MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1927, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

ALIENS EXPELLED. I,ON DON. March 10

in the Mouse of Commons. Sir William Joy iison-1 licks (Home .Minister) in answer to a question, said that for two years he had expelled all the aliens residing in Britain if they engaged in subversive activities. Consequently it was difficult to find any alien in Britain at present who was engaged in propaganda work. 2.300 DEAD IN JAB ’Q FAKES. OVER 6000 HOM.ES DESTROYED. TOKIO, March 10. Erom the officially-compiled earthquake returns fo date, it is believed that the deaths number 2,301. The injured total 4,252. The homes destroyed number 6,100. The relief is ample, but the helpers are hampered by the difficulty of communication. which is being increased by torrential rains, which are flooding the ruined towns in the lowlands roads and increased the suffering of the homeless. ERICK DIES. NEW YORK, March 10. The invalid. Alfred Frick, ol Evanston. Illinois, whose treatment by artificial respiration by relays of doctors was cabled a few days ago. lias died, after being kept alive for 109 hours by 'artificial respiration. He showed a slight improvement yesterday, when the paralysis of the larynx diminished. He talked and ioked with his friends, and his parents, hut his system was unable to stand the strain. Leading physicians of the United States watched the ease, and manifested the greatest interest in it.

CHINESE GUNMEN. • [Received this dav at 8.30 a.m.) PEKING, March 11. Further assassinations of loyal workers by hired gunmen are reported at Shanghai. A Chinese foreman of a Japanese cotton mill was shot dead oil tlie way to work. A Chinese private Idetective employed at another mill, was killed in the street. Woosung railway strike continues, also sporadic strikes among cotton mills. Two thousand struck yesterday because the management removed from the walls posters advocating a wofkers’ government and upholding the murder of loyal workers.

At another mill four thousand struck protesting against lining employees for negligence, ARMS ON FRENCH STEAMER. PEKING, March 11. Cluingkiang mobs looted Lucliow inland mission premises. Arms and ammunition consigned to Cluingkiang were discovered on a French steamer, which was stopped at Wanhsien and searched by General Yangscu’s troops. The vessel was detained.

A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON. M uch 11. Charles William. Hayes, described as a dangerous criminal from Australia, always resorting to extreme violence whenever arrested, was sentenced at Old Bailey to ten years’ penal servitude for postssing a loaded automatic, with intent to endanger life. Detective Dance gave evidence that a living squad tender containing six police officers located a gang, including Hayes, at Neweross road. A long, vpilent struggle ensued in which Hayes struck witness on the jaw. When ultimately pinioned Hayes said: “I will go quietly,” but immediately ho was allowed to stand up lie nulled out an automatic from his trouser pocket and only the promptitude of the tender’s driver in instantaneously truncheoning Hayes on the head, prevented a casuality.

BALLOON JUMPING. LONDON, March 11. Depressing; results attended the inauguration of balloon jumping yesterday at, Staglaae aerodrome. F. Dobbs attached a small balloon to his .shoulders and hooped several times, but. the onlookers asked : “Where’s the

snrilli'” The opinion is held that the labour of maintaining a large • ground staff and heavy expense equipment is sufficient to damp enthusiasm.

WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC. LONDON, March 11. Reverend Sir .James Mnrehant, Director of the National Council'for the promotion of race regeneration, commenting on the white slave traffic report, urges prompt international legislation through the League, supported by tin? world’s womanhood, to deal with the awful underground traffic in human flesh. He adds that girls from many North American cities have been sent to South America, Shanghai and Australia. TELEPHONE TALK. LONDON. March 11. An Anglo-Ciibaii telephone was .successfully opened with a conversation between Mr Locker Lanipson (Foreign Under Secretary) and TTortiz (Cuban Minister). The conversation was described as “ audible.”

THREE-POWER MEETING. WASHINGTON, March 11. Co|iinuniieating Japan's unconditional acceptance of the United States’ proposal for a tri-power naval conference, Ambassador Matsudaira expressed the hope tn-dav to Acting-Secretary Grew that France and Ttalv would eventually participate in the meeting. « PARACHUTIST’S FATAL. FAT Tv. LOND'ON. March 11. A dramatic stnrv of an expert parachutist's fatal error wimp falling six thovTml foot was revealed at the inquest on Corporal Fast. Air officers cave evidence that East was wrapped up in liis work and wanted to make a long delaved drop of three or four thousand feet, before opening the mrachute. but permission was refused. Whmi he jumped lie fell three thousand feet at the usual slow spin, head downward, and then developed somersaulting for the remainder of .the descent until less than a hundred feet from the ground when he was distinctly observed to release the parachute which opened too late. When falling head first the parachutist sees the ground. It is considered that- the somersaulting affected East’s judgment and lie thought lie was further from the elirth than lie was. His wife gave evidence that she worried over the parachute but East said: “It is always safety first with me. don't be afraid.” A verdict that death was clue to misadventure was returned.

PiY ROLL STOLEN. NEW YORK. March 11. At Pittsburgh five men were injured, two probably fatally, when bandits dynamited two armoured cars carrying the Terminal Coal Company’s pay roll, ami escaped with over oiie hundred thousand dollars. Two charges of dynamite buried in the roadway over which the pay cars passed, were discharged from a battery a hundred yards from tjie rand'. The charges were placed sixty feet apart, and dug holes sufficiently deen to bury both armoured cars. The bandits seized the sacks containing the pay roll, and entered an automobile .and disappeared. The trucks originally carried 4C0.000 dollars and had partly completed their rounds when dynmited,

A LABOUR CRITIC. DUNEDIN, March 12. In a statement on the Premier’s unemployment proposals, Robinson (Secretary of the Trades Labour Council) said Is lOd hourly was set down, as a living wage for a mail, wife and 2 children, hut the Government proposed a rate of Is 0d for married and Is l]d for single. The effect of the immigration policy had been to create a fixed number of unemployed all the year round. Judging from the statement of the Primo Minister it looked as though Government were going to develop the country on a scheme of pauperisation. RUN ON RANKS. NEW YORK. March 8.

News from West Palm Heath states the most frenzied rush in the history of Florida finance since the artificial real estate bomb was deflated, occurred when three loading hanks closed their doors. . The streets were jammed with depositors seeking to withdraw their money from the leading hanks in the city, runs on which were so heavy that armoured cars were sent from Miami, with cash to avert a pafiic. Heavy withdrawals during the past few months and the unsettled condition of affairs in this part of the state are held responsible for three hanks closing. BUTTER PRICES. LONDON. March 10. Despite further reductions ill the control price of New Zealand liuttcr to 158 s and IGOs. the demand is very slow. Unsalted is quoted at 106 sto 108 s. Australian is selling quietly: Choicest salted at 1545. uusaltcd 100 s, Danish is firm at 180 s. Cheese dull. New Zealand control prices reduced to 84s, 85s.