BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

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LONDON, May Ml. A long plea for widening the interchange of Empire teachers was made in the Board of Education’s annual report, which expresses the hope it “will lie given free scope, for it creates true missionaries ns disinterested as they are enthusiastic, who speak of things they know and perform a service, the value of which cannot he over-esti-mated.’’

A USTIt ALI AN TRICK ED. LONDON, May Ml. Outside Cooks’ sight-seeing office, a Brisbane merchant, John 'Walker, accepted the offer of a compatriot, John Kerr, to show him the city’s night life. They dined at the Troctulero where they casually met another Australian, John Doolan. There were the usual pleasantries and there Kerr suddenly remembered he had forgotten to meet a Bill for a hundred thousand francs. Could Walker lend him the money till the Banks opened. Tie would hand over as security a leather case containing almost the equivalent in English notes. Walker handed over seventy thousand francs to Doolan with the case retained as security. Doolan then said: “Excuse me, while I buy some cigarettes.”' Walker waited three hours but nobody returned. Tin; police explain that Kerr is really a Sydney mail named John Ford, a notorious confidence trickster. LONDON, May 31. Baddcley lias accepted the N.S.W. Cabinet fortfolio.

WITH ROYALTY. LONDON, May 31

Lindbergh at the vestibule of tbo Palace met Princess Elizabeth in her nurse’s arms. He shook her hand, patted her cheek and then went across to York House to see the Prince of Wales.

HAVELOCK WTLSON. LONDON, May 31

Mr Havelock Wilson announces he is resigning in September, having reached the age limit of seventy. For thirtyfive years ho has occupied the Presidency of the Seamen’s Union, which was formed in 1887.

EGYPTIAN FEARS. LONDON, June 1

Authoritative circles deny Britain’s Note to Egypt is an ultimatum, but on the contrary it is most friendly. * A message from Cairo suggests high placed personages are busy explaining that the war committee’s recommendations do not necessarily reflect on the Cabinet’s policy.