BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

A POISONING

BUCHAREST, July 29. Six persons arc dead and twelve in a serious condition after partaking at the Chisinenn Society banquet, a portion of the food for which was accidentally prepared from Hour treated with strychnine for rats.

ENGLISH RACING. (Received this day at 1.0 p.m.) DON DON, J uly 28. Goodwood Cup resulted :—Dark Japan 1, Royal Pom 2. Clommen 3. Only starters. Won by 12 lengths. EMPIRE WINDOW DISPLAY. (Received this day at 9.30 a.in.) LONDON, July 28. The Army and Navy stores won the Empire. Marketing Board’s 10Q guineas silver cup for the best Empire window display, which consisted of Australian sultanas illustrating the complete process; also emphasising ■Australia was producing sufficient sultanas and currants fro the whole world's Christmas puddings. The Board’s reports of Empire shopping week reveal the market growth in Empire buying mentality.

A DIVORCE. LONDON. July 28

Lionel Tennyson, captain of the England team in 1921. was granted a decree nise owing to the misconduct of his wife with the correspondent, J. M. Beck, an American. Tennyson was given the custody of two children.

SOVIET’ DEATHS. PARIS. July 28

Reports from Berlin state the deaths of the Sovietors. cabled yesterday occurred in Braklava district in Ukraine, where it is alleged revolting villagers murdered them. Other accounts attribute the deatlcs to wilful poisoning. Many quarters affirm the Red terror is operating nil Ukraine where there has been one hundred and twenty executions since Monday.

BRITISH STRIKE NOVEL. LONDON. Julv 28.

Mr H. G. Wells’s long-expected strike novel, which is entitled “ Meanwhile,” has been published. It suggests that the Government deliberately fostered the strike, in order to win the General Election, and that it tried to persuade the soldiers and the sailors to club together and shoot down the strikers. The hero is Philip Eylamls. He voices odious insinuations against everyone who does not hold Mr Wells’s social, political and economicopinions.