THE LONDON MYSTERY

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1924, Page 3

THE LONDON MYSTERY

an ArriTi Dr: us (ontk.uit. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION iEernired Uiiti dav nt !b-o a.in.) LONDON. May I*. Mrs Jones, widow of the poisoned By fleet hotel-keeper, underwent three and a half hours cross examination at Working regarding her relations with the Frenchman, Va(|tiier, charged with tlie murder of Jones. She returned angry answers to counsel, such as "All

. lies,” and “When I say no I mean no,” compressing repeatedly into a few words a depth of scorn and contempt. Asked why she did not tell \ aquier to leave the hotel, she replied: "For my children's sake I did not want it known what Vntjiiier had been to me. lie might It'll my husband.” Airs Jones denied that she had any feelings of love for Vn<|uier. She only felt sorry for him. it was not love, hut fear, that made her stay with A'a quid' in London. She did not know where her husband got the L'lJ.lO with which lo acquire the hotel at l»v----flcet, but admitted that she was -previously paying him L'fi weekly as manager of her Kingston-on-lhe-Thanie.i -business. She also admitted that before her husband died there were repeated discussions regarding the project of her returning to France «>th V aquier for the purpose of taking a hotel near Biarritz. She declared she ],id the salts in the bottle for analysis at her husband’s request before death. The hearing was adjourned.

GERMAN ITEM?

[‘•Tub Aiiii'.s” Skiivicb.J GERMAN POLITICK. vßeceivod tliis day at 10.a.m.) LONDON, May 18. A Berlin correspondent states the Nationalists tloniaml that the present Derain„ Government should' 1 resign lorthwith, has met with a prompt reply in which the Nationalists are told pointedly tnat the (invernmont has no intention of doing anything of the kind. Government will meet the Reichstag and lesion only when it is clear what is succeed!iif' it. The Nationalists asserted the (lovernment has neither right or decisive authority to represent Germany in negotiations on the experts’ report. The (iovernment in reply declares it is not only the right Tint the duty of the present (’abinel to carry out these negotiations, (loverniiicvnt claims it would be acting strictly in accordance with the desires of n majority of the nation, pointing out its action itas the approval of the Socialists and Bavarian Peoples Party, in addition to the (iovernment parti.whose comhined votes exceed those of any possible opposition composed of Nationalists. The latter are also reminded that they have not yet clearly indicated their views regarding the experts’ report, which has now become the centre point of Orman policy. The (iovernment declares-the Nationailsts can best help to clear up the situatin', by definitely defining their attitude foivatils it.