BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

LEV TELEGRAPH- -PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CAPE FLAG Capetown, April 11. A joint conference of the Government’s Flag Commission and representatives of the various “Vigilance” Committees lias handed in its report which recommends the conference to adjourn till Afay 14th. in order to enable the representatives of the South African Flag Committee to inform their committees. The design recoin mended h v the Government by the Flag Commission consisted of a Cross of St. George, on a green field, divided into 1 (quarters, which the representatives regard as a genuine gesture of goodwill and of real help to a further discussion.

SMALLEST BABY. LONDON, April 12. The world’s smallest baby controversy continues merrily. . New Zealand’s claim is capped by that of a tiny Londoner, who weighed one pound at birth, and who was fed with a canary feather. It is a male child, and is now four years old. but has not yet reached the full size of his years. He comes of a family of small babies Two sisters, who are now almost six feet, only weighed at birth on.e and three-quarter pounds each HUGE CUSTOMS FRAUD BERLIN, April 12 A gigantic customs fraud has been revealed, involving forty million gold marks Twenty prominent cigarette ’ manufacturers in Berlin, Hamburg and " Cologne have been arrested for evading taxation by means of counterfeit revenue stamps. Sensational developments are anticipated. MILITARY TRIAL. ROAIE, April 12 Enclosed in a grim iron cage, with great military display inside and outside the court, Titi ZanilKini, a former Deputy and war hero, faced the AHlitary .Tribunal on the charge of attempting to take the life of Signor. Alussoliiii oil November 4t.li. 1925, by planning; to shoot him from a hotel window a few yards from the Cliigi Place. AVith him in the cage, were his nine alleged accomplices, including Lieutenant-General Luigi Capello, who commanded tlie second Italian Army during tho war. Zaniboni assumed a haughty attitude. He is reported to have admitted that he intended to kill Signor Ahisolini. He declared : “ATv plan would certainly have been executed if the police had not arrived.” Tlie Italian newspapers are permitted to publish only the official communiques of the trial. DANIELS AIYSTERY. BARIS, April 11. Dr Paul’s autopsy lasted six hours. This showed no trace of an illegal operation, hut despite the condition of the body, lie was able to establish no fewer than five hones of the neck had • been broken. It seems amazing that these facts were not revealed in the first post mortem, hut the police are now able to investigate on surer grounds. It is understood the police already possess a clue to a man of strong physique, with a cloudy reputation, who is believed to he mixed up with the white slave traffic. FRANCE PAYS BRITAIN. PARIS. April 12. The Anglo-French Banks’ gold agreement lias been brought to a satisfactory conclusion, the Bank of France repaying the balance of the loan to tho Bank of England in to fortnight.