BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1926, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian A N.Z. Cable Association.] EMIGRANT RUSH. LONDON, April 9, • The New Zealand migrants from Britain during the last three months totalled 2,403 compared with 1,789 during the same quarter of last year. Within the next week the Ilororata will take 024 migrants for New Zealand. the Maliana- 780, and the- Ruapehu 252. These figures show there is a considerable acceleration of emigration to New Zealand which indicates that the year's new quota of 13,000 will I>o easily attained. RICH RECLUSE’S EXILE, LONDON, April 10. The sad story of tlie millionaire, Bayard Brown, the American, who lias just died on hi.s yaelit, and liis voluntary exile from His native America, reveals that it was the result of ail early low, romance. On Good Friday, which was an anniversary which lie always tenderly regarded, lie is stated to have had a premonition of his death and lie opened a secret drawer in tho yacht Valfreyia’n state room, and with, drew the faded photograph of a woman, to winch lie applied a, match, and he watched it slowly burn. He then crushed the ashes in the palnf of his hand, and virtually lie did not speak again.

It is known that the photograph had been locked in the yacht since its arrival in England in IB9G and that lio also frequently gazed upon it in tlie secrecy of bin state room. When tho end was near, the only words that he littered were: “l am not arrant of death.”

A significant action was his gesture of reconciliation with hi* family, after half a century, by his arranging that his hotly should be conveyed to America and buried in his father’s grave. As a youth, lie was regarded as eccentric, and when lie fell in love, his eccentricity foil in his way, and he was jilted. Brown felt his family’s attempt to restrain his original outlook on life was a menace to liis freedom, so h« lelt America, vowing that lie would not return. He remained steadfast, though, once lie. nearly faltered. Ho ordered His yacht to sail for America, lint ho changed his mind when ho heard tho captain clanging tho orders to the engine room. Twenty years ago, two of his sisters journeyed f rom America, hut they were not allowed on hoard, Brown merely speaking to them from the taffrail. It revealed that fie enjoyed life fully "hen young. He wan a keen horseman and dancer and was musical. He had constantly lived in fear of visitors to the yacht, and lie invariably asked: “Do you bring George or Louis?” Nobody was able to interpret the meaning of this query.

LONDON ACCIDENTS LONDON, April 10. I lie fact that two persons are killed in the Li it dun streets every day is revealed in tho latest figures. During 4 twelve months, there were 833 killed” / and 38,186 injured in London, and 3871 were killed and 114,473 wero injured throughout the country. During the last four years, the London list has been, growing heavily. There is an average of 112 accidents‘a day in London. I.AMANCHA TRAGEDY. LONDON, April 9. As the patholoigsts and analysts will not complete their inquiries for some weeks into the Lamaneha tragedy, the inquest has been adjourned till May 12th. The gardener, named McCabe, is being detained in custody. Q UESTfONABLK OR NAM ENTS. LONDON, April 10. Now Zealand’s purchase of the British Medical Council’s building revived the controversy concerning the pro- 1 priety of Epstein’s eighteen statuettes studding the facade of the first floor. Years ago there was strong ol>jection taken, on the ground that they should not come under the public gaze, being more fit for the scientific gallery. Questions were even asked in Parliament. It is understood that New Zealand does not intend to interfere with the figure.?, which are row heavily grime-cor.ted.