BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

—e*J>iUSTBALIAN AND N.S. IAULE ASSOCIATION. AVALANCHE TRAGEDY. GENEVA, February 12. The victim of the avalanche tragedy at Engcthal, was Air Edgar Wills, of the noted tobacco family. He was the youngest son of Air Alelville Wills, Director of the Bristol firm. Edgar Wills, who was spending a holiday with Jiis parents, went on a ski excursion to the Schillthorn in company with friends, including a young lady. Aliss Al.uel'cr. They were attended by a guide. Edgar and Aliss .Mueller were caught in an avalanche, and disappeared. Aliss AI uoller was found unconscious, hilt recovered. Wills was buried in very thick snow. His body was eventually dug out. It showed no injuries, n doctor stating that death was due to snlhocatioii.

Edgar Wills, who had no connection with the firm, served in the war.

INQUEST VERDICT. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, February 14. The inquest on Florence Hnrrold disclosed that she and Colonel Valentino Harvey, formerly of the Canadian army, had been living as man and wife" and that death was due to septicaemia following childbirth. POUR IT TO GO TO U.S.A. LONDON, February 13. Porritt, the New- Zealander, has accepted an invitation from the Pennsylvania University Athletic Club to compete in Philadoplhia in .May. IALAf[GRANTS FOR N.Z. LONDON, February 13. The Suffolk is taking 350 emigrants to’ New Zealand and the Tnimii 270, including 22 public school hoys.

SPINNING THE COIN. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, February 13. During a lawsuit before the King’s Bench the parses intimated that they had reached a settlement on all points except whether £3OO or £401) should he awarded plaintiff for costs. The defendant’s counsel suggested tossing 'to decide. Plaintiff’s counsel laughingly demurred because he had not"a two headed penny. Eventually the Registrar tossed a coin and the £4OO won. BRITAIN BEING RATIONED.

LONDON. February 13

At a meeting of the Home and Colon hi 1 Stores Limited, one of the largest multiple shop concerns. Mr Emery (chairman) in referring to the proposed new Government department of supply adumbrated before the hood Prices Commission said that if the arrangements mere to benefit tins country we must fix the prices of produce purchased and they must be low. lie wondered wlu.t Australia and New Zealand would say. The position was that Britain was gradually being rationed, not as during war-time by food controllers, but by the countries producing butter, cheese, meat and tea. So long as the markets were tree the public could never be belter servec than it is to-day.