NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16321, 3 January 1924, Page 10

NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

OVER THE BIG FALLS OF SOUTH AFRICA. JOHANNESBURG, Oct, 28. A European named Jackson, a Cape hotelkeeper, was washed over Victoria Falls while attempting to cross a section where the stream abovo is roughly passable in the dry season, says a message from Livingstone. Jackson slipped on a stone and fell into tho torrent. He was carried over the precipice at a terrific speed. His body will probably be recovered in what is known as “The Silent Pool,” a mile away.—Central News. FINGER CLUE TO LOST TREASURES. HOW STOLEN GOBELINS WERE TRACED. PARIS, Nov. 1. —Idle police have arrested a Communist named Prosper Charles, whose fingerprints (taken in August last when he assaulted a Chinese fellow-worker), have been identified as being similar to those in the Salon .Mercore, at Versailles, from which two Gobelin tapestries valued at £27,000 were stolen 12 days ago. Although the fingerprints were the only clue, they nevertheless -proved to bo the correct one. Both tapestries, one of which had been cut into 12 pieces, were discovered this afternoon at Charles’ home in Versailles. “BOGS” GROKER’S FORTUNE. MILLION DOLLARS OFFERED TO TAMMANY HALL. NEW YORK, Nov. I.—The Herald says that Mrs Oroker went yesterday to “Tammany Hall,” the famous Democratic political organisation of which “Boss” Croker was once lender, and offered tho present leader, Mr Charles F. Murphy, the estate of her late husband for the use of tho organisation. She said that on his deathbed Oroker told her to offer all tho help that “Tammany” needed, “for all I have I oWo the boys there. They made me; I was theirs, and what I have i* iheirs.” Mrs Croker also offered her own services to the organisation. Tt is said that Mr. Murphy merely placed his hand on her shoulder and invited her to attend a dinner at tho Tammany organisation on Sunday next. Tho Oroker estate not involved in litigation is reported to exceed a million dollars. TWENTY BANDITS TERRORISE, TOWN. SPENCER, Ind., Nov. 6.—A Land of fifteen or twenty bandits who curly to-day blew in the safes of two banks here and escaped with 13,000 dollars in cash and securities, is believed to have sought security in the hills of Kentucky. Police and sheriff’s posses throughout Southern Indiana practically abandoned hope of capturing the bandit band after searching for six hours. The bandits drove into Spencer in four automobiles, ' captured Sam Vaughan, night watchman, bound him and locked him in the City Hall, and then went about their work, Vaughan said. Working swiftly, bandits were stationed at all the principal corners of the city while others went about cutting telephone and telegraph wires. Heavy charges of dynamite and nitroglycerine were used to blow up tho doors to the bank vault. The interiors of both hanks were demolished by the blasts. SAFE-BLOWERS DESTROY BLOCK. MONTREAL, Nov. 6—Nitro-glycorine, used by bandits at an early hour this morning in an effort to blow the safe in the offices of the Charles Ciceri Company, wholesale grocers and importers, St. Peter - street, and the safe in the Italian consulate, on the second floor of tlie same building, resulted in fire which gutted the structure and damaged adjoining premises. The disaster caused losses totalling £40,000. Terror-stricken by the force of tho explosion, which evidently exceeded their calculations, the bandits fled, but not before they were seen by several charwomen and janitors hurrying to their early morning labors. Thai explosion and fire prevented tho bandits from getting away with any of tho valuables either in tho Charles Ciceri Company or in the consulate. Two firemen were injured. Tho firms affected by the outbreak, with tho losses caused by the fire and water are:—Charles "'Ciceri Company, completely destroyed, damage £28,000; the Teifer Biscuit Company, stock destroyed and premises slightly damaged by water, damage £12,000,

CIIAIES OP PATRIOTISM. LONDON, Nov. B.—Lord Allenby, at the annual meeting of the Royal Society of St. George, lield at the Mansion House, remarked that he had the good fortune to be born on St. George’s Day. As ho went about tho world he heard ‘of “the nicht of Burns,” yet there was iio Shakespeare Day in England, and wc had not, even a patriotic song. Yet Englishmen did not forget that they wore English and that St. George was their patron saint. Nevertheless, they must get at tho young ones and teach and encourage them to be worthy of their English ancestry ; to model themselves upon the great English warrior saint and to maintain the greatness of England. Never had the prestige of England been so high in the Near East as it was to-day - . England had proved true to herself. Those who had looked up to us knew that we had kept and always would keep our word. The Lord Mayor of Liverpool moved a resolution (which was carried) urging that “tho systematic, direct teaching of patriotism, not only in all elementary and secondary schools, but in our universities (by tho founding of Chairs of Patriotism), should be organised without delay.” WILL NOT PAY ALL LUSITANIA LOSSES, WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—The Mixed Claims Commission, among other decisions determining German liability for American war claims, has upheid in principle those growing out of then torpedoing of tho Lusitania except with respect to two grounds. It will not, the Commissk* said, in the decisions announced yesterday, assess punitive damages in connection with Lusitania claims nor allow claims for injury to relatives of Americans lost of a nature that is described as “sentimental and vague” mental suffering. Damages for actual mental anguish of relatives, however, would be allowed, it was said. Tile principles announced will be applied in specific awards yet to be made in disposing of tliei total 278 Lusitania claims, aggregating, as filed, £4,520,000. The Commission held that it would consider in the awards tho earning capacity of descendants and other factors, including health and station in life. At the same time the (commission dismissed 3190 claims, totalling about £69,000,000 for the recovery of insurance premiums paid by American insurance companies for protection against war hazards. .. I

SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY BENEFICIARY . LONDON, Nov, 15.—8 y the will of the late Albert Hobson, Sheffield steer manufacturer*, Sheffield University will receive approximately £200,000. CHAINS HIMSELF IN COURT AND SHOUTS AT JUDGE, LONDON, Nov, 15. —Albert Close, Canadian, chained himself to the railings in a London Court of Appeal, and attempted to shout his grievances regarding payment for an invention. He was finally expelled, the judge refusing to commit him for contempt of court. BABY BLOWN INTO SEA. LONDON, October 28. — Answering cries of “Save my baby!” Richard Souch, a barman, and William Barbery, a boatman, found floating in Ilfracombe Harbor a perambulator and baby which a high wind had blown over the 15ft. high quay. The men .jumped into the water fully dressed and rescued tho child. TOY BALLOON FLIES A THOUSAND MILES! LONDON, Oct. 28. —A balloon liberated at Braitlnvaito, near Keswick, Cumberland, at a. sports meeting bn September 1, has been returned from Konigsberg, the German seaport. Tli is is probably a. record flight (roughly ICOO miles) for a toy balloon. It is now too late to award the owner the first prize for the) balloon found farthest away, but the finder, a German, is to be rewarded. The postage was 660 marks, CALIFORNIA KIDDIES TO PLANT REDWOODS. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9.—Fifteen hundred school children of San Francisco and tlio other Bay district cities are to assemble on Yerba Buena. Island in San Francisco Bay on Saturday and plant 1000 redwoods and fifty pounds of wild flower seeds in a campaign of the California Spring Blossom ami Wild Flower Association, to cover the vacant places of the state with trees and blooms.

The buy scouts and camp fire girls will conduct the planting. FIRST CHOICES FOR PRESIDENCY WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—The bulk of opinion in Washington to-clay is that the coming Presidential contest will be waged between President Ooolidge, heading the. Republican ticket, am! William G. M'cAdoo, former Secretory of the Treasury, beading Iho Democratic ticket. Henry Ford is the man most talked of to head a third party ticket. So far as Mr. Coolidgo is concerned, while ho does not have the nomination within his grasp, lie is assured of something liko a third of the delegates already, and it is not easy uo see how ho can be headed off from tlio prize. VANCOUVER ON ROUTE OF WORLD AIR RACE. LONDON, Nov. 15. —Plans are rapidly taking shape for the round-the-world air race, which will take place next spring between British and American aviators. Vancouver is an important stopping place on the route being mapped out, this port being visited after the planes cross from Asia by way of the Aleutian Islands. It was announced recently that five American planes were being prepared for the air race and a thrilling event is anticipated. The return is to ho made by way of the Aleutian Islands, Vancouver, Toronto, and St. John’s, Newfoundland. It is understood that there will he a spare engino in Toronto, to be used if necessary. RUMOR THAT ASQUITH INTENDS TO RETIRE. LONDON, Nov. 15. —No official announcement has been forthcoming from 1 the Liberal headquarters as to the J ultimate leadership of the party in thei event of a victory at the polls, but poll- j tlc-al experts in a position to know the, facts say the situation is this: - Mr Lloyd George has agreed to work with and under Mr Asquith in view of the latter’s position as the elder states- j man and leader of the third strongest I party in the House a present. j Should the Liberals be successful in j the election, Mr Asquith will be asked to form a Cabinet, in which Mr. Lloyd George would be second-in-command. ; But Mr. Asquith, it is asserted, having, thus preserved his dignity, would quietly j retire from the Premiership at the expiration of a few months, upon which Mr. | Lloyd George would assume the leadership of the Liberals and (ill again the old role of Prime Minister. DEMPSEY FORCED TO CLOSE HIS PALACE. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5. Jack Dempsey, world’s heavyweight champion, announced to-day that he was not living in his palatial western avenue mansion any more because of his friends. Instead, he, has taken an apartment scarcely big enough to turn around in. The friends meant well, Jack says, but they prevented his liousohold from dropping into a regular routine because they would pour in in droves, and then his servants and cooks would walk out. Tim champion said he had had about eight cooks in the past three months, and a dozen or more servants. “There isn’t any use for me to try to keep a nice, quiet home,” Dempsey said.” I might ns well give up the idea now, and so I am announcing to my friends that I won’t ho at home at South-western Avenue any longer.” ATHLETE KILLED BY BOUNCING BALL. LONDON, Nov. 15.—A well-known Kent footballer named Francis met with a serious accident, which ended in death, during a match between Maidstone and Sheppoy, at Maidstone, on Saturday. The accident occurred in front of the Maidstone goal. A corner kick had been taken, and the bull, which passed between an opponent's legs, bounced up and with very little force struck F rancis. To everybody’s surprise tlio man fell and had to be earned off the field. Nobody thought, the mishap was serious, and tho game continued the full ninety minutes. As the final whistle blow Francis died. A doctor who arrived shortly afterwards expressed the view that the ball had struck the man on the solar plexus. Francis would not have been harmed but for the fact that he wag struck unexpectedly. Had ho anticipated the blow his muscles would have tightened themselves automatically.