AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 November 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

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[Reuters Telegrams.]

A BOMB TRAGEDY. OTTAAYA, Oct. 31

Someone planted a time bomb in a Canadian-Pacific sleeping ear crossing British Columbia, yesterday night. When it exploded in the early morning, six passengers were killed and a train wrecked. Police investigation showed the bomb was directed against Peter Yeregin, who was among those killed. Another victim was a member of the rovincial Legislative .and others were prominent people. \ oregin was 70 years of age and one of the most picturesque figures in AVestcrn Canada. A quarter of a century ago he came from Europe, leading a colony of 70,000 Doukhohors’ who were driven out of Southern Russia. They settled first on prairie lands ill Manitoba and Saskatchewan, hut had much difficulty with the authoirties because of their proclivity for marching through the con lit rvs'ide, whenever they had a grievance against the Government. Ten years a"<> they removed into the fruitgrowing district of British Columbia, and became excellent settlers. A oregin was literally their King, who recently lost his hold against some of the younger leaders. The police believe one of these planted the bomb in a valise which very effectively removed him.

“RED CATHERINE.” NEAY YORK. October 30. Count T.azzlo Szbeclien.vi, Hungarian Minister, has been called to Budapest to explain the failure of bis efforts to liar-Jrom the United States the - Countess Katherine Ynrolvi, wife of the former President of Hungary. . Mr Robert Caldwell, presiding at .-C dinner in the Countess s honour, that the Uorthy Government had tried to bar the Countess from Britain last

rear. In the first of a series of lectures tlm Countess explained that she left the aristocratic class because they refused to sacrifice tlieir egotism for the welfare of Hungary, and lacked sympathy with the common classes. She was equally opposed to Communism and Monarchism.

CANADA AND TARIFF QUESTION. OTTAWA, October 31. Asked if he anticipated, a restoration of the McKenna tariff duties or other preferential tariff treatment for Canada, the Premier, Mr King, said-% the new Conservative adminstration must take the initiative in the matter. It was for the British, not the Canadian, Government to decide.