BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1926, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] DANISH AVIATOR STILL GOING. SHANGHAI, April 20. Botved lias landed on his way to Tokio from Copenhagen. SPANISH AIRMEN’S ILL-LUCK. MADRID. April 19. The Spanish Minister of War llias instructed the airman Esteves and his mecahnic to, return to Spain from Africa as soon as their health permits'. They are not able to continue their flight. A FRENCH TRIAL. [Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.l ,_f PARIS, April 20. < A trial which is expected to last -J a fortnight- opened at Seine welierin two Communists, Clerc Beradon, are charged with wilful murder in connection with a shooting affair cabled on . the April, 1925. Tho circumstances pointed to a carefully organised attack on Fascists, of whom four were killed and eleven wounded. Clerc and Beradon were arrested, when holding revolvers. The former says he fired in self defence. The latter asserts ho picked up, but'di'd not fire a revolver. MOROCCAN NEGOTIATIONS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) PARIS, April 20. Advices from Oudjda state difficulties which have arise in the- Moroccan peace conference in connection with which one of the Riff delegates was flown i'ii a French areoplane to consult Abdel Klim and the chief tribes are explained in a statement by Riff delegates that they were unable to accept without a modification of the FrancoSpanish demands for the immediate release of prisoners and the unhindered advance of FrancO-Spa-nish troops on certain positions at present occupied by Riffs, before tho official negotiations opened. JAPAN IN THE PACIFIC. fortification question. LONDON, April 20. In the House of Commons, in reply to a question as to whether Japan’s mandate over the Caroline Islands permitted the establishment there of submarine bases, Sir Austen Chamberlain said that the mandate, provides that no bases or fortifications of any kind can he established. A FASHION FREAK. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) PARIS, April 20.

The strangest freak of fashion even for Paris, was the appearance of two actresses at Longcliamps racecourse together, with a poodle dyed horizon blue to match the colour scheme of their frocks. As dogs are not permitted on the course they were ordered off. The actress were most indignant and threatened to return next Sunday with a dog dyed red. LOVAT ERASER DEAD. LONDQN, April 20. Obituary.—Mr Lovat Fraser, tho journalist-.