BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuteiis Teleoiiams.] A LEGACY SWINDLE. PARIS, November 215. ' The romance of a million dollar legney, has cutlet! in the supposed heiress being sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. She is -Madame l.eotardi, of world-wide notoriety as the heiress who received a million dollars from .Miss lair Hollar, of Boston, on condition that she took charge of the latters’s menagerie of wild beasts. On the strength of the supposed legacy, .Madame l.eotardi borrowed one hundred thousand francs from Parisian business people. When the loan was not. repaid the authorities started an iurjuiry, which has lasted for two years and was extended over Europe to America and to Japan. As .Miss Heller could not he traced, the will was pronounced a forgery and Madame Leotard has been imprisoned.

ZERRELIX flight. WASIIIXGTOX, November 2IL I’l all s for a flight to Panama by the Zeppelin from I,os Angeles Imve brought iij) the possibility Unit the ('rent airship may heroine the means of revolutionism;; loon distance air communication and commerce. The Navy Department announces a trip to England is also being studied, as one of a series of flights to determine the ultimate peaceful use of the craft. It. is pointed out the liritish Government possesses several hangars, one of which could, lie used, a regular mail routo were proved practicable.

GERMAN BUDGET RURRLUS. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) BERLIN, November 27. The Budget for 1025 which was submitted to the Reichstag shows a surplus of about 2} milliard gold marks. 'I lie revenue in the ordinary budget is estimated at about 5.1 nil millions and the expenditure at 2,(100 millions. British exhibits. fßeceived this day at 11.25 a.in.} LONDON, November 27. The British Government has taken twenty-eight thousand feet of space for the Dunedin Exhibition, )!>25. CHAIR OF ECONOMICS. LONDON, November 27. Allen G. B. Fisher, previousy lecturer at Melbourne University has accepted the Chair of Economics at Dunedin. He received tlm London University degree of Doctor of Philosophy in October. His age is 28 years. He sails hy the Mooltan on ISlth. December. GOVERNOR OF FLU. . SUVA. (November 28. Sr Eyre Hutson has lieeu appointed Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner of the Western Pacific-

OBITUARY. LONDON, Nov. 27. Obituary—'The Duke of Beaufort. THK 000 CWT. BALE. PARIS, Nov. 27. Tlio Rouhnix Tourcoing ' Imlnstrial Federation, representing French wool interests, passed resolutions supporting Bradford’s proposals urging tTio Dominion growers to obtain pressing mncliincry, either privately or eooperativelv. with the object ol producing a live hundred-weight bale. MEN HANDED OVER. CAIRO, November 27. The British authorities have decided to hand over the arrested men to the Egyptian Government. CHINF.SE AEROPLANES SEIZED. (Received this day at l.u p.m.l COLOMBO. November 27. Four aeroplanes for China were seized aboard the German liner J’ealz. SOVIET AND RECOGNITION. PARIS. November 27. Owing to France’s recognition of the Soviet the Grand Duke Cyril desires to depart for Ameiiia. The authorities at Paris refused Ids request to go to the United States which is the only great power that has not recognised the Soviet.