NEWS BY CABLE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3615, 26 June 1923, Page 44

NEWS BY CABLE.

Vv A R AIE MORIA I. S. LONDON, June 21. Sir James Allen will unveil the sculpture at the opening of a Garden of Memory at Le Quesnoy on July 15, and he will unveil on the following day a tablet in Amiens Cathedral in honour of New Zealanders who participated in the Somme battles. As a permanent memorial to the Young Men's Christ ia ■n Association’s work in the war, Lord Askwifh opened the Chateau de I.afallaise, between Boulogne and VYimmerau.x, as general headquarters and a starting point for the association’s pilgrimages to the v.ar graves. AN INTERESTING JUDGMENT. LONDON, June 20. Mr Justice M‘C’ardie delivered an important judgment in the King’s Bench Division, declaring that a tenant was justified in leaving a furnished house immediately he learnt that there had been a consumptive patient there a month previously. The judgment is the outcome of a claim by a tenant for a return of an advance instalment of rent. Mr Justice M'Cardie said he doubted whether tho terrible prevalence of consumption in England was fully realised. One I person in seven died from this disease. It ! was the largest single cause of death between the ages cf 55 and 45. lie was convinced that the tenant acted wisely in vacating the house, which mere than likely was infected with consumption genus. A GLASGOW SENSATION. LONDON, June 21. The Glasgow police made a sensational discovery of the body of a nnndered boy, aged 12. which was being wheeled in a perambulator through a busy street by a young woman. The body was wrapped in a bed mat. It is believed that a previous attempt had been made to burn the body, as the hair on the scalp was singed. The woman, who was accompanied by a boy and her small daughter, was arrested. The police believe that the boy was strangled at Coatbridge, 12 miles from Glasgow, and the body taken ! in a pram in order to be disposed of in Glasgow'. The latest development in the perambulator murder is that John Newell and Susan Newell, husband and wife, are charged with the murder of John Johnstone. ROMANCE OF A PEER. VANCOUVER. June 4. A romance of the British peerage came to light in New York, when the Earl of Noitfiesk, a youthful British peer, who succeeded to the title in 1921, tried to get a license to marry an actress, Aliss Jessica Brown, who had secured a divorce from her husband. There was some doubt as to the legality of the divorce, apparently, for the city clerk of New York refused to issue a marriage license. The Earl, who is a subaltern in the Coldstream Guards, and owns large estates, followed the lady from London to New York. Now they propose to travel to another American State, and, if possible, get the license there. A BANKRUPT DUKE. LONDON, June 18. The Duke of Leinster was committed for trial. Bail was allowed in the sum of £2OOO. In April last (he Duke of Leinster was summoned at Maryiebone Police Court for obtaining credit to the extent of £ICOO without disclosing that he was an undischarged bankrupt. There was a second charge in respect of two motor cars valued a(_ £2OOO. The first summons was dismissed, but application regarding the motor cars was to be renewed later. A WHIRL OF GAIETY. LONDON. June 20. A year ago Miss Winifred Neal, a Canadian nurse, found that her earthly possessions totalled £I2OO. She determined to spend the money seeing the world, and had the time of her life until she had orfiv 10 shillings left. To day, while on hoard' the steamer Biarritz, Aliss Neal jumped into the water. r lhe vessel was steaming at 20 knots an hour, but was put about smartly, and a boat lowered and Alias Neal saved’ She was charged with attempted suicide and remanded. AI. PADEREWSKI. PARTS, .Time 17. AT. Paderewski bad an amazing reception in the Theatre cles Champs Fly-sees after a three hours’ recital. The audience applauded and demanded encores for another hour ancl a-quarter before the curtain was allowed to be rung down finally. The receipts amounted r,o° 120,000 francs. Every inch cf standing rooip was occupied, apart from several hundred people on the stage behind the piano. M. Paderewski and his wife had another enthusiastic reception in the street after a concert, where a crowd shouted “Vive la Palogne.” From 70 recitals during his recent- tour in the United States Paderewski made £100,090. . TOO ENTERPRISING. LONDON. Jure 22. Scotland Yard detectives raided the Daily Herald office and demanded the photograph of Britain’s new secret submarine which the newspaper published. The whole staff was questioned: even the mesengers being detained, and the blockade w r as lifted only