BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

BABY-FARAHNG

WARSAW, Jan. 18

The professional foster mother, cabled on the loth., is Leontina Tydrych. She charged a, fee of 395. Alotliers seeking to .see their children were informed they were being reared at a country home. The persistence of one mother revealed the home non-existent, and there was no trace of the children. It is alleged that Tydrych murdered the children immediately they were received and afterwards cremated the bodies.

EASY DIVORCE STOPPED. CAIRO, Jan. 18

Egyptian Abstains are no longer able to divorce wives in a fit of temper bv simply repeating: “I divorce thee,” thrice before two witnesses, if the Government adopts the recommendations of a special commission investigating marriage legislation. The Commission recommends a drastic tightening of marriage and divorce laws, including the prohibition of polygamy except where a husband lias established his ability to provide for an additional wife without prejudicing the position or tile earlier spouse or spouses.

OIL FOR BRITAIN. LONDON, Jan. 19

Sir John Cadman, speaking on oil, from an Empire viewpoint, at a luncheon of the Royal Colonial Institute, lamented the fact that only two per cent, of the world’s oil came from within the British Empire. “But,” he said, “these natural deficiencies are counter-balanced liv the enterprise of the Empire’s sons. Public opinion in future will applaud tlie foresight of statesmanship, which, finding Britain’s supplies of oil dangerously small, has not hesitated to take in hand a great centre of supply, and to secure control of the Anglo-Persian company.” He emphasised the point that this undertaking was in no way the instrument of the British Government. He prophesised that “the ultimate destiny of our coal must he its conversion into oil and petroleum gas. leaving the residue of no calorific value.”

ArALTA AIR TRAGEDY. MALTA' Jan. 18

A British Air Force aeroplane, attached to the carrier “Eagle” crashed on the cliff of Calnfrnna. Afalta. Two officers. F-. Chafe and G. O. Owen, and a telegraphist, G. AA r . Barton, were killed, and it is reported that the third officer also perished. Prior to the accident the plane was flying in a downpour of rain and a boisterous wind. In attempting to make a forced landing, tbo plane struck ilie cliff, and fell into the sen. The officer, previously unidentified is Flight-Lieutenant Brcwerton

AVAR OFFICE FOOD CONTRACT. LONDON. Jan. 18. America has secured a British AVnr Office contract for fifteen hundred 12oz. tins of beef. Tin's is a contract which Australia secured in 1026. LONDON PRICES RISE. LONDON. Jan. 18. For the wool sales to-dav there was an excellent selection of greasy combing merinos, and a fairly representative lot of scoured. The hulk of the crossb’neds were medium land lower sorts. There was a large attendance, and good competition. Germany was the principal operator. Good greasy merinos mot strong Continental competition. Prices were from par to five per cent, above the. December closing rate. The ordinary and average sorts and scoured were unchanged. The crossbreds met with a strong Continental and Yorkshire demand at from par to five per cent, advance. New Zealand Tarata clip sold at from 17 Ll to 15(d. BRITAIN’S UNEMPLOYED. LONDON. Jan. 18. Tile first indication of Britain’s New Year hope of a trade recovery is contained in the fact that the Board of Trade figures show a reduction of 63.050 in the number of unemployed as compared with last week. Nevertheless, the totai number of unemployed is 1.432.000 which is 210.000 more than a year ago.

VERDICT OF MURDER. LONDON, Jan. 19,

At the inquest concerning the deaths of Emily and Peter A\hite, the coroner returned a verdict of murder. OBITUARY. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. Jan. 19. Obituary—Ex-Empress Charlotte of Mexico.

SOUTH AFRICA’S FLAG. Capetown, jan. id.

AYhcn Hortzog’s proposal to incorporate the Royal Standard in the South African National flag was mooted, doubts were expressed as to the possibility of so doing, the Standard being the personal flag of the King. It is now stated that the matter was referred to the Premier, who replied that further information had convinced him that the Royal Standard could not l>e incorporated in the national flag. Air Hc-rtzog's proposal, which was first announced at the Labour Congress, no doubt influenced Congress in its decision to support the Government’s flag policy. FRENCH OFFER. LONDON. Jan. 19. AT. Brian (French Foreign Alinister) and Lord Crewe (British Ambassador) discussed the Chinese situation at ength in Paris yesterday. AL Briaud mid that France would he prepared to •o-operate with the British for the defence of lives ami property in Shangrai. EPTDEAIIC OF CHOLERA. WARS AAV, Jan. 18. The cholera is raging in Eastern Gaicia. The daily death rate often reach's fifty.