BRIEF ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 32, 1 November 1928, Page 11

BRIEF ITEMS

FROM FAR AND NEAR Man Fined for Assault.—Nathaniel Charles Bates appeared in the Invercargill Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge of common assault on a married woman and was fined £5 and costs. —Press Assn. Fatal Motor Crash. —A message from Lansing, Michigan, states that, discovering the lifeless body of a girl beside the highway, a truck driver stopped to remove it, when a car at high speed hit the truck, killing the two occupants.—United Service. The “Marseilles Landru” Dies During Hunger Strike. —It is announced by an Australian Press Association United Service message from Paris, that Pierre Roy, alias Kuinn, the second Landru, died in Marseilles prison as the result of a hunger strike. Britain's Unemployed.—A British official wireless message states that the latest unemployment return shows a further considerable increase. The total number of workless is 1,314.200, which is 23,046 more than a week ago, and 270,168 more than a year ago. Newfoundland Elections.—An Australian Press Association United Service message from St. Johns. Newfoundland, states that definite election results so far indicate that ten Opposition candidates have been elected and four Government supporters. Twentysix results are not definite. Condemned Murderers at Banquet.-— At Columbus (Ohio) five murderers, soon to enter the electric chair, were permitted to be the banquet guests of John Sabo, known as the “Kid of Murderers’ Row.” Sabo is celebrating his twenty-first birthday with £6 to his credit in the penitentiary treasury. —United Service. Relief Votes.—An Australian Press Association-United Service message states that the Finance Committee of the French Chamber of Deputies voted £4838 relief to the families of the victims of the submarine Ondine sunk by a Greek steamer on a voyage to Algiers, and the crew of Amundsen’s aeroplane. West Indies Conference.—The Colonial Secretary announces that Sir Edward Davson has accepted the unanimous invitation of the Governments of the colonies participating in the West Indies Conference to act as chairman of the first West Indies Conference, which will meet in Barbados next January.—British Official Wireless. Captain Cook Statue for Christchurch.—A Christchurch man who has intimated that it is his wish to remain anonymous at the present has offered unconditionally the sum of £5OO to go towards the erection of a statue or monument to the memory of Captain Cook in Christchurch.—Special Service. Escapee From Devil's Island.— Australian Pt ess Association message from Paris, states that Venezuela lias been asked to extradite Dr. Bougrat, a convicted murderer, who escaped from the Island of the Devil, the penal settlement, where he was undergoing a life sentence. Some of the newspapers state that Bougrat has resumed medical practice at Caracas. Wages for Harbour Bridge Cranedrivers.—The Sydney harbour bridge crane drivers recently claimed £1 an hour wages. The Minister of Works (Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw) informed the Legislative Assembly that an agreement was being entered into under which the rates would vary from ss. 3d. to 7s. an hour, according to the height at which the men work. — Press Assn. Expiration of American Permit.— Ordered to leave the United States by October- 25, on account of the expiration of her permit Mrs. Tui Lorraine Bow. -the New Zealander, stepmother of Clara Bow, the movie star, is attempting a second legal entry into the States as the wife of an American citizen. Immigration files relating to her case have been ordered to be sent here.—United Service. Basic Wage in Australian Centres.— In accordance with the figures of the Commonwealth Bureau of Statistics, there will be further decreases in the basic wage of Is. 6d. in Melbourne, 6d. in Sydney, 2s. Gd. iu Adelaide, Cd. in Hobart and Launceston, while there will be an increase of Is. at Perth, states a Press Association message. The alteration will be effective to-day. Captured Missionary.—The secretary of the New Zealand Church Missionary Society has received a telegram from the Rev. C. I. Blanchett, secretary of the misison at Canton, regarding the captured missionary, Miss Tobin (states Press Association message from Nelson). It states that her health is good, and officials are doing their utmost. The ransom was sent on October 2G, and her release is expected daily.