BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

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SENTENCE COMMUTED

MOSCOW, June 27. The sentence of death passed on the woman Kreezkaska has been commuted to a ten years imprisonment. All the other appeals were dismissed THE I‘BINCIvS TOUR. CAPETOWN, June 27. The Prince of Wales has departed from Johannesburg for Hoehuannlnnd, also visiting Zeeruxt and Maieking. SOCIALIST VOTE. [“ The Times " Service.] (Received this day at 0.15 ft.rn.) LONDON, June 27. A Paris correspondent stated the final result of the Socialist party’s referendum to decide whether or not it should continue to support- the Government left the party evenly divided. Three motions were submitted. The first favouring rupture, scored sixtytwo votes. The other two, the terms of whith did not commit the party to a definite rupture obtained sixty-four. FAVOURABLE IMPRESSION. LONDON. June 27. Judging liv tlie press comment, -Mi' Chamberlain's speech appears to have created an excellent impression in Paris, where it is hailed as a proof of Britain’s determination to keep strictly to the spirit and the letter of the peace treaties. TRAFFIC ON TITLES.

(Received this day at 9.25 i.m.) LONDON. June 27

Lord Salisbury’s hill to prevent traffic in honours, provides for two years imprisonment or a fine ol CSOO sterling for accepting, giving or offering money, in endeavouring to procure a title.

AN INQUEST. LONDON, June 27. At the inquest on the Hammersmith lientti, a verdict was returned that the dairyman died from food poisoning, attributed to n meal of imported mutton. Evidence was given that an analysis of the stomach revealed Bacillus Aertryck which exists chiefly in mutton, and sometimes in fish. Pathologist Bronte expressed the opinion that the carcase became infected after slaughter from air, water or workmen t. The bacilus would not grow while the carcase was frozen, hut generation was probably aggravated by the heat wave. file coroner. Doctor Oswald said sonic people would perhaps lie prejudiced against colonial mutton hut he considered such mutton safe, because Lite sheep lived in fine pastures in countries not over populated. BLOCKADING THE RIFES.' PARIS, June 28. The Powers have been notified of the Enuico-.Spnnish agreement to blockade the Riff Coast. It provides for the division of the .Moroccan coast into sectors and the mutual use of certain French and Spanish ports by the warships of the two nations.

CHINA THANKS MOSCOW. M ()S( (>W. Ju lie 28. The Soviet. Government is sending a Trade's Union delegation to Shanghai to encourage the Chinese strikers. The Chinese Trades’ Union Federation has telegraphed the ( bairmnn of the Soviet Trades' Unions: ‘■Warmest gratitude for iiMiral and material assistance so far renderded.” SWISS CENTENARIAN. GENEVA, June 211. Jacob Giinzigcr, a watchmaker, who celebrated his hundredth birthday a week ago there, refused to leave his lied, declaring that lie had a long journey before him. and he wanted a long rest before starting, lie died yesterday. Guuziger had .suffered from consumption since ids youth. lie lost, one lung at the age of 2d. When the doctors only gave him a year to live Guuziger declared that the doctors would precede him to the cemetery. Ho studied the treatment of his malady. and took the greatest care of his health. He followed hfs trade till a few years ago. WOOL SCHEME. LONDON. June 2(5. Pai'kiiiMiii ( President ol the' British Wool Federation) is dead against Higgins wool schemes. He says "the further we keep away from the control ol supplies the better. I do not think the scheme will stabilise nor do I think Higgins will get the scheme to work.’’

The only favourable Bradford comment was made by Walter Andrews of the firm of Lavcoek and Son. who thinks tin- plan workable, il the financial difficulties are overcome, but growers realise the fixing ol a basis over high would merely he courting competition cotton and artificial silk. "WHEAT YIELDS. ROME, June 2.8. The production of wheat in Italy i officially estimated at sixty-one million quintals, which is fifteen million alar, last year's yield. PARIS. June 28. It is hoped the wheat harvest will yield about eighty-live million quintals which will nearly approach the nation’s needs, obviating the necessity of importing large quantities. HENDON AIR PAGEANT. LONDON. June 27. One hundred thon-aud witnessed the air pageant at Hendon in the presence of their Majesties. Several new types of machines ot widely varying horsepower demonstrated their uses as fasf scouts, troop carriers, huge bombers and aerial ambulances. Ihe machines performed innumerable manoeuvres, including looping the loop, the spiral, and nose diving to within a tew feet ot the ground. The use of wireless between the mst bines in the air was demonstrated hy the aerial drill by four squadrons of thirty-six machines.

WOOL TRADE POSITION. LONDON. June 28.

