BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

STILL OKI?MAN. BERLIN, .July 28. According to the “Cologne Gazette’’ arrangements under which Stiuues shares in DeuUeh-huxcmbiirg Mining Company were sold, are such that the shares remain in Germany. CABINKT AND COAL DISPUTE. | Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this day at 11.2 d a.in.) LONDON, July 28. It is learned that Cabinet to-day considered the question ot a temporary subsidy for the coal mining industry ; also several other possible solutions ol the dispute, hut did not reach a final decision. JAP AUi.MKN. PEKIN, July 28. -*»The Asali planes have readied. Korea. CONDITIONS GETTING WORSE. [ “ Sydney Sun ” Cables.] (Received this day at 11.2 d a.m.) PICKIN', July 28. 'l'lie position in Swatow, Aniuy, and Foochow is growing worse. On the arrival of the steamer llnining the ofiieers and passengers were greeted with hostile shouting, a huge crowd lining the Swatow Bund. Seamen’s Onion officials in a motor boat prevented Europeans from hoarding the steamer, brandishing rifles; and they threatened the boatmen with death. Having had a similar experience in Amoy and Foochow, students flourishing mausers, despite martial law, are preventing intercourse with British vessels. COUNTESS GETS DIVORCE. LONDON, July 28. The Countess of Essex lias divorced her husband on the ground of misconduct with an unknown woman. WAR GRAVES UPKEEP. - (Received this day at 9.J0 a.m.) LONDON, July 28. Canada has agreed to continue the existing contributions for the upkeep of war graves until the end of 1931. After that time she will create an endowment fund, the revenue from which will suffice for their perpetual maintenance. Australia, and New Zealand have already arranged to .cooperate with Britain for perpetual maintenance. A total endowment hind of five millions based on an estimate ol sixty-nine pence per annum per grave, which will also cover the maintenance of memorials to missing men. The lund will he vested in trustees appointed bv the Governments concerned.

TilK RARER DIVORCELONDON, July 28. AH Justice Kill, sitting as judge ami jury, commenting on }lrs Knper’s allegations, said she was either lying or had drain disease. He accented the husband’s indignauL denial and believed the high political person was an absolute invention. , Earlier Sir Marshall Hall, K.( ~ said lie personally heard the rumour in the House of Commons lobby that the high political person was Lord Milner or Lord Curzon. lie immediately denied the story. There was no shadow ot truth in the suggestion that Mrs Haper wrote these names. Sir Marshall Hall went on to describe Mrs Haper as a clever liar, whose story was devilish. Mrs It«per at this stage burst into tears and soldied convulsively, a woman friend trying to calm her. The judge summing up. quoted airs Raper’s letters to her husband as proving she could not have been subjected to the treatment alleged. He telt he could not rely on the wiles evidence V regarding the assaults. The real Double was the constant, quarrels. I hese «e e not due to drink, but to Mrs HapU ' insatiability and excitability Regarding the misconduct bdiu.i Net/Aud Mrs Haper. the judge fmmd that the servants were not Vliulictiu. and he believed tl.e.r evidence. As -M s Raner was a woman witn so little. 1 gard for chastity that she commit ed , misconduct with two men, the custody IT-** of the child would be given the hnsb The question of costs will be decided later.