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Hokitika Guardian, 26 May 1924, Page 3

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[Reuters Telegrams.] THE DEATH RAY. (Received this day at 10 a.in.) LONDON, May 25 Newspaper agitation roused Government to take cognisance of Matthews’ death ray. Matthews interviewed'officials of the research department of the Air Ministry and arranged to give a demonstration on Monday. Doctor Wall, lecturer on electricity at Sheffield University, is applying for a patent for a death ray for which he claims the same powers as Matthews ray, in stopping aeroplanes and destroying life. Matthews announces he has an important invention hv means of which he can discover the position of submarines by electrical apparatus.

DISABLED SOLDIERS. LONDON, May id. During a debate in the Commons on the Disabled Soldiers Bill, it was disclosed there were (iHD.ODO.disabled men in Britain. The hill aims at .securing five per cent of employees to he disableds. A CORRECTION. LONDON, May 2d. The Disabled Soldiers’ Bill should read: “Bill aims at securing 5 per cent, of employers’ stall's should lie dis--5 bled.”

N.Z. POULTRY EXPERT. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). •Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, May 25. Mr .1. B. Merrctt, New Zealand representative, has returned from the world poultry congress at Barcelona. He found he could learn little from ciutinentals regarding breeds for egg laying. Australian and New Zealand birds were equal to any in the show. The egg export to Britain should he developed considerably, hut it is doubtful whether it is possible to increase the export of frozen birds.

PENSION COMMUTED. LONDON, May 25 A perpetual pension granted the heirs of the Duke of Sehomburg, killed at the battle of the Boyne hits l>een commuted for £7500 sterling. JAPANESE DIET RESOLUTION. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) TDK ID. .May 2-1.

A meeting of the leaders of every parly in the Diet including several ex-members of the Cabinet and members of Ihe nobility adopted the following resolution :— “Whereas completely disregarding the history and spirit of the gentlemen’s agreement which Japan had announced her willingness to modify. I nited States Congress passed the immigration bill, deeply injuring the national pride and susceptibilities, it is resolved that we. members of the Diet, record our profound sorrow that Congress by its action should have attacked so harshly the cordiality of the relations between .Japan and America. Il was further resolved that although the public temper of Japan has remained calm. it might give way to feelings of natural resentment and it shall he our policy to do everything we can to restrain an inli‘tnperate exhibition and in this resolve we are supported by the hope that means may still he found to cheek the enactment ol the hill info law.”

WHEAT PRICES. LONDON, May 25. Wheat cargoes following good demand and bullish Americans veic firm, .sellers asking 3d a quarter advance. A fair amount of business was recorded. Parcels were firm in good request at 3d per quarter above ret cut currencies. harbor board LOAN. LONDON. .May 2-7. New Plymouth Harbour Board bus sold one hundred thousand live per cent, debentures nt £9 I. redeenuddc ill par in 1010. A LARGE ESTATE. LONDON. May 25. Sydney Lurimeli. >llll of Donald Larliaeii. founder of the Bank of New South Wales left £ I .-122.(1.19 sterling: ten thousand each to six London hospitals. six thous I to David Geddie, Manager of the Bank’s London branch.

coiMU'rr soviet officials SENTENCED. {Received this day at 10 a.ni.l MOSCOW. May 23. A sensational trial ol a number of Judges, examining Magistrates, and members of revolutionary tribunals by tlm Supreme Court at Leningrad on charges of accepting bribes from the keepers of houses of ill-la me. blackmail extortion and illegal release of pi isoners, resulted in tho sentencing of seventeen to death, seven to 10 yeais imprisonment. two to live years, eight to three years, while two were exiled to Narim province.

VALUED OFFER FOR RAC’ER. LONDON, May 25. The "Sunday Express" states Cohen, owner of the racehorse Sir Galahad, refused an offer of lortv thousand sterling from America. ITALIAN ROYALTY. ROME. May 25. The Italian King. Queen. Crown Prince and Princess Mafnlda have left by train for London. DUDLEY CASTLE. LONDON. May 23.

Earl Dudley has given Dudley Castle and grounds to the public at a peppercorn rental for a ninety-nine years lease. TH ANKSGIYINII S KU VIC E. LONDON. May 23. A thanksgiving service at Wembley was marred by unsettled weather. There was a cold, boisterous wind, accompanied by showers with occasional thunder. The suu shone brilliantly when the King and Queen actually arrived at the Stadium, but rain descended later. Nevertheless the attendance was estimated at nearly one hundred thousand. Clyiies. Henderson, Thomas Buxton and .fowett, represented Cabinet. OBITUARY. TjONDON, May £5. Obituary—-The cricketer. Robson.

PAPER- FUSION. LONDON. May 23. The "Financial Times” has nhsorlied the newspaper "Financier”, and “Bulliouist”. COTTON GROWING. (LONDON. May 25. Die British Cotton Growers Association in the annual report states 178 thousand halos of c*tto.,were grown on new fields in the British Empire last year. dearth of new s. LONDON. May 25

Professor Chapman of Sydney University. who is visiting Umdon, comments oil the paucity of Dominion news in the British press. He' says this explains why people do not understand Australasia hotter. An Empire news service was essential for a thorough. intimate Anglo-Dotninion understanding,