BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

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COLONY OF AMAZONS. LONDON, Aug. G. 'Explaining that “is is only because certain work requires man’s brute strength.” the Women’s Communal Colony at Lingfieild have decided to admit a- limited number of husbands. The women claim thet they have done exceedingly well with dairy cows, the breeding of dogs and rabbits, and

the cultivating of cabbage patches, even on small holdings, 'but state that the heavy labour is fit only for men. Three husbands have accepted the summons, and have been admitted, after an understanding that they must not interfere with the women’s control.

CHINESE EDITOR SHOT, PEKIN, Aug. G. The editor of the Chinese newspaper “Shihuijilrpao” was arrested by gendarmerie and shot at five o’clock the following morning.- His execution was due to his having written something derogatory to the Shantung Governor, Chang Sung Chang.

THIEVES DESECRATE CHURCH PARIS, Aug. 5.

Shameful destruction was revealed when some children, playing in a field near Clergy, unearthed part of the treasures that were stolen from the Church there on July 28th. The thieves evidently found that the tabernacle was too heavy to c-arry off. so they smashed it with a hammer, and discarded portions of it. They also left in the field a pyx and a cross.

WHY HR STOLE. 1 LONDON, August 5. , Frederick Jones was remanded at ( Westminster on a charge of tlieft. He confessed that lie stole from the Salt- ' ing Museum collections of coins under great provocation, and was ignorant j of their value. He had walked the , streets destitute for three days. He had entered the museum to rest, and then forced the case of the coins with a screw driver. He was there for twenty minutes, an attendant passing him four times without suspecting him. Jones then walked out undetected. CHAMBER PASSES MEASURE. PARIS, August r ) The Chamber of Deputies by 365 votes to 181 has adopted the Government’s hill as a whole. The measure authorises operations for the stabilisation of tiic franc, and the granting of the Banque de France the requisite powers thereanent, including the right

to purchase French coinage at a premium. also to buy gold and foreign currencies on the market, and to issue notes to the amount of such purchases. improvement of franc. I (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. Aug. 0. Rapid progress of the French financial measures is reflected in an improvement of the' franc, which opened at 164-50. MR COOK’S VIEW. LONDON, Aug. o. Mr A. Cook (Secretary of the Miners’ Federation) speaking at Clapham, said that Mr Baldwin, the Premier, had stooped so low as to send his message to America, before the British miners’

delegation’s arrival there, and he had lied about the position in order to prevent funds from coming to their help. That, said Mr Cook, was the deathknell of Toryism. Mr Baldwin had made himself, in the eyes of every humane soul,- nothing but “an inhuman monster.”

THE CHURCHMEN’S PLAN. LONDON, Aug. 3

The Anglican Bishop and the Freo Church leaders have issued a new manifesto. Therein they state they are aware that the Government will reject their scheme for peace, on financial grounds, hut they point out that the country is losing more in each week than would be involved in their settlement.

PROBLEM FOIL SCIENCELONDON. Aug. 5. At the British Association Congress, nil American, Professor Osborn, discussed the progress of the study of the problem of the origin of species, said : The number of species lias increased by thousands since 18-39. Intensive laboratory research lias added vastly to our knowledge of the functions of animals, but it has greatly increased the difficulties of this problem. We have reached an entirely new era in research. Having solved the least difficult half of the problem confronting Darwin, we know how species originated .hut the causes of variation for an evolutionary process might be humanly insoluble.