AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1924, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.]

A XICW "WEAPON. NEW' YORK, Novell. her 9. Crowds ii tie in line tile miniinl iiiitioiinl rndio Exposition were given a remarknlile demonstration of the sinister possibilities of a new deadly weapon id future warfare. A Britisher sitting in a powerful radio station at London flashed an impulse over the Atlantic, exploding a. demonstration bomb set up in the exposition. As the blinding flash occurred, an automatically controlled camera clicked and a photographic record was made of the first attempt to bombard New "Jerk from Loudon. The result, if a real bomb find been used, was left to the imagination. Jt startled the crowd.

FIVE BOVS’ CHIMB. NEW TO It K, Nov. ft

Kivo hoys I: 11 ■’.1 1 1 a rifle in order t" shoot big <.OllllO Before going "ito the wilds they had target practice and Ernest Soliwer got in the way and was killed by a bullet lodgin'; in the temple. The hoys Imriod him and swore each other to secrecy. The relatives found the body and a hundred ]:oicomcn tried to solve the mystery for a week, lefnre a hoy confessed.

NOTED DETECTIVES END. NEW YORK, Nov. 0,

Roderick McLennan, the famous Pin. lcertou detective of Chicago who resigned and went to Calgary, on a faim, was alone repairing a roof, when befell off and broke both legs. He fired a revolver to attract attention and when the ammunition failed he set lire to the house and then the grailary hut nobody came. Finally a pedlar arrived and transported him to the hospital with both legs frozen, where he died later.

STB AND E COURT SCENE. OTTAWA, November 0

John AVa.lsh sued Ilenry Kelly, both Catholics. Walsh, overcome with his feelings collapsed in the witness box and was evidently dying. The Judge suggested that someone give him finat ministration and the defendant, Kelly, ■with his two sisters recited prayers until the arrival of a priest.