BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[UY TELEGRAPH- -PER FUKBS ASSOCIATION.] ASSASSINATION. SOVIET AMBASSADOR SHOT. WARSAW. June 7. A young Russian Monarchist revolvored the Soviet Ambassador. Tins latter was hospitalled and liis assailant arrested. WARSAW, June 7. The assasin, a Russian, Boris Ivowceda, aged 19, fired eight shots at Woikoff (Minister plenipotentiary of the Soviet at Warsaw), when he was entering a train to meet M. Rosongolz, fatallv wounding him. WARSAW, June 7. The Soviet Ambassador Yoikoff went to the station to meet M. Rosengoltz, on route to Moscow. The couple paced the platform for some time chatting. Then Rosengoltz entered tho train and Yoikoff was about to follow, when the student lvowerda shot him in the hack. Yoikoff whirled round, drew a revolver and fired at Kowerda. liut missed. The next instant Vnikolf fell doubled on the platform, his assailant standing over him and pouring into his body the remaining bullets from his revolver. It was over in a lew seconds. The onlookers seized Kowerda, who did not attempt to escape. Yoikoff was taken to the hospital suffering from eight wounds and died within an hour.

Kowerda.. on route to the police station, declared : “I acted from idealistic motives. 1 wanted to kill Yoikoff to revenge the Soviet terror against Russian Monarchists.” Voikoff’s body will he buried at Mos* cow Kremlin, alongside Lenin and

Yorovsky. The city is seething with excitement. The police are specially guarding the Soviet Legation and trade headquarters.

Zalwski (Foreign Minister) rushed to the hospital and apologised to Yoikoff before his death. He telegraphed to the. '‘Polish Minister at Moscow, instructing him promptly to express the Government’s regrets to the Soviet, f/0

A HELICOPTER. BERLIN, June 7. Engineer Lnsehka has constructed an eight-horse powered helicopter, which he claims will lift a fi.jcwt machine perpendicularly and remain stationary in the air indefinitely.

SLAVERY CEASING IN BURMA CALCUTTA, June 0.

Slavery has practically ceased in Burma. Over . four thousand slaves were released and about four or five hundred remain to be released next winter, as a result of an expedition composed of civilians and military police.

Trianghe district is under the worst climatic conditions. Heavy rain has flooded tlie rivers of the unknown country occupied by truculent tribes. A KING’S JOKE. BRUSSELS, June C. Ten thousand men and women Rotarians from most of the countries of the world, cheered enthusiastically King Albert’s speech in English at the opening of the Rotary Conference at Osteiul. In his address the King said that he was most delighted to* join their organisation as being “the only Rotarian in his line of business:’’ RADIO TO FARMERS’ RESCUE. PARIS, June C.

The French Ministry of Agriculture has decided to equip the schools and halls in the outlying districts with wireless, in order to instruct the farmers as to how best to use their land and labour to combat the cattle plague.