BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association ] TURKS IN IRAQ. GENEVA, September 15, A semi-official report to-night gives details of a Turkish campaign to deport eight thousand Goyalt Christians from Iraq territory. It is also reported that ail exchange of shots has occurred between Turkish and Iraq patrols at llez.al river crossing, constituting a Turkish breach of the undertaking. Tho incident was not mentioned at to-day’s council meeting:.

TURKS DEPORT CHRISTIANS. BAGHDAD, September 15. It i- reported that Turks deported eight thousand Christians from the Goyali country, am! that 2(10 succeeded in escaping to Iraq. They were terribly destitute. They declared many Christians were massacred at Alurga. KAI IH RATION SELECTION. LONDON, September 15.

Air Collebntch is returning to London after a migration tour in Britain. Having commented oil the lack ot suitable migrants in the southern districts he said that fortunately, a larger number was offering in the Midlands and in Scotland. No difficulty had been experienced in filling the- monthly requisitions of those States which were now assisting migrants. A considerable number of families were offering, but there was tin scheme at present in operation for a solution regarding tho method of selection, lie said that while those chosen were of a good class, likely to make useful agricultural workers and settlers, the general standard of those rejected was so inferior as lo emphasise the necessity for the most careful individual examination in all cases, in order to prevent the migration of men who would inevitably fail in Australian conditions. Altogether, the total ottering numbered loth of whom sixty (including fifteen hoys and eight girls) had been accepted for medical examination, and twenty-three were accepted for nomination. Sixty-three were unsuitable anil rejected. LONDON. September 1.5. ’The Archbishop of York has written to the clergy of his diocese, urging them to tiling tho opportunities of overseas settlement before their jieople. “ Large numbers, especially of younger men and women, are.” ho states, “suffering in mind and body through the want of opportunity. Yet many opportunities are standing open across the seas.” lie said he could not believe that the spirit of energy, enterprise. and adventure had died out, or j that things were different now to when those who left in former times for tho Dominion; across the seas, not knowing where they went. SIR CONAN DOYLE. ■_. LONDON. Sept. 15. Sir Conan Dovlc. on returning from the Spiritualist- Conference, said; “T have mil made ally plans for fill lire works. My guide has informed me to bold myself in readiness for a great event of a catastrophic nature that is overtaking the world. Lady Conan Doyle, sends a message from the other side, foretelling a world catastrophe. I get all my spiritualistic messages from my wife, who receives them from a guide, ami passes them on to me. I have been getting similar messages for sonic time. Each one indicates the near approach of the catastrophe. Confirmation lias been received from sixty mediums throughout the world.”

A LONDON ROBBERY. LONDON, Sept. 15. The story of how she was hound, gagged ami robbed by a man and woman whom she engaged as butler and cook respectively, was told ill tile Woking Police Court by the wife of Colonel Edwin Richardson, a well-known military man. She gave evidence that while she was having luncheon alone, she was suddenly enveloped in a blanket., tied to a chair, gagged and menaced by revolvers. Meantime her iewellerly and other valuables were collected. valued at more than eight hundred sterling. Tile butler stripped her ol all the jewellery she was wen rug. and then left. She was so terrified by their threats that she did not inform the police for two days.

The man and the woman were remanded for a week.

BLACK FOREST AIR CRASH. LONDON. Sept. 15. The “Morning Post’s Paris correspondent, states that the aviator Coste graphically describes the crashing of his aeroplane hound for the Fast, in the lilaek Forest, on Sunday. They readied Briefati two hours after leaving Flanges. Suddenly their petrol feed gave out. and the engine stopped. Pilot. Thierry preoared to land, and he handled the machine splendidly, hut, owing to 1 lie fog. he did not observe a tree which caught the machine. The plain* crashed into the river Rotbach. Both men were buried under the wreckage. Thierry, who was in the front, seat, was head downwards in the water. Ifi* struggled to free himself, shouting “Help! I am being suffocated!’'' Coste tragically, was unable to help his comrade. When some men who had heard the crash came up. Thierry was beyond human aid. and he died in a few minutes. ]R. had a frac-