BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[''Tnv. Times” Service.]

RICH NEWSPAPER PROPRIETOR. LONDON, July 3. Sir Edward ilulton. the newspaper owner, left £2.222.000. The death duties amount to over 0900,000. HINDUS ATTACK MOSLEMS. DEI JIT, July 3. During the Bakrid festival in Calcutta a riot occurred at the docks, fifteen hundred Hindus attacking two hundred Moslems, one ot whom was killed and thirty-eight injured. Prompt police action prevented retaliation. BRITISH AERO RACE. LONDON, July 4. Fourteen aeroplanes left Croydon at -i:; this morning in a two days’ race (for the King's Cup) of two circuits over ti course via Harrogate, Ncweaslle. Blackpool, Bristol and back to Croydon, a total distance of sixteen hundred miles. A thick fog in places intoretorod with the early stages ot' the race and three aeroplanes had to land, namely, those of Master Sempill, Allan Cobham and If. B. Perry, but all resumed their journey. Major Hillman descended in a field at Luton. He damaged his machine and retired.

Fug played havoc with the rotmdBritnin air race. Ten of the machines wore forced to land, including Hinkler’s which landed on a workshop. Most of them resumed the flight, but, in addition to Bultnan, Capt. C. D. Barnard, who was in a Donoghue’s machine, after descending at Luton, and restarting, came down at Doncaster. due to engine trouble. Capt.. Couruey and Braggs crashed at Newcastle.

A! present there are only four left in t he running namely Captain F. L. Barnard. Flight-Lieut. Jones, Hinkler and Major Hemming. The weather condition- are iloscrilied bv one pilot, as “filthy. The four su'vivors wore greeted by an enthusiastic crowd at Cl OX (1011, where the competitors bad to land at It) o'clock. Hinkler landed in ai shower of rain with only 17 minutes to spare, arriving ai '.). 13. Barnard, flying a Siskin Five, entered by Sir Erie Geddes. was the first t„ compete to-day’- circuit of Britain, reaching Croydon at seven o’clock. j ones. Hying a Siskin Four, Hemming t ILL. 37.) and Hinkler, all arrived al -uhscqiiem intervals in the order named. Hinkler, however, decided not to 10--inne. The remaining three competitors ascuded in unfavourable conditions, to ever ihe same route reversed. Bonard. who won the King's Cup, competed M-day’- circuit in eight hours and seventeen minutes. He described the conditions as splendid. He al-o won the Cti|> in 1922. wri'NDSFN INTERVIEWED. OSLO, July 3. Interviewed aftei his arrival at Spit/.hergen. Amundsen said lie was not interested in the North Pole as Captain Peary had been ibere. The dash from Spitsbergen to Alaska was all that interested him there. His trip showed that the use of aeroplanes was impossible. Amundsen was unable to give an opinion in regard to the journey with Kekener's dirigible, but the photograps they took showed how impossible such a trip with an aeroplane would he. They showed the nature of the ice and what must he done to get rid of it.

AMUNDSEN TO FLY TO OSLO. LONDON, July 4. Captain Amundsen and party will ;|y from Spitzborgen to Oslo in their Polar aeroplane on Sunday. OSLO, July 5. Amundsen and' his companion arrived at Horton this evening. Nine flying boats from the naval station met the .ship Lighthouse and aceonfpanied it to the harbour. Amundsen proceeds to Oslo to-morrow, FRENCH FINANCE, (Received this day at 8 a.in.) PARIS, July 4. Conditions regarding the new four per cent perpetual bonds for the holders of national defence bonds recently announced by Al. Caillaux provide that the half yearly interest be at the rate of four per cent annually if the exchange remains between eighty-five and ninety-five Danes to the pound. If the exchange is above ninety-live the semi-yearly interest will be calculated at 1.85 per cent annually on the averago ruling exchange determinable halfyearly. thus weakening exchange will mean a larger interest payment while an improving one will mean an augmented value of the standing, coupons.

ANGI,O-SGVIET RELATIONS CRITICA U IA) X DON, July J. The “Sunday ’limes” understands a critical point has been reached in the Anglo-Soviet relations. The position is regarded as so serious that Cabinet is considering the breaking off of diplomatic relations. It is likely a stern warning will presently be addressed.— to tlie Soviet demanding an explanation of its hostile activities. ITALY'S FINANCES. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. July 3. The “Observer’s” Rome . correspondent says following a Cabinet Council it is announced the Government decided to take strong measures against the fall of the lira which was recently causing the greatest anxiety. There is a feeling that Mussolini should place himself at the head of the nation’s finances.

SAINT METER’S RING STOLEN. ROME, July 4. Fifty thieves broke into the treasure room of Saint Peters and stole a quantity of valuables, stated to include the ring of Saint Peter which contains a colossal emerald of incalculable money value. STEVE DOXOGHUE. LONDON, July 5. Steve Donoghue arrived in London with his arm in a sling. He looked tired and said he hoped he would be riding in a fortnight. A JAPANESE REACTIONARY. TOKYO, July 4. The official vei'di t is published after the preliminary examination of Unchiihiryohei, a noted reactionary, and his accomplices, finding them guilty of plotting the Premier’s assassination and the blowing up of the Diet buildriig as a protest against the passing of the manhood suffrage hill.