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Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A FRENCH ENQUIRY. PARIS, June 15 After the Cabinet meeting, AI. Colrat announcing that the Procure: General was opposed to Judge Jonssclin’s decision that there was no ease for trial against Cachin and Tfollein. He said Cachin will now be charged with military provocation, disobedience and defamation, liollien will be expelled ANTI-SMUGG LING CON FER F.N('h CHRISTTANTA, June 15. Representatives of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and 1 inland are conferring on possible joint measures against tho smuggling of liquor. CANCER RESEARCH l-TND. LONDON, June 13. The Empire Cancer Research Fund is receiving donations at the rate of £1U!)0 daily. The receipts already amount to £3 1,1.109. The authorities point out that one hundred and twenty-six persons die of cancer daily in Britain. The only means of dealing with the problem is to subsidise and extend research in every direction. ITALIAN PROPOSAL. ROM E, June 15 The main points in Mussolini's non electoral law, divides the kingdom into twenty electoral divisions to elect •’>.'!7 deputies. Candidates shall In; represented in one Nationalist list. No list is recognised unless it presents at least one-third of the number ot possible candidates of any division lists. Only candidates presented by fifteen hundred voters in each division list, secures an absolute national majority. The votes will be divided by 5535 and so many seals will be assigned as correspond with each quotient. The measure is meeting with strong opposition. The Catholic Centre is most refractory because it is threatened with the loss of the greatest number of seats. United Socialists also oppose it, but even if they joined with the Catholics they would be unable to defeat the Bill. Poptilarists argue that the scheme is intended to secure Fascist Dictatorshin for thirty veers.

BELGIAN POLITICS. BRUSSELS. June 10. The Catholic and Liberal parties are forming under M. Thcunis a new Government. The majority of the Chamber reaffirmed confidence in M. Theunis. expressing the opinion that the new Government programme should include the questions of a Flemish University and military reorganisation. THE LARGEST SUBMARINE. LONDON. June 10. The world’s largest and most powerful submarine, the XI, is to be launched at Chatham to-day. The ceremony will be private. The details ol the vessel are a closely-guarded secret, hut the craft will have a displacement of 3000 tons when submerged, which is fourteen hundred tons greater than the largest German submarine. ADRIFT IN ATLANTIC. LONDON, June 10 Rescued after being fur nineteen days in a small open boat. Francois Plantageiud, who was believed to have perished in the French fishing boat Raymond, lust off the Newfoundland Hanks, told a story of sttllering and death. When the Raymond foundered, Phi ntagenet and three companions embarked in a small boat. Three days later their provisions became exhausted. They sighted a ship on Hie .sixth day, hot their signals were not observed. Suffering from hunger, thirst and exposure, their only relief was obtained by sucking the ice which drifted near them. The derelicts lingered on till the fouteenth day, when Albert ('repine] died in his father’s arms. On the sixteenth day another sailor died, and I’lautageuet was left with the old Cropiuel. They had given up hope when the French boat Caricoa rescued them with their feet frozen and almost at the point of death.

UNMARRIED MOTHERS. CONDON June 1(1. Doctor David. Bishop of St Edniundsbltry, is establishing a reputation for candour. He recently disturbed some people by the announcement that lie intended to go to the races and learn more about them before declaring horse racing was wicked. Xmv he is urging his church people to raise funds to establish a. maternity home, which, lie says is particularly needed for unmarried mothers. The Bishop frankly admits that ho has carefully considered the subject, and has decided that .such a home is necessary. AY I RET .ESS I M PR OVEM EX TS. (Received this dnv at 5.30 a.m.) LONDON, dune 17. Mr Marconi lias returned after a two months’ cruise, in which he carried out a series of important experiments in wireless. He says the .'results were satisfactory, and constitute a great forward step. He transmitted messages over it distance up to 2,27)0 miles with much smaller power at a faster rate than ever before. AVe used less power in sending more rapid messages between Cape Verde and Loudon than they are now using between Paris and London. This was done by more elliib ut production waves. Our discoveries mean that long distance wireless stations in the future will he built at reduced cost, and signals sent much cheaper and faster than is now possible. The press and public will ultimately benefit by reduced charges. FATAL CONTEST. (Received this dnv at 9.-15 a.m.) PARIS, June 17. Rampignon. the young boxer, received heavy punishment in the fight for tlie French Fly AA'eight Championship against (llei/.es. the holder. He appeared to he quite well after the contest, but a few hours later lie became ill. AVlien the doctor arrived be found I’ampigiiou dead from ccrebia! haemorrhage. THE BRITISH MONOPOLY. (Received this dnv at. S a.m.) LAI’S ANNE. Juno 16. A contract has been signed between the representatives of the Leslie l rquhart Croup and the National Society of Turkey. The new company will he known as the Corporation for the Economic Development of Turkey. Limited. It will be British, and have an exclusive monopoly over 'lurkish export-., and imports. It, will build warehouses and organise a chain ot European enterprises. SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY. LONDON, June 10. Art O’Brien and eight others, cabled on March 23rd and 30th. were committed for trial charged with seditious conspiracy. Galvin was committed on a further charge of having illegal possession of firearms. The accused men ail reserved their defence. Bail was refused. Joyce was remanded for six months to enable him to enter a sanatorium. MELBOURNE, June 16. Obituary—S.ir David Hennessy, a former Lord Mayor.