BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1923, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN' AND N'.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AY HITE SCOURGE CURE. DISCO YE HER PEN N It.ESS. LONDON, Alay 2. Air AlacEddie. writing ill the “Lancet” says: “I have been in a Swiss sanatorium, investigating Dr Spalil.tiger’s treatment for-tuberculosis, on behalf of the Victorian Governmeii’. I then spent some days in Dr Spnh'ingcr’s wonderful laboratory and experimental farm at Geneva. onstaiuly examining his patients. I teol sure that any further evidence will only confirm me in reporting to mv Government that Spaliliiiger’s vaccine serum treatment stands by itself. The medical professional should lose no time in taking a definite stand in ibis matter, but the production of the remedies is almost at a standstill. The Spahlingor family is almost penniless. having spent all they possessed in their selfimposed search for anti-tuberculosis vaccines. Dr Spalilinger loathes pulslioity. He lives in an atmosphere of patient, cheery altruism, lie has had repeated offers from firms to commercialise his works—offers which would long ago have resulted in retrieving his"family‘s fortunes. The long strain of work and debt carrying is beginning to tell on Dr Spahlinger. There are tho makings of a tragedy here.” EVIDENCE AGAINST WARREN.

PARIS, May 2

Scotland Yard has given the French police a piece oi damaging evidence against Warren who was recently arrested. It consists of a letter written l;v a Englishman, named Ford, from the Saute prison, to his “Dear Old Pal” and notifying Warren of his own arrest, and asking him to send immediately an international money ordei for £l4 to Cell 03. Santo Prison. Hie letter was addressed “Cannon St. Post Office” Ford being unaware Warien was at the time in the adjoining coll to las. Thus Ford has been revealed as one of Warren’s gang. THE SINGAPORE BASK. LONDON. May 3. The “Morning Post,” in an editorial, saV s: “The decision of the Government to develop a naval base at Singa-pore.-which for us is the strategic key to the Pacific, is heartily to be applauded. The base is not a challenge or a threat to any Power. It is a mere recognition of our great interests in the East—interests inseparable from our duties to Australia and Now Zealand. As for the argument that tho base is a flouting of the League of Nations, it would be well to consider what the League of Nations would oc worth if the naval strength of its most prominent member wore reduced to nullity.”

THE AIERCHANDISE BILL.

(Received this fljiy at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, May 3. In the House of Commons, Mr Pringle. for the Standing Committee on the Merchandise Bill, submitted an amendment excluding all the Dominion s products from the scope cf the measure. He said that the object was to discover the tenor of the Dominion's representations on the subject. Mr Sanders said that Canada, New Zealand, and many other colonies had sent representatives, but- it was not to he in accordance with the usual practice to reveal these. In detail tlie\ were not contrary to the general principles of the Bill, but- they demanded that Empire products should be- treated differently front foreign. If the Government could meet tne Colonies, he would submit amendments. Hater Mr Pringle withdrew the am, emlnicnt> l i