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Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1924, Page 3

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TDK AM I! ITS.A It CASK. DONDON. June 5. Summing up in the Dwyer case -Mr Justice Met birdie said that it the jury found that O'Dwyer had committed an atrocity they would have to find him responsible therelore bed ore the defendant's plea ol justification pretailed. He a-ked the jury what would have been the result if O’Dwyer’s force had I icon wiped out and the rebellion l"d to insurrection and then civil war. which was a terrible thing. A SICK KIND TRAGKDV. LONDON. June .T. A shocking tragedy is reported from Aberdeen. Alls llcid. the wife ol a tin ter, was found in bed with her throat .severely cut. Her two children. aged loin ami eighteen months, were dead, tlnii throats being cot. The husband made the discovery. Shortly afterwards the woman gave birth to a daughter. She was taken to 111" hospital and I' expected to recover. The ha by is tloing well. Altisfl, NEGOTIATIONS. .MOSUL. June .I. Negotiations have I ruptured. The Turks suggest the 'juc-tinii he referred to another tribunal instead oi the League of Nations. CALCUTTA SWEEP WINNER. I.(INIXIN. June 5. A message Irom Nairobi, says CTi|K. Herman. aged IM. unmarried, drew Saiisovina in the (airulla sweepstake. He is a pa l l tier in a big game outfitting firm. He purchased five tickets with Airs Winifred Schalk, a Nairobi dressmaker. It was arranged that Harman have two-fifths ami Schalk three-fifths. They sold a half share to a Calcutta man for thirty thousand rupees, who cabled the offer on Tuesday. Harman, who is n l.onduiier, -ays he will mil give on work at Kenya which i- the bevi country in the world.

ALLAN lAN TROUHLK. LONDON. June

Ihe "Daily Kxprcss" special t-orres-poiiilent ai Coiisiitiit niople understand- ill" Hritish .Minister at Alliens informed the Foreign Office ili.il Cr.-cce is determined to enter Albania to protect hei iii 11 ‘re - 1 a I, .1 ugo-Sla via car-

r, es "lit the present inleiilioli of oeeilplviog portions ~i .Mb,•min. Italv is •'"'■•used of stirring up the Albania irouhl" in order to secure a strip of coast. .Mattel's lire complicated by an American company seeking oil concessions.

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LONDON. Juno (!. The I mperiu I Labour Conlerenec. which was arranged m meet in l.o.'idon during the present month, has In on postponed, owing-; to the South African ami New loimdlnml elections. A CALL TO Alt MS. DA Hi's. Jiiit T. Aet-irding to ndviee- iv, "ived. the newly formed Aiinininn l’rovisioe:d Government is forcing nil mnl"- between the age- of 'ill mnl In to hear arms. HOD MAN lAN CKISIS. LONDON. June ti. 'Telegrams frnm Rueharc-t iuiiicaie Hint the Hrattino Ministry i- -till in olliee. and affirm that tvere-ii’- d"nioti.sratioii of lilty thousainl peasant[inssed oil successfully . klt KNCII POLITICS. PARIS. J'ine <>. Crowds ns-cntl.h'd in I l out ol tlm Klysoe on Thursday night, troops closely gun riling it It is ns-crtei! thill I’re-idi lit. Milk-rand ha- asked Al. Alngicot t -1 I>>f mi -i Mmi tty. Otiiet name- are also mi'iit inncd.

The “.Morning I'n-t" -ay- ii nun he inferred that President Miilerend's intention i- in tiuil a .Ministry to taco both Chamber-, with a i’lv-bii iilial message and 1" io-i-t no m a decisive vote. I 'AIMS. .June T. M. Millerand ha- invit'd Senator Millie- Lacroix lo form a Ministry. I.MAIKBIATK STRIKE i’t ISSI lil.l*. I.'.’lN I u IN. .lime it. •piiere is a pn"ihilily ol an immediate strike. The lociiiiiol ive men were lllhd out. owing to the Locomotive Delegates' fiinferi lire deciding intake n I >;> 11< > I in the e veil I ol lie ( ompanie~* reply proving no-al i'ia.-tnr\. The nndcrgr id railway management has e-siiod a v.aroiog ot l!n- inipl'ohahdily ot maintaining to-day > restricted services until In morrow , ow ing in indication- ol other worker* wit lull awing.

TTIK NKXT WAIL l.t )N I)()N. -I tme o. | The "Dailv Telegraph's" Itoredaux : correspoodeiil sii.Vs that, in emphasis-; mg that chemicals will prohahly decide; the next war. Surgeoii-( 'ooniiaiider Hitch, before the International I’uhlic | Health Congress. -aid that the pn-si- ; liility, and even the probability, of tne bombing of the civil population with unisonous oases must he admitted. Special training hi the elementary facts of chemical warfare should he provided for medical men, ti acliers - . hnv seollts, Ineiilhers ot tile A.Al.t .A. and others. There should he anti-gas drills in the schools, and i ducat lnii.il campaigns in the newspapers and cinemas. The organised sections of the it in mi uiii t y should he supplied with ga- masks in peace time, in order l" m t a-- guides to the n-st. The only . method ol protect ing young children j would he by means ol sealed rooms. , hot municipal (logouts inighi he pro- ! vided for nimher- and children able ; to get there in lime.

IM 'i'lA AND ( lII.NA. LONDON. o. | The "lime’s" Riga corre'pondetit I sa.\s : "Moscow hails (.Juna's recognition . i the Soviet a - one ol llio great j esi i vents in recent time~. M. Tehiteiierin declares it esiieeially j iinportaiil. liei aii'i- the I’aeitie is re- j placing the Mediterranean as the centre ot lire world's political and j economic intcre-ts. and the ocean of | the future, lie -ay- it was necessary; to carry out negoi iat ioii' with China j in the strictest secrecy, lest the mailed list o! the Big Powers thwarted the Soviet s efforts in this great forward movement for the etmineipation of the Orientals. He adds that the awakening of the Orientals and their struggle against imperialistic oppressors is progressing gradually and irresistibly. Russia and China in future- will hand in hand, helping one another, and giving one another lull support. OR I)KI!S KOI! BRITAIN. lON DON. .tune o. It is claimed that the Wembley Kxhibition is large!v responsible for over t00.0R0.000 orders from tin* Dominions ami foreign buyers, placed in Britain last tumuli. OXFORD RYK-KLKCTION LONDON. June -T. The Conservatives gained a seat in the Oxford live-election, w hich was contested hy three old Blue-, the voting being:— C. Browne fCoii.t lO.D7i> C. B. Fry (Lib.) ... 8.287 K T.jptUnv (Ifih,) ... 9.T60