BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1926, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.J BEET SUGAR. LONDON, Aug. 3. Herr Liclit ,in his Magdeburg circular estimates beet sugar production for nine months at 4,465,719 tons. SEVERE EARTHQUAKE. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) TOKIO, August 4. An unusually severe earthquake frightened Tokio. all persons running out of the buildings. Reports .from various points show a large area is affected. The railway bridge being constructed in Tokio suburbs was damaged and land slides are reported in Yokohama. Telephonic communications have been upset temporarily. BRITISH CIVIL SERVANT’S. LONDON, Aug. 3. ’Mr Churchill said that the Government intended to/introduco legislation to prevent the Association of Civil Servants being affiliated to allied industrial political organisations.

CHANNEL SWIMMERS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m A LONDON, Aug. 3. Besides Miss Barrett, who is an American swimming teaclipr, 6ft. 3iu. in height, weighing 15-stone, two others, Forstad (Norwegian) and Dr. Brewster attempted to swim the Channel. The latter abandoned the task after 5 hours and Forstad after 14 hours. Miss Barrett kept in the water for 223 hours, covering 40 miles. She was greatly impeded by fog in which she had some narrow escapes from being run down by ships.

A BALLOON DISASTER, LONDON, Aug. 3

\t JCempston, Bedfordshire, a capti. j balloon parted from the netting, the basket falling and killing four persons.

FURTHER PARTICULARS. LONDON, August 3.

Captive balloon trips were proceeding successfully at Kempston flower show, when a. trailing rope became entangled in trees. 'Well-meaning bystanders rushing up, pulled the rope instead of allowing the official to release the slack, with the result that the netting parted from the ballast and the envelope sailed up. The basket fell sixty feet killing t’liree passengers and the pilot.

AN ARREST. BERLIN, August 3,

Police arrested Schrouder’s fiancee (cabled on 16th July) who is alleged to have a full knowledge of the murder. The police believe her depositions will throw considerable light on the mystery.

PRATERS FOP MEXICO. ROME, Aug. 3. The day was observed as one of solemn prayer for Mexico in all churches. The Tope suspended all audiences and remained in his apartments at the Vatican spending much time in his private chapel, praying for the persecuted Mexican Church. CINEMA INDUSTRY. (■Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 3. In. the House of Commons, Mr Cunliffo Lister announced he had received the report of the Joint Trades’ Committee on the British Cinema Industry. He regretted that various sections of the trade had been unable to put forward an agreed proposal. He estimated that five per cent of the films shown ill Great Britain were British, the vest being practically American. The question would he discussed at tl Imperial Conference.