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Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1924, Page 3

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ULSTER BOUNDARY QUESTION LONDON. July 23.

The Judicial Committee of the Prit.V Council heard arguments of counsel to determine whether the Crown call institute a Governor-General of North Ireland, to appoint a member of the Irish Boundary (’iiiiimissiou. in view of the refusal of the Government of North Ireland to do so. The Committee announced it had reserved its decision. It would communicate its advice privately to the King. J.ONDON. July 22.

The I’iiv.v Council has concluded its Ulster boundary hearing. Lord Dunedin announced the advice to he tendered the Crown would ho confidential. It rested with the Crown whether the advice would be disclosed.

BABY MURDERER SENTENCED LONDON. July 21.

’I ravis. whose conviction was earned yesterday, was .sentenced to five years, ’file Judge said the prisoner was sane, but bad a r-nminal impulse, and might be a danger to the community. The prisoner, who is aged about 21. admitted that lii.s child was restless at night, and he squeezed iis no-c to qn.ieU-11 it. Ii ceased breathing, and bo phe. ed tin* boils in a kit bag. and le.lt it at the railway cloak room.

ENORMOUS FLOODS IN INDIA

'“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this day at 11.2*1 a.m.) DELHI. July 21 Appalling Hoods are occurring In southern India oil a scale hitherto unknown in any part ol India, as |nr as I !a* loss ol human and animal life, and the destruction of public and private property is concerned. Large areas are under water to a depth (a eight feet. The rivers burst their hanks and are Hooding into one another. No proper estimate of the loss ot lile is yet obtainable but the official figures are regarded as much under-rated. The damage to railways is enormous. Ceylon can only he reached by sea. The interruption to communications is causing loss and inconvenience throughout India.

A ZOOLOGICAL LINK. (Received this ilav at 11.21 a.m.) DELHI. July 21 An important link in the chain of zoological evidence ol the existence in prehistoric ages ol tin* vast continent connecting India and Alriea is Inrthcoming in the discovery at Jnblnilporc o| estcii'ivc remains of the armed dinosaur, similar to those loimd years ago in Taiignnyiki*. Armed dinosaur

remains were not discovered hitherto in India. It is presumed by 'experts that the remains were deposited at the end of the Cretacean period. 'l’he discovery is regarded as comparable in the interest only with the recent American find ot dinosaur eggs in Gobi desert.

COMMERCIAL TRAVEL!. KRS CONFER (Received this day at 12.*50 p.m.) LONDON. .Inly 21. Representatives '.it Associations ill ( auada. Australia. New Zealand and South Afrim. in addition to members of the Commercial Travellers Association of Britain and Ireland intended the first congress ot the Ivmpiie Commercial Travellers Association.

opened in I ni.don this mottling. .1. Davies (Australia) read a paper on the economic value and the status of the commercial traveller. F. \\ . Manton (Nvu Zealand) said the Commercial Traveller there in many eases spend their spare time pt-iispc ting and opening on the country. The -bind 'Mayor and Lord Kylsnnt cordially welt (lined the delegates.

IiACi.MKN’S I'NIO.N OI’BOSKD. (Received this day at i 3i> p.m.) LONDON, July 2-1. During i tie discussion at the C ommercial Travellers Conference on organising iravellers on trade union lines, .Mr Coysli, British Secretary, said thaL such a steji would ho disastrous and utterly impracticable. It would establish an impassable barriei between the employers and travellers. Mr Derose said the Australian Asso cintiou would oppose the union winch would be objectionable to the average tra voile r. WIRELESS TO AI'STRALIA. (Received this day tit 11.20 a.in.) LONDON, July 21 Mr Oihson commenting on the wireless agreement, said the ground was now- clear for the iuimis to lake action. It was satisfactory that Iho Oovernmciil was preparing to give Australia, cither the super or beam -vstom. The lormer c.ndd not be erected within two years, but it was cssen- , j ; ,| (hat i ommiiniciitioi! should be eilablislied as early as possible. He was idem that the Commonwealth would lake the necessary steps to connect the two countries with the beam system. Although it might not be sullicient for all requirements, giving |lM ly a seven hour service, none being business hours, communication could be obtained, within eight months. I might then t>e necessary to en(t a super station to ensure continuous M*r vu-'" ■ a look or I'. (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) LONDON. July 21. Building trades employers decided that lockout notices, cabled on lltl'July, and thus far suspeiKled. shall oeprate on the 20th. in.~t.

FRENCH JCRV'S III.I'NDER. j (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) j BAR IS. July 21Owing to the jury's blunder, the bandit Alphonse Mourey was sentence, to death ill emu at the Seme Assizes. Moil rev was ,ha fired with Ini„.r at the police When being arrested for a robbery. I'n.ler the I’teneh law (Ids is punishable by death, even d the police arc not hit. The jury was equally divided on the .apital cl in tve. whirli w;is nquivnlfMit 1«• vo' <ln*t *> no. but the jury's written verdict handed to the .indue said yes. Alter the ,Indue had proumnued the sentence the jury'" realised the blunder and met aeian and decided to inform the authorities and Mourey thus realised his wood fortune.