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Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1924, Page 3

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[“The Times” Service.] A MCKDKKKR TRAPPKD. BCDAPKST, October 23. The police have tricked Doctor Krolireieli whom they suspected of having killed his father-in-law Kgyedi, a wealthy Hungarian landowner, into a confession of the murder by pretending they believed him innocent. After a few days a detective suddenly came to Krohreich's room and seized him by ihe shoulders angrily exclaiming: “You are deceiving us! Did you murder your father-in-law?” Krohreich was taken aback and muttered something about his wife and small boy. The defective quickly called in the wife telling her that her husband wanted, to confess. The wife threw herself into her husbands arms saying, " Tell everything. I will forgive.” Froliroich brokenly described how he went to the miserly father-in-law to ask him to keep one of his daughters who was a penniless widow. Kgyedi refused to help, goading Krohreich into a fight in which the old man was strangled. The horror stricken Krohreich picked up a razor in order to commit suicide by cutting his wrist arteries when he thought of the plan of cutting Kgycdi’s wrists to make it appear the latter had committed suicide. ilio plan was apparently successful as the doctor granted a certificate of suicide, but the police were suspicious.

POPK LEO XIII’S REMAINS. BOA lE, October 21

The remains of Pope Leo Nil I were transferred last night privately from the basilica of Saint Peter’s to the .St John Lateran basilica, which was chosen by him as his last resting place. The ceremony was carried out in mysterious silence, and the profound darkness of the night. 'I lie sarcophagus, however, was carried on a luneral car, with four lighted torches, proceeding through thy, darkest streets of the city. MARCONI’S NK\Y A OUT KV KM ENTS. ATIIKNS, October 21. Marconi, uho is visiting here in the course of a Mediterranean cruise, tinring which lie is experimenting aboard hi.s yacht, says lie believes he has solved the problem of secret wireless communication between any two points on the globe without an intermediary station, and also the problem of acceleration in transmission, which will rein the cost of messages to one-twentieth of the present rates. TilK FILM I-IKK. LONDON, October 21. The damage caused by the film lire is estimated at one million sterling. CLOSING OK AYKMBLKY. LONDON, October 23. The Prince of Wales’s first act on returning from America will he to close the Wembley Kxhibition on November lltli. KK.AI*. OK WAIL OKNKVA, October 21. (irecce has applied for the League of Nations Council, which is niceling at Brussels next- week, to consider the expulsions of Creeks from Constantinople, which, ft is feared, might precipitate a Tiirco-Oroek war. ITALIAN LOAN. BO.MK, October 21.

The Italian Government is issuing an internal loan of forty-seven millions sterling to meet the obligations of the devastated areas. The loan is being issued in hundred-franc bonds, hearing Jive per cent, interest. It is redeemable from ID3I to 1000. A BRAZIL PLOT. 1(10 JANEIRO. October 21. A lieu plot fo overthrow the Brazilian Government was brought to light, the leaders being arrested. A TURKISH PLOT. (Received this day at 8.30 a.in.) CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 21 The newspapers report the police bad discovered a plot by six Armenians to kill the Turkish I’resident. It is alleged the men came from Athens. Tive have already been arrested. 'I be news is denied by the police, but the newspepers, while differing in minor details, persist in asserting the essential truth of the statement. GERMAN ELECTIONS. {Received Ibis dav at 8.30 a.in A LONDON, Oct. 21. ’l’lie “Tinies” Rerliu correspondent says tlio German Nationalists election manifesto, which is signed by Lmlendorlf, appeals for lamellation of the Dawes scheme. It is roundly criticised tai all sidei as a most tactless document. Its publication lias put Stressmaiin and liis followers into a ililficult position, and for the time being at any rate there is no further talk of the much trumpeted co-operation between Nationalists and Peoples Party. The latter indeed condemn the Nationalist manifesto as directly opposite to the policy pursued hv the Nationalist leaders for six weeks preceding tl" election, which had been taken as the basis of joint action. The Peoples’ Party meantime is proieeiling with its campaign on its own lines, anil is exploiting the acceptance of the Dawes scheme, as its particular claim to support the .electorates. FRANCO-GERMAN AGREEMENT. ITS EFFECT ON BRITAIN.

LONDON, Sept. 24. The “Times” in a leader noting that the new tendency in France is to seek a direct and dose economic agreement with Germany, says it is a tendency that was always desirable and the signs are that it is increasing in strongtli and must lie taken into consideration in all estimates in connection with the economic future of Britain.

THE GERMAN WAY

PARTS. October 24. The Berlin correspondent of “fa journal” alleges the Germans are secretly manufacturing Lewisite, the deadliest gas discovered in war time. Emanations from the factory have poisoned many residents at Pillau. It adds that Germaiiv is defying the disarmament clauses of the Treaty of Versailles, by preparing electric anti-tank defences. Knipps are retaining a special big g"» manufacturing plant, preventing 1 ” Allied mission from inspecting the naval arsenal at Killing and German .warships are participating in Soi li manoeuvres.