BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 May 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

A DRAMATIC SCENE. I/OX DON, May gi

The statement made by the man Robinson, who had been arrested in connection with the trunk murder, is said to have been the outcome of a dramatic scene iu the waiting-room of Scotland Yard, where Robinson bad been taken in order to be questioned. After waiting for an hour in company with a detective. Robinson sent word to Chief Inspector Cornish that he wanted to see him.

The Inspector went to the waiting room, where Robinson said:—“l realise this is serins.” 'I hen followed the words of the alleged confession. When Robinson appeared in the Court a great crowd the majority m them women, struggled and fought in enter. They rushed the doors, and the police had to he reinforced.

STRANGE SUICIDE. PARIS, May 2.. An unidentified naval officer committed suicide by taking poison. He hooked a room at a hotel after his airival by aeroplane from England, thou he retired. He failed to appear this morning. Ho was then found dead. There were three pound notes and fifty francs in his pockets. He was well dressed.

Papers in the deceased's pockets showed that he had a wife and two children in .Manchester.

A GORGEOUS SCENE. LONDON. .May 21. There was a gorgeous scene at Buckingham Palace at the first Court of the season, when one thousand guests were present. Cold and silver gowns, woven and embroidered, predominated, and formed an immeii.se line of beauty. The young girls wore blue picture frocks, the favourite colour of the Queen, and adopted the prevailing mode of cloth of silver, with a silver train and overdress of tulle, embroidered with pearls. Eaeli debutante bowed to the King, and then took two sliding steps and made a sweeping curtsey to the Queen. Next she took two or three steps more and then with her train caught up me. her arms, she passed on In make way for the next in the line.

SHIPPING PRIOKITS. LONDON. May 21. The Orient Steasmhip Company at ts meeting passed resolutions incivaxng us capital to £6.230.00:) by the •roation of 2.-j00.00() one pound storing fi] per cent, preferences ,share*. When these resolutions are coniirned a further resolution will he sunnit tod for the capitalisation of the 'ompany’s LT.IHn.SBO in its general •csorve. Ifor distribution among the Ini reholders in the form of (It preter•nec shares.