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Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1925, Page 3

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•iUSIRALTAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. HONOURING lIIRDWOOD. (Received this day at 11.25 u.rn.) LONDON, January 21. Sir William Ilirdwood was entertained at luncheon by Australian and New Zealand Luncheon Chili at the Hotel Cecil. Sir Edward Lucas presiding, in proposing the toast of Itirdwood’s health, urged the maintenance of an ellieient navy especially in view of tho future immense development in the Pacific, lie paid a tribute to Birdwood and said next to the King and Royal family, no mail in tho British Empire was more welcome to Australians and New Zealanders, who admired him as a soldier and still more as a man and a gentleman. Sir Ilirdwood in reply, referring to -a hook describing India as a lost Dominion, said "he did not believe any Dominions would ever be lost to us, provided always wo showed by word and deed that wo rnearnt to govern firmly, justly, wisely and what was equally essential with a continuity of policy. He said the press had done a wonderful amount of good for the Empire and hoped they would do still more.

CERTIFIED INSANE. (Received this day at 9.25 i.m.) LONDON, Jan. 20. Alacfarlane who was found in a room in a .starved and dying condition, is aged 48, and has been certiticd to as insane. He formerly worked as a pattern cutter and lived on the starvation line, saving every penny. He had .111000 when lie lost ±;3uo in Farrows’ Dank crash. He also had a number of shares and certificates which are now worthless. He apparently lost his mental balance and wandered in the streets, collecting rubbish and piling it up in his room. The letter received irom New Zealand was written in 1910 by Sydney Ball, a child formerly living in the same building, which stated: “I do not like New Zealand. I wish I could return with mother and daddy to our little room at Islington. I miss the half-pennies and ice-waters you used to give me.” WEMBLEY SUBSIDIES. LONDON, Jan. 20. It is understood that the British Government has undertaken to pro vide the following subsidies for the Dominions at Wembley for 1925, as a contribution towards the cost of the pavilions:— Canada: £70,000. the maximum. Australia: .250,000. the minimum. New Zealand: £25,000 the minimum. South Africa: £15.000. India’s subsidy lias not been determined. Newfoundland intimated that she does not require a subsidy. South Allien intimated that she did not require a larger subsidy, having already a surplus of C 1.5,000. THE .MURDERED CONSTABLE. (Deceived this dav at 9. Ip a.in.) LONDON, Jan. 20. The youths Crossley and lleggarty were remanded on the charge of murdering Constable Willcts. The police gave evidence that I beggarly made a statement that Crossley tired the shot, while Crossley denied that he has ever had a revolver and blamed lleggarty'. Both allege the other threw away something when limning through the woods. The two accused, with a third boy. escaped from a probationary home on Saturday. A WIRELESS SURPRISE. LONDON. Jan. 21. A wireless amateur, Marcuse. residing at Catterham, had just finished working with an Australian fitation at six o’clock in the morning, when he received a faint call, lie was surprised to learn that it. came from Dr Rice’s expedition, which is located in the wilds of Brasil. HISTORIAN ARRESTED. BERLIN, Jan. 20. The historian. Dr. Karl Houck, the author of the history of the civilisation of the German .Empire in 50 volumes, has been arrested and charged with stealing thousands ol documents and prints out of the Prussian, archives between 1918 and 1922. When Hauek’s flat was searched it was found to he filled with the nroeeeds of similar thelts from the principal libraries ol Europe. His depredations have been going on for thirty years.

For many years Houck has been living with n young Austrian. Karl Von Hohenlohe. who claimed to he an Austrian aristocrat, but was really a tailor’s cutter. Hohenlohe assisted Hauek to sell the manuscripts. Hohenlohe was made a prisoner early in the war, hut Hauck’s influence at tho Vatican was so great that he was able to secure rtnlieiilobe’s release. SPAN TFT I NEWS. MADRID, January 20. Festivities on a colossal scale, attended by provincial and municipal delegationss, arc being arranged in 'Madrid for the 23rd January in honor of the Monarch. General Primo de Rivera had a great reception on landing at Algeeiras. Ta a speech in the Town Hall ho announced that he would return to Morocco the week after the Madrid ceremonies with a new High Commissioner as he himself was resuming the direction o, the Spanish Government now that ihe situation in Aforoeeo was easier. D-* Rivera denounced Ibanez and ms attacks on King Alfonso and rejoiced nt the outburst of popular ndiguaton in Spain which was evoked by the foreign campaign against the King. Cheering crowds and lilum’i-aied streets welcomed General de Rivera on his arrival at Ins birthplace, Jerez Meanwhile a Tangicrs correspondent describes the concentration of ’ be luffs in the Anjera region. They are, he says, attacking the Spanish lumps and even firing into Tetiian.

1 THE PARIS AGREEMENT. AM ERICA COMMITTED. (Received this day at 11-Jo i.m.) WASHINGTON, January 20. ‘Tf Air Hughes believes that America has not been committed; then his views are a striking contrast with those ot Mr Churchill, the French Finance Minister and other officials at Paris,” raid Senator Borah. He' foreshadowed a big tight in the Senate on the eparations agreement. Several newspapers allege that Mi Kellogg strongly demurred at the signing, but finally could see no other way out. ANTI-SOVIET FIGHTING. RISING TO BE RUTHLESSLY SUPPRESSED. LONDON, January 21. The. Berlin correspondent of the •‘Times” states reports are ‘ urreut that serious anti-Soviet lighting has amiin broken out in various parts of Bokhara, especially in the. Matclnsk district, where the rebels mobilised Die whole populationSoviet troops have been despatched from Tashkent with orders to ruthlessly suppress the rising. CABINET ADDITIONS. BERLIN, January 20. The following are additions to •u----ther’s Cabinet:—Finance, Herr Schleihen; Traffic, Herr Krohne.

CROWBOROUGH MUITDF.R. INQUEST OPENED. (Received this day at- 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, January 20. The Crowborough inquest has been opened. The father identified the body ns that of Elsie Cameron. The Coroner, at the request of the police granted a long adjournment.