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Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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BOMB THROWN AT CHINESE GOV ERNOR. [ RKUTKiis Telegrams.] (Received this day at 3 a.m.) PEKIN. May 27. Two bombs were thrown at the .Military Governor of Foochow. The Governor was unhurt, the chief of stall'. General Luhsiantiiig, was wounded ami the chauffeur and three soldiers were killed. AVIATOR CRASHES. PEKIN, .May 27 The aviator SavanolF, crashed at the Payola anchorage and was drowuetl. BY FLEET MURDER. At CTSKD'S STATEMENT. LONDON, May 27. A feature of the resumed hearing of the Bvfleet murder case is a .statement which the police stated. the accused Vntiuior. made before leaving Bvfleet. in which lie said: "I loved Jones like a brother. Is it likely, therefore, that I perpetrated this cowardly crime)' If the poi-on was not put in to the ylass by the criminal, it was done by someone paid by a cowardly suitor of Mrs Jones, in order that I, a lorcigner. might he accused of it. Amoiiy her suitors the cowardly assassin will be found. If .M.rs Jones is willing t»> >llO could sav who wanted to he rid ot both Jones and myself. It is a solicitor's clerk who know- most about Jones’s death, as he was madly in love with Mrs Jones. I loved .Mrs Julies overmuch to poison Jones. While \vo staved at the blue Anchor, there was nothing in my conduct calculated to anger Jones.” The hearing was adjourned.

EMPIRE WIRELESS. ■■LONDON. .May 2G

The “Daily Telegraphin an editorial. says:—"Jn view of overseas criticisms, atnd the beam discovery, the House of Commons .should have an opportunity for discussion before the Government commits the country to a definite imperial wireless policy oil the strength merely- of the flat of a minority Government's Post mas ter-Goncral.

IMPORTANT' CONFERENCE. LONDON. .Muv 27

The “.Moiling Post" understands that Air .MacDonald will attend the Assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva in September, in order to expound the British inlernatiomif policy. In that event, probably M. Ilerriott and others will go also, making Geneva a great conference of statesmen, which seek lo carry out a con structive programme based on the Experts' report. EMPIRE, PAGEANT. [Rut;thus Tki.kcr t'ts.l (Received this day at IJ.HII p.m.) LONDON. .May JTth. According to the Yorkshire ‘•Evening News" Sir Harold Borden has guaranteed £OO.OOO towards the i ost of the British Empire pagent at Wembley this summer, which added to the Treasury's grant of £(>sJ)l'*(l will enable a magnificent spectacle to he sieged. A CHINESE THREAT, fßeceived this dav at 12.HU p.m 1 PEKIN. May 27.

Cliihsili.viiaii Tiiduin of Kiangsu, informed the Frencli Consul fleneval at iS'lianghai that if D’Oisy landed at Nanking or. Ibsiichowl’ii he would seize D’Oisy's machine. This extra ordinary action appears to lie due solely to the pettiest jealousy. D'Oisv having accepted a luacliiiK- from l.nvunglisinng. a rival of Chilihsiehyuau at Chekiang. Tsaokmi (War .Minister) and Luchin have both telegraphed. instructing Chili under no ciiciim-.tancc.s in offer opposition to the gallant French flyer. D’Oisy yesterday was apparently ready to take the risk of s”i'.ure of the machine, but the French Legation thought it not advisable to take an action which might lead to a more serious incident.

X.S.AV LOAN;. LONDON. May 27. A New South Wales loan of ten millions at five per cent par will shortly lie placed upon the market. .IAI’ANKSK I’KARI.S. PARIS. Afay 2D. Al. l’olil. an importer o' .Japanese pearls. failed to obtain damages against a pearl syndicate lor its declaration that Japanese pearls are not really pearls, lull the Court in mulcting the claimant in costs found .Japanese pearls are in no wise InUc, or iniitatious, and ran be sold as line peaiD without indicating their origin. lIAI’.riTAi. CRIAIINALS. LONDON. Alay 2D. The Court of Criminal Appeal lias decided that a orisoncr who has once been found to be a habitual criminal L not always n> be regarded. A conviction recorded on April lotli. vn~ • plashed. INDIAN LAW CASE. I.UN DON. Alay 2D. In I lie which Oeneral Sir AL (PDwver is claiming damage.' Iroui an Indian leader, a native gave evidence that lie had had his shoe' tied round hi' neck, and hi' hands tied behind his I,nek. and a string w:i' tied to his heard. The string was pulled to-make him dance. Another gave evidence that he was compelled to strip naked in the presence of a crowd, and made to bend double and was then whipped. Women were ordered to watch the pro: celling', but they held their beads low in shame. The Indian advocate asserted that !)•) per cent, of the recruits in Shnupur district were forcibly enlisted. Air Wallien. loniii rl\ the Principal ol the Amritsar College, gave evident e that the students’ unrest developed as the aftermath of the war. lie said : was declared a pessimist in thinking the auti-Briti'li lecling '•> inn use that slight .-park might cause a eonllagralion." The witness added that the Punjab women unv" not forgiven the British for the Amritsar shootings. The women’s feelings were, he -aid. chiefly responsible lor the pre-ent unrest.

ITALIAN It OVA LTV. LONDON. May -’7. Tlio Italian Majesties in tin? morning visited Westminster Abbey and tlio Cenotaph. Kino Victor Kmmnnuel 1 laced a wreath on the tojjih of the I oknown Warrior, and also placed a wreath at the base of the Cenotaph. KAYE MURDER TRIAL. (Received this dav at ll’.MO p.m.'i LONDON. May 27. Till' prosecution of Mahon for the murder of Miss Kaye was resumed Kaye’s former employer gave evidence that she was a short-hand typiste earning £l7 sterling per mouth. She had to conduct, negotiations with Mahon’s employers. A hank clerk testified that deceased in February withdrew £lOl sterling from the Bank including four notes of £IOO each.