BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association J PLIGHT TO HAWAII. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 14. The I'aeifiie flight of the seaplane) I’.D. 1 has been postponed to an indefinite date because the autumnal equinoctial >terms are due soon. MEDINA OCCUPIED. (Received this day at 8 a.mA LONDON," Sept. 15. The “.Morning Post’s” Cairo correspondent states the Wahabis have occupied Medina without gunfire. The grave of Mahomet and the Masques were unharmed. The news of the occupation was wirelessed front the Medina w ireless station. M \ll. CONVOY ATTACKED. BAGDAD, Sept cm her 15. The Nairn-Cross desert mail convoy lo Baghdad, accompanied by French escorting cars, troops and machine guns, was attacked eighty-six miles from DaniaMtis and forced to return 10 Damascus. Flying Officer Long, of the Koval Air Force, was slightly ■ wounded. The French authorities have reported the usual main route is definitely 1111 -a le, FAKED MARKINGS. LONDON. September 15. The London Bitle Club had an amazing experience at Bisley. The markers recorded 5(1 successive hulls eyes. The sliurpslioolers aimed deliberately at the corner of the target and was credited with a hull’s, eye. The mate'll was abandoned and a complaint lodged. It is believed the strange behaviour was due to recent, criticisms of flic markers’ negligence. SPANISH REGIMENT MUTINIES. LONDON, September 15. A crack Spanish regiment embarking at .Malaga for Morocco mutinied and many were killed and injured in the course of conllicts with the police. THE MISSING PRINCE. CONSTANTINOPLE, s’opt. 15. Ii i- reported that Prime Soifcddin has arrived. OLDEST MAN ALIVE. CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept, 11. Zaro Agha, aged 119 years, reputed to be the oldest man alive, lias gleefully accepted an oiler from the Constantinople authorities to join tho stall’ of the Guards at one of the Imperial Palaces. Zaro enjoys extraordinary health, though his doctor has runpel led him to lorego travelling. He was much annoyed for that reason, as lie declared that there would not he milch wrong with him if he had not been compelled to eat quantities of macaroni in Italy recently. Zaro Agaha has lieen married eleven times. His present wife is only 27 years old. The only member of his family is a son. aged 93 years, who thinks he i; too old to earn his liveli--11 ot si. Zaro Agha stales that he does not see wily he should keep his son. He says:— ’’ If I can get a iob. lie can!’’