BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1922, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION,

ENGINEERING DISPUTE ENDING. LONDON, June 20. The boiler makers are now returning to work marking the termination of the dispute in the engineering industries. AVESLEY’S TOMB. VALUE OF HIS TEACHINGS. UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, June 21. With a view to arousing interest in the efforts to restore the Mecca- < f . Methodism, John Wesley’s chapel in the City Road. Hon Lloyd George 1 made a, pilgrimage there, visited the adjoining cemetery and stood bareheaded at Wesley’s tomb. Addressing a gathering of Methodists afterwards, the Premier declared that jditernatonal misunderstandings were due to the Continental failure to catch the spirit of Methodism, which sent 'millions of our young men to the Great War. Continental people always thought war was waged for material reason;: He declared it was Wesley’s religious teachings that made this difference, as regarded by England and America on the one hand, and the Con- * tinent on the other.

IMPROVEMENTS IN WIRELESS NEAV YORK, June 20,

Relative to the planet Mais nearest approach to cartli, and following upon some experiments made at sea in that connection, Signor Marconi lectured before a body of engineers, when he revealed some important developments for the improvement of wireless. He stated that h e had devised a method of sending radio waves in a given direction, instead of spreading them broadcast, bv means of reflectors, somewhat in the manner in which a mirror reflects rays of light. This had Been done between Birmingham and London thus making possible clear speech in two places at all times. The reflectors increased the loudness by 200 and they assured transmission without distortion. The same device, he said could lie used at sea. between ships for bearings. He also said lie had obtained results going far to show the relative facility with which radio signals can he sent from England to Australia, and winch seem to indicate that there is something in the idea of wireless waves travelling around by various ways and returning to the antipodes. ‘ LONDON, June 20Replying to Mr A. Hurd, the Post-master-General, the British post office had not any share in the Australian Contract between Marconi’s and Australian Contract between Marconi’s and Australian wireless company. The hearing of this contract upon the Empire wireless scheme was under Government consideration. It was not a fact Australia was outside the Empire wireless chain.

BOXERS LOSE TITLES. . NEW YORK, Julie 21. The New York State Boxing Commission Inis declared that johnny Kilbiine has forfeited the Featherweight Title, because he had refused to accept a challenge from Johnny Dundee. Johnny Wilson’s Aliddlewoight Title also will be forfeited within a day unless he accepts Dannv Frush’s challenge. This decision is effective only in New York State. BRITISH UNEMPLOYED. LONDON, June 20. A great deputation of hoards of Guardians of the'Poor Law neeoinpanied by more than sixty liienlberM House of Commons, interviewed Mr Lloyd George, and appealed for a refund of "the amounts paid in extra unemployment' relief during the gap ot five weeks between the cessation ot the dole under the insurance net, and the resumption of extra payments. hn total is estimated at forty-five million sterling since 1921. Mr Lloyd George promised to discuss the question with the Chancellor of the Exchange, hut he pointed out that the only solution was a revival of trade. He was not pre-pi-ed he said, to burden the income tax payers with an extra ninepenoe in the £ order to relieve the local rates, GERALD BEYAN. LONDON, June 20. The “Daily Express’s” Vienna cor-fc-espotndeitt states :_Xiernld Bovan W now in an ordinary cell. He Is watched dav and night to prevent suicide. He is a pitiful object, and sits all dav long with his face in his hands, occasionally whimpering like a child. Ho has commenced a hunger strike.

GERMAN PROPERTY IN U.S.A. WASHINGTON, June 20. White House; has announced that a, law is being drafted for the return of enemr alien property, which was seized duriniT the war, and, in accordance with a traditional American policy, none of this will ho confiscated. Partpayment of this preferably to poorer claimants will be begun shortly, leading the disposition of the great bulk to the adjudication of a claims commissioner, in which case Germany has already decided it shall consist or one German and two Americans. The total holdings are more than four hundred million dollars. American citizen claims against Germany total 415 millions and the occupation claims by the U.S. Government total nearly three hundred millions. None of these claims however, will be_ paid from private enemy property held by the United States Government, hut must lie arranged with the German-Go-vernment which is responsible. SYDNEY’S DEATH RATE. SYDNEY. Tune 21 The Metropolitan Health Officer has announced that the death, rate for Sydney in 1921 was 9.32 per thousand of the population, or 12.7 per cent be'd'S* the average for the preceding . vea ,-s with the exception of the wfltiena.n ’vear in 1919. The death rate for infants was sixty three point one per thousand births. For children- under five years of age the death rate was three per cent, and for over nve vears, ten per cent below the average for tl’e last five years. He added that Sydney could claim to Pa'-o the lowest death rate of any city i„ the world with a population of over half a million. . __

’Tis a stern, cold world for the “waster,” ’Tis a hard, rough world tor tbt But there’s ever a prize for the worldly wise . Who boldly and earnestly . Never sleep when the world is making, Hustle in and your share assure; And for colds get the habit of taking Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure-