BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuters Telegrams.]

BRITISH PLANE SHOT DOAVN. LONDON, April 20. 4 lie Colonial OHLce announces that a British aeroplane was shot down by title lire at Iraq during an action against the Zezidi chief who thrice refused to attend the Government Conference to discuss rival claims for supremacy alter prolonged lighting with another local chieftain. The bodies of the pilot and mechanic were recovered.

SEE 1.510 RI. [ F. 1 DISASTE R. LONDON, April 20. The Skelmerlie disaster was due to the carrying away of a thirty-feet dam, in consequence <:f torrential rains raising the level of the water in the reservoir until danger point was reached.

Fortunately the hulk of the water invaded the roadway, thus missing many houses.

Not a vestige of one house remained after the deluge had passed. Three children who were playing outside, were killed, one body being carried over gardens and roads to the sea, where it was found half buried in tho sand. A motor-bus full of passengers ran into the Rood, hut, turning, got clear in time. BLOEMFONTEIN AFFAIR. RINGLEADERS ARILESTEI). A CAPETOWN, April 20. All was quiet in Bloemfontein in the evening. The city was under police and civilian patrol. Fitty native ringleaders were arrested. To-day’s casualties among' natives, so tar as they are at present known, include four killed, throe seriously injured, and IS slightly injured. Two Europeans were seriously hurt. The later details show that a special force of police, armed only with pick handles, were sent ill the location to disperse the natives. A reserve force was sta--”r -- tinned outside, united with rifles, and fixed bayonets, but the strictest orders were issued that no rifle was to lie tired without- distinct orders. The police met with a stout resistance. Many were injured by (lying stones. The reserve was then brought in. In the end. the reserve was forced to fire. The previous estimate ot the native casualties is confirmed.

PRINCE OF WALES. LAGOS, April 20. All:!' a fourteen-hundred mile train iouriiev to Kano r.ml hack, the Prillce of AVales returned. Thousands of people lined the streets through which the Royal Party passed, and the Prillce was enthusiastiealy greeted. INCOME TAX REDUCTIONS. LONDON. April 20. The “Daily News" anticipates that Mr AY. Churchill (Chancellor of the Exchequer) will, on April 28th. announce a shilling reduction m the, income tax. KING AND QUEEN. LONDON, April 21. It is announced that the King and Queen intend breaking their homeward journey at Paris on Friday, when they will, liimh with President Doumergue. Afterwards they will lay a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Warrior, resuming their journey to London in the evening. MOSUI, BOUNDARY. PARIS. April 20. Colonel Paulis, one of the League Nations three Mosul Rollndary arbitrators. Ims made a statement on the matter. He deplores the fact that certain English newspapers have appeared io lie doubting the arbitrators’ impartiality. lie declared that each arbitrator lias carried out an absolutely independent investigation. They wero meeting shortly at Geneva. It was even possible that, they might, meet elsewhere so as to avoid the chance of any outside influence. He emphasised Dial nobodv knew the arbitrators ,-i-ion. which would not he based oitT impressions, hut on tacts, and intormation collected on the spot.

A GREAT LIGHTHOUSE. PARIS, April 20

A thousand million candle power revolting lighthouse, at Aluntafrique, near Dijon, was lighted for the first time, it is intended to assist the aeroplane service between Paris and Algiers. When the weather is clear, its rays will he visible within a radius of live hundred miles, including the cities of Brussels, Dieppe, Lille, .Milan and Frankfurt. The lighthouse cost one and a half million francs, and it is seven times more brilliant than the sixty million candle power lighthouse at New Jersey. PAULS. April 20. The new air traffic lighthouse is standing on the outskirts of Dijon, at the top of a 1 S0()-ft. hill. It is tho first of a series. It Hashes every five seconds, similar to a light-house now building outside Paris. NO AMNESTY. CAPETOWN, April 20. In connection with the visit of the prince of Wales to South Alriea, the .Minister of Justice has ordered the release of all convicts and prisoners serving original" sentences of six months, excluding liie sentences and indeterminate sentences. This order is effective from April 3b’t,li. the date of the Prince of Wales's arrival. PORTUGUESE REVOLUTION. PLANE BROUGHT DOWN. (Received this day at 9 a.m.) LISBON. April 20. Twelve were killed and seventy three wounded in tlie course of tho bomlm id me nt. The .situation i.s quiet at Melilla. Tn the course of it reconnaissance flight over the rebel villages a Spanish aeroplane was shot down from a grea t height and the pilot and observer were , incinerated. AFGHAN RAIDERS KILLED. DELHI, April 21. A gang of Afghan raiders in crossing the frontier were, engaged by a British corps who heat them off after a stern light. Fourteen raiders were killed and eight taken prisoner. Two British were t killed. W'' INDIAN RAILWAY STRIKE. 7 DELHI, April 20. Twelve thousand Indian artisans engaged at the Lahore and Karachi ceil- , ires of the North Western Railway struck for better conditions. One thousand men have been dismissed and the Karachi workshops closed. New workers are being engaged and normal train servi.es are being maintained by Lnvali.sts.