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Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1925, Page 3

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[P.KUTEir Telegrams.J DEATHS FROM DRINK. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The United States Census Bureau announces that the deaths from illicit poison liquor are remarkably few, the mortality statistics indicating that the drinkers of bootleg beverages are dying from plain alcoholism. New York city had ten deaths from wood alcohol in RIB), and fourteen in 1922, while the deaths due to alcoholism were respectively 621 in 1910 and 220 in 1922. The alcoholism death rate in the United States in 1922 was G.JJ per 100,000 of the population; and in 1922 it was 3.2; while before prohibition such deaths ranged between 5.6 and 5.9. New York being considered typical of the large American cities, it is shown that the wood-alcohol deaths in 1919 numbered 38, in 1920, 29, and in 1921, 14; while the deaths from alcoholism were: In 1919, 170; in 1929, 98; and in 1921, 110. The Prohibition Enforcement Bureau announces that 35 Federal Prohibition agents were killed in the line of duty since the enforcement began.

WHEAT CONTROL SUGGESTED. (Received this day al. 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, January 28. (Jiving evidence before the Royal Commission on Food Prices in regard to wheat and bread-stuffs, T. F. Wise, a member of the Food Council, explained tile Independent Labour Party’s policy in respect to food prices and supplies. He expressed the opinion that the stability, price and supply of wheat was impossible until Russia was again contributing her substantial quota, Thus it appeared that in future .Europe must look for supplies mainly to Canada and Russia, and for much smaller quantities to Australia, -South America and in some years to India. 'fhe Independent Labour Party proposed that tiio importation of wheat and flour should be centralised in a specially constructed Import Board charged with the following duties: (1) The import of all wheat and flour required in Britain

(2) Eliminate all unnecessary middlemen’s charges to reduce distribution costs (3) Make bulk contracts with organised producers, especially the Dominions (-1) Maintain steady prices of British wheat over as long a. period as possible, corresponding with the anticipated average prices of imported grain which should be supplied to the mills in quantities sufficient to secure the ah,sorption of the British wheat at stated prices. (5) The Beard to lie guaranteed by the Treasury under Parliamentary sanction with a working capital sufficient for its operations and would proceed on ordinary business lines without political interference. SALVATION ARMY MIGRANTS. LONDON. January 28. The Salvation Army announces that though Canada is still the best Dominion for absorbing migrants, it is planning to send frequent escorted parties to all Dominions during the present year.

SOVIET STUPIDITY. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.l LONDON January 28. Another remarkable example of Soviet propaganda lias reached Loudon, consisting of the Soviet Teachers’ Conference’s (Moscow) appeal to British teachers to prepare to take their part in a new sphere of history which is being prepared for them through the revolutionary movement. The appeal urges the teachers to carry mil the training of the new triumphant, gene ration into whose minds the spirit- ol class war must he instilled, 'file scholars must he taught that they are part of the international revolutionary army and their minds purged of all ideas of nationalism. The most outstanding deficiency of the appeal is the lack of a suggestion as to how the oompaign can he carried out without detection by the authorities. ABDEL KRIM/S ATTITUDE. (Received this day al 11.25 a.m.) MADRID, January 28. The fact that pourparlers have been opened with Abdel Krim regarding Morocco has been revealed by an official communique which states, however, that negotiations have been suspended owing to Abdel Krim’s insolent and overbearing demands, he assuming the air of conqueror and demanding the surrender of ammunition, whereas the Directory will not negotiate with any rebel chief except that lie lays down his arms.

ANOTHER EARL OF OXFORD. (Received this day al, 11 .25 a.mA LONDON, January ‘2BJ Earnest Devore, a stonemason living at Wnppiug, with a grown-up family, claims to he the twenty-sixth Earl of Oxford, the title which Mr Asquith is assuming. He says his great grandfather who was eccentric, destroyed the documents. He is now only possessed of proofs provided hy inscriptions on the family graves. We are not bothered with the light lor the title because there is no money concerned,” said Devore. CHARGE OF FRAUD. LONDON, January 28. Patrick Hastings in opening the defence of Henry Fenton who is charged with having between the years 1912 and 1921 fraudently converted to Ins own use certain property of the Fenton Textile Associating whereof he was a director, amounting to over .C‘240,000, said Fenton in 1919 was a millionaire and he was now penniless, every penny having gone to the creditors. Fenton might’still he rich if he had sold shares to the public but he never sold a single share. If he had simply opened a personal account, months ago, instead of following the practice of signing John Fentin Limited, nothing could be alleged against him. WONDERFUL MF.MOR I SIX' G POWERS. LONDON, January 28. Professor Spearman, of the London University, 'is Investigating an astonishing case of a-youth's memorising powers, the case being that of Lipowsky a Polish student of the Darmstadt Polytechnic Institute. During a post graduate course it was discovered that he was able to retain mental images with great readiness and the Darmstadt professors suggested that he should train his memory. The youth has since been accumulating a. vast store of information. He can remember any date once read. Lipowsky spent two days memorising two thousand English words and he will be able to read the newspapers in eight davs. He can look for a moment at a long list of figures and then repeat them backwards and forwards, starting from any point. Lipowsky says that everything he remembers is. photographed on the brain but alcohol lias a disastrous effect M two small glasses of whisky take ftwny bis power.