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Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. the deaf can hear. (Received this day at 0.15 a.m.) LONDON, May 20. Reports of many deaf persons, succeeding in listening-in on the wireless broadcasting programmes resulted in an invention, claiming to enable the deaf to hear general conversation, being exhibited before the Royal Society of Medicine. It consists of a microphone cabinet containing a two valve amplifier with telephones attached. PRESENTATION TO 110 BBS. (Received this day at 0.15 a.m.) LONDON, May 20 The Surrey County Club presented Hobbs with one hundred guineas in recognition of his hundred centuries. POLITICS IN POLAND. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON. M«y 20. The ‘-Daily Express” Warsaw correspondent states that lengthy negotiations between the Centre Right parties resulted in tile formation of a new majority bloc intending to overthrow the present ministry and instsd one under Witos. CREW RELEASED. (Received this dav at 10.-15 a.m.) LONDON, May 20. The crew* of the James Johnson captured by Russians, have returned to Newcastle after forty days’ captfvity. OBITUARY. LONDON, May 20 Obituary.— Lord Trevor. His halt brother Cant. Hill Trevor who was formerly Lord Ranfitrly’s Secretary in New Zealand succeeds him.

TRAWLER CHASED. (Received this day at 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, May 20. The Grimsby trawler Jena was fifteen miles off White Sen Const when a Bolshevik gunboat, signalled that she was under arrest. The Jena's captain pretended to misunderstand, the signals and rount'ered the gunboats manoeuvres to head tile Joria into laud till dusk, when she made a dash for liberty with the gunboat in (lose pursuit. The .Joria. fired distress rockets mid the British gunboat Gudetia hastened to the scene with guns uncovered. The Bolshevik vessel then slunk a war to the shore.