GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 December 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

k 2v Telegraph—Per Press Association.} LIBERAL PARTY LEADER. LONDON, Deo. 1G Air Uoyd George has been elected loader of the Liberal Party. A COSTLY TRIP. LONDON, Dec. 16. The “Daily Mail” states that the Postmaster-General bears the cost, £240. of bringing Foster from New Zealand, where lie was arrested for : Ilegcd c-ompieity in the Cardiff mail robbery. TREACHEROUS ATTACK bdtttsh captain stabbed to death. CAIRO, Dec. 17. Captain V. H. Fergusson, District Commissioner of Khartoum, and the Soudan, while travelling by steamer in the course of his administrative duties arranged to meet the Neur chiefs and their followers, a quarter of a mile from liihmtc. There was a huge assembly, and no suspicion, because the people were called in for census purposes. \ Captain Fermi soon was discussing business with a Greek trader named Panatiopoulos, when a young Neur threw a spear, slightly wounding Captain Fergusson. who hurled the weapon back. The s)>ear went wide. This apparently was the .signal for a general attack, the Neuvre rushing on and stabbing Captain Fergusson to death. Panatiopoulos was killed when attempting to rescue him, after which two Arab merchants and several carriers were massacred. The remainder fled to y the steamer, an engineer holding the Neurs at bay with a shotgun, while the mooring ropes were cut. Captain Fergusson had worked with the Neurs for seven years, pacifying the tribe and organising medical relief. Their treacherous outbreak is at present inexplicable, us the £rjl)esmen apparently had no grievancof A patrol, with aeroplanes-left in pursuit of the offenders.

A GIRL’S ROMANCE. ROME, Dec. IC. A “Daily Mail” corres)xmdent tells an extraordinary story:—“Flee with me or die.” cried Paolina Rizzo, the fifteen year old daughter of an Italian millionaire, pointing a revolver at Giuseppi Marches!, a good looking mechanic, and friend of the family. Marchesi hesitated. “Kidnap me or f will kill you.” repeated Paolina and Marchesi accompanied the girl —., to her motor car. On the following day he returned the pistol to Paolinn’s father who asked him to fetch his daughter immediately. Paolina was delighted at figuring as the heroine ot a kidnapping, and returned home happy, her father promising she may marry Marches) whop older,