with the corresponding quarter twelve

months ago. The total includes 101.000 tons on which work is suspended.

The tonnage launched during the past quarter was 361.000, as compared with 114,000 tons in the' previous quarter. The total tonnage building abroad is 1,042,000, including 118,000 tons on which work is suspended. Germany ami Danzig are heading the list with a tonnage of 299,000. The tonnage launched abroad was 188,000.

FASCIST! MAJORITY OF 118. ROME. April 4. The Faseisti have a majority of 118 over all other parties combined. Sixty-five ■ Socialists were returned, com pared with 135 in the last Parliament. THE BORDEN MURDER. LONDON, April 8. As a sequel to a lung cross examination, Lance-Corporal John Goldenberg, native of Swansea, and an inmate of Borden camp, has been arrested on tt charge of murdering Hall.

LONDON, April 9. Goldenberg. charged with the Bor- - den murder, is a Jew of Polish extraction, aged 21. Recently lie applied for a- discharge, but then withdrew the application, and his friends withdrew the offer el a thousand pounds to put him in business. His barracks are almost opposite the bank, where Goldenberg 4 had an account.

News of his arrest caused wild excitement at the camp. Crowds of civilians and soldiers gathered at tho camp Police Station during the evening. Search parties on Tuesday night also made an important discovery at the camp, including five hundred pounds worth of notes hidden in a latrine, and a smaller bundle of notes under a hush. Behind the orderly room, there was a .to lvag of silver hidden in some

straw, and a- service revolver, which had been missing-was found buried ill a

wood. The “Daily Express” says that half an hour before the arrest, Goldonberg was talking and smiling with a newspaper man who questioned him about a statement Goldenberg made to the police regarding a small cheque cashed far an adjutant on Thursday afternoon. Goldenberg apparently was arrested ow ing to information which, came from a Regimental Scrgt.-Major who .summoned the police to the orderly room by telephone.

AUSTRAL! AX AY ANTED. LONDON. April 8. The “Evening Standard” states that Scotland Yard is desirous of getting in touch with an ex-Australian soldier in connection with the Borden murder inquiries. A 810 FORTUNE. LONDON, April 9. The “Daily Express’s” Milan correspondent says :—“Alnria, Raiitpini, a widow of 77. and her brother. aged SO. have inherited a fortune of eight bundled thousand sterling in the estate of a long-lost brother, who amassed wealth by the manufacture of liqueurs in South America. SOI ’TH AM PTOX DISPUTE, LONDON, April 8. The Shipbuilding Unions have suspended 120 lecalcitrant Southampton members. The remainder are balloting on the question of accepting a proposed settlement. MAX AYOUXDS WOAIAX. LONDON. April 8. Following on an estrangement, Ralph Jones, aged twenty-six, a tailor of Birmingham, is alleged to have attacked bis fiancee with a razor severing her cliec’k from mouth to ear. The girl’s condition is critical. It is stated that Jones called at the girl’s home to recover the engagement ring. He alleges that prior to this estrangement he noticed tea she gave him was.

hitter : and he thought she had placed something (herein. He declared: “She injured me. 1 meant to injure her.” Jones was charged with attempting murder, lie was remanded in view of lu- manner in the dock.

MOST POPULAR GIRL’S NAME. LONDON, April 8. A competition to decide the most popular girl’.-, name drew nearly olio million entries. It resulted in the following preferences :—Phyllis, Grace, Barbara, Patience, Prudence, Jane, ■Susan, Priscilla, Matilda. A LIBEL SUIT. LONDON, April 8. A settlement, has been effected in a Idl'd suit which has already lasted several days, and in which T. Y\\ Gillauder Labour candidate for Ashtonunder Lvne) sued Sir Walter De Erece (Conservative Member for the seat) and the “Ashton Herald” Publishing Company.- as the. result of the publication of Frace's election speech, alleging that the plaintiff was an upholder of the Russian revolutionary, regime and of the nationalisation of women. Both the defendants apologised, and they paid the costs of the defence, paying also £75 to meet plaintiff's expenses.