AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1924, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

Trl.K .MEXICAN MURDER

IT.RSECUTTOX OF -MRS EVANS.

C'Sydiitiy Sttn” Cables

(Received this day at 11.-3 n.m.) S.\N FRANCISCO, Aug. o. For several weeks belure .Mis Evans was killed near her Mexican hacienda, she a its l'oiced to live on her embattled estate in spite of the assurances front the American Ambassador, Mr Warren, that she would be protected and had nothing to fear. According to a letter from Mrs Evans to her sister here, written on July 117th., she said that she was luri'ed to stav in the town owing to the fierce threats of the Mexican agrarians. She stated that the Federal den. end Montes, an enemy of her family, .-ad been placed in charge of the. military district in which the hacienda was located. On July 13th. her water Kiimdv was turned off by Federal < dors and an appeal to Mr Warren brought the reply that she was in no danger. Her plight became desperate after the British Charge D affaires, Mr Cummins, was compelled by the Mexican Government to withdraw his protection as the u\sult of ’ representations made by Mexaeo to „ London. . V force <yf four natives led and drilled by a war veteran named Camp assembled at the hacienda and held the natives at bay, and recently Camp was obliged to leave, w hich may. have prompted the shouting of Mrs Evans.

question IN commons. LONDON'. August 5. Mr MacDonald announced in the Commons the murder of Mrs Evans in Mexico, hut did not reply to a question as to what the Government intended to do.

MKS KVA NS’ I.KTTKIiS. SAN FKANCISCO. Auu. 4. Airs Kvan’s latter, which liar sister received two days altar tl.a murder. assartail that a hand of Mexican ti"oi'> had started from Mexico City to han ti- H'Miorn.” The news of th- threat was bn>u K ht to her by n tr.end Ihe latter stated that while friends ‘ " anti-room overheard the attaches ■.. that they had a special m-'er nei tail inn to Mrs Kvans, sinned by In--Bute.it O’Bregan: “They intend to march to San l’edro and lump tbe Sonora oil one of her oivn trees. . friend said: “Don’t let them net yon. 'j'hftt’s what I have come to warn you

of. I don't think they will get me. but I am very cautious. I am .sending m\ maid t» Mexico City to bring men so as to have a little protection. 1 doll t mean to lire on them if they come, but try to hold out until the American Ambassador semis someone to help me MEXICO CITY. August !.

President Ohregon ie: sunnily ordered civil and military ollieia's in the State of Puebla to undertake an investigation into the -laying of Mrs Fvaiis. Instructions for a minute in,,‘uiry li >ve also been forwarded from the 'Departments of Foreign Relations and Interior, while the British A ue('(instil. Mr Hardacre. at I’uebla, reporting directly to Consul General King at Mexico and Cnncd States consular agent Jenkins is collecting information from the American Embassy.

STKBJ.IXG GOBS BP. XE\Y YORK. August 4. Sterling touched the highest point for 19:24. when it reached 44. V,. representing a week-end gain ot nearly two cents. The Continental Exchanges rose fractionally.