BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 March 1926, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

i‘.s K (Australian and N.Z. Uaoie Association.) (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright) EX-SPY’S. JOURNEY.’ LONDON, - March. 6. Mr Trebitsch Lincql n, * ’ ex-British M.P., whose son was last Week, executed for murder at London,, .has arrived,, at Amsterdam. His whereabouts had been unknown. He is proceeding' tte Hamburg., . INVENTOR’S EFFORTS . < Vi/ ■ ’ March 7. The Air Ministry in,, recognition of, Louis Byennaq’sachievements ? on behalf,. of the State, has. offered .bim six moath^’ ; extension of the period of service’and after that a pension. , V.V •Y • DEFICIT .. . ■March 7. Krupps’ I .balance* \dor 1925 -shows #;.ipss of 15i millionsmayks, due to depreciation. ' All . departments worked at a los?? ; Tl^ t jQpmpany.'never’ theless is still regarded ‘as sound. ■ ;i" ri i.-er.r-A ■- WißfetiE&S Jj. •V LONDON- ( Mhrcfi\ 7. ,Shannon, ft, yvireless experimenter, in. Warwickshire, sxchanging Moyse, both ways J and Mexico'.without the aid. qf either egrth or aerial, by his own patent. He expects shortly } to exchange tireless telephony with both >

LORD ALLENBY’S TOUR'W * VICTORIA, 8.C.,: MarchGeneral Allenby is the Lieut- Governor-Bruce, t . ln h# inter? view; die said - that vhd-.-'Whsi; yajitly. im- . pressed, with the need of populating Australia.' He found the British possessions throbbing--, with - vigour and vitality. *- -r v '/'rili’'. -p’ y EMPIRE .PRODUCE. J-'w. •' V .C. ■' ’ LONDON, • March The grant of one million sterling'll) assist inf the marketing pf -Empire pro* duce ; has-, become /aPbqne bf contention in the Cabinet, mg (-Standard,” ~which learns’Mat/.tJi«f' grant will.be reduced by half^ f miiij' lion-,in,, the current yearjfollowing on* a decision 'to make it availably for Home produce in addition to Overseas produce. " V;-.,

WHITE ELEPHANT. ' LONDON March . 6. G There is a white elephant sailing today from Rangoon, ; by an arrangement ,with the Association. of, • Durmose Christians, for four in the London Zoo.' The animal will be paraded daily, but, in accordance with its semi-sacred character, visitors will not be allowed to ride upon* it. . The last - specimen of a white elaphant brought to England was in-the year 1883 by Mr Barnum, whose agents were before receiving the animal, compelled to sign an oath to love and protect the elephant, otherwise, by. the sin of neglect they would not escape hell. PRINCE’S WIFE. . ' PARIS, March 6. Zizi Lambrino’e , summons... against Prince Carol,' claiming £lOO,OOO as “an abandoned and outraged wife;” was served to-day; The President of the Civil Tribunal is asked to request Prince Carol to appear at the Court. Amongst Mademoiselle Lambrino’s letters to be used at the trial is one from Prince Carol, dated August 1919, in which he says.: “I desire this letter to remain with you as my recognition of that fact that I am the father ,of your child, ‘and also ' that, standing the annulment of dur marriage, I have not ceased to consider myself your husband.” ' ’ . CHAPLAIN’S DEATH. LONDON;-March 6. , The death is recorded ./of (he Rev. Alexander Carlisle, Chaplain ‘and Lecturer on Political Sciencei?at‘the University College, Oxford. Mr.;. Carlisle, after paying a vislt/to the'iek-Kaiser at; Doorn;' last'* November, ; . .'.Caught a chill when ‘ swimriiing in ‘the..Serpentine, wherein he"bathed in‘winter and summer for twelve years.T' He- immediately arranged his own;funerai, except'the ,date;. He visitedthe paid the fees in advance.'He also interviewed an organist, whom he instructed to play the “Merry Widow” waltz v .after the service, which hedesiredto' be cheerful. t( 1 '