BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1927, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] PRINCE OF WALES. FALLS FROM HUNTER. LONDON. Jim. 7. The Prince of Wales had an accident while engaged in hunting with Quorn at .Melton Mowbray. The horse stumbled when taking off a difficult fence, and fell. The Prince of Whiles jumped clear, but in doing so lie badly strained bis left wrist. His wristlet watch wins smashed to atoms. The horse galloped off. but lie was captured and returned to tho Prince of Wales, who, though obviously in pain, mounted him and completed the diyy’s sport. The Duchess of Westminster also fell and.she somcr.iiulted, but she wa uninjured. Another member of the bunt was less fortunate, breaking au arm and a collar bone. ’PHONE NOVELTY. LONDON. Jan. 8. The London-New York wireless telephonic service was successfully opened. The moment that the exchanges contacted, the New York operator heard a clock chime. He asked: “Gee! is thfit vour clock.” London replied: “No! That is St. Paul’s Cathedral. Can you hear it?” The New York operator rejoined: “I sure can.” Official congratulatory messages were then exchanged. On both sides, there were some marly interruptions. but later tbo line was as dear as if one were talking to the suburbs.

NO AMERICA. CUP RACE. LONDON. Jan. !>. “Reynold’s News” understands there will be no America Cup race this year. Sir T. Lipton has not lodged an entry, but negotiations are proceeding for a madiiio.it.iou of the rules. TELEPHONY AVON OEMS. LONDON, Jan. 19. Tho “Observer” editorially states that tho telephony with New A’ork is only a. stepping stone to bolder things. The day is close at hand when we Shall talk with Melbourne and Sydney. POWERS AGREE. 'Received’ this dfiv at S a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 9. Tho “Observer's” Peking correspondent {Others that most of the Powers, have agreed to regard as an act of war any threat ngpinst Shanghai foreigners similar to Hankow. Washington has promised to participated to the extent of protecting its nationals. DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. LONDON, Jan. 9. Advices from Nice state the Duke of Connaught has recovered. AN AIR FLY. DELHI. Jan. 9. The Heaves Rive arrived completing a journey of 6390 miles in 63 flying hours, tho exact time fixed. Most of the journey was at a speed of 120 miles hourly. CONSPIRATORS ON TRTAL. PARIS, Jan. 9. Sixteen Catalian conspirators. including Macia, Qiribnldi were committed for trial. SENATORIA L ELECTION. PARIS. Jan. 9. There is vorv Even interest in tho senatorial elections to-dav. Senators will hold office for nine years, one thud retiring every three years. This year there are also two bve-elections. tlieiefore 107 senators will he elected, from thirty-two departments. Caillaux. Millernnd. Carthou. Steeg, Clementee and Do Selves, President of the Senate, are among those seeking re-election, while the deputies who are candidates include Raoul, Perot, (and Marcel Cachin. The dominant issue of the election is the struggle of the members of the Left to increase their representation, by a few seats to give, them an absolute majority. BELGIAN ATTITUDE. BRUSSELS. Jan. 9. The newspaper “People” understands the Government has sympathetically replied to the British memorandum to China, but it is opposed to any proposals resulting in reinforcements of northern military leaders against Cantonese.

SPANISH OPERATIONS. TANGIER. Jan. 9. The Spanish are preparing imnortant operations in To Teun/.one, which is being continually subjected to isolated attacks by hostile tribes. EXPRESS DERAILED. ; AIOSCOAV, Jan. 9. Sixteen were killed and twenty-six injured through the derailment of the Irkutsk-Moscow express at Arsaki. A SHOCKING AFFAIR. A’IENNA, Jtan. 9. A hideous sample of lynch law was experienced in a Polish town. at Gzeaxeichan, when peasants, exasperated bv persistent thefts and the police’s inability to land the offender, organised a search and found a man took him to the market square ami tied him to a stake, logs were piled to his neck and then set afiie. ae peasants drank and danced w.ld.y till death ended the victim’s agoiysing cries. The police arested twenty-me ri " LAST YEAR’S IMMIGRATION LONDON, Jan. 9.

Last year 33.659 assisted immigrants were sent to Australia and New Zealand, making witli those paying tor their passages fifty thousand, ''lnch m a post war record. It included I—oo for New Zealand. Assisted immigrants of all classes who went to Canacia totailed 130,569, including 47,554 from Britain,