when the editor handed the photograph over, together with the process block and all the undistributed copies of the paper containing the picture. TIIG H-PR ICED PICTURES. LONDON. June 22. The trustees of the Ladv Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight to-day bought at Christie’s auction Holman Hunt's picture “The Scapegoat,” which has just been returned from the exhibition in Australia, for 4600 guineas. The trustees also bought Herkomer’s “The Last Muster” for 2800 guineas. Cecil Lawson’s “Valley of Doom” for 1150 guineas, and Fred Walker's “Wayfarers” for 640 guineas. Fanlin J-atour’s pain (ling of red and white roses in a vase 16in by 14in fetched 1150 guineas. Twenty years ago it could have been bought for £2O. TTIE NO VAR ESTATES. Lord Novar’s estates have been registered under Scottish Company Law as a company, styled the Nov&r Estates (Ltd.),

with a capital of £50.C0, subscribed by Dord Nov.tr and his wile. The obtests of the company arc stated to be the development for building purposes and cultivation of the lands that the company acquires; the securing of sea and fresh-water fisheries; the undertaking of an afforestation scheme; and the granting of leases of the mansion houses and the letting of tiie shooting rights. A JUDGE’S WILL. Air Justice Brav, who lc-ft a gross estate of £107,238, like many other famous judges and lawyers, failed to make his own will correctly. Certain cf his interlineations are unattested, and consequently the will cannot be admitted to probate. In this regaul he was in the distinguished coinpfiny ct his former school-fellow, Lord St. Holier, _^ lio was for many years president of the 1 10bate Court, and also of Lords Halscui>, Lyndhurst. and St. Leonards, and Judges Kentonl and Bacon. COMIC OPERA LAWSUIT. Alademoiselle Marthe Chenal, a wellknown Opera C'omique singer, was tne heroine in a comic _ opera lawsuit. A hosiery establishment m the Champs L.ysees sued her to recover, £lO, the cost of a parcel of stockings winch the funi alleged Aid lie Chenal ordered. The stockings weie an out-size, and were fitted with an elastic device, to prevent them from t;-rsu».g w«ien u«ed on cxccotiorallv stout 1 Ms. Mdlk. Chenal indignantly denied that she could I ever nave ordered such moods. Alter healing (he evidence of both parties the ji.cge decided that he must personally set- tne stock in ars lined. The evidence ct his eyes convinced him that they could neverM,e of any use to Alible-. Chenal, and a ve.dwt was given in her favour. CLERGYMAN CHARGED WITH THEFT. The -Rev Charles Barton toe oeto„e; ~ rector of ilarbledon, who has been Shreedy commuted for trial or. a charge of ! wilfully damaging a monument in * ™tuc ! verting to his own use ha.t-a-uow.i Horn I the church collection. , . It was stated in evidence that only ~ ee persons, including Lady Katherine Hardy, attended the eariy communion -ei'Wf: They contributed a lCs note 5 s respectively. The lector gave the chuicn < warden only 12s 9d. . ivonev I Mr Barton said no transferred tne money from one collecting hag to T . ‘ he took home and counted at let tie suggested that Lady Hate y >'«» ‘-“ taken in saying that she gave - s ; could onlv have given 2s 6d. I t a ke JEIO.OCG to jeopardise my chattel, he declared. WOMEN'S ARMS TARRED. The Daily Express's Athens states that a new secret, society called ih Zealots of Jesus is practising a remauablo Pl l'ne al scc!ety aims at discouraging eccentricities in women's dress, particular.y we-ring of sleeveless dresses outdoors. Ihe society !Ms ».secret rendezvous in the mountains where it has a supply cf ta. . - dreds of the Zealots stationed th ev the principal squares to-day. and when n y saw a sleeveless woman or gnl P ass “ey tarred her arm. The women, became nanic- ! stricken Some cavalrymen-interfered, and a fight took place in a restaurant, chans and tables being used as missiles. the police threaten severe measures a gainst the Zealots, but the society declares i-se.f iead> io take more drastic measuies. FRENCH POLITICS. Following the debate on Home Affairs last week-end, m which tne Radi a 1 Socialists refused to participate, three Radical Socialist unaer-secretanes have tendered their resignations, but M. Poincare refused to accept them. The executive of .the Radical Socialist Party has now mvnec. the Alinisters for the Colonies and tor Hvgiene and two under-secretaries, all be'lonsing to the party, to resign. U'!he Radix"'-1 Bociali&t Ministers stfue that it is not intended to obey the party s call to resign from the Ministry. dfteraiined interrutters. During the debate on unemployment m the South African Legislative Assembly, an extraordinary scene