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Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1924, Page 3

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CHINESE BARRIER. TOK 10, Juno 3

Tele-gras from Shanghai state the Military Government ol the Province has decided not to permit the American and British globe flyers to land and depart at Shanghai. Nanking, or else where in the Clicking province. It ha wired the Government at I’ckin to no tify the American and British minis tors. No o'iicial word lias been rccciv ed at the American Embassy here, hu there is a possihilitv of complications and perhaps of delay in the American departure. ITALIAN ROYAL VISIT. [ Reuters Telegrams.] (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) ROME. June A. Their Italian Majesties started for Spe/.in where they embark for Valencia on a visit to the Spanish sovereigns. RUSSIA WANT'S CONSTANTINOPLE. TRDTSKY TALKING FIGHT. (Received this day at I 1 .25 a.m.) BERNE, June 4. According to a telegram from Warsaw M. Trotsky, in a speech at Podolsk, declared the Soviet needed the Straits and Constantino; le ; therefore, Bessarabia was vital to them as the first step towards Constantinople. If the Roumanians and Poles tried to bar the way the Soviet would light them.

M. MH.LERAND NOT RESIGNING (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) PARTS, June 4.

The “Matin’’ states that M. Millerand does not dream of resigning. Tl the politicians whom the country called to office decline it M. Milk-rand will call on someone else to form a Ministry. If this Ministry is overthrown it will only lie after a historic debate on the (|iiestion of the President’s right to appoint a Cabinet. COMMERCIAL. LONDON. June I. Waibi shares are Ills to Il2s ltd. At the tallow sale 1005 casks were offered and HUT sold. Good mixed declined one shilling and other sorts were unchanged. .MURDER TRIAL. LONDON. June I. Working Magistrates committed A'n<iuier for trial on a charge of murdering Jones. The medical evidence showed that death was due to asphyxia, following strychnine poisoning. A’nqnici formally pleaded not guilty and reserved his defence.

JAPANESE DENI AI

("Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this day at 11 .'Jo a.m.) TOKJO. June I. Ail cmnbaiic and indignant denialof the statement by the Canadian Minister of Immigration that Japanese are not living up to the terms ol the Gentlemen's Agreement respecting migration to Canada, is made by »Sukeyuke'Kakamatsu, head of the Emigration llureau at the Foreign Office. Jt is true last year lie entered, hut 208 were mu immigrants under the terms of the agreement, being the wives and children of Japanese residents in Canada, which the agreement permits in addition to lot) new-comers.

NEW ('ll A.M HER PRESIDENT

PARIS, June I

M. Painlevo was elected President of the Chamber hv 201 votes. Maginot received 200, and the Communist Marty.

WIRELESS' TELEPHONY. (Received this day at li l nonnl. LONDON. June I. .Marconi, at a conference with Press representatives said the experiments with Australia were conducted without utilising the beam, although he employed many features ol that system. The electrical wave which carried the voice was not directed to any particular part of the globe. The messages were also heard distinctly in Montreal li.v a simple receiver. In fuel, any fairly reasonable 'receiver could have picked tljciti up. The a era m lieuieiil - here and in Australia were cot elaborate, hut purely experimental. I lie irausmitliug power was approximately twenty kilowatts. He was not prepared at present to disclose the wave length. No doubt when the- beam system was utilised with the same wave length, the results would he most, sat i.-lnelory. It will ho available for high speed telegraphy hi* tween England and Australia, or telephony when required. We will certain lv follow up tins success. My expectations are mostly based on the beam system, with which one tenth of a kilowatt will give as satisfactory icsults as twenty, hv lion-directional wireless. Sir Rufus Isaacs stated: “We are prepared to erect stations for high speed telegraphy and telephony here and in other purls ol the world, the moment the facility is accorded.