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Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1927, Page 2

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DIVERGENT VIEWS. GENEVA, March 29. Speaking at the Disarmament Conference, Count Bernsdorff (Germany) said the German Delegation would not consider any convention which excluded trained 'reserves. He agreed with Belgium that it was impostblc to abolish conscription in the Continental countries . . At. Sata. on behalf of Japan, pointed out that the British scheme sought to limit not only the regulars, but the trained reserves. Japan, he said, considered they cottld limit only the annual contingents called to the co.ours. _ Air Gibson (United States) suppo'is ed the French, rather than the British I>U)Klt ' BERLIN. .March 29. i Herr Gessler. German Defence Mm- 1 istcr. speaking in the Reichstag, fav- J on red Germany entering into the general discussion upon disarmament, but he said that Germany could not tolerate being reduced to the defenceless State ot the American Indians. Germany must insist on general disarmament on the same lutes as those o Germany’s disarmament. VICEROY VISITING. DELHI, March The Viceroy is visiting Kashmir as the guest of the .Maharaja and was regallv entertained. The A'iceroy was re reived at a Durbar on a golden carpet, and solid gold throne was used. Servants held a gold umbrella. r l he Alaliaraja wore priceless jewels on his robe and horse bridle and headdress of emcrai'ds. frontier tribes decision. DELHI. March 29. Thirty-four village tribes on the Assain-Burma frontier consented, m response to the Government’s efforts to abandon human sacrifices.

BRITISH BYE-ELECTION. LONDON. Afarcli 29. The bye-election for the North Southwark seat has been held. The election was caused by the resignation of Dr Hayden Guest, who resigned from t.ie Labour Party, and who re-contested the seat as an Independent Constitutionalist. The election resulted ns follows: Alt- Strauss (Liberal) ... ... "334 Al,r Isaacs (Labour) 61(5 [_ Dr Hayden Guest (Did.) ... 321-5 The result of the election is being hailed as a further evidence of a turn of the tide in favour of Liberalism. However, personal' considerations loomed largely in the contest, as Mr Strauss, the successful candidate, has big business interests in Southwark. He previously represented the district in Parliament for thirteen years. Hugo crowds waPc.-l to hear the declaration of the poll. Aliss Betty Baldwin drove Ids motorear for Dr 1 laden Guest.

SUICIDE. PARTS, March 28. Aimoved because his winning tr\ was disallowed, a player named AYisser, in the Rugby Cup tie France Competition, blew out his brains. The excessive violence and too much interest in Rughv are videlv criticised. BRITISH TAXES. LONDON, March 2.8. Taxation on the lull incomes of the Dominion people resident in England is among the forecasts ol the next Budget. At present only tlicir remittances are taxed.

INSURANCE R Eh"USED. LONDON. A!arch 29. The “Daily Mail’s” Yieilna,Lp; respondent reports a remarkable in which Emit Alarek, an engineer and an inventor, who was carries! into the Court en a stretcher, is charged with fraud ant! slamler. Ilis wife and his wife’s sister are similarly charged with fraud and slander, while a hospital' attendant, named Alarz, and his wile, are also charged with slander. The accusation is that Alarek, alter insuring himself for eighty thousand pounds sterling against disablementwith t lie Anglo-Daimhian Lloyd Company. deliberately hacked off Iris leg with an axe. and that the others charged assisted in carrying through tlio fraud. The evidence disclosed that Alarek screamed while he was working at a model on the terrace of his handsome villa, near Vienna, where lie was found with his leg almost severed at the knee.

The Com jinny’s contention is either that March hacked off his leg himself, or that someone assisted him. Consequently the company has refused payment of his insurance.

March produced the attendant Mar?: and his wife, to say that two surgeons had wilfully slashed his amputated leg, so as to give it the ajipearance that u had been struck with an axe.

Mar/, .subsequently confessed that March promised him three hundred pounds sterling to give lalse evideneo about the maiiipui'ation of the amputated leg, which is missing. The ease is not finished.