BRITISH & FOREIGN HEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN HEWS

[“The TrMEs” Service.] ALLIED DECISIONS. Received this day at 8 a.m.) ' PARIS, April 28. ft is understood in French diplomatic circles that AI. Poincare, Tlieunis, and Hymans have agreed firstly y to rigidly insist that Germany put the - experts pi tin into operation before tho present control measures in Ruhr and Rhineland can he withrawn; secondly, the re-establishment of the Economic fiscal unity of Germany not necessarily involves the automatic cessation of the military occupation of Ruhr ; thirdly, railway communications and occupation troops must he safeguarded, and not he dependant on German railway men.

TILDEN CONTROVER SY

NEW YORK, April 28

As an outgrowth of the controversy over the prospective disbarment of Tilden from amateur tennis, Tex Rickard, the promoter, is considering tho staging of professional tennis in 1925, when tho player-writer rule will lie effective. According to a Philadelphia message, Tilden is answering countrywide queries regarding his attitude to the amateur ruling. Tie said: “Afv resignation from the Davis Cup. Olympic team lias been officially accepted by the eonu mittce, thus closing the incident so far as T am concerned.’"

AMERICAN COTTON TRADE. ' V--Received tliis day at 8 '•l.m.i LONDON. April 29. Bartlett (President of t'ie Xow York Cotton Exchange) lias arrived in Liverpool. He states a year ago American mills were taking the bulk of American raw cotton, hut now the boom lias broken and American manufacturers are overstocked. The price of finished products is too high, and retailers will not huv. On the contrary British finished cotton goods are cheaper. owing to lower wages and Americans ■ are feeling the competition. The American cotton trade at the present time > is in a very had condition.

CABLE OR- WIRELESS. ißer-eived this dav at 8 a.m.l LONDON, April 29th. I

The Pacific Cable Board will receive a report on June 12th. on the wireless experiments between Bnmfield and Fanning Island, which is expected to decide whether wireless is capable of supplementing the cable. It is stated the Board has evidence that the latest tvpo of cable will give thirty par cent, greater efficiency, and probably it- will he a long time before cables are obsolete. AYitliin two vears the Pacific cable ivn be strengthened, either by duplication, wireless, or both.