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Hokitika Guardian, 28 December 1929, Page 7

NEWS BY MAIL.

CHURCH SCENES.

LANCASHIRE, November -Ti

There wore further scenes to-<lay at St. Arkha'el’s Church. RawtenstaJll, where lor six weeks the vicar, tne lvo> T. Galen, has been in conflict with tin choir and a largo number of his con

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During the afternoon service there was a succession of noises caused b\ the woodwork of pews being kicked am books dropped. Midway through the service the bulk of the congregation which was unsuaJly large, left the., pews and crowded into the aisle. They all moved along very slowly to wards the doors, making clicking noises with -brass holders for umbrella; at the end of the pews. The vicar left the chancel, pushed his way down tin aisle, and swung opien the doubk doirs of the main entrance to tin church, saving: "Will you leave as quietly as possible please” The people stood in the doorway from the porch to the church so tint the do.irs could not be closed am started to sing. "The Church’s Dm Foundation.” The vicar went hack up the aisle and out by the side doo for the police, who were again on duty outside the church. YOUTHS "BOOED.” The police ordered the crowd to lea-ve the churchyard. This they did singing the hymn as they went. The\ waited outside until the service endec and loudly "booed” a youth who hac! read the lessons. A summons against a church official who is alleged to have created ar annoyance at the service a week ago is to be heard at Rawtenstall Session on Thursday wee.., the day before th< parish meeting, "relative to the con duct of the incumbent,” according t tne notice on the church door. A DISPUTED WILL. NEW YORK, November 11. The distpute between Air E. Whit man Prentice, of Los Angeles, and tin bemefieiaries under the will of lib great-aunt, the late Princess Hatz feklt, has been settled out of court. AI George G Battle, Air Prentice’s law yer, refuses to divulge the terms o! settlement. Air Prentice, the sole surviving relative of the princess, was ignored it her will, and lie brought an action ii the American courts alleging "frair and undue- influence” in the drafting o! the document. Princes Hatzfoldt, who was once famous as one- of the most beautifu women at the English court, left-large bequests from her £1,000,000 estate to friends in Europe, including Com man dor Claud Philip Champion do Crespigny. Aluch evidence was taken in Londor last summer to assist the Americar courts. Statements gained currency here that in view of the fact that details of the princess’s intimate life had been revealed and that all the evidence would be mane public if the case reached the Surrogate Court in New York i compromise had been decided upon. 5,000 FORBIDDEN BOOKS. ROME, November 11. The Vatican City printing house has logun his life with the publication of m "Index of Prohibited Books, revised and published by order of His Holiness Pope Pius XI.” The volume contains articles on the •anon law relating to forbidden books, instructions to bishops concerning dieir application and a warning that die prohibition applies also to the Oriental Church. There are about 5000 books in the brbidden list.