BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1926, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

(Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] A PROTEST. LONDON, April 4. The appalling pen swashing from the advance guard of the Australian writers, prompted George Brawn to write a letter lamenting the Australians hitherto arrived without boosting, .self-adver-tisement and beat us off their own bat. If cricket is to be turned into a. species of circus, why not appoint a master of ceremonies who, armed with a megaphone could announce the name, family history, and deeds of daring as each player steps into the 1-ord’s arena. A continuance of this ink-sling-ing claptrap will nauseato lovers of cricket and wish the word test had never been coined. LONDON WEATHER. LONDON, April 4. The weather records continue. Eas- * ter holiday makers have been favoured with an April heat wave unparallelled since 1848, and following the driest Ararch since 1841, and the warmest February ever known. AN AERIAL TORPEDO. A NEW ZEALANDER’S INVENTION LONDON. April 4. The newspaper “People” says the War Office after years of exhaustive tests has purchased an invention of a New Zealander. Captain Allan Roberts. It is an aerial torpedo, believed to he capabale of torpedoeing entire cities and air fleets, one hundred miles distant, it resembles a miniature aeroplane, with small wings. The flight and speed at the moment of explosion are directed from, the ground. It is used similarly to a torpedo from a battleship. The War Office stringently tested Roberts’ claim that tho invention could not be influenced by any other forces. Roberts using the ■ control apparatus with only half tlio power of that with which to officials attempted to influence the torpedoe’s coursy, successfully guided it along tlio ground as lie willed thus eridieating the War Office’s chief fear that the machine could be turned during its flight against the launchers by superior enemy wireless control. It is claimed that the torpedo can be cheaply constructed, and can bo safely aimed under the control of one man. GRAND DUKE INJURED. PARIS, April 4. The Grand Duke Nicholas was seriously injured in a motor accident. RAILWAY CLERKS CONFER. AAISTERDAAI, April 2. The International Conference of railway clerical and supervisory staffs carried a resolution inviting all organisations outside the International Transport Workers’ Federation to join the international movement and thus expedite socialisation of tlio means of transport under the joint control of a management of workers and representatives of the community of each country. HOUSE OF COMAIONS ADJOURNS. LONDON. April 2. 'fhe Hones of Commons lias adjourned till April 13th. POISON SUSPECTED. LONDON, April 2. The latest theory is that poison is tho possible explanation of the mystery surrounding tho burning of the country mansion known as Lnnuicha, close to Dublin. The place was occupied by .Joseph and Peter McDonnell, their two sisters, a servant, and a gardener.

Jospeh AlcDonnel was the last, of the family seen alive. The others liad not been seen since Monday, when MeCade, the gardener, saw Annie McDonnell in tlio garden, looking ill, and was told that Alary ALcGowan, the servant, was sick in hod.

Joseph later, said that Peter and Alice were also sick. AlcCade says that he went to a wake in Alnlaliidc, and when he returned ho found Lanianeha in flames.

PRAGUE MUNITION EXPLOSION, LONDON, April 4.

It is believed that the munition explosion at Prague was due to foul play, and that a time-fused bomb was purposely included in the ammunition. The perpetrator is unknown.

SPANISH WIRELESS JOKER. AIADRID, April 4

Spain’s wireless programme has been rudely and mysteriously dislocated for the last fortnight by donkey brayiugs, seditious speeches, ridicule of General Dorivora and other absurdities against the Government. The authorities confess they are baffled in their attempts to find the interrupter who is believed to have a powerful broadcasting set aboard a motor car. He is aware ho is being hunted and wirelessed offering to wager £ISOO tlmi- he will never bo caught. TURKISH EXPULSION. LONDON, April 4. AtaeArtney, the "Times” correspondent at Constantinople, whence lie was expelled at two hours’ notice, telegraphs from Alityleiie, saying tho Angora authorities are indignant over his despatches recording the closing of tho English high school. The Government’s espionage service suppressed a telegram to the "Times” on March 29th describing the death of a young officer in a collision with the police. Tho Governmental newspaper “Aliiliot” acting on official, instruct ions, reported his death by suicide. The victim’s comrades after the funeral raided Hie “AlilIcit” office, smashing the windows. Rejeil Bov explains that the Government cannot tolerate foreign correspondents making a fuss of incidents which might happen in any country, and giving undue prominence to such events, with a view to arousing suspicion, suggesting Turkey’s tranquility’ is threatened. AlncArtncy says that if the incident is trifling, it is strange that it was hushed up. Anyway, it hardly warrants my summary expulsion. tdiieli- happened because my comments were disagrccahlac to the Turks. There is an immense inarticulate discontent smouldering under tlw military dictatorship.

TIIF. ROTORSHIP. LONDON, April 4. Tlie Hamburg correspondent of tho “Times” states that the rotorship Badenburg is taking in twenty-five tons of fuel preparatory to the first transAtlantic voyage, hound for New York. ROTOR SHIP FOR GKRAI.AN NAVY. A rotorship of three thousand tons is being built for the navy. ITALIAN GOOD FRIDAY. LONDON, April 4. The Rome correspondent of tho "Times” states that the Italian flags were half-masted on all public buildings on Good Friday, which -Mussolini decreed as a national day of mourning. EGYPTIAN ELECTIONS. CAIRO, April 4. A decree is issued fixing the elections for June 22nd. CANTON HOSPITAL INCIDENT. PEKING, April 4. Following the recent closing of the Canton Hospital which was operated for ninety years by the American Presbyterian mission, similar labour tyranny has now completed the closing of the Stout Alomorial Hospital of Wachow, which is also American. The news has been received that the doctors embarked upon an American gunboat.