MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1925, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

(Australia & N.Z^ Cable Association.]

A BRIDGE OF CORPSES. LONDON, November 30

The " Times ” correspondent in Syria says details reveal that a mere handful of the French Foreign Legion defended Rachaya. On the fourth day two thousand Drti<os attacked the citadel, surmounting the barheil wire by building a bridge of corpses over which they crawled regardless of cost and pressed hard oil the defenders. The attackers threw small wooden ladders across the narrow alleyways and so connected the house-tops. On these the bloodiest combats were waged, leaving the .passages filled with dead.

The garrison were at their last gasp when a salvo I rout French seventy-lives announced the approach ol the relief column.

,\ CRIMINAL GANG’S END. 1 DELHI. November 20. Sentences of transportation were passed on 103 dacoits at Naintal. bringing to an end the career of a remarkable band of criminals, who, for ten years, have terrorised the suitmountain tracts of the United Provinces. Several leaders were previously caught and hanged. A special force of police had been engaged on the work tor three years in the most difficult country and numbers of men were killed on both aides during .skirmisht s. SEP) ICE AT TDK It). TORIO, November 20. A memorial service for Queen Alexandra was held in the English Church and was largely attended. Prince and Princess Kuna, representing the Regent. the Premier and members of the Cabinet and high naval and military officers were also present. GREATER POWER FOR MUSSOLINI ROME, November 20. The Chamber lias approved of a hill widely extending Mussolini’s powers. Only the King may now dismiss the Premier, who shall designate the Aliiiister to replace him in event of his absence or inability. Individuals attempting the Premier’s life or safety are liable to |if t > imprisonment and those offending the Premier, by word or deed are to he subject to a maximum of thirty months imprisonment and a line. "A LEAGUE OF GENTILES.” CAPETOWN. Nov. 30. The ••.lohanneshurg Star'' announces that a secret society entitled ‘‘League •if Gentiles" has been formed on the Rand to boycott Jewish traders and professional men. It already numbers ten thousand members and aims at. lasting out. socially, industrially and ceo unlit ica llv the Jewish element. I hi" members are mostly of the well to do class. NEW TUBERCULOSIS CURE. TURTLE SERUM. RERUN, Nov. 30. The results of the experiments on t übcrculosis hahoons at Ilagenhecks Zoo. Hamburg, with Dr Friedman's turtle scrums, have been published in the Munich Medical Journal. Forty uninoculated baboons died of consumption. while forty inoeulat ad animals recovered and remained healthy. The experimenters consider the serum "ill be similarly successful with human beings. FREE .STATERS' UNEXPECTED VISIT. LONDON, Nov. 29. The Free State Ministers. Messrs ‘)' Higgins and McGilligan. with the . Ytforuey-General O'Bryne have arrived unexpectedly at Downing Street Irotn Dublin. The Prime Minister was ab--ent at C'bci|tiers Court. hut immediately invited them thither, and they ire now spending the week-end there. The 1 'Observer” says that the best tiling that could happen would he for Ireland to forget- all about tho 801111!ary Commission as preliminary to forgetting all about the boundary. I OR 1) MAYOR'S WIFE DEAD. LONDON. Nov. 21). J,adv Pryke (wife of the Lord Mayor if London) attended morning service at Westminster Abbey on Friday, as well as the service in'St. Paul’s in the evening. After"arils she joined the family it din.ncr and later retired seemingly in good health, although she had suffered from infhiotixa recently. The Lord Mayor on entering the bedroom, half an hour later found his wife dead on the tloor. Site was seventy eight- years of age