BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1926, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] A SUICIDE. PARIS, September 6. Charles Serlamlier, a retired mercnhnt, residing at St. Denis, was so opposed to the shingling of the hair, that he announced that lie would kill himself if his two daughters followed the fashion. The girls were unable to impress upon their father, who was cut off from the outside world, because hp was an invalid, that hairdressing fashions were changing, and, realising that argument was useless, they therefore shingled their heads without further discussion. When tho gills readied their home to-night, they' found that tlieir lather had carried out his threat, and had shot himself. TRAIN-WRECKING CHARGE BERLIN, Sept. 6. Two men have been arrested on a charge of causing the wreck of the express train at Lehrte recently, <"-lfd of causing tho death of twenty, and serious injuries to five persons (as cabkjl on August 19th.) IDIPERIAL NAVY DECISION. LONDON, Sept. 5. The “Morning Post’s’’ Naval correspondent says that the Admiralty lias •decided that there shall he no interchange of cruisers between the Royal Navy and the Australian Navy. Tho Delhi is now in dock at Dlalta.

A PRESS VIEW. LONDON, Sept. 7. The “Financial News,” reviewing Australia’s State enterprise, '“ranging” as it says, “from to butchers’ shops,” concludes, lar government is not cut out for success iu manufacture or commerce.” BETTING TAX. LONDON, Sept. 7. How the betting tax *.s to be passed on has been decided by the Turf Guardian Society, which has resolved to charge the clients three and a half per cent, on the stakes invested to produce those winnings. i The proposer said that the bookmakers were anxious to retain their clients goodwill. Therefore they were, paying part of the tax niemselves. ;

TEA SALES. CALCUTTA, Sept. 7. At the tea, sales the market was irregular. Broken orange pekoe 13) anna, medium fourteen, good 14$, broken pekoe thirteen, 131, 12), and 13), tannings 111, 12), and 13).

COBHA.M AT PENANG. (Received this day at 8" a.m.) PENANG. Sept. 7. Cobham has arrived DIVER’S IMPRESSIONS. PARIS, September 6. Though the divers engaged to salvage the treasure from the steamer Egypt have so far been unsuccessful, they have penetrated to a depth of 4(X) feet, which is a record depth for the open sea. The ship’s hull appeared like a great dark wall, but the submarine current prevented any nearer approach. The descent occupied twelve minutes. One diver was below for over two hours and when lie was hauled up, ho said his impression was that of entering a dark cave, hut when -his eyes became accustomed to the dim lights of the ocean depths, he could distinguish objects at a distance of 40 feet.. Throughout the divers were in telephonic communication with a salvage tug. The exploration will he resumed at the end of the week. .

RUSSIAN VIEW. LONDON. September 7. The “ Daily Herald ” learns that the address of M. Tomsky (Soviet delegate barred hv the Home Minister), which would have been delivered at the Trades Union Congress at Bournemouth, had he been permitted to land in England, has reached the country, and that it will bo printed, and distributed among the delegates, despite its criticisms of the General Council of the Congress, which arc understood to he very frank.

FIFTY DEATHS PROYED. LONDON. September 7. Bodies of ten men. twenty women, and ten children have been recovered from the ruins of the Drumeolloghor cinema.

The Parish Priest of Drumeolloghor went round .the village taking a census the havoc wrought was so great. There is little trace of many of the victims.

At a rough estimate at- least fifty deaths have been established. This is only done by the fact that at least this number of people are known to be missing.

It is feared that eleven of those injured will not recover. The cinema proprietor and operator have been detained at Drumeolloghor. A crowd smashed the windows of the cinema operator’s house, and fortyeight of the crowd were detained. Forty-eight victims of the cinema fire have been identified, including six members of one family.