MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1927, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

(Australian A X.Z. Cable Association.; PARIS, July 3. belly Bonoist won the Auto--1,,,,1,1ie's Grand Prix. of 375 miles, m 17,111 1-7 second:.; Bourlirh 174)15, 2: Mori’ IS.(191. 3.

SOVIET HORRORS. WARSAW. June 20.

Kowcrda. speaking without mites, at the trial fur the murder of Yirkofl, the Russian Minister at Warsaw, pleaded with tlie judges lor hi teen minutes.

In a voice that frequently broke down, says the " limes ’ Warsaw cmrcspniiileiit, lie described the terrors and atrocities lie had witnessed as a child in Samara and Yilmi, alter the Bolshevik capture of the latter city, including a slat buimaster. and an engine driver being thrown into the en-

furnace heunuse 51 troop tram wns late.

He declared that Russia was a land nf desolation, where men were eating men. He had felt impelled to go there to strike a blow against the Bolsheviks hut denied being a Monarchist. He really was a Russian Democrat, hating Sovietism. He was indifferent whether it was replaced by a monarchy or a republic.

BEGGED IN STREET. LONDON. June 20. Thomas Spencer. 74. when arrested for begging was found to he in possession of C 309 in haul; notes, (J I 10s in gold, and Cl Bis in silver. He was lined 5s at the Westminster Court. Georgina Hill, (!5. similarly charged, had <227 10s in her possession. She had been previously convicted, aml'was sent to gaol for a month.

MARATHON DANCfNO. M,ADR ID, June 22. Charles Nicolas, a Frenchman, has completed 210 hours’ continuous dancing, taking only three minutes’ rest each hour. When he started he weighed list 71b and during the performance lost Ist Q lb. UN EM PLOV.M ENT REPORT. RUGBY, June 28. Latest records show a further substantial decrease in unemployment. On June 20 the total unemployed in Great Britain was 987.300. This was 41.102 less than the previous week. It was stated in the House of (ominous to-day that in the British mines tln> output of coal per man per shift during the March quarter was about 15 per cent higher than in the corresponding quarter of last year.

AUTOMOBILE RACE SMASH. [“ Sydney Sun ” Cables.] (Received this dav at 1.30 p.m.) PARIS. July 3 A sensational fatality occurred in tonnection with the preliminary heats of the Automobile Grand Prix. Ihe famous driver Do C,micelles daringly quitted the banking while chasing a rival and passed tilie grandstand at a speed of 125 miles an hour. A moment afterwards lie lost control and crashed head long against a tree. There was a tremendous report, the tree was almost uprooted and the machine smashed to pjieces which was scattered for many yards around, Pe Courcelles was killed outright,