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Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1925, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLB ASSOCIATION. THE N.X, BAYILKi.V THE QUEEN INTERESTED. LONDON, May 20. Mr 'Roberts i.N.Z. representative at Wonibly) escorted the Queen during her visit In the New Zealand Pavilion at Wembley. Her Majesty was particularly interested in the Rotorua diorama, being charmed by the expansive views of the mountains in the thermal district. She thought the colouring splendid and recalled her visit to New Zealand, also the names of tho guides and inquiring whether they were still living. Her Majesty next stopped at Mil- , ford Sound and the Waitomo Caves, f , • and expressed regret that she not visited the originals. Alter a. thorough inspection of the exhibits the Queen commented on the wonderful display. She was keenlyinterested to learn that the 11)21 Exhibition had benefited New Zealand’s trade. Air Roberts added the publicity of 192.5 was likely to further increase the demand for New Zealand products. l-RENCII GENERAL POISONED. , BARIS. May 20. The newspaper “ Libertc ” to-night publishes a sensational story to the efleet that Oeueral Mangin ',a prominent French war-time leader) died from poison inti. lie became violently ill alter a public luncheon, and had an agonising death. It is suggested that Bolshevik agents were responsible for the poison. SOVIET POLICY. LONDON. May 20.. The ‘Times” Riga correspondent says that the recent sitting of tho Pan Soviet congress wa.s devoted to discussing finance, and the Red Army, the two questions on which, according to the speakers, the continuance of the Soviet regime depends. Finamo (ommi—ar. Soknlnikoff. after declaring tlie Soviet linam-es wore generally satisfactory. said that, notwithstanding tin- importance of foreign loans, experience had shown that they could manage without them. He added that the Coveriiment had removed gold reserves amounting to fifteen millions sterling from Britain and other countries.

War Commissiar Frunze asserted that under Britain’s malign infln-c-nee a movement was being started in ?*-■**- Europe for a moral and financial boycott of the Soviet Republics.

RHA IA R K API .K R EYHLATK INS. LONDON, May 21. The remarkable career of Charles Alfred Gardiner, was described m his trial on a charge, inter alia, of obtaining a cheque for £2()().lli>0 by false pretences from the Gardiner Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, after lie had retired. A rear admiral testified as to Gardiner's courage and integrity, and to the fact that lie had commanded a

mystery ship in war time. Gardiner himself went into the WgX—--X—----lies box. and -aid he went to Paris at ihe invitation, ot Abd l-.l Ivrim to ! t,y and arrange ponce bet ween the I Rill' tribesmen and the Spaniards in Morocco. He afterwards made several trips to Morocco. He stated that he . laid all the mines at Port Art hut during the Russo-Japanese war. He commanded the Chilean warship (luting tho Chilean revolution and he made fhe plans for blocking Zocbrugge and Osfetnl harbours. He invented non-cut table submarine nets, and a locking system for mines and anti submarines, lie was wounded nine times. if—The jury interrupted the cross-exam- A iii2it ion. i>y s.iyink that- tbov had Ward onoiijih and they bought ill a verdict of not guilty. Gardiner was discharged. MOROCCAN AVAR. PARIS, May 20. An olii.-inl communique from Rabat states the French forces had a brilliant victory at Ribane. The Rilf enemy left sixty dead. ILLNESS OF LORD YPRKS. LONDON. May 20. An unexpected bulletin has been issued reporting Earl A pros is sinking. There appears little hope of his reooverv. LONDON, May 21. The condition of Lord Ypres at midnight was the gravest. The Karl of Ypres is lying at Deal Castle, wlu-re lie insisted on being taken in a motor ambulance, from a nursing home in London on Sunday. Tho castle is within two miles of his birthplace, and it lias been his official residence as Captain of Deal since 1923. Local ex-service men paraded oil Tuesday in front of the castle and saluted l.onl A pros jix lie wits lying «it flii open window, lie smartly raised his hand , from the bedclothes in return. EARL OF YPRKS. /Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 21. The Earl of Ypres (Sir Douglas Haig) made a surprising raliy this morning and managed to obtain a little sleep. FIVE BOWER PACT WANTED. ROM E, May 21. An important announcement regarding the proposed guarantee pact was made hv Signor .Mussolini in a foreign affairs debate in the Senate. He said that there could he no question ol triple pact only, hut there must he at least a live-power pact which, with other possible pacts, should he under the aegis of the League of Nations Council. Signor Mussolini expressed the opinion that not only the frontier of the Rhine, hut that of Biennere, should he guaranteed. He strongly opposed an Austro-German union, because would mean that Germany would control the most powerful block in Central Europe. . lb- added that Italy was not disturbed by President 11 iiideiihurg’s election, which might lead to that conciliation, which only firmly established Governments could olivet. PROPOSED BRITISH SILK DUTIES. LONDON, .May 21. Air Churchill announced that, as a result of a series of conferences with various silk and commercial interests lie was proposing modifications in tho scale of the duties on natural and artificial silk for incorporation in the Finance Bill.