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Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1928, Page 4

KIDNAPPED THE WRONG PEOPLE. JERUSALEM, March 20. Picturesque details are tn liand of the alleged attempt of an unknown Bedouin to kidnap Jnnfar Paslia El Askari (tlio late Prime Minister of Trai|. who is returning to London as the Iraq Diplomatic Agent) during his journey across the desert last week from Baghdad to Damascus. A motor driver relates liow seven cars were, held up Lj miles from Rut|>a Wells by a' hand of 24 Arabs —one report says that the kidnappers consisted of 1,000 Wahabis—-who searched the travellers, plundered them. | and brought them before their Arab leader. The latter addressed them variously in English, French, and Turkish, and apologised , for the discomforts they had suffered. After placing cigarettes at the disposal of the kidnapped party he inquired particularly as to whether Jnnfar Pasha was among them. Four hours later he ordered the plunder to iho returned to the travellers and liberated them, merely taking tyres and petrol for his own car. Four hours after this hold-up Janfar Pasha El Askari did pass that way hut with an escort of aeroplanes.

! NEW RACING CLUB. CAMBRIDGE, May 10. A public meeting last night resolved to form n Cambridge Racing Club to carry on the work of the now defunct Cambridge Jockey Club'. Mr M. Wells was elected President and Walter Stoppard, Secretary. The new Club hopes to secure a racing permit when the opportunity arises. UNION SECRETARY FINED. BRISBANE, May 19. Andrew Brown, Secretary of the local branch of the Seamen’s Union,®was fined £250 under the Commonwealth Crimes Act, for inciting wharf labourers not to coal the lighthouse steamers, which. were ; recently involved in a strike. In default six months’ jail was the alternative.