BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuter Telegrams.]

“MR “A.” CASE. PARIS, Nov. 12

Captain Arthur, who was Sir Hari Singh’s aide-de-camp, and who has been imprisoned here si me the notorious Robinson ease, lias been sentenced by the Correctional Court to thirteen months’ imprisonment, and a five hundred franc fine, on the (barge of recoiling funds through misdemeanour.

(apt. Arthur has already served 11 months’ solitary confinement, and is thus entitled to a remission of a quarter of his sentence, lie will‘probably be released inimedintelv.

.JAd’ STEAMER IN DISTRESS. (Received this day at 10.25 a.in.) VANCOUVER. Nov. It. The Admiral Liner. President .McKinley (locked at Victoria to-day, reports hearing on Nov. 7th. when nearing 180th. meridian, a call from the Ifyuwa flam, asking for aid, and sating that the bridge bad gone in a storm, and that she could transmit but not receive wireless. A later message showed the ship was not needing help, and could make Honolulu under her own steam.

LEAD CURES CANCER. LONDON. Novemlicr 12. Mr Adamic declared that be cannot keep secret Dr lllair Hell's successful treatment of cancer by iming an injection of lend which is one of the commonest chemical agents. There has been astounding success in inoperable •uses. Only helpless cases are alX'tupted because of the dangerous natne »f the treatment. In some cases here has been recrudescence owing to ihe smallness of the doses.

THE LUXOR TOMB. LONDON. November 12. The “Daily Chronicle's” Luxor correspondent says : “This lias been a day of days in the Valley of Kings. Secretly, the inner coffin of Tutankhamen was carried to the tomb of Seti the Second, and to-day the mummy was gradually unwrapped. X-Ray photographs were taken through the burial clothes. These revealed dark splotches which to-day were discovered to be Royal jewels of ancient Egypt. One of the spectators said that no living man had ever dreamed of such a find. I learn to-night that it has been established that Tutankhamen died as a hoy of sixteen. Air Carter began unwrapping the mummy’s feet. The head is still wrapped in hundreds of feet of line linen, so the question of the crown of Upper and Lower Egypt is still unsolved. .Mr Carter refused to be hurried, but there are protuberances from the brow which indicate tlier“ is at least a diadem, if not a crown.” The “Daily Chronicle” says: “The removal of the bracelets, the jewelcovered- clothes, the contents of the Royal jewel chests, and the jewels sewn in the clothing left the excavators at last tired and blase, as these objects were taken out in handfuls, hour after hour. The finds were not confined to the inner coffin. Many were inside the sarcophagus. Alosfc of the jewels are discoloured, and require careful polishing before their brilliance is apparent.

FRENCH FINANCE. HARIS, November 12. Responding to Socialist pressure. At. Faiulcve lias modified bis financial proposals, including compulsory conversion of bonds maturing in December, requiring companies to hand over a promissary note equal to fifteen per cent of their net assets as a guarantee of future taxation. M. Pniiilcve lias agreed to limit the inflation by increasing note issue by ball a milliard francs, instead of two and a half milliards. as originally contemplated. REPARATION PAYMENTS. LONDON. November 11. A Treasury statement shows since April Kt, 1921. Rritain's share of the German reparations included, Australia, and Canada £257,(592 sterling each, New Zealand £103,(509, India £71,097, South Africa £05,5-10, while the llritish Treasury is credited with £1(5,275,572.

CAUGHT IN STORM. HOME, November 14. Four French aeroplanes crossing Appenines bound homewards from Teheran, were overtaken by a terrific storm. One landed in a valley and the others have not been beard of since.

ITALIAN NKWS. (Received this clay at 8.30 a.m.) ROME, November 13. The “ Agon/a Aoma ” says owing to pressure of Parliamentary business. Mussolini is not coming to London to sign the Pact on Ist December, hut will he represented by the Locarno delegates. It is also announced that an official enquiry into the Zaniboni affair disclosed a carefully laid plot had been arranged to assassinate .Mussolini and create a civil insurrection.

POSITION IN SYRIA. PARIS, November 13. General Duport, acting High Commissioner for Syria, pending General Jouvenel’s arrival, informed the Government that the situation between Damascus and Homs where four large groups of bandits are operating, is still dangerous. He reveals that Drusepeace overtures have been made, but indicates until normally re-established in the region of Damascus it is un Ikely that negotiations will be carried to a definite conclusion. The immediate problem was to establish order which, he points out, at present depends on the availability of reinforcements which are now arriving from Morocco and France.

ITALIAN AVAR DEBT. AGREEA fE N T REACHED. AVASHfNGTOX. Nov. 12. An agreement was reached on Thnr: day for’the funding of the Italian wm debt to America. It is understtm that the Italians have agreed to repay the total debt of 2012 million dollar at the rate of five million dollars an nunlly for the first five years, increasing the payments after that period The total represents the loan made 0 Italy with interest to date at 4] pei cent.

REVOLUTION MOVEMENT. LONDON. Nov. 14. The “Daily Telegraph's” Riga correspondent says Zinovieff in an article in the Soviet press, in commemoration of the Soviet anniversary says an international revolution is in progress. Anyone doubting, need only iook at the events in China. Morocco and Syria, and the growing revolutionary character of the English labour movement. He admits the revolution’s progress has been slower than he hoped, but our understanding with professional unions in England have enormously increased the influence of the resolution.

GOLD COAST LOAN. LONDON. Nov. 14

The Gold Coast loan mentioned on november sth has automatically closed ns it. is under subscribed. •VVIATOR ADMTRED. ROME, Nov. 14.

Mussolini and notables were present at a brilliant reception in the capital, giving the freedom of the city to Do Pinedo.