BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[by TELEGRAPH —rER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] 11YSTERICAL DELEGATES. (Received this day at 9.0 a.m.) LONDON, May 3.

A report that it had since been decided that the Prince of Wales intended seeing a bull tight at Seville, pro-

voked a slorm at a ionlereme of Animal Welfare Societies. .Mrs Dublev Ward, an anti-viviseetionist, shouted: “This man we call the Ambassador of the Empire is dragging tho name of England in the dirt. These lights are sometimes too horrible even for A llonso.” There was an uproar and cries of: “ The report is untrue.” A voice: “lie's a most humane man.” “lie is not humane,” retorted Mrs Ward.

Untrnc.” chorused the delegates

When the Chairman. John Gals worthy, suggested that tins suhjeeL waroutside of the scope of the conference, a clergyman shouted: "We've got t< he hold, sir.”

Somebody suggested wiring to tho Prince of Wales to verify the report. The delegates departed to lunch still hotly debating.

DEATH AT 99. LONDON. May 3

Mrs Mary Coiinv Beer, aged 00. bobbed her hair on Wednesday and died next night. The Coroner recorded dentil was from natural causes.

BARITONE’S DEATH. LONDON, Mnv 3

Obituary.—-The popular Irish baritone. Jerome Murphy, who has been grief stricken since bis daughter's departure for New Zealand on 20th April.

POPULAR ROYALTY. LONDON. May 3

Their Majesties for a second time visited the cinema and witnessed “ Elag Lieutenant.” exhibited on behalf of the sailors’ fund at the Marble Arch pavilion. Thousands crowded the neighbourhood lo witness their arrival. When Their Majesties were sighted, the crowd rushed forward cheering, twice breaking the police cordon and throwing down several police. ECONOMIC CONFEREXCT. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.l LONDON, May 3. Over live hundred persons have already arrived at Geneva, to participate in the economic conference opening on Wednesday. The actual delegates are being accompanied by a large staff of experts, secretaries and Typists. The British delegation totals CO. and French 59.

For the first time since tho League was founded, three non-members, United States, Russia and Turkey are participating in tho 'Conference, with the fullest equality. The proceedings may last a month, and are not expected to provide either sensations or light reading.

Owing to considerable anti-Russian feeling in many parts of Switzerland and in eonsequeneeo of Berne's concessions to Moscow, the Sa'iss authorities arc taking special precautions to protect Soviet delegates. They are keeping anti-Bolshevists of Swiss and other Nationalists under observation, as well as Russian Royalists.

The “Morning Post” says: Never in (he history of the world have so many leading financiers, economists, bankers. agriculturists, merchants, engineers, socialists, statesmen, representatives of workers and consumers’ organisations assembled. There is a good deal of misunderstanding re-, garding Hie scope of the conference. Tts purpose is not to conclude agreements or to draft conventions. The delegates are not empowered to commit their Governments, but just as the Dawes .scheme and Austrian and Hungarian reconstruction programmes were the outcome of Brussels’ financial conference, at which no decisions wore taken, so among the indirect results envisaged from the present conference are industrial cartels, the allocation of world-trade markets, removal or modifications of tariff harriers, abolition or control of dumping. A GENEROUS GIFT. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) PARIS, May 3. At a meeting of the Academy of Science, it was announced that Baron Edmund Do Kothesoliild had donated 38 million francs for the purpose of forming an institute to deal with biology, chemistry and physics. This is the first time such a scientific grouping has been realised with a solid financial backing. It will compare with the Eockfeller Institute in America and Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Germany. Rotheschild desires to continue the research of the well-known physiologist, Claude Bernard.

WOOL SALES. LONDON, May 3. 'l’he wool sales have opened at par to five per cent, decline.

RACEHORSES FOR N.Z. CONDON, Afav 3

The Renuiern is embarking, on account of A. Parker, the race horses Blue Star, Cockpit. Grand Joy, MidKent, Thumbs l'p and Mister Clever. All are to he sold in New Zealand.