BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1926, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] BOY SHOOTS BROTHER. LONDON, June 21. An Italian boy sleep-walker killed his brother during a nightmare, and awoke to find that his dream was a tragic reality. Quiseppe and Carlo Aligliasso were living at Asti, with their widowed mother. The hoys slept together, in order that Quiseppe could prevent Carlo from harming himself. Carlo, on Sunday night, suddenly awoke in great fear. ’He remembered he lvad -been dreaming that he had attacked a boy burglar, whom he had shot with' a revolver. ITe then called his brother Quiseppe. lint there was no reply. He lit a candle, and he fainted on finding his brother dead on the floor. When he recovered he found he had walked to his brother’s room, secured a revolver, and shot his brother. Carlo is now almost a maniac. ANGLICAN CHURCH. LONDON, June 22. Far-reaching proposals to endow the Bishops of the Church of England with unfettered power to declare judgment on matters of doctrine and discipline are embodied in the report of the Ecclesiastical Courts Commission, which is being presented to the Church Assembly oil July sth. next. It is proposed: First: That the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privv Council be abolished.

Secondly: That offending clergy should he liable to deprivation of excommunication by the Bishps’ Courts. The Bishop of Durham, who is one of the signatories, makes a reservation so far as to express the opinion that a final Court on doctrine is incompatible with the Royal supremacy. AIORK IMAIIGRANTB. LONDON, June 21. There arc twenty public school boys included in the Athouie’s draft of 380 assisted immigrants for New Zealand. The liners Rotorua, Rimutaka, Corinthic, and Remuera will during next month take twelve hundred more assisted emigrants for New Zealand. DESERT MOTOR. BUS. BAGHDAD, June 21. Norman Nairn, a New Zealander, who is running mails between Beirut and Baghdad, lias successfully designed a desert motor bus, fifty feet long. Its weight unloaded is seven tons and it has a speed of 23 miles an hour. CAVALRY PRIZES. LONDON; June 22.An American, Lieutenant Bontocou, won the King’s Trophy at the International Horse Show at Olympia. A Britisher, Captain Dunn, was second. A Swede, Captain Uouiz, was third. AIILTTARY MURDERS. «. WARSAW, June 22. Vladimir Oskilko, who was formerly a Commander in Petlurn's army, has been murdered at Rowin', probably by Bolsheviks. It is believed that this crime is connected with Pctlura’s murder on May 25. TURKISH' PLOTTERS. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 22. The arrests in connection with the plot against Keirnl Pasha (President of Turkey) include many Deputies of tlio Progressive Party and a well known general, Refct Pasha, The local press claims that they prove that the whole party iare implicated in a counter revolutionary movement. There is no evidence that the plot involved a restoration of the Sultanate. Rental Pasha, addressing a Smyrna delegation, said that his own death would he no cause for the nation 1o abandon its republican progress. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 22. Practically all life Opposition deputies have now been arrested on connection with flie plot against Rental Pasha. TNDTAN STORAf DISASTER. DELHI, June 21. A severe storm raged at Sarati, and a sugar factory wall where four hundred coolies were working collapsed, and seven were killed and forty seriously injured.

THE AFRICAN FLAG. (Received this day at 9.0 am.t CAPETOWN, June 22. Ronse, Minister of Justice assured a Labour deputation that he was prepared to accept the Nations’ Lnlwur Council's suggestions that the Union .Tack and South African flag have full equality to be flown side by side. He believed this solution will he acceptable to Transvaal, and Free State Nationalists. hut it remains to be seen whether it is acceptable to the South African Party. EX-KAISER'S PROPERTY. BERLIN, Juno 22. The next stage of the ex-ruler’s property question will he in a Reichstag, where a eompromi.se bill has already been presented. Chancellor Marx has announced his intention of expediting this Bill, which provides for a restoration of what can he proved to he the ex-rulers’ private property. The Bill is based on the Cabinet’s declared desire to he just. Neither the Nationalists nor the ’ “ Socialists have yet defined their attitude to the Bill.

MOTHERS’ UNION. LONDON, Juno 21. The Jubilee celebrations of the Mothers’ Union were held at Westminster, and were attended by delegates from all the Dominions and Colonies, who presented reports indicating great development of the movement. The Conn tecs of Stradbroke created amusement by confessing that she had lost the papers containing an account of the work done ill the Antipodes, hut she reviewed her recent trip through the* centre of Australia. She dwelt on the wonderful spirit of the women living in the remote places.

EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD. LONDON, June 21. It is officially announced that the Empire Marketing Board comprises M: Arnery (chairman), Hon. W. G. Orms-by-Gore, Rt. Hon. It. Ronald McNeill, Lord Bledisloe, Major IV. E. Elliot, Sir William Clerk, Sir Thomas Allen, Mr IV. S. Crawford (representing Britain), Mr W. A. Wilson (Canada). Mr F. L. McDongal! (Australia), Mr R. S. Forsyth (New Zealand), Mr J Dimond (South Africa). Mr J. McNeill (Ireland), Mr H. A. F. Lindsay (In dia). and Sir Edward Dawson (Colonies and Protectorates).