BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 October 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuter Telegrams.j SCUFFLES WITH POLICE PARIS, Oct. 13. While the strike was a substantial failure,, the Communists profited hy the occasion to denuilistrate and harangue their follower-, this leading to sharp scuffles with the police. The strikers suffered a few casualties at several places. A man was killed at Siti.'snes. "here gendarmes attacked the strikers, who were trying to force an entrance to a factory. I here was a spectacular fiiglii in North east Paris which ended in the arrest of the Communist Roriot. who. after kicking a policeman was roughly ha lulled, and required the services ol a doctor. Official figures show one hundred were arrested in Paris and the suburbs up to eight o’clock last night. Sixteen police were injured.

FROZEN MEAT DISCOA'F.RY LONDON. Oct. 13. A statement is made in the annual report of the Scientific and Industrial j Research Committee to the Privy Council that during the past year experiments a- to how best to freeze beef have been made. A theory of the freezing of colloids has lioen advanced to a point opening the way to a national attack on the problem. It was revealed that freezing displaced contained water, which may involve a permanent alteration of the microscopic .structure, and a consequently permanent destruction of the liner millennial of structure. FRENCH COMMUNISTS (LADLED. PARIS. Get. 12. The Communists, M. Cochin and Af. Dm c ot. "ere both sentenced in default. to thirteen months’ imprisonment. and "ere fined three thousand franc-, for tile a; tiviiies of the socalled < ommiltee of Action against the '■nr in Morocco, which issued a manifesto last duly, calling on the French forces to disobey orders and to fraternise with the Riffs. Other members of the Committee were given lighter sentences. DIES \ ITER OPERATION BERLIN. Oct. 12. Sigmund Rreithart. reputed the world’s strongest man. declining an Uiiae-thetie. died, following eat the amputation ol hi- leg. He contracted blood poisoning during a circus turn from a rusty nail, "hen he was proto beneath a spiked hoard, over which passed a heavily laden lorry. ijjt V i nrcAoo mtxoßs coi.u.Arnrs. CHICAGO, (let. 12. No "heat report is being issued today. as the city is holding a holiday in honour of the anniversary of Christopher ( olnmbus’s di-covery of America, JAP. FLYERS. LONDON. Oct. 12. 'lliu Japanese airmen have arrived safely at Farnboroiigli. in Kent. T.EA'ER HTT.AIE ART COLLECTIOX 1.0 N DON, Dot. 12. Mi Justice Findlay, in chambers, declined an application on liehalf of the Earl of .Mayo to make an order restraining auctioneers, pending the trial of his action, from sending out of the country any of the late Lord I .everlinline’s art collection. JAP INDUSTRY ASSISTED. TDK Kb Octolier 13. It is officially annoum-ed the Government is subsidising the dyestuff industry to the extent of four million yen spread over six years from the fitli (b-toher.