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Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1925, Page 3

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[Reuters Telegrams.] SENTENCED FOB THEFT. LONDON, February (i. Delaney was sentenced to three, and a ball' years. The accused claimed that he was educated at Cambridge. [Delaney was a civil engineer, aged 21 years, and was charged with entering Lady Xortheoto’s house and stealing jewellery and documents, including the lady's instructions in the event of her death.] MR ASQUITH’S TITLE. LONDON, February G. It is uderstood that Air Asquith has decided to lake the title of Earl of Oxford and Asquith which will avoid all difficulty in the event of a successful claim being made to tlie definite earldom of Oxford. OPERA HOUSE AS DANCE HALL. LONDON, February G. The famous ('event Garden Opera (louse has been let for three months use as a dance hall. A MAN’S DECEPTION. PARIS. Feb. 5. The “ Petit Parisien " relates the historv of a. man named Trappe. who lived in Paris for a decade as a. woman. Ho went to the bnttlefront as a corporal in 101 I, and was wounded in the baud. He was accused of self-mutila-tion in order to escape service. Trnppe was counlmaiTinllcd. but the charge was not proved, and lie was transferred to another regiment. As a protest Trnppe deserted and arrived in Paris in a. woman’s attire in order to avoid arrest. Ho has worked ever since in workrooms where only women were engaged. and hay never been discovered. ST. PAULS. LONDON, Feb. (I. The newspapers are seriously concerned over St. Pauls, and several advocate the Government to appoint n committee of experts to satisfy the public, in view of the oonllietiug opinions as to the safety o! tlie structure. It is argued that (be responsibility is too great to bo left to the Dean and Chapters. 'LONDON, Feh. Ik John Todd, n City Corporation surveyor, who served a dangerous structure notice on the Dean and Chapter of St. Pauls, outlined to pressmen n scheme to save St. Pauls, which, lie said, will make you gasp.

Todd said that WOO.OOO was absolutely useless. His scheme would cost two millions ami lake twelve years to carry out. lie would hold the dome in its present position with temporary supports and take down and rebuild the present rotten ruers which, owing to Sir Reginald AYren’s inferior filling carried thrice the weight that solid .Portland stone should. Todd said that he would make a great round base of concrete ft', feet thick under the cathedral, ft was not a boy's job, but that, ol a labour Hercules. MURDERED BY GANG. DELHI .Feh. .0. An inquest on Abdul Kaderha vim war. fatally shot, in connection with the case of the girl Mnmtnz Begum (cabled January 22b the jury found that he died of revolver shots fired by more than five persons .who entered into a. conspiracy, and cl whom Shah Ahmed, who is under arrest, is one. The gang attacked the motor car in which the deceased was driving with Mum Hi z and an Indian Christian naim ed Matthews. The two last named were wounded.