BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 October 1926, Page 5

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association)* (By Cable —Press Assn. —Copyright*]) ALSATIAN~TRAGEDY. PARIS, October 14. Lieutenant Rouzier, killer of the Germans at, has been provisionally released. Eleven witnesses left Germersheim to avoid testifying against tne German. EGGS EXPORT. LONDON, October 14. An importer of Australian eggs by the steamer Mopltan is so impressed by’ their excellent quality th&t he is sending a trial lot to Germany, where he is hopeful of opening up a new market.

DIAMOND ROBBERY.

PARIS, October 13

A big motor car, found abandoned near Versailles, was evidently used in connection with the Chantilly’ robbery. It had previously been stolen. rhe finger prints discovered on the glase ease seem to agree with those, of a well-kn<sW.n international crook.

M’s I* AND LIQUOR. LONDON, October 13.

Commoners of all Parties are indignant at Doctor Salter's aspersions. They point out that "ho bar returns offer the best answer, and state there has been recently a great decline in tlie consumption of liquor at the Houses of Parliament.

BANK NOTE FORGER TT ' t ’

BUDAPEST, October 14.

Sentence on Prince Windischgraetz, in connection with the bank forgeries, has been reduced to. four years’ hard labour and four years’ imprisonment. I'lie sentence on Nadosk is. reduced to 'our years’ hard labour and tnree .nd a half years’ imprisonment, and >n the others, the sentences were slightly modified.

S. AFRICAN FLAG CAPETOWN, October 14

The active agitation against Government flag policy, carried on by he “Sons of England,” organisation, resulted in a remarkable circular being issued by' the Minister of justice, in which he calls for a list of police officers* who attended the conference of the “Sons of England,” at sast London. He also states chat in iew of this organisation having be.'ome a political one, officers may no longer take active part in its affairs.

ARTIFICIAL PETROL.

PARIS, October 14.

“Le Matin” states that a ‘ secret synthetic petrol has been discovered iy Rudibert, director of the National Society of Research. The method is ;o submit a mixture of hydrogen and :arbon oxide to pressure of two hunIred atmosphere, their filter over a >atalyser, thereby obtaining a petrol, vhich, after distillation, is suitable for use in aeroplanes and motors. It may also be converted into purified oeti-01, for commercial oil and paraffin

A MERICA N TOURISTS. NEW YORK, October 13.

The liner Carinthia sails to-morrow tor a world cruise, including New Zealand and Australia, similar to her cruise last year. Her stay in the southern ports will be extremely short the ship arrives at Auckland on De eember 27, and leaves on December 29 She arrives at Wellington on Decein ber 31, and leaves the same day foi Milford Sound, arriving there on January 2. and leaving the same day. Reaching Hobart on January 5, she is leaving there the same day. She arrives at Sydney on January 7, leaving on January 8 for Melbourne, where she arrives on the 10th, leaving the same day for Fremantle. Arriving there on January 15, she is leaving the same day. There will be approximately 325 passengers. '~ •

ROUMANIAN ROYALTIES. LONDON, October 14. The “Westminster Gazette’s”' Vienna correspondent asserts that the real reason for the Roumanian Queen’s visit to America is because the King is seriously ill. It is believed to be cancer. The physicians give him another two years to live. They told the Queen that if she did not go to America now, she would not be able to go at all as Queen, The Government strongly opposed the visit on the grounds of the Roumanian people’s poverty, but the Queen iiisisted, declaring that the trip would, inore than, pay for itself, owing to the loans she hoped to secure from American bankers. PARIS, October 14. It is reported that Prince Carol of Roumania has decided to return to his wife, and will probably resume the Crown Prince rights. Negotiations will be begun when the Roumanian King recovers.