AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 December 1925, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

[Reuter Telegrams.] GERMAN FUNDS. Washington, Dec. it. The United States Government lost in the Supreme Court on .Monday in the efforts to prevent the American holders of German Treasury notes from satisfying out the funds of the German Government seized by the Alien Property Custodian. BOXKIt SHOT DEAD. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.l NEW YORK, Dee. 15. “Battling’ Xiki. the boxer was shot dead by an unknown assassin. The hodv was found in a street near the theatrical district towards dawn, by the same policeman to whom he had said four hours earlier “Good night, I'm going home now." The doctor pronoun: ed Siki dead from haemorrhage, caused by a wound 'i-oni a bullet entering bis back and missing through bis breast. Since Siki defeated Carpentier, ho bus continually been in the press, (lite to escapades. In July last he was . tabbed in the same vicinity, after which deportation proceedings were in--tituted against him. The police believe Siki’s fondness for women caused his murder by a rival. Siki had several managers, none of w hom could manage him, and his white w ife was no more successful. One police officer expressed the opinion the shooting was due to an unpremeditated street brawl, saving: “Ninth Avenue, where the murder occurred. is the gateway to the so-called “Hell's Kitchen’’ and it is no place for a man to push another off the sidewalk. which was one of Siki’s favourite tricks.”