BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

pIY TELEGRAPH- -I’ER PRESS ASSOCIATION.J .MESSAGE FROAr KING. RUGBY, Alay 20. The King has sent the following message to President Doumergue: “The Queen and I hasten to thank you, .Monsieur le President, for your kind message upon your quitting British shores at the conclusion of your visit, which has been to us a most happy experience. I wish again to express the immense satisfaction that your presence has given to my people, enabling them to testify to their affection for you. Monsieur le President, and to the close friendship associating its with the great nation of which you are the illustrious head.”

GREEK CHURCH

LONDON, Alay 23

Tlio “Daily Alail’s” Athens correspondent states that a hairdresser named Constatine Carayannides, armed with scissors; and assisted by numerous Nuns, attacked the Orthodox Greek Primate on the Church steps, and unsuccessfully endeavoured to cut off his (lowing beard. The archbishop beat off his assailants, despite his wounded hands and face. It is understood that the attack was due to recent alterations in the Greek Calendar, of which the Primate approved.’

SCOTLAND YARD BAFFLED. LONDON, May 23. Scotland Yard admits it is baffled by the trunk crime, after examining otto hundred and twenty persons, and taking three lnm;lr*nl students, BARE STAMP AUCTIONED. Ilarmers sold at auction the only known copy of the Samoan 1914 halfpenny stamp for £9O.