NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1927, Page 4

NEWS BY MAIL.

• INSULT TO HONOUR.’ BUDAPEST, April (1. Alme. Sari Fedak. the most celebrated Hungarian actress at the present time, has been prosecuted for “ insult to honour ” by Afiss Vilma Banky, the famous Hungarian film star, Alme. Fedak- is alleged to have publicly described Aliss Banky. who has been playing for some time at Hollywood, as “a nasty little post cat,” the statement duly appearing in a Budapest newspaper as part ol an interview. Her grievance against Miss Banky, who appeared with Valentino in the film “ The Son of the Sheikh,” is that she did not visit Alme. Fedak when she was recently in New York, and did not interest herself in procuring an engagement for Tiber Al.iiidszenty. the young Hungarian who so closely resembles \ alintino that Alme. Fedak went specially to America to introduce him to the film profession there, and ultimately obtained lor him a fit e-years engagement. /

SUICIDE AT A) ASS. DUBLIN. April •!. While A lass was being celebrated at a Roman Catholic church at Aferchatils’ Quay here this morning Aliss Alary Behan, aged 20, of Liffey-vlcw. Chapelizod. a suburb of the city, inflicted a fatal wound in her throat, with a razor. The church was crowded and Aliss Behan occupied a front seat ill the sanctuary at the altar rails.

At the end of the last Gospel she lighted two candles before a statue of the Sacred Heart and then, drawing a razor from her handbag, cut her throat. Several members of the congregation saw her produce the razor, hut she acted so swiftly that she fell to the floor before anybody could interfere. A priest hurried forward and administered the fast rites ol the Church, while nnAthor called the ambulance. The girl was dead, however, when she reached the hospital.

FRENCH AUN EH AYAGE CUTS. PARTS. April 5. Following, the acceptance of the miners in the north of France of a reduelj,,n in wages proportionately to the cuts in the prices of coal, the miners in the Loire Basin to-day agreed to a diminution ol salaries equivaUuft to the rise granted in November last-. The rcilin.od scale of wages "ill come into lone on April loth. Ereiw-h mine-owners and miners are trying to produce as much coal as possible al tin' cheapest rates to meet home demands, instead of being compelled io fall hack on imports from s mill Wales and England.

( A NADIA N PLANS. OTTAWA, April 5. Ti-.e executive of the national committee in charge of the plans for the celebration of the ODtli. anniversary of C mfcdoraiioii in .Tilly, has approved jhe nrineiple of an historical issue of stamps. Some details ol Sue plan for this issue have yet to be worked out. It is aiiuumc.-ed that dies have been ordered in England, and that medals to cminieinorate the celebration will be struck off and distributed in conformity with plans to be made by the committee.

TWO YEARS FOR GIRL SPY. PARIS, April 5. Sentence of two years’ imprisonment was passed by the Paris Correctional Court to-day on Mile Mnthilde Tarilien. the pretty girl who had been associated with a former French officer, Lieut. David, alleged to have entered the German espionage service. Millie. Tardieu was accused of obtaining information concerning tanks and aircraft from an officer of the war academy. "ho denounced her to the police. A railway official, accused of complieil.vl with the girl was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.

REGION OF NEW TOWNS. PARTS,'ApriI 6. The restoration of the war-devas-tated regions of the north of France and the improvements carried out at the ports and railway lines are to ho inspected liy M. Doumergue, Presidentof the Republic, who left Paris early this morning for a 48-hours tour of the region. Just nine years ago the north of France was, ns far as the war-invndeil portion went, a heap of smoking ruins. Roads, railways and canals had ceased to exist. The towns were crumbling heaps of bricks, and the mines were waterlogged and destroyed. At present the railway and road system is better than before the war. The mines are in full work, with new model miners’ village, while fine new towns have arisen everywhere in place of the old.

STOLEN YiOLIX. WARS AAV, April 5. A sensational theft lias been committed oj’ a violin belonging to the best known Polish violinist, Al. Barce-

Tlie violin is signed by Jolumes Baptiste Guaganini, 1775, and is said to be one of the best in the world. It is registered, and therefore would not be readily disposable. The police are watching frontier stations for the thief.

TARIFF -CHANGES. MONTREAL. April 5. A proclamation to give effect to the tariff changes negotiated in the Can-ada-West Judies Trade Treaty of 1925 "ill be made shortly.

Under this agreement Canada extends tariff preferences on bananas, coco beans, limejuice. limes, arrowroot, cocoanuts, grape fruit, rum. onions, coco butter, green coffee, ginger and coco beans, limejuice, limes, arrowroot, spices, pineapples, sugar, marine sponges. and angostura hitters. All goods other than tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, and spirituous liquors being produced or manufactured in any of the colonies of tlie AA’est Indies group, when imported to Canada, will not be subject to a tariff of more than 50 per cent of duties imposed on similar goods under the general tariff of Canada. Of. particular interest are the changes respecting bananas. Bananas are to he admitted free to Canada from the British AYest Indies and a general tariff in respect to nl! other countries of 50 cents per stem is to he imposed.

Jamaica, the Bahamas. British liondura*, Barbados, Trinidad, and British Guiana give Canada preference on flour, butter, cheese, lard, condensed milk, meats of all kinds, fish, apples, potatoes. hoots, cement, prepared cocoa, confectionery and cordage.

Under the treaty Canada reserved the right to inquire into any alleged combine and the Governor-in-Cotuicil is empowered to admit imported bananas free of duty if the existence of a combine is established.

£200.000 KOI! AN INVENTION. NEW YOIIK, April 2. Anatol Josepho, young .Russian inventor who came here three years ago has just received from a group of men. headed by M. Henry Morgenthau, the former United States Ambassador to Turkey, a cheque for £200,000 for his interest in an automatic .photographing device.

Six months ago Josepho opened a studio in Broadway at which bystanders by placing a Is. in the slot could take a series of eight photographs of themselves in different poses. Crowds gathered nightly outside the studio and formed long lines in front of the

“photoinatons” decorated with invitation to "make your own movies for a shilling.” Among them, one evening, was Governor ot New Yerk State, and Senator V.'atn'. who tool, photograph of themselves with their hats and cigars at different angles in each of the eight poses.

Air. Morgenthan announces his intention of stahlishing “Photoinatons, in Coney Island, Atlantic City, and dozen of other cities, and it seems pos sible the equipping of every city in the United States with its own photomaton “of doing in fact, in the photograph field what AVoolworth has accomplished in novelties and Ford in motor-cars.” The young inventor is a Socialist and he states he devoting £IOO,OOO to philanthropic objects and the other half of his .£200,000 to helping other deserving inventors.