GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

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DISPUTED ESTATE. LONDON, June 21. Tlie fifty thousand sterling estate of •a Newport banker, .Charles Joseph Brown, is in dispute in the Probate Court. His housekeeper, Amy AnseJl, produced a will dated May 12th. 1927. The defence alleged that this will had not lieen properly executed, and that Brown was of unsound mind. Mrs Arabella Burgess submitted a will dated January 6tli. 1927, and was supported therein by four children of Brown’s brother, residing in New Zealand. - . The Judge asked counsel how much of tho estate would be consumed by, 1 tigation. The Judge said that her*, was always anxious to get people 'to - put their heads together, as litigation was the most foolish of all warn of wasting money. The lawyers always got tho best of it. ' ' The case was adjourned.

SAMOA AT GENEVA. LONDON, June 21. At Geneva Sir James Parr and General Richardson attended a meeting of the Mandates Commission and made statements regarding the situation in Samoa. Their statements amounted to a summary of the recent New Zealand Royal Commission’s report, especially dealing with the sale of copra by the administration, owing to low prices paid by traders, and also with the application of the prohibition law and methods used to influence natives against the Administration. The last statements included figures allegedly showing the Administration’s expenses compared with those of other islands, which Mr Gurr admitted before the Royal Commission were erroneous.

The members of -the Mandates Commission asked a few questions. Notably they questioned regarding the Samoan natives right to petition. There were no new points elicited. The meeting last for an liour. The discussion will probably be finished to-morrow. The Commission' will later draw up a report, which will not be published until it is submitted to the League of Nations Council in September. BELGRADE TRAGEDY. BELGRADE, June 21. Rnchiteh (the Deputy who fired in the chamber) in despite of the efforts of his friends, who tried to restrain him, emptied his revolver into the Opposition benches. Deputies Paul Raditch and Djwra Bassaritcliek were killed. Deputy Stephen Raditch was among those wounded. Rachitch after the shooting fled, but lie was arrested. Stephen Raditch later underwent an operation and a bullet -was extracted from his stomach. His condition is serious, it being complicated by diabetes. Mr l’erniar, who was shot in tho lung, is seriously wounded.