BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

i 'ID 'll M Zi bl-.KVim,. J BRITISH NAVAL LONDON, July 14. The ‘‘Daily Chromule’s” lobby correspondent says: The Liberals have chosen Thursday for a discussion on the vote for the Navy, hoping to get a. Government statement regarding the building policy. The Cabinet to-mor-row will receive tile report of Jxtrd Birkenhead's Cabinet Committee, whose decision in favour of a programme of four cruisers, the Admiralty strongly criticise. Indeed, -the Sea Lords are in revolt again. Wednesday’s Cabinet is likely to provide a rough passage. Admiral Bridgenian, reinforced by a .strong Conservative group, will put up a stubltoru fight for eigiit cruisers, or at least six, as tho Australian Government is finding two cruisers. I tiless the Cabinet sanctions the full programme, we may see a few resignations.

CANCER GERMS

THE DISCOVERERS.

LONDON, July 14

The “Daily Express” states that congratulations arc being showered on Do tor Gye (biologist) and J. E. Barnard (expert in microscopy) who have been responsible ior the eattoor discovery. Dr Gye is a- most retiring .scientist. He ittts been conducting researches on the Medical Research Council's experimental farm for the past ten years. Mr Barnard is purely an amateur scientist. He keeps a West End shop. He lias devoted his leisure for many years to microscopy and he invented a special microscopic apparatus for T)r Gye's experiments. “The Lancet” says: - Mr Barnard, applying the optical method which he elaborated for the study of bovine

pletiro-pneiimouia viruses to cancer viruses, cultured by Dr Gye, not only made the cancer virus visible, birt he photographed it. The results of Mr Barnard’s observation so closely correspond with Dr. Gye's experimental results that the existence of living enti-

ce r virus appears to he established. The experiments show that there are two factors concerned in the aetiology of cancer, hirst, there is tho living virus, or the extrinsic factor, and secondly. there is a chemical substance produced by the cells or the intrinsic faetor.” “The Lancet” concludes—“Dr Gye’s observations may represent the solution of the central problem of cancer.” LONDON. July 14. The “Daily Sketch.” in the first non-technical explanation of the cancer discovery, says:—“lt is now presumed that two definite and distinct Factors play a part in producing cancerous tumours. Firstly, there is Barmin! and Gye's newly discovered ultramicroscopical germ, which is uniter„al. U is .limiting in the air, like other germs. Secondly, there is some dead material of the human body, which is peculiar to the individual.” The “Daily Sketch” asserts that without dead flesh, the experimenters could not induce the germ to produce a cancerous tumour. Cancer frequently follows blows and other injuries. U is now dear that these produce the dead material wherein the cancer germ develops. If emphasises that no treatment has yet arisen front the discovery.

RUSH FOR RUBBER. LONDON. July 13

‘Buy anything available!” appear'd to lie the general order in the rtiblier market to-day. There was often a dilference of half a crown per share between the Imving and selling orders; whereas a few' day' ago the margin was oulv sixpence. The shortage of shares has compelled Hie Imvers to join in a solid rush to uni-chase rubber scrip, which at present L dominating the Stock Exchange. Actual rubber at one lime touched 521 d per pound, and it closed at o2d. LONDON. July 13.

Mr orinsby Gore (Under-Secretary for I lie Colonies) replying to a question in the House of Commons, said that (lie Colonial Office was not prepared to suggest to the Malay Peninsula authorities the reconsideration of their export control ordinance over rubber, under which a greater quantity of ruliber, would lie released automatically on August Ist., hut, if the P r jces remam,l abnormal, tlie matter might perhaps l>c reviewed.

RUHR EVACUATION STARTS. BERLIN, July 13. The evacuation of ttie Ruhr began this morning at Gelsenkirchen. Other towns will lie progressively evacuated. A AVAR KCI-10. LONDON, July 13. The Prize Court lias awarded the Australian vessel Husa £285 in respect of the capture of the German mued vessel Koinet on October lltli., |!H l at New Britain. HULL’S BID FOR TRADE. LONDON, July UThe Alidinnds districts, served l>v Hull, was the weak link in the chain of the New Zealand connection with Britain, according to Mr Roberts’ speech at Wembley, who said that Hull's civic fortnight would remind the people ol Hull that ships would enter Hull in scores if the thirteen million people thereabouts were trained to eat New Zealand products. IjONDON, July 13. The Hull Corporation entertained a number oT distinguished New Zealnnd•rs at Wembley, including Sir A\ r . Chapman and Sir A. Myers. The Mayor of Hull urged that New Zealand should patronise the Port of Hull to a greater extent. Exhibition Com* niissieiier Roberts, replying said that if the people of the North of England were educated to use New Zealand products. it would naturally follow that more steamers would go to Hull SHORT WAVE RADIO. LONDON, July 13. The wireless expert. Mr Partridge ,f • • (:2. KF.” states that reception eoiilitions over the week-end were ex[•client from four till eight o’clock in the morning, ami messages were pick* ...,1 up from the following transmitters. Mess."- l.acl.iircan arid Nolan, of Sydney: and Messrs Ellecox and Howdert of AlellKHirne. These have been more or less audible for several weeks. Air Partridge is at present continuing his dawn experiments, hut later he will change over to evening transmission. He expects this will yield groat- success in short wave communication. Ho has lately been regularly in touch with the following New Zealanders: —Air Patty, of Gisborne: and Air Slade of Dunedin. and also with station “ZIAL” which is unidentified. He is most anxious to cultivate Antipodean exporimen t.s. KOREAN FLOOD DAMAGE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) TOKIO, .July 14. Despatches from Korea report extensive floods in the central southern districts. The damage is estimated at 40 million yen. Twelve persons were drowned.