NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1927, Page 1

NEWS BY MAIL.

MURDER IN .V YACHT. MARSEILLES, Nov. 1

A dramatic confession that they had killed M. Jeannot, the owner of a motor-yacht which they luid hired to take them for a trip to sea from Marseilles, is ia'legcd to have been made by Gustave Cornells, a young Belgian, and a woman named Emilio Libert, as they were being brought here by train from tho Italian frontier, where they were arrested as they were attempting to escape into Itnlv. Subjected to a keen questioning as the train sped 'along the Riviera coast, the young couple broke down. They said that when the yacht was well out to set and night had fiillen they had a dispute with M. Jeannot concerning the price to he paid for his services. The owner of the yacht, said Cornells, 'attempted to strike him, whereupon lie drew his revolver and shot M. Jeannot, afterwards throwing the body overboard. The couple landed next morning at a deserted spot on tlie cogst, abandoning the yacht. For a fortnight they had wandered penniless along the Riviera coast, until at hist, in desperation, they attempted to escape across the Italian frontier.

2.000 MONOCLES. LONDON, Nov. 2. One orchid and 2,000 monocles greeted Sir Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, on his arrival' last night at the Central Station, Glasgow, on the eve of bis installation as Lord Rector of the university. The orchid was worn by the stationnmstor; the monocles wore worn in the right eye by undergraduates, who carried lighted Lurches and wore the weirdest and most various of garments.

They afterwards formed a procession, at the bead of which Sir Austen was drawn in an open carriage through the rain three miles 10 the home of his host, Mr William Brodio. tlie Lord Rector's assessor. A fearsome personal bodyguard ot 29 undergraduates for Sir Austen was led by a Mcphistopliriian figure in eompjete black, whose lieutenant wore a dressing-gown over pyjamas and carried a loofah. Tall hats and frock-coats were plentiful. Sir Austen was wearing a hard felt hat and his monocle, and before 1 (living the station for the drive through the rain lie accepted the ,oan of a waterproof to cover Ins heavy great-coat. . , The procession at a trot through the city was witnessed bv thousands ol citizens. The waving lights of the torches, the bursting of fireworks and wild cries marked its progress to Mr Brodio’s house. “WE WANT AUSTEN.’

On arrival at his host’s house Sir Austen disappeared through the doorwav but the undergraduates serenaded him with “We want Austen,” sung to a hymn tune. Ten minutes elapsed ere ho appeared on the doorstep 'and thanked the undergraduates tor their dinner with his host Sir Austen returned to tho city to attend the undergraduates’ production of College Pudding” at the Lyric Theatre, and subsequently he joined in tho revel 1 % at their Plain ballroom. He addressed the undergraduates briefly and not too seriously on liotli occasions. WEDDING GIFTS OF OXEN. MARRAKESH, Morocco, Nov. 2. I have witnessed the ceremony of the presentation of gifts t° 4be Sultan’s 3 sons, who were married here yesterday. The presents from El Glonai Paslia. of Marrakeasli, the great lord of the Atlas Mountains and absolute ruler of the powerful tribes 111 the south of Morocco, included two splendidly saddled horses and numerous oxen and sheep. Afterwards 1 had luncheon at the palace with the Lord Chamberlain and was received by the Sultan, who expressed pleasure at seeing so many visitors at Marrakesh. The Sultan enjoyed a private firm works display in the palace grounds He insisted on personally placing “ cannon ” in position, thereby great 1 endangering the palace windows.