BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuter Telegrams.] RET UR. DAWSON INJURED. LONDON. Oct. 5. Mr Refer Dawson and Mrs Dawson were involved in a motor ear ncci--1 dent near I-oeds. the latter being ser--1 iously injured, but the former oscap- ‘ ed with a .shaking. FRENCH POLITICAL CHANGESPARIS, Oct. 5. “Lo Journal’’ says M. Rainleve wil’ probably relinquish tbe War Ministry and devote bis whole attention to tbe duties of President of the Council. Tf be does Al. Boucour will probably bo War .Minister. HEALTH OF THE EMPIRE. LONDON, (let. 0. The Hon. U. C. M. S. Amery. speaking at the opening of the Empire Social Hygiene Congress at Wemhlev ■dealing with I lie venereal problem, said it was beginning, more and more, to be realized that the administration of the whole Empire must be based on a sound health policy. They were beginning to see in Africa that tropica! disease was not, something inherent in the climate so much as due to neglect, and that it was preventable. Although Africa was a country chiefly in need of attention the same necessity existed on a smaller scale in many other parts ot the Empire. The problem of venerea! disease was the most serious but be was hopeful, because no disease was more capable of cure. WESTRAI.IAN LOAN. LONDON. Od. 0. \\ esfralia is floating a 21 million loan immediately. GERMAN NOTABLES THREATENED. BERLIN. Oct. 0. 11 i ndenhurg. St ressmaVin. Luther and other prominent members of the Cabinet have received threatening letters in connection with the Locarno Conference. (’onseq iic-nt ly except in uni precautions were taken when the delegates were departing for Locarno, and detectives accompanied their, train. THE MAC El E TRAGEDY WELTER Yli EDEN, Oct. fi.

Half burned trunk, belonging to Mrs .Mache was found in an empty house next to the hotel. The contents were intact. Her missing ear rings were discovered in a well. The hotel hoys are being kept under survilla mo. ANOTHER RED PLOT NIPPED, r“Tire Times” Service.] (Received this day at B.JO a.i11.) LONDON. October o. The “Times” Buell# rest <orrespondent says a vast Bolshevik conspiracy, aiming at the establishment of a revolutionary government and similar to i lie rising at Tatat llunar in September. 1921, was discovered at llolin. North-; ern l(e>sarahia. The arrest of the chief conspirator, a former lieutenant in the Russian Army, a- well as several other Communists led to the finding of huge quantiles of arms, machine guns, bomb- and ammunition, hidden in several villages around llolin. It Inis been established the conspirators had been in euinmunieal ion with the (V.wendoilz Communists, with whom they were planning and attempt on the lives of Their .Majesties during the Lit ters’ projected visit lo Jassy on |lth October. caught by polish police. WARSAW, (tei. I. Political police arrested at Volyniii near the Soviet frontier eighty persons belonged to a widespread spying organisation, alleged to be acting on behalf of the Soviet, and including Government ollieials and soldiers. A! ucli correspondence from .Moscow large sums of American currency, many false passports and plans and documents stolen Iroc.l military olliecr.s were confiscated. WRONGLY ACCUSED. LONDON. Od. d. The Daily Express's Olasgnw correspondent states that? in November, of 1921. a I'niii -year-old gill was a.-saullcd and murdered at Stirling. Alexander! Bickerstall'e was charged with tho crime, hut lie was not put on trial ow- | ing to his mental condition, and lie was detained during His .Majesty’s pleasure. Ho always declared his innocence. As the result of new evidence, the police are now seeking lour men who gave evidence against Biekcrstalfe. and il is expected that their discovery wilt result in the release of Bickerstalle.