LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 September 1924, Page 5

LATE MESSAGES

TOKIO, September 12.

The collision occurred to the two launches, according to the Navy Department, at the entrance to Yokoluka harbour, while more than a hundred men were being transferred the flagship Ngato from shore leave. Heavy rain was falling and the flagship's launch collided With the tor pedo boat’s launch and sank immediately. No details are available at present but it is believed that twenty men were drowned.

PEKIN, September

On the wesern front, the Kiangusites, this afternoon, were falling back on their headquarters at Changhow, which is threatened by Che Kiang’s advance. West of Taihu Lake, the Chekiongites captured Thing twenty-three miles south of Ohangcliow. There is no change on the southern and eastern fronts. The Che Kiangites claim that they captured two' battalions of infantry who surrendered outside Thing.

DELHI, September-’ 12. The inter-communal riots in Kohat resulted in a military occupation of the city and the evacuation of the entire Hinau population under escort. ' The neighbouring tribes have promised the British official in charge of the district to remain quiet, but local ruffians set fire to and looted the bazaar. _ Panic prevailed during the evacuation, the Hindus wildly firing revolvers. They actually wounded three of their own escort, one fatally. Every official assistance is afforded the homeless Hindus during the return to this side -of the frontier.' So far as is yet known, twenty Hindus were killed.

LONDON, Sept. 12. At the sheepskin sales 5800 halos were offered. There was an active demand, chiefly on Home account, with a fair demand from America and the Continent. Merinos and fine crossbreds advanced 5 to 7g per cent, compared with July prices, and medium and low crossbreds 7g to 10 per cent.

LONDON, Sept. 12. The Doncaster Cup resulted: Santorb 1, Parmenio 2, Cockpit 3. .

CAIRO, Sept. 12. It appears that Premier Zaghlul communicated to the Egyptian Cabinet the correspondence between Air AlacDonald and himself. He invited the views of the Cabinet, which unanimously agreed with the attitude of Zaghlul. who subsequently cabled that he had decided to go to London on Sept. 23. It is emphasised that Zaghlul is not going to London to negotiate, but to remove obstacles. If successful. he will enter into negotiations.

OPOTIKI, September 13. At the Police Court, Herbert Seymour Rowe, pleaded guilty to five charges of supplying female natives with liquor and was fined ten pounds with costs.

OPOTIKI, September 13. The preliminary work in, the exploitation (of fertilizers Jat White Island has been completed. The contractor, J. Kerr, has erected huts in the south-western corner which is a safety zone, and has constructed _ a jetty between the huts and landing place, and made a road between the huts and jetty, facilitating communications. The handle of a shovel discovered at Alathias Peak is believed to be a relic of the disaster of 1914.

PEKIN, September 12. In view of measures which have been taken at Shanghai, no anxiety is felt for the safety of settlements. Effective use has been made of barbed wire on various roads leading to the concessions, especially from the North and from the Chinese city. This system of defence can be extended quickly to other roads if necessary. The volunteers number close on 2000. In addition, between four and five hundred ex-service men, mostly British, offered their services in case df emergency. There are also 1200 marines. DUNEDIN. Sept. 13. At the Police Court, Charles Leonard Leamon Hankins was remanded till Friday on a charge of assaulting Maurice Brady, barman at the Grand Hotel, so as to cause actual bodily harm. The police stated that when Brady was ejecting the accused, the latter drew a knife and drove it clean through a hand. On other charges of durnkenness and obscene language accused was fined.

' GIBRALTAR, Sept. 12. It is reported from Tangier th a); the Riffs have, captured all posts on the road from Tetuan to Sheshuan, A force of seven thousand invested Sheshuan, whose water supply was cu% off. The Beninouzmer Hills, dominating Tenuan from the south, were captured on Wednesday. The enemy attack, ed Soukellaba and severe fighting is taking place.

LONDON, Sept. 12 ; - The Clydebank rent strike, which hinges on the tenants’ demand for prewar rents, and the refusal to pay arrears; led to an exciting scene this morning The arrival of sheriff’s officers, escorted by police, to eject a widow and family, in St. Granville Street, was heralded by the ringing of handbells and the blowing of whistles, a prearranged signal denoting . the eviction was occurring. A crowd of five hundred ■ collected. The officers carried out some of the furniture, but ■ he sympathisers.swarmed in and ham. pered them, compelling the . officers to desist The widow meanwhile had a seizure and a doctor was summoned. The crowd was becoming threatening, when the the officers drove off in a motor car, pelted with clods, grass and . stones. The crowd a fterwards carried back the furniture. Siibseqi'.ently, several Labour town cbuncil-

;ors addressed the crowd, A committee was formed (ampaign of resistance. Ip the event M house factors declinging tq jOiii ;in he rent tribunal, a general rent striw® rll over the, districe may