NEWS FROM OVERSEAS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 24 November 1927, Page 6

NEWS FROM OVERSEAS

CABLES IN BRIEF. Indian Commission: The House of Commons passed without division the second reading of the Indian Statutory Commission Bill. Adelaide Returns: The warship Adelaide has reached Newcastle from her Solomon Islands mission. U 8, Population: The Director of the Census announces an estimate that the United States population in 1930 will be 124,000,000 compared with 3,929,000 at the first census taken in 1790. Australian Loan Underwritten: The Commonwealth loan of £7,000,000 at 5 per cent, issuing at £97 10s, and redeemable in 1945-75, has been underwritten. Communist Funeral Incident: An extraordinary incident occurred in Spain at the funeral of the Socialist leader, Jose Glesias, whom Communists murdered. A -bridge over the river Jalon collapsed, precipitating the hearse and coffin and 100 mourners into the river. The latter were rescued, but 37 were injured. Remains of Romans: Workmen digging in London primeval clav. sinking the foundation of the “Daily Express’ ” new machine-room in Shoe Lane, discovered rows of burial urns containing the calcined bones of Romans cremated, in Lonodn more than 1800 years ago. Eight intact were presented to the London Museum. Australian Butter: The Toronto National' Dairy Council resolved to ask the Government to cancel the clause in the Australian treaty allowing butter to enter Canada at one cent per pound duty, which, it is claimed, is a wet blanket on the dairy industry destroying the morale of Canadian dairymen. Max Linder's Daughter: A sensational lawsuit is in progress in Paris in connection with the custody of Josette. Max Linder’s only daughter. Hundreds of people fought for admittance to the court. Counsel for the husband’s parents claimed the custody of Josette, who is heiress to more than 1,000.000 francs, on the ground that Max died after the wife. Ex-Ptesident Millerand. who appeared on behalf of the wife's family. ~e-torted torted that Max was a murderer, who was a slave to veronal. Months before his death his wife was in fear of her life and twice had the narrowest escape from death owing to her husband arranging a suicide pact. Doctors and Their Patients: Dr. E. G. Graham-Little (Independent, London University) introduced a bill in the House of Commons providing that* certain communications between doctors and patients should be privileged and not disclosable in evidence. He pointed out that following on the Royal Commission on Venereal Disease in 1916, regulations were issued making information between doctors and patients absolutely confidential. An explicit assurance was given that clinics would observe the strictest secrecy. Mr Justice McCardie. nv a recent decision, has shattered that assurance and affronted Parliament by the disclosure by a doctor. I’he ISbill was read the first time.