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Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

11B8TBALIAN AND N.Z. I ABLE ASSOCIATION. FIRE ON LINER OPAWA. LONDON, March fh Advices from Perim state the fire on the Opawa has been extinguished. No IJ ’tween deck is now discharging its cargo. The ship proceeded to sea, to dump the irretrievably damaged cargo. There is a sign of tire in No. If lower hold, Imt the temperature in Nos, 1 and 2 holds is keeping good. REMANDED. LONDON, March Albert Ooorjre Rod well, ajjjecl ail insurance agent, was remanded at the Guildhall on a charge of wounding and robbing Ekisler. The police evidence stated that when apprehended. Rod well said. “It is about the Ekisler affair. I just read about it. Me is a friend of mine.” Later when charged, Rodwell said: "It is utterly absurd. 1 spent the whole of Friday at Kastcote.” It was staled that Ekisler is still in a critical condition, hut is slightly improved. and has a chance of recover, ing. - THE HOURS’ CASE. ' LONDON, March 2. The chief interest in the Hobbs conspiraev trial centred in the evidence of Newton, who said that the idea was that Sir I lari Singh would pay something in order to avoid divorce proceedings. Captoin Arthur told witness phot Singh had if 160,000 idle in India. The question of what Singh should pay _ was left in Arthur's hands. Arthur explained that Singh’s succession to the throne of Kashmir would he jeopardised if there was a scandal. Mr Curtis Dennett subjected Newton to a most scorching cross-examina-tion. He produced a document and asked Newton : “ Is that your signature:' ” Newton examined the document at length. ___ Counsel interposed: Ths signature «- will become important. I follow a hue of argument for what is coining. It is a diabolical defence.” Newton odmitted that he was arrested in America in 1012. but said that lie was immediately liberated. ■Counsel asked: Was the charge laid by a lady? 'Newton declined to answer this queston, as not bearing on this ease. He' suggested that bis character liad already been sufficiently besmirched. Justice Avorv intimated that he would consider' whether the evidence was admissable. The hearing was adjourned.