LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 July 1923, Page 7

LATE MESSAGES

DELHI, J uly 24. The Afghan Government has asked the Chinese Government to acknowledge its independence and exchange embassies. DELHI, J uly_ 24. Refugees are arriving m the. Peshawar district in large numbers during the last ten days. Heavy lighting is reported between the Nawab of Amb and Mean Gul of Swat in the Chamba Valley, in Buner. The State forces suffered fifty deaths in the first skirmish, but retaliated heavily. AUCKLAND, July 25. At the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice .Herdman sentenced a youth, Ernest James Hannant, for theft of cheques and money totalling £3OO, including £55 cash, Lo three years’ probation, expressing regret that the law did not allow him to order a birching by the police. „ _ ... Henry Howard McCarthy, for failing 1o account for money belonging to the Tauranga Hospital .Board, and foi theft and forgery, was ordered two years’ reformative treatment. Darcy Robert McDavill was sentenced to three years’ hard labour, ana George Henry Newton to two years’ probation for breaking and entering ami tlielt at Taumarunui. Walter Frank Goodall, for forgery at Feilding, was ordered 18 months gaol, .at the termination of his present sentence. Albert Salt for indecent assault on a youna female was ordered two years in prison. Frederick Thomas Kelly May, for breaking, entering, tlieit, forgery and uttering, already sentenced to .18 months in prison for breaking his probation, was let off without further penalty. TAUMARUNUI, July 25. The Ongartte railway smash inquest was continued to-day. John Walsh, detective of Wellington, said that he made a cursory search of the bodies for the purpose of identification. I’olice-Sergeant O’Brien of Taumarunui gave evidence that ho supervisea the removal of the injured on arrival at the station and later the removal of the dead lo a temporary moigue._ Afterwards, the police and some civilians whom he asked, searched the bodies. The property of deceased persons taken from the bodies was put insealed envelopes. Most of this property had been restored to the relatives. - William Robert Davidson, District Railway Engineer in charge, FranktonMarton section of the line, produced, plans of the scene of the accident, and photographs of the smash. Witness did not consider the boulder camo from a small slip that occurred in October. Bv the regulation, the driver would be limited to a speed not exceeding thirty miles an hour over this portion of the track. At night, a driver’s view on this curve would bo only about twenty-live yards on account of the headlight being set. The Coroner: Would it not be possible for the lights to swing on the curves Iho same as motor cars? Mr. Sterling, for the Railway Department, said that he would call evidence on this matter later.

BERLIN, July 24. The greatest precautions are being taken to ensure that Princess Ilohenlobe will not escape. The authorities have reason to believe that powerful friends are exerting their utmost to get her out, of prison. Each time she is taken before the Judge, she is blindfolded, to prevent her becoming acquainted with the corridors and outlets of the prison.