BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.]

JELLICOE IN REPLY; LONDON, August 9; Lord Jellieoe, in the “Evening Standard,” answers Admiral Vim Sheer. He denies hesitation in commencing action at Jutland. He claims that there was difficulty in maintaining action, this being due to the Germans’ persistent roiioating under smoke screens. DOUGLAS MAWSOX SEARCH. THURSDAY ISLAND. Aug. 9. I'rnhniiiy Capt. Wilkins (the explorer) and Rovci. Watson, who is iu charge of the Methodist Mission .stations in the Northern Territory will endeavour to rescue the supposed survivors Irom the Douglas Mawson. Rev. Watson considers the best method of procedure is a quiet investigation by two or three whites, whom the blacks favour. The opinion is expressed that the rumours concerning the survivors may lie due- to confusion with the fact* that during May last two white lady missionaries were noticed passing to the south-west) of Groute Island to the Anglican Mission there. JAUNT TO AFRICA. LONDON. Aug. 8. Mr Thomas together with the British Delegation to the Empire Parliamentary Association has departed for South Africa.

NO REPRIEVE FOR YAQUIKR. LONDON. Aug. 8. The Home Secretary has refused to grant a reprieve to Yaquior.

YAgriKR’S FATE. LONDON. August 9, Ynquier was reading in bed when he wjis informed (hat there would he no reprieve. lie sprang up and shrieked something in French and then he fainted. A DOI'BLK TRAGEDY. LONDON, August 51. A curious double tragedy occurred in :i block ol fashionable flats in Jerniyu Street. Mrs Gcddes rushed downstjiiis shrieking that her husband had shot himself. Then she returned to her Hat. while a doctor was being summomst. Almost Im.medial'ely another shot was heard. Ilolh the husband and wife were found to lie mortally wounded. The husband was Captain T. .). R. Gedcles, who was home on leave from the Indian Army. The couple had keen married only nine months. They were due to return to Bombay to-day. A letter was discovered, which began: "Dearest Wife— We have come to tiu* end of our resources, and, as arranged between ourselves, I am going to shoot myself.” One theory is that the wile committed suicide with her husband's revolver from grief at his loss. The other is that there was a death pact, and, when the husband shot himself, the wife’s courage Ruling, she gave the alarm, hut recovered her nerve when she reentered the flat and shot herself with ttie sjiine weapon.

Apparently the young couple were penniless. They Intel been theatreooing and frequenting night clubs. No relatives are discoverable. LONDON. August 10.

The "Sunday, Express” has ascertained that Mis Gothics (cabled yesterday) is the daughter of Sir Frank Slv, Governor of the Central Province in India, to whom Captain Gcddes was Aide tie Comp-

All) FOR AERO CLCBS. LONDON. August 9. It is announced that the Air Council luis decided lo encourage tln* forma-

tion nf light Jieroplane clubs throughout the country, hv giving financial assistance for two years to Lite establishment of tmi such clubs in the leading commercial centres, eaeli club being required to provide at least an equivalent amount. AI \I! IMAGES IN BRITAIN. I ONDON. Aug. 9. The Registrar General's report for the first quarter of 1921 slews that it luis the lowest marriage rate ever recorded. There were 12.A72 fewer marriages tlntu in the corresponding quarter of 19215.

COAL MINE TRAGEDY. FIFTY MINERS entombed, f R f.ct f. ns Tnt.Fc it am s . 1 flleccivcd this day at 9.1. i a.in.) TOKIO, August 9. Fifty miners were trapped in lomvioiyama <n|al mine. Puktishina province, when a gas explosion occurred. It is feared all are dead. Nine Ixjdioi have been recoveredd,