MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1925, Page 3

MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

£ Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] CLASH WITH COMMUNISTS. PARIS, August 24. At Marseilles thirty police and Communists were injured in a clash. 'I lie Communists were trying to form a procession alter a meeting. 'l'be injured Communists included Deputy Doriot, who was conspicuous by his opposition to the Moroccan campaign and wellknown leader of Treint. NOT KLAUG IIT BRED—BUT DROWN ED. CAPETOWN, August 24. It is stated the deaths of natives which were reported as being slaughtered by native fanatics were caused by baptism in a river in the Belgian Congo. So far fifty bodies have been recovered. A number of native assistants have been arrested, but the leader is still at large. POLAR ADVENTURES. (Received this day at 12..'10 p.m.) VANCOUVER, August 21. Advices from Nome give interesting stories by Captain Westing and five of the crew of the exploring ship Maude of how cross currents in the Polar Seas interfered with their hopes of drifting across the earth’s crown. All enjoyed good health excepting the assistantengineer, Sy verson, who died two years ago. At one time the Maude was almost capsized. She was raised twenty feet out of the water by the’ice pressure, but wlimi il (eased the vessel luckily settled on an even keel. Radio communication was kept up each winter with Spitsbergen and the crew often heard American broadcasters. Polar hears were numerous and 22 were shot from the ship’s deck. ’lhe coldest weather experienced was seventy lxdow freezing point. The furthest north the. Maude drifted was latitude 77, longitude l lti west. FRENCH RAIL SMASH. PARIS, August 21. Three were killed and twenty injured in the railway smash at the Lens Station,