BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 April 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[nv TKT.ECIIUriI I'F.P. I'ItKSS ASSOCIATION.] ORJITARY. LONDON, April 13. Obituary. —-A lieu Stonehain. the introducer ot electric railways into Yietoria and A\ cst Australia. He founded the l‘ reneli resort l.e Touquet. from which he amassed his fortune. His properly included Eta pies, which ho lent as an Australian base in war time. t’RTXCE ON HOLIDAY. LONDON. April 12. I lie Prince of M ales started on a four weeks’ holiday. The first few days will he spent at Biaritz. then lie visits King Alfonso at Madrid and later Seville, returning on Mav 10th.

A WHISKY SMASH (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) LONDON. April 13. There were extraordinary scenes in Stock we 11 Street, Glasgow, when a tram collided with u distillers lorry, bursting five barrels of whisky. The contents streamed on the roadway and scores of men and women rushed to (ill bottles and tuns. Others kneeling lapped the whisky up while many soaked and sucked caps and handkerchiefs OB! TLA R Y. SI VA. April 11. Obituary—Mrs Crompton, wife of Robert Crompton, of heiirt failure. A CLEVER THIEF. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) PARIS, April 13. Ilelso. a Spanish thief, sentenced to two years for stealing a motor ear. was being taken to prison and as the van ’.4 is passing the dour of the Lalace ol .Justice he whispered enthusiastically to the warder: "What a pretty girl. Being a Frenchman, the warder looked sharply round. No pretty girl was there, however. Hud when lie looked hack there was no prisoner either. N.Z. CRICKETERS. LONDON, April 13. Mr Phillip Trevor in the “Daily Telegraph,” welcoming the New Zealand cricketers, urges that the team lie not boomed in advance. Extravagant forecasting, be says, is unjust to the visitors, and South Africans and Australians-were upset by it. We hope the New Zealanders will win the right to pin v an English test team.” oo CRUSHED TO DEATH. DELHI. April 13. Fifty-five people, mostly women, were crushed to death in a wild rush by a thousand Hindus for the honour of being the first to bath in the (JGngos at Kuinbli Mela, a famous united provinces festival held every twelfth year. N.Z. APPLES. LONDON. April 13. In the Mabana’s shipment of New Zealand apples, Cox’s are rather spotted. and the others of excellent quality and condition. Worcester.-, lls to Pis (id, Jonathans Ids to 17s (id, Dunns 1.5 s to 17s. best Cbxs 35s to 30s. PE TRAFFORD AFFAIR. PARIS, April 13. Do Tralfonl declines to make any statement uncut Do Janzc shooting. The Countess herself is not lodging a complaint, hence proceedings will involve only a light penalty, if any. M il EAT CROP. BUENOS AIRES. April 13. The Ministry of Agriculture's third crop forecast lor 102(1-27 is (i,010.1)1)0 tons of wheat, with an exportable surplus on 12th April of 2.088.225 tons.. X-RAY DEVICE. LONDON, April 13. Professor Zonwiller. ol Zurich, demonstrated before the Anatomical Congress, the X-ray device, whereby the interiors of the most minute bloodvessels and tissues of living beings may be detailedly observed.