BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. GAULS ASSOCIATION WHEAT PRICES. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, April 2d. M heat cargoes are dull and sixpence lower owing to the continued American weakness. A GRUESOME STOUT. (Received this day at 12 .'lO p.m.) LONDON, April 2d. The “ Daily Chronicle’s” Vicuna correspondent tells a gruesome story of a widower requesting permission to exhume his wife who has been dead for ten years on the ground that the grave had fallen into neglect and lie wished to place the body in more beautiful surroundings more worthy of the many years of happyjmirricd life. The authorities granted the demand, but the widower’s satisfaction was so excessive that the .Magistrate ordered him to lie watched, and the police found the widower, who was a rich Hungarian, had given his wife expensive jewels which were buried with her at his wife's request. The price of the jewels had greatly advanced since her death and the widower hoped to recover the jewels to pay his debts. The authorities have withdrawn the permit and are prosecuting evidence. A VALUABLE DISCOVERY. VIENNA, April 20. 'i he press is jubilating a young (hemist’s discovery of a process of carbonising v,ood and wood shavings, resuitings in fuel giving eight thousand ■calorics, thus, comparing favourably with coal. The invention is regarded as important to all countries not rich in coal deposits. A powerful South African syndicate has secured the rights for a portion of South America.

STOCK BROKERS STRIKE. (Received this dav at 1.0 p.m.) ROME, April 20. Brokers on the Italian exchanges arc striking as the result of Mussolini's efforts to stop exaggeration and speculation. The. Government’s decrees have resulted in a huge loss on the Bourse. Italian industrials have fallen twentylive to thirty-five per cent during the month. The fascist press is attacking the stockbrokers but the Conservatives declare the decrees are not the wisest. The real cause of the strike is that the Government requires a deposit of twenty-five per centum on all Stock Exchange time operations.

BABY STOLEN. (•‘Sydney San” Cables). (Deceived this day at, id a.m.) LONDON, April ”0. While Airs Austin was inside a shop at East flam, a, woman kidnapped from a perambulator, her si:; weeks’ old son, while the sister, need 3. was looking on. The father is an engineer aboard the Tongariro, on route to New Zealand. I!A 1)10 CONGRESS. PARIS, April 20. 'l'he amateur radio congress elected Hiram .Maxim as President and frank Bell as New Zealand committeeman, / and adopted esperanto as an auxiliary language, despite Scandinavians favouring English. FEAR Of SOVIET. LONDON, April 20. -A. Tho “Times” Riga correspondent w s;iys it is reported a document has been discovered indicating tho Soviet is planning a general Baltic coup on 21st. .May. Precautions arc being taken. RESISTING ARREST. SOFIA, April 2d. Uiiikolf rallied yesterday, was killed by the polite when resisting arrest:. SOVIET DECLINES. (Received this day at. 10 a.m.) GENEVA. April 2d. Chicherin informed the Secretary General of the League of Nations that the Soviet Government is declining to participate in an International Conference for the control of arms and munitions, assembling here on .May ■tth. on the ground that the question involves interference by the League in the internal affairs of the Soviet.

A COURT DECISION. BRUSSELS, April 20. The Court of Cessation quashed the penalty on Coppce, cabled on I* oh. 12t1i.. and remitted the case for a rehearing at (Shout. The ease has been dragging on since the Armistice. EM PI. HE SCHEME. (lteeeived this day at li.°' 't.ni.) LONDON, April -JO. Tlio Empire Community Settlement Committee reports the scheme aiming at the establishment of residential settlements in the Dominions of cx-olli-cers and others without capital, hnt possessing pensions or other fixed incomes, has attracted a wide response from pensioned officers and civilians ■who have spent their lives in military anil colonial services desiring to settle in warmer climates than Britain, and to give their children opportunities not available here. WIR EI.ESS AFFAIRS. (Received this din at 11.25 a.m.) PARIS, April 2D. The Judicial section of the International Wireless Congress resolved that the right to intellectual property recognised by the International Convention at Berne applies to wireless ddlttsion and all intellectual works. Congress also approved a series ol recommendations whereby specific wave lengths he assigned amateurs in ditlcrent"'regions, with a view to obtaining the confusion caused by the similarit.' of wave lengths. A suh-Commitlee suggested the following wave lengths, which are slightly different to those already cabled Europe 115 to So. <5 to 70 and <l7 to 43. CanadaP2o to 110 and <IG to 41.5. Fnited States:— 8.5 to 75 and 41.5 to 37.3. The rest of the world !)(! to 85 and 37.5 to 30.

TENNIS SQUABBLE. LONDON. April 20. Much indignation is felt at the Lawn Tennis Association’s action. Roe Hampton and several leading players discussed a down racquets strike. Jacob explains that the Indian Association did not have time to reply to the correspondence.