BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 January 1927, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[‘‘Sydney Sun ” Cables.]

OLYMPIC STADIUM.

LONDON. Jan. Kb

Covering forty acres served by special tramlines ami equipped with eightyeighty acre car park, accommodating four thousand automobiles, the New Olympic Stadium, at Amsterdam will be tho most, complete in the world. It is of concrete ami brick and accommodates forty thousand, half of these being seated. '[[no dimensions are 285 by 185 yards. It contains a footbajfl ground, running track, six hundred seats reserved for journalists, also telegraph rooms, forty-five ’phone cabinets. I lie Royal and official boxes are in the centre of the ground. In addition to the Stadium there are a swimming stadium, fencing pavilion, cricket ground, thirteen tennis courts, art gallery buildings, surmounted by a marathon tower 150 feet, from which will issue permanently a smoke column during tho progress of games.

BANDIT GANG ARRESTED. PARIS, Jan. 13

Twenty months were occupied in collecting details to arrest n gang of Polish bandits who terrorised France and Belgium for two years. The chiet. Valadimir Zingsuk appointed gangsters and provided funds sold of the products of tho thefts and financed irresteds. with the assistance of four lieutenants. Arrests began in 192->. a a result of Poles betraying Zingsulc iiii a Lieutenant Bruzila. Ihe l itter took refuge in Germany. The gang com ill it led six and attempted five other murders and commit led fifty armed burglaries. Twenty-two of fifty-four bandits were charged with offences .and stand trial in April. fascist CRUSADE, tßeceived this day at 11.0 a.in.) ROME, Jan. 13. The latest Fascist crusade is against music halls. Some here have already been ordered to close and prefects of the provinces have been instructed to watch similar places and prevent the undermining of the moral and physical culture of the country.

INDIAN TROUBLE. CAPETOWN. Jau. 13. As a result of a round table conference the delegates of the Indian and South African Governments, announced that a provisional agreement has I ecu arrived at subject to ratification h.v the two Governments and Parliaments.

MINISTER DIES IN CHURCH. LONDON. Jan. Kb A crowded Belfast church saw Archdeacon Hemphill drop dead while performing the wedding ceremony of Rodney Malcosou the Irish hockey international. 'lho curate completed the ceremony.

LONDON. January Kb Obituary.—Sir Alfred Searle Hnslnm, the inventor of the patent refrigerator. RECORD BREAK. (Received this day at 1.30 pm) LONDON. January 13. Willie Smith, playing Lawrence, made a 1.17(5 break, a world’s record under the new rules. LABOUR SKNSATfOX. LONDON. January 13. The “ Daily News ” states the Government’s refusal of the nomination of Cook as the Miners’ Federation representative for the Mineral Transport Committee caused a mild sensation at a meeting of the Miners’ Executive, which decided to adhere to the selection.

LEAGUE APPOINTMENT. GENEVA. January 15. Albert Du four Felice, ex-Councillor of tho German Embassy has assumed the duties of Under-Seeretarv of the League. FLEET VISIT. ATHENS, January Kb The Mediterranean Fleet headed by the Warspite, Admiral Keyes’ flagship, on which .Mr Churchill is a guest, made an impressive entry into the harbour on a week’s visit. There will he elaborate entertainments, the Greek’s or-'

gnnising special race meetings find football mntcfli.es. .Representatives of tlie .Foreign -Minister welcomed Mr Churchill and escorted him to Atropolis Museums.