SRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 April 1927, Page 2

SRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

L“BY TELEGRAPH—PEIt TRESS ASSOCIATION.] THE’ EGYPTIAN'S STORY. PARIS, March 30. Hi 4 connection with the development in the Daniels’ case, previously mentioned, an Egyptian maternity specialist, named Soliman, volunteered a statement to the Magistrate in enlarge of the case to the effect that an Englishman offered him sixty pounds in October to operate on a young nonFrench woman, and that lie declined to do so. SALVATION ARMY EMIGRATION ACTIVITY. LONDON, March 31. His Majesty the King gave an audience to General Booth, and manifested the keenest interest in the work of the Salvation Army, particularly in its migration policy, under which the Army are now sending hoys to the Dominions and to Canada.

FAMOUS SINGER. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 31. Obituary.—Edward Lloyd, the famous tenor, aged 83. He was born at Lanleigh. England, and first appeared in public in 1871. SOUTH AFRICAN BUDGET. CAPETOWN, March 31. The Budget showed an estimated deficit of £146.000 on railways alone. The deLcit is over £500,000. The estimated revenue for the coming year is £28,750,000 which will about balance the expenditure. A loss of over a million tons, due to the failure of the maize crop is compensated by a large increase in coal, ores, minerals and building materials. The Government decided not to send a delegation to Geneva from South Africa this year. FARM YOUTHS. (Received tins day ai y.ou a.in.; LONDON, March 31. After a six- months’ training at the Ministry of Labours’ farms, fifty-five vigorous youths sailed by the Reltina for West Australia and Victoria. Tho Commoner Betterton farewelled Hie hoys. He stated the contingent completed five hundred trained at the Department’s farms, and of these three hundred hail gone to Australia. By arrangement, with Australian and Canadian ' FepresenTalß cs at the Imperial 'Conference the period AiUJillitis]' training in future would he shortened and intensified, enabling double the number to be turned out.