BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1927, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[“ Sydney Sun ” Cables.]

A BOGUS PRINCE. ’PARIS. January 17

For a month Nice has been dazzled by a handsome young man dressed in a khaki uniform, and red fez, wearing the Legion of Honour, and staying in a luxurious Hat as Prince ol Kurdistan. He claimed he was a direct descendant of liaroun El Bached of Arabian Knights fame. He was usually sur,rounded by women admirers, hut the police spoilt his triumphs. They visited the flat and found he was a Turk who had been deported from England. Switzerland and the United States and had served imprisonment in Germany. He had an elaborate sealed document, authorising him to negotiate on behalf of Kurdistan, the list of addresses ot wealthy Englishman and Americans from whom he doubtless intended to borrow; also a large collection of insignia of many orders. When arrested lie had only a few shillings, lie was illegally weaving tlio decorations.

THE EM DEN RUSHED. CAPETOWN. January 17. An extraordinary incident in connection with the visit of the German cruiser “ Emdon ” occurred when the ship was thrown open to visitors. An enormous crowd assembled on the wharf and gangways were congested. Fo great was the push that the gang, wavs were withdrawn and the crowd on the wharf increased. Suddenly a German sailor on hoard, instructed by all officer, turned the hose on the crowd. This was done several times, many ladies in summer bats and frocks were drenched and in the stampede which followed some fainted. Much indignation was expressed, but on the other band some spectators maintain that the ship’s action averted a tragedy by pre, venting an attempt to rush the ship. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) CAPETOWN. Jan. 17. The Kmdcn is lying; at Collier Jetty open to seamen at both sides and end with a narrow entrance. A crowd, estimated at ten thousand visited the cruiser, the decks of which were soon packed. As a result an. officer of the Kmdcn intimated that no further visitors would he allowed aboard until those on hoard left. ’The crowd continued to ho augmented and the police were powerless. The greatest danger spot was between the cruiser and quayside, as the police and front row <>r the crowd would have fallen on huge planks used as fenders, then others on top of them and the whole mass being crushed to death. The captain, realising tile position ordered hose to l>o played on the crowds and it had the desired effect in keeping the people back.

Clap tain Foerster, of the Enideu states the use of the hose on the crowd averted one of the biggest disasters known in this country. It was only turned on. alter repeated applications by the police, who were unable to prevent the crowd massing on the wharf in imminent danger of being

pushed over. ■ The Mayor has issued a statement warmly commending the prompt action, of the Emden’s officers, whicli meant the saving of many lives. WOMEN’S DRESS.

(Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 17. “Women have reached the limit as regards short skirts. They cannot decently show more leg. therefore it seems the only alternative is to clothe their legs in trousers. One thing certain is that they will never return to long skirts,” stated a leading West End dressmaker, suporting Paul l’oirefc’s prediction that women. 39 years hence, will lie wearing trousers, while skirts will be as obsolete as long hair to-day. Baroness Desloeelie (Court dressmaker) says women are lie-coining more masculine daily. See how they have adopted pyjamas.

On, the other hand, Lady Poyntcr considers skirts will last another century, when women might return trailing draperies. Personally she imagines trousers terribly draughty.

JAP PRINCE RETURNS. TOKIO, Jan. 17

The steamer “Siberia” with Prince Cbicliibu aboard, anchored in Yokohama harbour. A younger brother and officials welcomed Prince Cbicliibu who entrained for Tokio where immense throngs packed the station square. There was no cheering or music. The crowds, biareheadcd. bowed in. sympathy. Chiehibu immediately proceeded to the Imperial Palace. He was first conducted to the Chamber of the dead, where lie alone paid homage to his father’s casket. P ROPOSED EXCAV AtIOXS. [“Sydney Sun” Cables.] (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 17. The “Dnilv Mail's’’ Rome correspondent says Mussolini is considering the resumption of excavations of the ancient city ‘Hereulaneaum, destroyed with Pompeii. There have been intermittent excavations since 1719, but with difficulty, tfie site being covered with solidified volcanic rock.

BEAM TESTS. LONDON. Jan. 17

The Post Office rigidly adheres to (lie decision not to disclose the results of the beam tests with Australia now covering twenty-four hours daily until the engineers have exhaustively completed the full week of tests, which arc under the solo control of the Post Office engineers. Marconi’s state they are confident of tfie outcome because t.ho testers worked in liaison with their own engineers during the unofficial tests.

ARCHBISHOP JUI-JUS. LONDON. .Tan. 17. Archbishop Julius is leaving shortly for New Zealand. SOVIET EXECUTIONER. MOSCOW. Jan. 17. Sliahin (former Bolshevik executioner) died in prison, having been recently sentenced to ten years gao. tor embezzlement. Shabin’s five years executions exceeded live hundred. He was an expert shot with a. revolver, with which executions In Russia are still carried out. The condemned man is stripped except £pr his under shirt, and is shot through the back of the head. WIRELESS TELEPHONY. LONDON. Jan. 17. Announcing the erection of a supplementary station at Dundee to ensure greater clarity of trans-Atlantic telephony. Purvos (l’ost Office engineer-in-chief) says he never claimed to guarantee secrecy, but special efforts were being made in tlmt direction. Even on a beam, such a wide “track” was required, that signals could easily be read. Regular users of telephony should use code words and phrases, but he boned to devise a means of cutting up words into fragments at the transmitting point and piecing them together again at the receiving end, thus baffling interception cn route. cr,ERGYMAX MARRLED. LONDON. Jan. 17. Rev. R. J. Campbell was quietly married to his private secretary. Miss Ethel Smith.