BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 21 November 1923, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

SUMMARY OVERNIGHT NEWS I'm VKESS ASSOCIATION—COIIuIGIIT CAPETOYYN, November 19. At Pretoria, whilst practice Hying this morning, at a height of 250 teel, a military aeroplane nose-dived, Lieu tenants Lawson and Shaw being kiln'd outright. The cause of the trouble has not yet been ascertained. ROME, November 19. Two splendid ships belonging to thv Emperor Tiberius have been at the bottom ot Lake Nemi for nineteen centuries. Signor Mussolini is the president o* a committee raising 50,000 lire in order to partially drain the lake and salve the ships. MELBOURNE, November 19. A deputation asked Dr. Earle Page to relax prohibition against immigrants from Central Europe, to enable Australian families to bring out orphans from enemy countries. '1 he period oi prohibition ends in 1925. Dr Earle Page promised Cabinet consideration. LONDON, November 19. General John Thompson, head of ti:« nuto-ordinance Corporation of Nex York, and formerly belonging to the American Army, has arrived to submit a new automatic rifle to the British Army. The new weapon is 31bs. lighter than the present one. and has a range of 16(H) yards. The magazine hold twenty cartridges. There is no bolt-pulling required to eject the spent cartridges. The whole operation is automatic as in the Lewis guns. MELBOURNE, November 19. Hannah, charged with shooting Senior-Constable Culhane and Constable Grahame, with intent to murder, was remanded until November 26. Bail was refused. [A cable message from Melbourne published yesterday said; A ehooting affray occurred at. Frankston to-day. Senior-Constable Culhane and Constable Grahame were conducting e.. constable Hannah to the lockup on q charge of drunkenness, when Hannah drew a revolver and wounded both constables in the shoulder. Constable Grahame’s injury is not serious but Senior-Constable Culhane was sent to Hie hospital. Hannah escaped but was re-arrested on a charge of shooting with inient to murder.] TOKYO, November 19. An agreement on the reconstructed Estimates has been reached by the Rc construction Budget Committee, in consultation with the Finance Department. The agreement, which is now being submitted to the Reconstruction Advisory Council, provides for a total expenditure for Tokio and Y’okoham'. of 705,000,000 yen over the fir.t period of six years. It is understood that when the work of reconstructing the cities will commence, it will be spread over several periods to avoid, as far as possible, the necessity for a foreign loan The estimates woven the cost of roads, canals and parks, and also subsidie. for assisting industries in rebuilding, and public buildings, with interest on long term municipal Joans to both cities. It is stated that the second term of expenditure will cover aerial defence of the capital, and also underground railways. BRUSSELS, November 19. The International Congress for fighting cancer in deciding that the disease is neither contagious nor hereditary stated that the known causes were intoxicants, irritants, parasites, sometimes x-rays, while persons handling compositions containing arsenic, were liable. LONDON, November 19. Arthur Gray, an ex-convict, warn sentenced at Derby to three mouths’ imprisonment with hard labour for failing to notify the police of a change of address. Gray declared : “I wou.u sell my soul to God or man or devil, to get out of the country. J am homeless. friendless and useless. I tried to commit suicide in gaol, because I knew' I would have no prospects when released. 1 slit my veins, but th» prison doctor pulled me round. They will allow me neither to die nor live. - ’ The Court Missioner suggested, in view of unemployment. the convicts should not be liberated before the expiry of their full sentence. N FAY YORK, November 19. A telegram train Oklahoma City say., that Governor Walton, of Oklahoma, has been removed from office by the State Senate Court of Impeachment. NEW YORK, November 20. A message from. Oklahoma City states that Governor Walton was convicted on a charge of abuse of the pardon parole authority. The Ambassadors yesterday telephoned their Governments, and await instructions. The Paris correspondent of the “Daily Chronicle” says that there was seine very plain speaking at the Conference. It is understood that France was told that any attempt to impose additional sanctions and occupy fresh territory, would be met with Britain’s strong disapprobation.