BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

A THIEF CAUGHT. [“Sydney Sun” Cables.] ' (Received this day at 11.25 a.in.) LONDON, April 12. The New Zealand oflices were, burgled on Sunday evening. A man smashed and opened a glass side door, broke into the desks and took the typist’s fur, overlooking nearly £IOO sterling. Ho twined the fur round his waist and descended the fire escaped 'into the commissionaires’ waiting arms, lie was handed over to the police. ENTHUSIASTIC AVKI.CO.ME. imUSSELS, April 12. Med acts arrived and was welcomed by Their Majesties and an enthusiastic assemblage. A SOVIET MOVE, COPENHAGEN, April 12. The Soviet is appointing a eommittee to draft a report on all details in connection with the murder <d the Czarist family with a view to cleaning the Soviet’s hands in the judgment of history. GREEK ELECTIONS. (Received this day at 12.30 p.ni.l ATHENS, April 12. Returns from twenty-three districts where the presidential election was licit! yesterday show an overwhelming vote for Pangalos whose election is now certain. EA R THQ UA K E IMS AST Ell. MADRID, April 12. An earthquake destroyed Horta, (lie capital of Faval Island, Azores, Thousands are homeless. GREEK REVOLT. LONDON, April 12. The Alliens correspondent of the “Times” slates that nine alleged instigators of the Salonika revolt, including the police chief, M. Pakridis, have been arrested ' and transported to Athens, Two hundred, including women and children, were either killed or wounded by air bombs, which both sides freely used. Major Karukoufns, whose movement of troops, signalled the outbreak, says the arrests are due to the old enmity of General Zafiriou, who provocatively ordered patrols to encroach his cndnmpmont. Major Karakoufas denies it is a. Monarchist revolt. CHURCH TOWER COLLAPSES. LONDON. April 12. The Paris correspondent of the “Times” states that the three hundred foot tower of the sixteenth century church of Notre Home, ’Joulouso. (tillapsed, killing three. EARTHQUAKE RECORDED, i NEW YORK, April 12. 1 A severe earthquake, believed to be toil thousand miles away, perhaps oil' tho south-west coast of Australia, was < recorded between 3 a.in. and 5.20 to- ( tiny- _______ 1 t