The ‘-Daily Telegraph's" wool trade correspondent says:—The consuming end of the trade has no patience with schemes like. Higgins', the main point of which is that the users must pay the prices dictated by the growers. Australian growers have not marketed more than one unprofitable clip in the last fifteen years. Not a single ttser in Britain, the Continent or America desires that the pastoralists shall receive less than profitable prices, but all are of the opinion that merino prices can fall a further fifteen per cent and still give the growers a profit. Competent judges assert that the starting point of the world wool trade revival must be based on sixties quality tops at forty-two pence per pound in Bradford and Rouhaix. Even this should pay growers. At any rate it would pave the way to more profitable prices ensuring renewed prosperity this season throughout the whole industry. KING’S ORDERS RADIOED. LONDON, June 28. A feature of the Hendon pageant was that King George tested the wonders of wireless telephony. He

ordered the squadron to alter its course 15 points outward. r l he message was broadcasted and so was heard in all tlie enclosures, while the pilots turned instantly. DAAIE CLARA BUTT IN COLLISION LONDON. June 29. The “Sunday Express" says a motor cyclist collided at a notorious danger isiint. with a motor car in which Dame Clara Butt was returning to her home from Bristol where she had given a concert in connection with her silver wedding. The car was filled with IxHiqucls. The motor cyclist, died soon after being sent, to the hospital. All! GARVIN'S COMMENT. LONDON. June 27.

Air L. .1. Garvin, writing in the ‘‘Observer." and commenting on Air Austen Chamberlain's speech on the pact, says the difficulty remains, and it is important that Paris should not he misled. Nothing on earth will induce us to become the sponsors ol Polish alliances, whereto we are no party, or run the risk of being dragged into any war aguiist our own will and judgment. OPEN VERDICT. LONDON, June 29. At the inquest on Huddles and Sarson, the Jury found that Huddles committed suicide by poison when of unsound mind, and Sarson died of a gunshot wound. An open verdict was returned.

Mrs Sarson created a scene by saying she could not understand why Huddles was allowed to have six rifles in a public building. The Coroner replied that was a matter for the police.

BID FOR A FORTUNE. LONDON. June 28

Tlies newspaper “Weekly Despatch,’’ says that Alexander Grant, a septuagenarian ex-school master, is claiming in the Scottish courts, the title and huge fortune of the Earl of Seafield, which is at present held by the 19-year-old Lady Scalield. who is one of the few countesses in her own light. Lady Seafield's grandparents lived in lmnilJe circumstances in Xew Zealand prior to his ,nice: ding u> ih<‘ title.

Grant claims to he a -on <>i me Seventh Earl, who paid tor his education at Aberdeen and says he "lily saw his mother once, and that was in 190(1.

Lord Strathspey, uncle of l.ady Seafield and the I leir-Presumplive. says Grant's claim is one ol several. An American claims the title and already calls herself the Countess. [ail'd Strathspey . adds : - "1 hate conlempated claiming the Earldom, hut it would cost C'n0.099 winch i> prohibitive. The trustees of the estate allow me £7OO yearly. I "ih have to rent a house in a London suburb when the ancestral seats in Scotland are empty.” DOLE BILL AMENDED. LONDON. June 28. The “Daily Herald” lobbyist says Cabinet is amending the, Rolei Bill. It will abolish the relief now drawn by the part time waiting period, and generally strengthen the Alinister’s powers to reduce the number of ,'‘cipicnls.

OV EI’SEAS SETTLEM ENT. iOXEfN. June f The Fan o; Clarendon ha- appointed Chairman of the Over.- -i- 8< ttlcment Committee. CANADIAN BANK FAILURE. OTTAWA. June 28. When the Home Bank failed, last vear thousands ol the small depositors lost all, hut l’arlinmeni has now passed a compassionate vote n! three million dollars, from which all depositors having deposits of five hundred 'dollars or less with the hank at the time of its failure will receive thirty-live per cent, of the amount. The larger depositors have to prove straitened circumstance- beinre they will benefit. iSnmo time tlie iliivrlnrs <>l tlie Home Bank were convicted and given sentences ranging from one to ten years, hut yesterday the Appeal Court quashed the* convictions on’ a technicality. A SUCCESSI-' ( L llt EASI It la HUNT. NEW YORK. June 28. Tim steamer Alerida, sunk tourteen years ago with one million sterling ol gold huTlion, has been located oil' Norfolk. Virginia, at a depth ol two hundred feet by u salvage expenditure of New- Yorkers, who dragged hundreds of square mill's of the ocean Hornbefore touching the wreck. Ohms descended successfully. and expect to recover everything.