occurred. Three men from Johannesburg chained themselves to the bars of the Strangers’ Gallery, and began to address the House, protesting against the Government’s policy ... , T 1 Mr Sneaker suspended the sirlmg. the police were called in, and removed the intruders, who were allowed to go aflet being admonished by the Sergeant-at-arms. FATHER DELORME'S RE-TRIAL. Montreal advi es state that the fresh trial has started of Father Delorme, tne Roman Catholic priest who is accused of murdering his half-brother last year. Delorme vvas placed in an insane asyium pending a new trial He contends that he is sane and innocent. AIISSION ARIES MOLEST ED. A Hancow telegram states that 500 briwands maltreated an Italian priest, carrying him off. as well as several hundred others. Another band is reported to have stir- j rounded the British missionary compound | at Tsao-Chih. The women of the mission j were previously sent to a safer place, but l the men are still maintaining their posts. ! LAYING A GHOST. A strange story is related in connection with the arrest o'f two peasant brothers in a village in Bosnia In company with a. few neisrhhours they opened the grave of their recently-buried father and took out the body and burned it. replacing the ashes in (he coffin. They confessed their guilt, saying that the action was instigated by their mother. They declared that on the night of the funeral the father’s ghost visited the mother and prevented her from sleeping. On the second night the ghost reappeared and robbed the whole household of their slet-p. They feared lie would disturb the whole vilage, so with the aid of some neighbours they decided to burn the body, thereby laying die ghost. GENERAL ITEMS. The Polytechnic Alarathon from Windsor to London was won by Janson (Denmark) in 160 min 46 4-sseo. Alillais’s picture, “The Rescue,” has been sold by auction at Christie’s for 1400 guineas. The National Gallery, Melbourne, bought it.

The Greek Government has closed the Bourse for a month owing to the recent fluctuations in the exchanges and speculation bringing about a panic. A , sensation has been caused through anoint-;- ambush between Ramleh and Jaffa, rile paymaster of the British gendarmerie. Captain Swain, was shot dead while motoring. It. is not known whether Jiis assail ants escaped. The sum of £9.594.000 is being contributed annually towards Protestant foreign missions, of which the United States and C anada provide £6,327.000, Great Brils in £2.310.000, Sweden £280,C00, and Australia £1:2,000. v oil lit ess Roberts, on ihe anniversary of his assassination, is unveiling at the Liverpool Street Station a memorial tablet to r ,.Field-marshal Sir Henry Wilson. I q e A then i a and tho Aletagama left the t-.yde trim 3000 Scottish emigrants for Canada and the United States. The Columbia and the Montrose will shortly take a further 1200. The French Semite, when rebating til® Budget, rejected a So.*,.list motion aimin'* at the withdrawal ct the French Embassy at the "Vatican. AI. Poincare said tm* Embassy had proved of great advantage to 1- ranee, winch had never sacrificed any ot her principles for it . T-man named Cohen, an assistant master m the Stepney Council School, was giving a. demonstration before a science Mass of o 0 boys when a flask of sulphuric a,hi exploded injuring Cohen and" 19 of (lie boys J hough half-mad with pain, ihe boys displayed splendid discipline. 1 he Daily Chronicle learns that the Duke r.i Devonshire is likely to succeed Lord Reading as Viceroy of India in August, when Mi- Austen Chamberlain will be ottered the portfolio of Secretary of State for lhe Colonies. Mr Reginald' M'Kcr.na taking up the chancellorship uf ihe Exchequer. Ar. a meeting of the council of the Empire Press Union it was stated that a representative delegation, similar to (iiat which went to C inada, would at lend the Imperial Press Conference in Australia, headed by I.ord Burnham. Air Root-it, Donald (chairman of the council) would also be a member of ihe delegation. Ihe ex-Khenive Abbas Hilmi has arrived at Geneva. In a statement he said: “I have net accepted (he presidency of the Fetle ration of Arab Count nos in Asia Minor, nor. r<nounceil Cue Egyptian throne, which I abdicated only by foreign force. I have no doubt about the Egyptians’ fidelity, and if L return it will be by their will and suffrages.” Siki. who fared- the magistrate with a large gr'ri, was fined 20s for drunkenness, a similar sum for illegally carrying firearms, and £2 for assaulting a policeman. Siki said the cartridges were blank. He used thorn for tho purpose of taming lions (his alleged new occupation after his anI'oun rmcnr of forsaking the boxing ring).