BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 January 1926, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

(Australian and N.Z; Cable Awociation.) (By Cable —Press Assn. —Copyrigb*,)

LADY DOCTOR’S DEATH LONDON, January 21,

Iris Fox, for whose life a great fight was made, died, despite .a nightlong vigil of the best experts. She had a most brilliant career. She-held five degrees and was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. '

DOING HER BIT.

LONDON, January 22.

Mrs. Fail of Lerwick has given birth to her third , lot . of twins. She was iparried twenty-five years ago. at the asle of eighteen. Her family numbers sixteen.

THE NEW BISHOP.

LONDON, January 22, Rev. West Watson, Bishop-Desig-nate of. Christchurch, was banqiietted at Barrow-in-Furness. The DeputyMayor paid a tribute to the Bishop’s broadmindedness. Clergymen representing the Anglican, Presbyterian, Wesleyan and Roman Catholic Churches paid similar tributes. ■ rrr ’ - 1 •OPJ i I. „ EX-CROWN PROPERTIES' LONDON,.-Janufinfx> 82,-' 'The Australian High Commissioiiej'. is inviting tenders for-.theiexpropriMr’ ed German properties^ ll -Ne^‘ ; Guißeft“.. The closing date is March Geiipqn tenderers are excluded. is,?..understood that the proceeds; will ed to Germany’s reparations l account. CANCER EXPERT’S DEATH LONDON; January 22, The death has occurred of Dr. Robert Bell, noted cancer authority. His death recalls the conflict with high authorities on the cancer treatment which led to his suing the Bri-, tish Medical Council in . 1912, for an article in . the Journal, ; entitled “Cancer Credulity and Quackery.” He was awarded £2OOO. RICH WOMAN’S WILL. LONDON, January 22. Sarah Grove Grady, an octogenarian of Crowborough, left £lOO,OOO, which is the sixth part of her estate,'to an institution devoted to the care of dogs, cats and pet ponies, the residue to be devoted to the creation of an ; animal benevolent .institute. The will expresses.... abhorrence at killing creatures for Sport, including' fish, FRENCH TAXATION.' W■ , .'PARIS, January, 22. . Two different displays of■ hostility,to M. Doumer’s taxation proposals caused the closing’: oi. .the Bourse to-day. Firstly, the /Bank Clerks’ tlhiqn brought business to a standstill 4 . ; :by calling out its members as a protest against the increased. • taxation, then dealers resenting the tax on payments declined to operate, with the result that the doors were closed.

i ——4. A ; i',; . ■ ■ TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT.. ? (; * MADRID, January 22.i.v5. Commander Franc, head of ;the Spanish : Aviation Force, and Captain Ruiz Dalds, aboard the tvzin-engined all-metal Dornier Wai hydroplane, left Melilla this morning on a tic flight to Buenos Aires, calling, at Las Palmas, Fernando,, Noronha, .Pernambuco, and' Rio de ; Janiero.j They hope to complete the jpttmey in) eight days. The worst stage will He the 1700 miles between Las Palms and Pernambuco. r ‘ ‘ • J'A' ' '• ' HAIR-WAVING CONTESTS LONDON, January-22. The finals of the? permanent waving contest will be held at the Rational Sports Club, on: February. 3. Twenty-seven hairdressers , from , all parts of Britain entered thef preliminary heats being played off. .Each hairdresser brings his' own girl, who must be shingled. Speed' .and': perfection are points in the is expected that the winner Will coinr. plete a perfect wave in seventy, ; mihr. utes. The judges will be five leading hairdressers. An audience of a thousand is expected. 4 DRUNKEN PEER. , ’ LONDON, January'2l.'? Lord Suffield was fined £2 w;ith .£.5 costs for being drunk and disorderly in the West End, during the early hours of December' 15. The police gave evidence that Suffield and a party of male friends were refused admittance to a night club, upon which there were disorderly acenes culminating in the arrests.

Suffield gave evidence that he attended a bachelor dinner in honour of a friend about to be married .ipii the following day. He denied drunkenness. A charge of insulting behaviour against the bridegroom-elect who is a Guardsman, was withdrawn.