MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1925, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION -SLEEPING SICKXK.SS. LONDON. May 10. Lord Milner is suffering from sleeping sickness. SAX K LA HOP. LONDON, May 10. .Mr .MacDonald, speaking at it Lahoar demonstration at Xewjvirt. said Labour would never coiuiuor so lone a> it inarched to taitsie like “The Red King.” They wanted a great new Lahour son g with a line pulse stirring swinging march.

BEATEN TO DEATH. f-OXDUX. May t). Patrick Shttanon. aged tin. who return cd to Ireland, niter making a small fortune in Australia. Iniilt a farm at Cnrrowmoro, which was raided by three or lour men who demanded to know where lie kept his money. .Shannon refused to disclose the information and was beaten with slicks. lie was taken to the. hosnital wltero he died. SUICIDE. f.OXDOX, May 10. I.nscelles’ maid entering the smoking room early in the morning, found Lascelles shot through the head, and ;i douhle-harreliod gun tit his side, lie dined alone on the previous night. It is slated lie had been lately somewhat of n recluse, lie was fond of hooks and was rarely seen outside tlie house. .Mrs Lascelles and daughter Nora aged JO, were in London at the time •'[ the tragedy. They returned immediately.

TlllO PRINCESS ROYAL. LONDON, May 8. The Princess Poval eoubimies to atake slow, definite progress. Till'. ITALIAN' AVIATOR. DELHI, May S. Depinedo has arrived tit Romhay on his flight to the Last and hack. OBITUARY. 1-OXDOX. May K). Obituary- Lonl Dcramscy. I’RIXCK OK WALKS. CAPETOWN. May 10.

The Prince of Wales, mounted on a white horse, rode into Oudtshoorn at the head ol a large command. Replying to an enthu-iastie welcome, he sympathised with ostrich breeders that ostrich leathers had gone out of fashion. Afterwards lie visited an ostrich farm and cut- white and black feathers from hooded birds and placed one in his lint-. RACING OWNER CLEARED . LONDON. May !).

Kir Loft us Rates, Clerk of the Course at Thitsk. states he lias received ti letter from the Secretary of the Jockey Club to the effect lhal alt analysis of Azimuth's saliva, cabled on .May Jrd.. does not reveal either drug or stimulant. The “Sunday Express” interview ' I O'Sullivan's secretary, who said lieresult does not surprise ns. We never had any doubt as to the result of the examination. Mr O'Sullivan is naturally upset at. the Jockey Club's suspicions, anil as far as we can see, inis not likely to change hi- mind regarding tile closing of the stables.

TRIAL CONTINUED. I.O.VDOX. May l“. The Dekernimm trial was continu'd. I’ernedine N'etleles said the Count loved the country and his wife eared only for frivolity and gambling. She frequently threatened in kill him. demanding large -tuns ol money. I want t raid i'll by compassion, lie was most unhappy in his home liic. where his wife used to beat him. The Countess during Xedeles's evidence lifetime I'nfimisL angry, tearing her handkerchief into shreds, and she accused Berncdiue of having stolen her husband.

A STRIKING ARTICLE. LONDON. May lit. The “Observer” publishes a remarkable article by Senator William Borah. (Chairman of Cniled States Semiii' Commission on loreign relai ions), declaring Kranee is in a Ijcltcr condition economically titan ally other European nation. She has practically no unemployment, the people are universally prosperous, her industrial development since the war being striking, and the exceptional experience through which site is passing nmiuciilat'ilv is due not to economic i-iinili-tinus. but to publics. She can, if she chooses, meet her obligations upon fair, reasonable terms. Rorali proe.'cds to analyse Ihe situation from the American standpoint searcltiligly. and declares wiml Kniteil States desires is merely money, which its taxpayers loaned in foreign Covcrntnenls.

CANADIAN ELECTIONS. OTTAWA, May 10. Mr C. A. Dinning, the Liberal Premier, announces the general election for the province of Saskatchewan take; place oil June 2nd.