BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1925, Page 2

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[“Tins Times” Service.] SCENE IN HYDE PARK. LONDON, June 14. A crowd numbering a thousand watched wild scenes in Hyde Park at midnight. Communists believing the police had arrested one their number attempted a rescue. Fascisti aided tho police marching alongside them to tho poli ,• station. The. Communists ntado three ugly rushes and the police made baton charges' in which many were injured and five arrests were made. BU LG A R LAN SENTENCES. SOFIA, June. 14. ]n addition to the death sentences on Miltenoff and eight others, tho Court martial sentenced the conspiretors l’entciu'ir and Loulteheff to eight ■ and four years' imprisonment lively for concealing ammunition in houses. Croudolf another accused, was lined two thousand leva, on a charge of wrongfully appropriating articles belonging to the State. LONDON June 14. Imports for May total £104,000,000 while the exports amount to £64,000,000, showing a decrease of eighteen an six millions rcspec.-vely as compared with the previous May.

PULES ALTERED. V PARIS, Juno 14/ A

A meeting of the International Assouan.in Football Board has altered the >ll’-:-ide law so that a player shall not be til-side if two. instead of three opposing players are between him and tho

ipposing goal line. The Board also decided that a player throwing in from touch must stand outside the line, instead of with liis feet thereon.

LI RUTS II EXPORTS AND IMPORTS LONDON. June 14.

The imports for May decreased by £17,758.088, exports decreased £O.059,398, and re-exports increased £1.407,787. The principal decreases are grain £2,305,230, dutiable lood £2,011,255. non-dutiublo £1,989.342, raw wool £2,902.011, meat £1,815,211. raw cotton £1,003,450.

Exports: Qoal £1,879,072, woollen inanfacturers £1,424.058, iron and steel manufactures £1,492,428.

A FRENCH SENSATION. PARIS, June 15.

Detectives at Marseilles discovered the body of M. Jacques Kumebc, a bank cashier, who disappeared in March. The body was bricked up in the wall of the consulting room of Dr. Bougrat, well-known Marseilles doctor. who was a close friend of M. 'Rnincbe.

The doctor was present and was handcuffed when some workmen broke down the wall and found the body. A crowd outside attempted to lynch tho doctor, who was severely handled before the police rescued him.

l)r Bougrat is 32 years of age, and is married, hut he deserted his wife, and has boon living beyond his means. This was the first cause of the suspicion. The police then noticed that one side wall of his consulting room had been re-papered, and when the search was made, the body was revealed. l)r Bougrat now says that Bumehc suicided Ity taking pnisin, and that he (Bougrat) hid his body, fearing that he would he accused of murder, hut the police believe that Dr. Bougrat is likely to be connected with other crimes. Dr. Bougrat was wounded seven times in the war. and was twice decorated.

PRINCE OF WALES. SWAZI WARRIORS WELCOME. CAPETOWN. June 14. The Prince Wales, after a. long ride a'-ross wild rugged country, reached Mbabane the capital of Swaziland, where he received an impressive welcome. which revealed the native in all his primitive barbaric splendour. Four thousand Swazi warriors, in full war dross, drawn up in lines half a mile long, gave the royal salute, ending in a shrill piercing whistle. The paramount Chief of Sobsurza, did the honors of the occasion, wearing a smart grey lounge suit and a grey hat. He was assisted by tho Queen Mother, whoso headdress : eluded the head feather of the Rain Maker, for she is famed. The. Prince was greatly interested in his inspection of the Swazi regiments.

A BISHOP’S FEARS. LONDON, June 15.

Rigid Rev. K. IV. Barnes. D.D.. D.Sc.. F.R.S., Anglican Bishop of Birmingham, preaching in Westminister Abbey, delivered a remarkable sermon on “ Catholicism and Christianity.” He said that the present slate of lhe Church of Lngland was causing grave anxiety. The Anglo-Catholics, lie complained, usually belittled and derided the value of Reformation doctrines, which doctrines they explicitly repudiated in their articles, in which they openly taught that this new Catholicism was essentially reactionary. There was a decline in the number and in the quality of the candidates for the Ministry. It as a most serious problem. With their grave shortage of clergy, their parochial system was breaking down. The differences within their church were so acute that, in the large cities, their churches were becoming congregrogalion,ul. not parochial. As the quality of their clcrgv declined, their outlook was becoming increasingly narrow. Bishop Barnes went on to declare that the Ixvst modern theological scholarships were ignored. The official committee had put forward noil-con-troversial proposals for a revision of the Prayer Book, hut when these proposals reached the clergy, their desire to give a Catholic turn to the Prayer Bool; showed itsc!l. “Wo stand.” he said, “at the cross-roads. M'e have seen enough recently of the situation within the church to he gravely apprehensive.”

VMFNDSE.Y RELIEF PARTY. LONDON. June 14. A copyright message from “ The Em in ” at ‘Spitsbergen states:—“A rescue party arrived at Advent Bay on Saturday, and the unloading of its aeroplanes < ommeitced immediately. Trial flights with both aeroplanes were made in Ihe brilliant light of the midnight sun. The expedition will probably leave for Danes Island on Monday. SOCIETY DIVORCE. LONDON. June 14. It has lieon arranged to hear the Duchess of Westminster’s suit for divorce on Wednesday. Counsel stated it will not he defended liy the Duke of Westminster.