BRITISH & FOREIGN

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 22 April 1927, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN

OVERNIGHT NEWS SUMMARY (Per Press Association —-Copyright) ROME, April 20. The statue of Virgil was unveiled n.t Mantua, in the presence of a great gathering of scholars. The statue replaces the Romanmonument destroyed by Carlo Maia testa 600 years ago. TOKYO, April 21. A fire swept the town of Kanazawa, in Ishikawa province. Owing to the high wind thousands of houses wfire destroyed. The damage is estimated at five millions. It is feared there were many casualties. NEW YORK, April 20. News from Bakerrtiekl (California) states that John W.lson .senior 175) a resident of Australia, who left li-.s family in England in 1888 and emigrated to New Zealand, received £3OOO under a court decision awarding him the estate of John Wilson, who died at Oildale, California, in 1924. Four cousins in England had demanded the estate as the nearest next-of-kin. TOKIO, April 20. The new Cabinet lias been appointed as follows : Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs -—Baron Tanaka. Finance Minister—Viscount Takahashi. War Minister—General Kiesuke Okada. Navy Minister—General Y T oshinori Sliirakawa. The new Government is generally regarded as strong and satisfactory. Its policy towards China is unchanged on. the surface, but is vastly stronger underneath.

General Ugaki, former Minister of War, is going to Korea, as acting Governor.

The policy in respect to naval disarmament is unchanged.

LONDON, April 20. Advices from Gibraltar, state that Lieutenant Duffield, charged at the Police Court, with murdering Colonel Fitzgerald, was remanded. The prosecution read Lieutenant Duffield’s two statements, firstly: “I am perfectly sane, and know what I have done.” The second statement alleged an officer’s neglect of duty, and added: “It is better that one man die, than that the whole regiment should be ruined. I made a mess of things. I missed with the first shot, but hit with the second, which was meant for myself.” Lieutenant Doyle gave evidence ■that while guarding Duffield, he asked Duffield why be did such an awful thing. Duffield replied: “Since the regiment left Jersey, the training had gone to pieces,, the men being messed about.” He added that he considered the crime for two days, and then decided to do it. It was already Yvritten in the Book of j Words that Colonel Fitzgerald was , to die.” (A sensational shooting affair was .reported from Gibraltar on April 7. Colonel J. Fitzgerald, commanding ■ the second battalion of the East Sur- I reys at Gibraltar, paid his usual afternoon visit to the orderly room, i accompanied by his adjutant. On j leaving the latter noticed Lieutenant j Duffiled and asked him why he was there. Liqutenant Duffield said he wished to see the colonel. The adjutant obtained permission and Lieutenant Duffield entered. PYesently shots were heard and it was found the colonel had been shot in the head. He said: “He shot me; arrest him.” The colonel soon died. Lieutenant' Duffield admitted his guilt. He was arrested and placed in a mental ward. It was under- , stood Lieutenant Duffield was suffering irom delusions. The officers say there was no ill-feeling between the mpn, and Colonel Fitzgerald recently complimented Lieutenant Duffield on his good work.)