BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 September 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) REPORTED CONFESSION. (Receiver! this day at 0.30 a.in.) LONDON. Sept. 13. The lf C‘entral News” correspondent at Leningrad, states nine supposed British spies were summarily shot immediately after their trial including Coyer (cabled 7th September) who was described as the 'master spy, who it is alleged confessed saying: “I confess not to save my own life, but to let everybody know the crimes of my masters, the British Intelligence Service.” SYNTHETIC OIL. BERLIN, Sept. 13. The newspaper “Boerson Courier” hints that the German dye trusts experiments in the distillation of synthetic oil fuel were so successful that the oil will be freely marketed in the present year, ft is understood already that three plants are ready, two of which have hitherto been kept strictly secret. AIRMEN CRASH. PARTS, Sept. 13. Demarnier and Favreau attempting a long distance record flight to Siberia crashed. The men were uninjured but the plane was wrecked. EFFECTS OF CYCLONE. VANCOUVER, Sept. 13. A telegram from Nogales (Arizona) states belated news has been received of serious cyclones and tidal waves which struck the west coast of Mexico lust Wednesday. It is stated a number of people were killed, hundreds injured and thousands are homeless. AN INQUEST. LONDON, Sept. 13. At the inquest on Dr Shield, his brother, Sir Douglas Shield, said the deceased’s brain suddenly gave out. He had taken no holiday since 1914 and persistently was over worked. He went without meals and at the week-end Trent to see patients. lie had no financial worry. A verdict of suicide while of .unsound mind was returned.