BRITISH X FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1924, Page 3

BRITISH X FOREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

tUUTBALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. CONAN DOYLE INTERVIEWS LENIN. A SPIRIT MESSAGE. LONDON. May 30. The "Daily Express" publishes a remarkable article by Sir A. Conan Doyle recounting his experiences in an old house close to Piccadilly Circus, where a young woman employed there, stated she had heard rnppings and had seen the figure of an elderly man. Doyle says that he went accompanied by two seers and tbe Rev. Vale Owen, a physician, anil others into a lower room. There the seers stated that they saw a figure bearded with slit eyes and a cunning expression, who. when asked, moved a table sharply, and when the light letter of the alphabet was named gave, out the letters "Lenin” and also the sentence: "Artists must rouse the selfish nations." Afterwnrds the spirit, through a medium, sent a message expressing the desire that Russia and Britain should he friends, with a warning that unless they come to terms they would drift towards war. wherein Russia would he very strong. Asked why lie was haunting the house, and If it was remorse for the deeds he had done, the spirit replied: “Yes." Doyle says he begged the spirit to cease, to annoy innocent people, and strive for higher things. Doyle concludes: ‘T am not. sure of the doctor’s conclusion, hut the others are convinced that we were in touch with a real entity and with it real message."

CHINESE PREMIER RESIGNS. PEKIN. May 29. Premier Sunpaochi has resigned, he. ■•a use the Government opposed his dans for a sett'emeut of the ?"< h lane question with France, and ae■usod him of hindering a solution >f China’s financial problems. Meantime, the American legation earns the missionary situation has leeome aggravated. When a relic' nu ty was proceeding from A\ uc.liow o Kwcilnn to learn the fate ot friends, t fell into the bauds of bandits.

DUBLIN LABOUR TROUBLES. DUBLIN, .May 30. Two hundred and fifty of the 'I ransort Workers’ local executive raided nd took possession of the Liberty lull. Jini Rirkin’s supporters lied.

ULSTER BOUNDARY. LONDON, Miry 30,

Mr R. MacDonald has invited Sir J. Craig and President Cosgrove dm mg tin* wct'k-uml to vi.-it i*lu.»c|«uvs Court to discuss the Ulster Boundary question. Both have accepted.

RUSSEL DIVORCE CAST

APPEAL ALLOWED

(Received this day at 8 a.in.) LONDON, May 30. 'file House of lairds has allowed Mrs ussell's appeal.

BLSLEY SHOOTING. LONDON. May 29. At the annual meeting of the Na innal R ilie Association, it was anlounced that a new Bisle.v colupetiion. the Overseas Contest is open t<

British subjects resident overseas, would he introduced ill view ol the large number ol visitors from the Dominions. An entrance fee would not he charged. There will he a record imml'cr of competitors at Bisle.v this year, including representative teams from Canada, Australia. South Africa. India, Rhodesia. Natal, (odd Coast- and Malaya. GRIM COURT SCENE. I Received this day at 9.2. T a. 111.) LONDON, May 29. ■flic trial of the Coolers. mother a,ul son, for tlio father's murder has opened. There was a grim scene when Detective Spilsburv produced the actual skull of the dead man. and pointed out the injuries alleged to have been caused l.v the hard suing of the hatchet. Mrs Cooper, in the dock, moaned, and pllt her handkerchief to her eyes. The son gazed steadily as his fathers skull was passed from hand to hand by the jury.

SHOT ON WEDDING DAY. LONDON. May; 30. The “'Dailv Express" Paris correspondent says: Alexander Kadowsky, 1,,, ox-officer of WrangolVs Army, who shot dead ft compatriot. Thoodoio Morny.off. at the altar on his wedding dav was acquitted <’ii 11 ""trder charge at' Dordogne. Kadowskys' defence was that he avenged the honour ol »> suitor, whom Morn/.off betrayed as deserted.

r.NEASINESS IN FAR PA*’". (Received this day at !■._■/ a.m.) TDK ID. May Despatches state the discovery of o' dleged Korean plot to l-mno .ritis.li md American (onsulatcs Seoul, U (•suiting in considerable uneas.ne.s ll: lie former Korean capital. A seiiniflicial coiilirimitiiiii has been "bt.iinoc ,f the re 'I I hat siieci.il guards hav. „.en posted at tlie America., eonsu„te. which will he maintained, es iccially since another .iiipleasanti.es? t the present time in view ot the deli•ate situation over the iin.Mgriit.nl' ■,,licv i- considered highly undcstr,l,lc' (IfliciaU believe l lie homb.W: ,|. IM () |j.dnated with the so-called Kor-pi-nvi-ioiial Government, which was formed a. Shanghai in 1010 by Kor•ails oppo-vd to dapanesc rule. ... 01q,.,. q,.,. i,, re foreign ain-ntmii to tinplight of Korea. Tli,. immigration situation had a depressing influence over the first impoi'lant meeting of Japanese and Aniericau- since the bill was signed, namelv the farewell-dinner to Mr Moods, 'ill,, toast of Afr Coolidge's health was drank, hut the air was tense.

The vernacular press ha- begun vitriolic attack on America. Many newspaper- are making an open threat of iiiipoiidiiiM