BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION

A LAW COURT SENSATION. LONDON, July TO

A sensation was eausjod in the law courts, Strand, when Henri Dupain, a Belgian soldier, shot himself in the head and fell on a seat in the corridor, crying, “My wile, my wife.” Dtipain was defendant in an action, wherein his wife was claiming annulment of the conveyance of a farm, which Dupain procured hy cruelty and threats. His wife in her evidence, said she lived in a lonely farm. Her husband kept her in a lied room and put a hatchet in the hod. She and hei children had been hiding since November. As the case was closing, and it was evident he had lost, Dtipain lolt the Court and attempted suicide. The first report to the Court was that defendant was dead, and Justice Tomlin stopped, the ease giving judgment in the wife’s favour when it was learned that the man had been hospitalled. with a chance of reco.ery. SOUTH. AFRICAN LOAN'. LONDON, July 30. The Soulh African four million loan was under subscribed. OrigiuaiU South Africa wanted to borrow six million, hut the amount was reduced to four million under Hunk of England pressure, and only one million of new money was offered. The Bank of lingland’s policy of discouraging Dominion loans is supported by other cautious financiers, who maintain it is justified during the transition to the gold standard. Some big hanks disagree; they considering that ultra caution is damaging to the trade. The position is expected to be easier in two or three months lor the floating of Dominion loans. ABDEL Tv 111 M'S AVON KIES. LONDON, July H!>. A Tangier correspondent reports that Abdel Klim is worried over the nonreceipt of the peace proposal despatch ed hy him to Paris. He says he took every precaution to ensure its safe delivery. Tf there has been delay or miscarriage, be claims the lault is with the authorities at Tangier. Meanwhile Abdel keeps the pot boiling by interminable small raids in the western zone. This is the worst period oi the year for white-'. Cite casualties 1 1 on' tin; heat outnumbering combatant losses. It may ho necessary to postpone the Franeo-iSininisli olteiisive. 1' rench aeroplanes are dropping ice blocks at isolated posts.

glut of g film an goad. (Received this day at 11.2,3 a.in.) BERLIN. July UR Glut of coal is causing a crisis in German industry. Ten million tons are lying in the Ruhr mid must be sold at any price to save t lit* industry from ruin. The only method of disposing of this is export. This explains the refusal of the German delegates tion in Paris to join the British in a strike or even support transporters in preventing the. export of coal. The situation is such that Ruhr owneis ate resorting to wholesale dismissals. Negotiations in which, the Chancellor B participating, are proceeding in Berlin to solve the problem. A SHIPPING GUARANTEE. (Received this day at 11.23 a.in.) LONDON, July .TO. In the House of Commons Commander Ivenworthy confirmed the guarantee to the Blue Star Line. Asked whether this was not identical -with the issue offered to the public and under subscribed, Mr Guinness replied lie was unaware of the details of ) the issue hut the Trade Facilities Committee was satisfied of the impossibility of putting tlie transaction through without a Government guarantee. Hr Guinness pointed out the object of the guarantee was to give work to Britain. IRAK’S KING. BAGHDAD, July TO. King Fes til, who is going to London next week, is not seriously ill, but bis constitution shows a sign of breaking down, alter four years oil the uneasy til rone of Irak. He is returning to Baghdad in November after a holiday *■- oil the Continent.

TiIREE ACQUITTED. LONDON, July JO. At tli-o Plummer murder trial, tli.ro? of the ton aroused, who admittedly wore not present at tin* time ol the murder were acquitted. by the ilireetion of the Judge. *TuRIOUS DIVORCK CASK. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.l LONDON, July JO. Justice .Merrivate refused (iilford. 'an estate agent, a divorce under curious circumstances. The evidence showed that 11. is (iilford hail a fortune of eighty thousanil ol which twenty thousand was placed as a marriage settlement in 15)20. The marriage was unhappy and several petitions and cross petitions for separation and divorce were made, helore (iilford found his wife's misconduct with Freeman, co-respondent. Freeman then wrote a letter agreeing to give the husband five hundred sterling, upon his undertaking that there would he no unnecessary exposure of Mis Litford’s past in a. public court. Gifford’s solicitors discovered the money had licen paid, and informed the Judge who gave judgment that the ngree- - inent savoured of corruption, and was collusive.

* AFRICAN LOAN FULLY SUBSCRIBED. LONDON .July 30. The South African Loan has now been fully subscribed and dealings commenced at par. POSITION D TSQUI FT ING. PEKING, July Id. It is reported front Amoy that the situation fs disquieting. A Chinese merchant who was pro British, was shot dead yesterday, and the Chinese secretary of the Municipal Council wounded, FRENCH EXPRESS DERAILED. TWELVE KILLED. PARIS, July 30. The. nigli£ express left the rails near Tours. The engine toppled into a pond and four carriages followed. Twelve were killed and twenty injured.