BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cabje Association.] AN APPEAL DECISION. LONDON, July 12. The Privy Council affirmed the New Zealand Supreme Court judgment in the case Wright v. Morgan, except that certain particulars were retransmitted to the Supreme- Court. . debt agreement signed. LONDON, July 12. Official—The Anglo-French' debt agreement has been signed. OBITUARY. LONDON, July 12. Obituary—Mrs Leveson"Gower, aged 88, mother of tho well-known cricketer, BAGHDAD, July 12. Obituary.—Gertrude Lothian Bell, Oriental Secretary to the High Commissioner at Iraq and author of several volumes on eastern subjects.

behind the TIMES. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.l LONDON, July 12. “If what we have just heard in the paper dealing with tho handling of meat in a typical provincial English city is true, then Great Britain is a century behind the times,” declared Mr Vogwell,' of Sydney, speaking at tho Santary Congress. Other Australians suppjorjted this view. The delegates also agreed with the Australian’s view that no meat should be killed without official inspection. Small private abattoirs should not bo permitted. Food inspector's should be armed with fuller p Olivers. RIFLE SHOOTING. LONDON, July 12. Tho Australians, W. A. Sproat and Chnmlin E. Coles, scored 45 and 42 respectively out of a. possible of 50 in the Duke of Cambridge’s contest at Bisley, of ten shots at 900 yards. In another contest, ton shots at 600 yards (possible 50) Coles scored 46 and Spront. 48. INDIAN RELIGIOUS SECTS. ([Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) NEW YORK, July 12. A Philadelphia telegram states that the Mahommcdan crew of 29 seamen abandoned the British freighter, Cb'ty of Newcastle, at the dock and estab-lished-a mild state of mutiny. As a religious protest they camped on the dock, bringing their own food. They refused to return to the ship until tho Buddhist cook was discharged, and alleging thnt their food was contaminated by contact with an unbeliever. The Mohammedans worn removed to the immigration station, pending investigations by the British Consular officials, WHEAT MARKET. OTTAWA, July 112. Based on the conditions of 30th June, the wheat yield is estimated at 34,862,600 bushels. CHICAGO, July 12. Wheat for July is quoted at 138) cents, September 136, half December 140. BANKRUPT LORD. LONDON, July 12. Proof of debts amounting close to a half million sterling, including £213,000, were entered by one creditor proved against Lord Terrington in the bankruptcy Court. The doctor’s certificate stated Terrington, at present at Monte Carlo, is unfit to travel, and the slightest effort, mental or physical, would probably be fatal. The Official Recoil - er commented on Terrington being not sufficiently ill to leave England, yet too ill to return there, though grave matters are awaiting explanation. The debtor claims he is perfectly solvent subject to the realisation of the assets. Ho attributed his failure to repay tho loans to his clients to excessive interest charged by money lenders, ill health, coal and general strikes. Tho creditors include names of famous families’.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. LONDON, July 12. In the House of Commons Ormsby Gore stated lie had not heard of any change in the Imperial .Conference arrangements owing to the political conditions in Canada. It was proposed to give full consideration to the overseas settlement at the coming Conference The Government is most.anxious to co-operate to the fullest extent with the Dominions on this subject. Foiestry also would be discussed.