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Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1921, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

N URSE: SHORE M U RD'ER

LONDON, November 15

A statement connected with the murder of Nurse Shore in a train between Victoria and Bexhill last January .s said to have been made to the Southampton police by a man in Shirley War|i»?n Tnflrminarv, a. Southampton Poor Law Institution. He was admitted during the week-end and gave his name at George R. Cockle describing himself as an actor. He is an ex-service man, alxmt 30, but looks much older. Tt was evidence that he had been wandering a.ltout for some time. His health was very poor and be is now isolated from the .other inmates and a policeman stands guard over bis I’oom. DANGER OF BANDITS. PEKIN, November 15. Bandits are still reported active in the neighbourhood of Urga, the capital of Mongolia. Recently a band of Russians made a raid on the town, but were repulsed. Now the Government here lias received an appeal for reinforcements. Owing to the interruption of the telegraph the situation remains obscure, but the reports received by the Government say that the bandits are mainly Russians, with a few Japanese and also Mongolians. Several caravans have been shelled, and motor-cars have been commandeered. One Briton 'named -Miles is believed to be in danger, and a rescue party consisting of British and Americans left Peking for Urga this morning. A PORPOISE, LONDON, November 15. In the Deal and Walmer Angling Association’s three days’ boat-angling festival, which ended at Deal yesterday UK) competitors caught one ton, gross weight of fish. Mr J. Crouch, London, carried off the chief honours, winning the Borough of Deal Silver Challenge Cup.

During the competition Mr C. Cavell, Deal, hooked a very large fish, which took 150 yards of line and finally broke away. Mr Samuel Bark, Norbiton, hooked a 501 b. conger, and after 25 minutes’ play got it to the side of the boat when it escaped after being gaffed three times. Mr Waldron, Walmer, hooked and got to within a yard of the boat, a huge porpoise which broke away from the gaff.

; “A EG All” IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, November 15. “Afgar,” the revue which Mr C. IS. Cochran produced at the Guidon Pavilion last winter was given an enthusiastic welcome at the Central Theatre here last night and to-day all the critics sing the praises of the “resplendent Delysia”, who promises to duplicate her London success and, in the words of the Now York Times, “to be something of a sensation in New York Times “to be something of a sensation in New York this season,” She shares the honours with Lupino Lane, whom tlie audience compared with their own favourite,. Fred Stone a comedian, with a surprising acrobatic talent.

DOG BITE WINS RACE

LONDON, Nov. 15. Taking part in an Old Comrades’ seven-miles walk on Saturday afternoon at Fleet, Hampshire. Mr George Dudley, nearly 50 years old, was bitten by a dog when about half-way through Hit* journey, Urged by his pacer that he must hurry and have the bite attended to liecause dog-madness bad broken out in the district, Mr Dudley kept to his task and won by more tlian.loo yards, lie was then treated at the Crookham R.A..M.C, depot, which was close to the winning post, TUBE TRAIN FIRE. LONDON, Nov. 15. Oiling to the fusing of connection boxes on the Hakerloo and Piccadilly Tubes about It) o’clock last night the service was interrupted,

One connection box was at South Kensington Station and the other between Oxford Circus and Piccadilly ; Circus. The fusing caused a great dial j of smoke, which poured out into tli# j streets and gave rise to alarming rnni- | ours. j As a result of the trouble at S' nth Kensington the motor electric train caught fire, and in order to extinguish the flames the electric current ovr vI• 0 whole of the Piccadilly tube system had I to be cut off, thus paralysing Lie entire service. AH the passengers m the I train got away safely. Several women passengers in a train at Piccadilly Cir- . cus fainted when the lights went out. | DRUGGED CHOCOLATE. PARIS, Nov. 15. "Keep your money, jewels, and furs carefully locked up” is the advice now given by hotel managers to all visitors to Paris. Tlie fashionable hotels of the ChanipsEl.vsees, the Rue de Rivoli, and the Opera quarter are being exploited by a most daring band of thieves. Hardly a day passes without a robbery of jewels or money being reported to the police. Two days ago ipi American woman occupying a suite at the Hotel Majestic awoke to find that a pearl and diamond stick brooch, valued at £6,000, '>«d disappeared from her dressing-table. Dining Friday night at another Hotel - a pearl necklace worth £I,OOO was stolen.

A South American visitor staying in the Opera quarter rang the hell early one morning and asked for a cup of chocolate. After drinking it, he s*>s, he went to sleep, and on waking up an hour later missed his pocket-book, signet ring, and pearl tie-pin worth CSOO. He also felt as if lie .had been drugged. The police believe this and similar robberies are the work of two or three gangs of swell international cracksmen. It is almost certain that the thief lives at the hotel in which he intends to bring off his coup. Usually he has an aristocratic name and an immaculate appearance. He often makes the acquaintance of the intended victim and finds out where his or her valuables are kept. A false key and an early, morning visit to the victim’s room complete the business.

CLAIRVOYANT’S THEFT CLUE. PARIS, Nov 15. A rich window who had missed a diamond pin valued at £1,600 from her dressing-table consulted .a medium and clairvoyant. In a trance the medium said that the pin had been stolen by the widow’s maid and would he found wrapped in a newspaper under a table. The widow returned home and found the pin in a newspaper on a table. Yesterday the maid confessed to stealing the pin, and added that she was n believer in spiritualism, and when she heard that her mistress was consulting a clairvoyant she became convinced she would ho discovered and placed the pin where it was found.

It is now learned that she was already wanted by the police on a charge of embezzlement.

ELEC'ITC TORCH PARADE. PARIS', Nov 15. For the first time in Paris electric torches will he used in one of the processions which will be used in one ot the processions which will march through tlu* city on Thursday evening. There will lie several of these processions, and many streets, too, wit! be specially illuminated. More than 6,000 men will take part in three processions, which will converge on the spacious square in trout of Notre Dame Cathedral. They will carry more than BUXM) lamps, electric, acetylene, and oil. There will also be horsemen bearing Chinese lanterns, and each procession " ill he headed by bands. In the first procession will he some ot the taxicabs which Genera! Galliotii. then Governor of Paris, mobilised m September 1914, to move his aimy to the battle of the where it defeat cd Yon Kluok. Each cab will be outlined with 80 lamps. “WET” QUARREL. TORONTO. Nov 14. Rum-running from Canada into Ms hi gall, United States across tin* Detroit River frontier, which lias attained great proportions since Michigan went dry, resulted in ail altercation at Mindsoi between the Rev. J. O. L. Sp**'<k--1 in, special Ontario liquor nod Mr Beverley Trumbull, proprietor of Cliappel Inii, Windsor. Mr Trumball was shot dead. Mr Sprncklin, who has been most ac tive iu tlie fight against the traffic, immediately surrendered to the police. He says he fired in self-defence. Mr Spracklin with half a dozen assistants, got through the windows into Air TniiPhuH’s hotel at 3 a.m. this morning, and the proprietor faced the invading party. Some hours before the shooting three men with rifles attacked a, motor-boat which was used by Mr Spracklin to pursue liquor smugglers.