BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1925, Page 2

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lUBTRALIAJN AND N.Z. SABLE ASSOCIATION. CROSSWORD CRAZE. LONDON, February 21. Many minor free libraries have removed dictionaries from the shelves, in consequence of damage done by the crossword puzzle searchers. The British Museum has now banned admittance to such people. One result of the remarkable craze is the decline in novel reading. A leading London publisher says the sales declined 25 per cent. PREHISTORIC FIND. LONDON, February 21. The “Daily Express” Afoseow correspondent states Loutish and Osmolovsky, Russian scientists have announced the discovery in prehistoric caves at Simferopol in Crimea, of two skeletons of neanderthal men who lived 40 to 50 thousand years ago ; also the skeletons of prehistoric animals, and a quantity of llinstcine implements. BUGAIX'ASTiNG ENTER IAIENT. LONDON, February 21. A remarkable experiment at Cardiff broadcasting studio was undertaken in order to test possibility of doctors diagnosing illness by wireless. Special microphones wore strapped over the hearts of three men and to each a microphone was connected with a twelve valve amplifier and the latter tele-phonic-ally connected with the transmitting station a mile away from the latter. The patients heart heats were transmitted hack to the broadcasting studio where doctors heard them from loud speakers. The signals were faint in the first instance, but by means of further amplification the doctors were able to distinguish- hearts of young ami healthy men and also diagnose the differing heart troubles from which the other two suffered. It is proposed to undertake other experiments which it is believed will be of great scientific value.

GOLD STANDARD. LONDON, Feb. 20. Professor J. A! Keynes, writing in Hie “National Review” strongly opposes a British return to the gold standard. Ho declares: “The whole, object of it is 1-igidl.v to link London tilth Wall Street. It means, in practice, broadly the same price level for money rates in Britain and the United States. Professor Keynes hogs Afr Churchill, the Government, the Bank of England and “nameless others who secretly settle our destiny,” to l-cliect might be a dangerous proceeding. The United States lives in a vast increasing crescent. Owing to her constantly growing economic activities, she can afford to face the future industrial and financial tempests, hut if Britain shares them, she may drown. Rt. Hon R. AlcKenna shortly addresses the commercial members of the House of Commons oil the subject of the gold standard. A FATAL- JOKE. PARIS, Fbruary 21. Two girls, friends of a farmer named Tixier, knowing he was travelling home |>v a lonely road, decided to play a prank. Dressed as men they jumped out of a hedge and shotted “Hands Up!” Tixier was carrying a sporting gun. Thinking lie was attacked by t real bandits, he fired and killed one of the girls. The Magistrate discharged Tixier on the ground that he believed himself acting in legitimate self-de-fence,

THE OIL- WAR. LONDON. Feb. 21. •The "Morning Post’s” Belgrade correspondent says: Reports from Tirana state the Albanian Parliament has decided bv 55 votes to 10 to grant the exploitation of its petroleum resources to the Anglo-Persiaii Oil Company, refusing the odors of the Standard Oil Company and a Sinclair Company, and also that of the Italian State Railway Management. The Anglo-Persian Co. has promsied to co-operate in Albania’s economic development, and also to build some of the lines of railway, and assist in the maintenance of Albania's independence. The "Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent fears that British opinion tends to underrate the feeling aroused in Italy over the oilfields controversy. The Italian Government Las informed Albania that she has not yet fully recognised Ahmed Bev Tragu’s new Government. NUDITY FADDISTS. LONDON, Fob. 21. Surprising revelations have been made m a case in which G. M. Prmco Hopkins, a wealthy American, secured an injunction to [ircveut Captain Vincent. a self-styled emancipator from representing that Hopkins was president of the Suuray Club. Hopkins after applying to join the Club, was astonished to read a newspaper report that the Club was planning a procession of nude people to Hyde Bark, and also to receive a pamphlet in which he. Prince Hopkins, was Icsei ibed as president of a Club, aiming "to bring about goodwill and fellowship between the sexes, and abolish sex. antagonism.” The memers were asked to practice nude special sun hail ing. The Emancipator appealed to woman to “awake and sweep away the sex mystery which is unwholesome foolishness. Declare yourself man’s mate in all things! Have you pluck to throw off clothes and other things?” 'SHANGHAI MILL STRIKE. PEKIN, Fell. 29. The Japanese Legation sent a Note to Waielnaoiipu, drawing the attention of the Chinese Government to tne cotton mill strike at Shanghai, and urging the (hivernmont to keep the strikers under .surveillance, so as to avoid a rej-etiiiou of the incident in which several .Japanese employers were injured. -

BRITISH POLITICS. LONDON, Feb. 21. Lord Birkenhead, speaking at Birmingham. said: "I feel sure there must come a time when the representatives of organised labour will he our successors. When Labour’s turn conics its policy must be national.” -Mr Churchill, at the Civil Service dinner at London, said regarding the suggested income tax reduction:—“T am very gravely balancing the situation.”

IMPRISONED WOMAN’S DEED. SOFIA, Fob. 20. Madame Gitetbclf, wife of an architect who was detained by the police in connection with the recent murder of a sent.rv outside military quarters, hanged herself in her cell by means of the napkin v. herein her fo'dd was brought to her. The GiicthefTs were active members of the Communist Party. It is alleged that they wore implicated in a recent series of outrages in Bulgaria. The authorities possess information that Madame Gitctheff recently received in her house the individuals, who it is belieeved, murdered the .sentry.

THE aORAXGI. SUVA, Feb. 21. The Aorangi arrived here at one o’clock this afternoon, nnd sailed at 0.30 p.tu. for Auckland. The passengers praise her as a wonderful sea bofrfcr' She had a smooth voyage from Honolulu. Mr Ramsay MacDbmtld’s soil, and two Oxford graduates landed from her at Suva and they proceed to Australia in March.

WRESTLING. MELBOURNE. Feb. 21. In a wrestling match Ted Thye defeated Karasick in four rounds.