OVERNIGHT CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17571, 23 June 1925, Page 10

OVERNIGHT CABLES.

POME. June 22. Marshal JofTre is suffering from angina pectoris. CAPE TOWN. June 22. The Prince of Wales privately visited and placed a. wreath on the grave ! of President Kruger, at Pretoria, and rested for the remainder of the day. LONDON. June 21. At a Zionist reception at Brighton, Mr Bernhard Baron, known as the Brighton Millionaire, who has donated £250.000 to charity since last October, presented a cheque for £IO.OOO for the Jewish University at Jerusalem. SYDNEY, June 22. When the Commonwealth Line's steamer Esperanec Bay, arrived two seamen gave notice but nothing will be known of the union’s attitude until the two men have been paid off and an effort is made to engage others in. their places. MEL BOUT? XF, June- 22. A half-caste aboriginal, named William Bryant, working on a farm owned by Mrs-Drew at TTeyheld. ran amok with a shotgun. lie shot Mrs Drew and her adopted daughter, and then committed suicide with the same The girl was only slightly injure but Mrs Drew's condition •is serious. CAIRO, Jure 21. The death is reported of Mynheer Cremer, Dutch president of the Nile Irrigation Commission, which was established to regulate the Nile water issue, following on the murder of the Sirdar. The commission had practically completed its task when it was interrupted by the president’s illness. SYDNEY. June 22. At the Darlinghurst Sessions Terrence O'Connor, aged 25, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment cV a charge of theft. The police stated that O'Connor was an escapee from the Wellington Gaol, but, although the New Zealand authorities desired his deportation, they were not prepared to pay for his extradition. CAPE TOWN. June 21. The Prince of M ales spent a busy day in Pretoria. ilis Royal Highness received a great welcome from 20.000 natives. He then attended a. gathering, of J 2.000 children. and later a brilliant banquet was given by tbo Administrator of the Transvaal. • At all functions the Prince made | happy speeches, and intimated bis in- i tent ion of revisiting South. Africa. j LONDON. June 21- ; The unemployment demonstration in j Trafalgar Square was addressed bv Labour members of the House of Commons and others. The proceedings were most orderly. Speakers compared the d isplay of i wealth at Ascot with the poverty of the unemployed. They denounced the Government's policy regarding China. A resolution was carried calling on (lie Government t<> establish .a national employment development l>oarc!. There were demonstrations in Glasgow, Hull and elsewhere.