GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

POISONING CASE. LONDON, June 2. Leslie Pace, the nine-year-old son of Airs Pace, gave evidence in connection with the charge against her of poisoning her husband. The child referred to “ Dad ” and “ Mum ” in his evidence for the prosecution. He said that when bis father came from the hospital, he asked him (Leslie) to bring a sheep-dip box to his bedroom, where his father put it in a chest of drawers. He told how his father, one Christmas Day, flourished a razor, saying that he would cut all their throats. Frederick Thorne, a constant visitor to Paco throughout his illness, said that Paco’s wife had left nothing undone to assist his recovery. She was a dutiful wife, and devoted in every way. Pace had never complained about her. When lie came from tho hospital and was placed in her care, he improved rapidly.

FRACAS IN SAMOA. SUVA, June 2. 'file Hinemoa, from Apia, sails for Auckland this afternoon. r Unconfirmed reports state that there was a. fracas at Apia, when tho military police arrested a Mau adherent. His countrymen attacked the police. The mob, however, was dispersed. '

One native received a bayonet wound in the stomach, and another had his teeth knocked out with a rifle butt and was sent to the hospital. All is now quiet.

IRISH POLITICS. LONDON, June 2.

The Dail Eirnnn has shelved Mr De Valera’s motion for the abolition of the oath of allegiance.

EXPLORER. DEAD. COPENHAGEN, JuneM Obituary.—Nordenskiold, the Antarctic explorer, from injuries in a motor accident.

SPANISH FLIGHT. MADRID. June 3.

The Spanish airmen telegraphed the Air Ministry that they were forced to land near the Ur of Chaldees in a sandstorm, but were uninjured.

OFF TO GENEVA. LONDON. June 3.

Sir Austen Chamberlain, en route to Geneva, interviewed M. Briand, who subsequently announced that both agreements on all problems on tlie League agenda, particularly examined disarmament in view of the discussion of the preparatory disarmement committee in July .also the Anti-war Pact Negotiations whereon M. Briand was convinced would soon be happily concluded.

AIR RECORD. LONDON, June Starting at 3.15 the aviator, Ferrarin Del Preto remained in the air 58 hours 43 minutes, beating the world’s previous endurance record of 53 hours 35 miliutos. -

DEAN INGE COMMENTS. LONDON, June 4

Dean Inge, towards the close of a sermon in Westminster Abliey, said that he regretted that there was being honoured and applauded in this country to-day a foreigner whose theories and schemes were revolting to all pure minded people. It was. disgraceful. Dean Inge was preaching on the subject of “Holiness.” The congregation waited expectantly for the name of the foreigner to he divulged, hut the Dean -closed without mentioning he name.

Later Dean Inge informed interviewers that the man in question was Dr Voronoff.

“It is,” he said, “monstrous that this man claims to be able to extend life by the inter-association of apes anl humans should he listened to.