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Grey River Argus, 29 June 1925, Page 5

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—_. IV'l , London, I Hie ‘J l *ly Express’s’’ Lwinc esrpondei reports that an uld maflH I Who been gaoled, because he Jived bfextorting money from his rel. ativesjuuguht out, when released, J cousinf'ho is a Nun. She refused’ to give »:i money. He imagined that C:uioiA.:i|>ozza was responsible for the refus|. The old man went to a Church hJkb lie found Canon Capozza pray. ing/t the altar, and he fatally stab, bcdfldm with a dagger. He also wJaded a woman who tried to prevJt the murder. HifTlsn STEEL DLTY REFCSED, LONDON, June 26. The ••Daily Teilegraph’s ” Parlia. mentary correspondent understands that the Cabinet, while fully recognis. ing the- severe depression in the steel trade, has decided that its appliea. Hon for a safeguarding of industries inquiry, aiming at a duty on imported si eel, cannot be granted. The matter will be referred to the new Committee i'll t it il Research, an advisory body, which will report "hat action can be taken. ■SET BACK TO JAPANESE SHIP. PING. •SHANGHAI, June 26. Advices from Nagasaki state that owing to shipping depression the Hit. snpisbi dockyard discharged eleven hundred workers, who were not satis, tied nith 300 to 400 yen each. They assemled at Asa Park, bat were dispersed by thc police. Further demon, si rations are expected. BRITISH FINANCE BILL. LONDON, June 26. Hie House ~f Commons carried the Hill'd reading of the Finance Bill after tin iejection of a Labour motion for its rejection, by 29S votes to 92. TRAFFICK in titles. LONDON, June 26. -ind Salisbury s bill to prevent traffic in honours provides two years’ imprisonment, and, or . a fine of £5OO tor accepting, giving or offering money in endenvourin gto procure a title. SOI lET SENTENCES. MOSCOW, June 26. The sentence of death passed on the "oman Kreczkaska has been commut. ed to ten years’ imprisonment. All the other appeals have were dismissed. < OXSCRIPTiON ADVOCATES. OTTAWA, June 26. A resolution urging the conscription, of tlie nation’s property and power, similar to that recently presented to Congress by the American Legion, was passed by the Great War Veterans Association, at- their convention here, following on a discussion on world peace. Bi;I TISH BYE.ELECTION. LONDON, June 25. A bve.eleetion was held at Oldham consequent on the appointment of Sir J. Grigg to the Governorship of Kenya. It resulted: Str Wiggins (Liberal) 26325: Mr Tout (Labour) 21,702. Thc result means- no change in the repres. entation. I’ORTFGFESE MINISTRY RESIGN. LISBON June 27. Following on a sitting of Parliament at which the Government- s financial proposals were not accepted, the Ministry resigned. POISONED BY MVTTON. LONDON, June 26. At an inquest at Hammersmith a verdict was returned that a dairyman died from food poisoning, attributed to a. meal of imported mutton. Evidence was given that an anal.' sis of (he stomach revealed the bacillus aertryck. which exists chiefly in mutton. and sometimes in fish. The pathologist, Dr. Bronte, expressed the opinion that the carcase became infected after slaughter, from air, water, soil, or workmens hands. The bacillus would not grow while the carcase was frozen, but nje.nertMion was probaly aggravated by the heat wave. The coroner, Doctor Oswald s. that some people would perhaps be prejudiced against Colonial mutton, but he considered such mutton safe, because the sheep lived m turcs in countries not over-populated. XOVt SCOTIAN' POLITICAL LANDSLIDE. OTTAWA, June 26. The Nova Scotia elections resulted (X appear to be sliding Kick to tll „ two party system, legislation by ..roups not havteg_P_roved successful. INTERNATIONAL POLO. LONDON, June 24 ; , four goals.