BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian A N.Z. Cable Association.] PACIFIC LEXERS SOLD. SAN FRANCISCO, May 14. The Matson Navigation Coy purchased on Friday the Oceanic Steamship Coy. The consideration given for the lino is not stated. OSCAR WTLDE’S M.S.S. PARIS, May 15. The manuscript of Oscar Wilde's “Salome” was auctioned here fot £BBO. GERMAN POLITICAL CRISIS. BERLIN, May 15. Herr Gesslcr is unLible to form a Cabinet.

Tho police issued documents that were seized from Herr Class. Seine

were addressed to tlie Kaiser at Doom declaring tlmt Herr Class was making headway in the direction of restoring the Ilobenzollern empire to new glonafter the Fatherland was purified and liberated. Another prayed God to grant President Ilindenburg to soon to bo converted from bis present policy.

PRISONER'S ESCAPE. LONDON, May 14

Two Republican prisoners, Keogh and Killoraii, made a sensational escape from Diinditini criminal lunatic asylum in Ireland, to which they recently were removed from prison. Eight armed men held up a drapery van on tin? outskirts ol Dublin. I hen three of them went to the asylum, and the porter, thinking the van was iielivering goods, admitted it. While the porter was held up by a revolver, two of the prisoners, who apparently were waiting for their rescuers, entered the van and were driven oil. Ihe van later was discovered abandoned. Gee of the prisoners was serving ton veins penal servitude.

FRENCH LABOUR THREAT. (Received this day at 9..0 a.m.) PARIS, May 16. A general strike in France is threatened. The Council of the Miners Federation carried a resolution, firstly demanding an immediate discussion on the question of an increase of wages and if there is no solution- by May 25(.h, the federation will be obliged to envisage a general strike movement. ■Secondly, supporting decisions of the international committee concerning a boycott of coal in order to assist the British miners. LONDON, -May 10. Dublin borough commission contracted for the construction of a tunnel under the Liffcv for £28,655 sterling. MAN-EATFNG j.EOPART). DELHI, May 16. A man-eating leopard, which in seven years killed one hundred and twentylive victims, was shot by Captain Corbett, near Rupraprakag, after ten weeks strenuous hunt. The lec.pau entered houses at night and carried ofl victims to the jungle. It avoided the most ingenious traps. It was twice captured, hut escaped. PADEREWSKI ILL. NEW YORK, May 16. Paderewski has cancelled his engagements because of bis continued serious illness. STERLING EXCH ANGE. NI'.W YORK, May 15. Sterling reached par to-day, declining to 486 9-16 at tho close. It has been commented on that the steady rise since 1920. when it reached 319. It is now being considered the possibility of United States gold shipment to England, winch would he welcomed hv both because of the excess supply in United States, and need in England. Bankers calculate 489 32-7 is sterling point at which gold would stand for London.