BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1926, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] RICH MAN’S -ESTATE. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) DON DON, April 28. Thomas Dyer Edwards, of Gloucester, lias left most of his estate, valued at £165,8-18, to Countess Rothes, who was one of the Titanic survivors, and all his Australian property, in trust, for his grandson, Lord Leslie. THE SENATE’S APPROVAL. WASHINGTON, .April 28. The Senate cleared its calendar of war debts settlement to-day, approving the agreement with Czccho-Slovakia. Meanwhile tho United States French Dobt Commissions aro marking time, waiting for further word from Paris before, renewing negotiations. STOWED ON A SHIP. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) PARIS, .'April 28. Forty-one Arabs were stowed -away aboard the Fidi Ferrueh at Algiers, and when the bunkers were opened at Marseilles, eight wore found dead. A search is being made for at least a dozen others, as only fifteen so far have been found alive. INDIAN RIOTS. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) DELHI. April 28. The situation at Calcutta is quiet owing to reinforcements of police rounding up tho bad characters. The total casualties -since the 22nd. are 45 killed and 375 wounded. LIQUOR SCANDAL. OTTAWA, April 28. ' Liquor disclosure sensations have moved from Washington to Ottawa. Inspector Duncan, a high official in the Canadian Mounted Police, swore that Jacques Unreal., a formed Federal Minister of Customs, was furnished with large quantities of liquor free from gaol stores in tho province of Quebec with tho connivance of officials of his own department who handled the shipments on Bureau's behalf. It was argued before the commissioner that these shipments were merely taken from seized samples.

BRITISH MIGRANTS. (Received this day at 12 noon). LONDON, April 28. In tho Commons, Mr Cunligc Lister, replying to a question said migrants from Britain during tho last quarters of 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926. respectively, were to Australia 10,192,10,159, 9,035, 12,160; to Canada 10,220, 10,998, 5,865, 8260; to the rest of tho Empire 6,003, 6,167, 7,588, 8483. FAST TRAVELLING. LONDON, April 28. At Pcndyne Sands, Thomas improved yesterday’s records, covering a kilometre at 1~1 kilometres an hour and a inilo at the rate of 170.624 kilometres per hour.