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Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1925, Page 4

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RELIGIOUS -MANIA. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) I .OX DON, March 0. The “ -Morning Post’s” Moscow correspondent says the trial has opened in connection with the extraordinary religious sect recently founded in the province of Volliynia. Owing to the persecution of the church, the peasantry were unable to satisfy their devotional need, so they formed secret sects in which perverted religious sexual ideas were prevalent. The founder of the sect, a peasant named Kornci, rejects marriage on the ground that Adam and live were never married, lie preaches that clnldreu born in wedlock are unholy things and must be killed. T/.imhaluik, a member of the sect having four children, aged live to fifteen, put them to bed and murdered them with a poker and then set fire to the house. Kornei, TV.imbalnik and other members of the sect are now being tried. A number of similar secret sects and murder societies are springing up in Russia. It is alarming the Soviet leaders.

ECONOMIC COMM ITTEE. (Received tins dav at 11.0 a.m.! LONDON, March (5. The Colonial Office notifies the formation of an Imperial Keonomie Committee. foreshadowed by Mr Baldwin in December, to be presided over by Sir Halford Mae Kinder to deal with marketing of Empire products in Britain and to make recommendations for the disbursement of the British Government's grant of a million sterling to foster Imperial trade. The Committee will first concentrate its attention oil meat and fruit from the Dominions and India. Representatives will he chosen from the respective representatives in London. Sir Gilbert Grindle together with another, so tar not elected, will represent the Colonies. Mark Sheldon and MeDougall represent Australia, Sir .T. Alien and Forsyth, New Zealand.

COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS. (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, March 6. The final slate of parties at the London County Council elections is eighty-three Reformers thirty-five Labour. six Progressives. OFF TO GENEVA. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, March 0. Mr Chamberlain, on route for Geneva. departed for Paris where he '"ill meet M. llerriot. FRENCH OPINION. PARIS, March G. The newspapers express the opinion that Mr Chamberlain's speech clearly shows that Britain favours an AngloFinneo- Belgian, guarantee pact, in which Germany might he associated. They declare such a pact would be ineffective unless completed by military arrangements on all the frontiers of Germany whose association in the pact would be useful only if she joined U. League of Nations unreservedly.

Ml! BALDWIN’S APPEAL. LONDON, March G

A sort of clarion call to the nation was uttered by Mr Baldwin at Birmingham. declaring the blight ol Lumne was the diabolic suspicion between man juul nuui and nation. saying il Germany would play the gam/e there was no reason why trade with Central Europe should not he restored, while as regards (loniCfitic affairs an i industrial sterin was gathering which if it broke, would spread misery bar and wide and sweep lark the chance of reviving |tospcrilv. 'The Premier appealed to the erganisalions of employers and workers t : , sit: down together and make a frank determined effort, when tlicv would find they were far more able to "(irk out a solution of their troubles, than politicians. NEAY YORK. March (>. At Florida. Sarnzen and Diogel and Farroll and Cntickslmiik readied the finals in the annual professional host hall tournament, the latter eliminating Hagen and Kirkwood in the semi-finals three and two. DAVIS CIT. XFAY YORK, March 6. Denmark and Canada have challenged for th eDavis Cud. Canada speeilying the Americans’ /.one.