MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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FIVF. VKARS FOR Ml RDF.R. NICK, Aug. 3. Vincent Corelli.. cabled on March f.jtfi, was sen leiieed to live years imprisonment for murdering Miss Smith, tla.* dancer, at Nice. JOSEPH CONRAD DF.AD. LONDON. August 3. Ooliuaiy Joseph Conrad, the Novelist. American FLI Id is. LONDON. August ’flic American worhl livers, Smith and Wude. restaited for Iceland in ideal uvather. Wade descended ID miles oil the Orkneys.

CHINESE FLOOD. I' K KIN. August 2. Ilsiho Dyki* hurst this morning near

Vaiigliuihaiig Hooding the ilef.ressioii to southward l.etweeu the Hraml Canal and Tsilii. The immediate result is that the river at Tientsin is 11 foot lower, and it is anticipated this iclicl will continue for four days, when the depression will lie Idled. Hu* water is expected then to burst the grand canal dykes and How sen'' .ini. Heavy rains continue up lountry. I ieiitsiu rcpoits two aiql three-quarter inches ol rainfall tins morning. TilK ('llINIvS!•) FLOODS. ;Received this day at fbf-'.T a.m.) PEKING. Aug. :.L All aeroplane inspection of tin- Hooded areas around Peking nnd I ientsin. showed thiit the river, width yesterday reached the maximum of l'..e UH“ llooit. was perilously near the tof.* ol the dykes. The railways are threat cm-.. Most villages are above tin* Hood lerel. but the farmers on the lower la nils are heavy sufferers. LF.OI’OI.O-bOFd: MURDERS. CRIMINAL OF 111 F- AHF.. (Received Ibis day at 0.25 a.m.) (’IIIt’ACO. Aug. 3. A greal i-rowil listened while the delV„c.r alienists related stories of the fantastic aspirations ol Dickie Loeli to become tin- leading criminal of the age. | Pe havin'' the great underworld organi-j sat ion to do Ids bidding like some ancient, pirate. On one occasion, lielore Frank'- murder. I.oeb seriously icu'idorcd of doing away with bis partner. Leopold, because the lutler was tailing in courage lor their joint six crimes. liie null object ol Prankmurder wa- 10 commit what I.oeb regards as the perfect crime of a generation. VETERAN fi.yf.r killed. CD If’AHO. Aug. 3. William lihmohliold. a veteran tlycr. was killed while Hying low in advance el a luueral to drop ll iwers mi a comrade's grave, 'flic plane got out ol control, misi'-diveil and 'truck a bouse, an explosion Pillowing. LONDON. Aug. 3. ’flic A it liver, Smith. Imreached Iceland. Til p; KVOI.LTION OF MAN. LONDON. Aug. :i. The "Daily Mail" -ays ihat Ctumi! Barnes, the now Bi-hop ol Birmingham. i- a noted scicnti-t. who asserts that there wa- not any special creation „. ~ j m d F.ve. but mil. a gradual evolulion 11 mil tribal monkeys, who -lowlv developed the embryonic human ‘brain lie added that the churches must soon iieeept tho bj. logical doctrine of evolution.

CAULK BATF.S. LONDON. Aug. 3. Mr Hibson conferred with the Pacific ('aide Board. It is learned all early reduction in cable rates is probable., The Hoard lias not yet arrived at a do-| vision whether to duplicate the cable or employ wireless as all auxiliary. N Z. SOLDI F.ILS BODY FOLND. (Received lids day at 10.25 a.mA LONDON. Aug. When the Oswestry reservoir nl Peiigwely was emplied, the body ol .It,lni Morris, 3S. who served in the war with the New Zealand forces, was found. SCOUTS gathering. LONDON. Aug. 3. Thirteen thousand scouts ami the Prince of Wales attended « .living service conducted hv the Archbishop of York at Wembley. KIND'S YACHT WINS. LONDON. Aug. 3. -The King’s yacht Hriltania with the King aboard, won Hie principal event at, Southampton Royal A acht 11 ’ ’ Regatta. «