THE DAYTON TRIAL.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1925, Page 3

THE DAYTON TRIAL.

1 Australia A N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK. July 17. A message from Dayton states tha Judge .John T. Raulslon announced o Friday that seietilie testimony will !. excluded from Scopes trial. Thursda was devoted to argument on the quotion of the competency of expert tesli moiiy. The Court adjourned till Mon day enabling the defence to prepare : .statement for record of what witnesso. would have testified.

FRENCH IN MOROCCO. PARIS. July IC. The French Government is despatching fifty thousand reinforcements to Morocco, including a Moroccan division from the Ruhr. It is also enrolling volunteers. The Rill’s have surrounded a battalion of Algerians at Ainmnakouf. PARTS. June 10. Marshal Peltiin has departed for Morocco to confer with General l.yantey regarding the measures to he taken against the Riffs.

PHOSPHATE FIND. CAPETOWN. July It

The “Argus” reports the discovery of valuable deposits of phosphates over i considerable area within 25 miles ot Capetown. Alter a fruitless prospect for oil, one of a party of engineers and experts noticed the walls ot a house built of peculiar stone, which proved to lie pet rilled guano. The area ot the deposit is approximately seven miles square, containing something like seveil million tons of phosphates. Shallhave been sunk over a square mile, and allowing the average depth, proved to dale, to he live feel, the deposit can he considered inexhaustible during the present century.

WOMAN TRIES CHANNEL SWIM LONDON. July 17.

Lilian Harrison, an Argentine swimmer, who thrice attempted to swim the Channel in 1021. entered the water at Cape Gris Xex and swam for nine hours. She reached eight miles Horn Dover, when she abandoned the swim, owing to congestion, due to the coldness of the water. RUBBER BOOM CONTINUES. LONDON. July !'■ Rubber has reached Is od per lb. today. Shares continued linn, with a brisk demand. WGLICAX CHURCH FINANCING LONDON. July 17. Captain T. Watson representing Hie “Church Duplex .Movement” sails for Australia and New Zealand on July 29th. He will he addressing synods up on the methods of raising money lor parochial and diocesan purposes.