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Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1924, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION CANCER C URE. ON THE TURFS HOLD OF DISCOVERY. LONDON, danuary 7. Two Austrai,'m doctors, Eariv-i Freund and Gi-a Kamiuor. have published the results oi ten vearx ol ie--earefi in t lie can.- a ih-pari iin-nt nt a I'ig le-sj,jgil in Vi. lain. Tlio results indicate that they are on the thre-hohi ' I in** discovery oi a lion-surgleal rule. Cale-er ro-eareli is ehielly directed to sources from which the malignant giowths obtain materia! ,0r growth. They discovered that a normal person’s Hood serum contain-, a .substance able to dissolve cancer cells. The blood scrum ol calmer patient- not only lacks this substance, hut contains a specific substance protecting cancer cells from destruction. The researches isolated both substances from the blood serum. They declare that contrary lo popular

belief, malignant cells do not rob tinbeallby organism of its best juice, but the organi-m owing to tin- digi-st-ive sy-tem going all wrong, offers to the cancerous spin an insufficient supply of normal blood material, and ti < altered supply feeds the ealieeioux cells. It is hopied to find a cm - for ( nicer by correcting this alimentary error. CURRENCY AND SPECULATION PARIS, dan. 7. Tlie Mini-ter ol Finance is submitting to c.d'i'n-i proposals lo .-la-rk speculation wliieb i- re pou-dde for; tin- fall of tin I'raue. He says that pa its of the Bourse are overrun with undesirables mid il mu t be urged. FRENCH SENATE ELECTIONS PARIS, dan. 7.

At the e'e< tioii.s. eighty-five of Itlfi Senators were returned on tin* first ballot. The result will not- affect tin' position of parties in the Senate. M. Poincare headed the poll lor the .Meuse. Replying to congratulations he sei l: "We will | uesu ■ tire repartitions policy you have approved. We will pursue it. determined to triumph, and to complete tin: fulfilment of the Versailles Treaty.’’

Papers commenting mi ihe Senatorial elections vinuliasi.se M. Poincare's personal triumph, and point out the political complexion. The Senate is not materially affected. COTTON SWINDLE. LONDON, dan. 7. The “Daily Mail’’ reports tliai the Manchester police are investigating extensive I rands', victimising scores of cotton manufacturers and clothes merchant.-. A gang established several presumably respectable solvent firms in various towns, and opened credit accounts with Manchester linns giving as references the name of members of the gang living ill other cities. Suddenly the bogus firms disappeared, lulling sold out the goods and received an estimated total value of £2.‘>o.000. Some firms which were heavily victimised, are now bankrupt. ITALY AND RUSSIA. v LONDON, January 7. ■‘Ti'.e Times’s" Rome correspondent says: While negotiations between Italy and Russia, have not made much progress. it i- understood that developments lire likely scon. The Italian Government has transmitted to the Russian mis.icn, at present in Rome, a formula of the conditions of a most I'arI'.'icliing mil.ire. laming the specific industries in which icm e.-sioiis n:e desired, and demanding the fullest liberty ti the commissionaires, laying doe. n the strangest icqciic-mcut iof guarantees again-1 vnuh-";d nn. As tie.- con - •. re it '!■•• d i.t- ,i •-i ;•■•( in tin petiolder"il , and eatbonticrou.- di.- iriitof Russia, which are imperfectly controlled from .Moscow, it. is not likely that the Soviet will he able to give guarantees satisf.ictur;\ in Italy. It is learned that if Britain, after a change of Government recognises the Soviet, Italy is practically certain to do likewise. .Meanwhile, the Press has been obviously instructed to say nothing unpleasant regarding Russia.

.Mill! E SIKHS ARRESTED. DELHI. January 7. Last niiUiir.ii the Raj proclaimed the Gurwara Prabandhak l Sikh Shrines'. Com mi fit o« illegal, and arrested tlie members who are undergoing trial. Since then the Sikhs elected a new committee in defiance of the lawful order, and sixty-four members, while holding a general meeting ill the Golden Temple were arrested to-day and removed to the local gaol pending transfer to I,alin e. The Police Superintendent 'waited five hours to | ermit the completion of the religious ceremony before the arrests were made. The attitude of tl-e Akalis. R pi-ovoeat ive, hut the tow n is quiet.

EMPIRE EDO pROnfCTION. I Received this day at 9.25 a. in.) LONDON. January 8. Mr .1. R. Mer'ett, representing the X.Z. Egg Producers' ['"deration, Ims been invited to the Poultry Federation Conference at the Hague and lie leaves on Wednesday to investigate trade with Holland. He is also interested in a scheme for eoiubiniug New Zealand, Australia and South Africa in the exportation of eggs to Brent Britain as ten million worth is now obtained I rum foreign count tics. Mr Merett is ennlince.l that the Empire will he aide to supply a large proportion of Britain's requirements. A PAIN El'l.. (THE. PARIS. January 8. Professor Rcinet is curing lupus hv allowing swarms of bees to sting the victim. One complete cure required fifteen hundred stings and another fc-ur thousand. SI'NDAV OAMES. PARIS, January 2. The Er-ncli Olynij ie La rniitn o has decided, despite British renteseiita*mns tlii'.t the games calender s.i.dl meimle Sundays. THE FALL OF THE FRANC. PARIS. .January 8. A Government decree has reduced the imvort duty and freight on cereals Loin fourteen to seventeen trancs per quintal as owing to the falling ol the exchange rate, the farmer is tempted to hold his grain for still higher prices than those current. As the deficit ill national product ion must he made up hv purchases abroad with trancs at twentv to the dollar the Government decided to lower the protective duties in older to facilitate pun-liases to prevent a further rise in bread and Hour. ’| lie fall in the francs has uuqilOstionahly led to a cessation of the pur- , base of cereals abroad.