AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1925, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

ANOTHER, DEATH HAY. SAN FRANCISCO, July 30. Doctor Edwin Scott, the self-styled invent-or of what he has termed the “Death Stroke.” in . the form or “canned lightning.” which ho claims will revolutionise existing war tactics states that he will formally ask the Navy Department's assistance in testing his invention off the Californian coast in September. He plans to make the test with the aid of an old battleship, or a pilotless aeroplane, or with both. He said that lie wished to convinco the officials of the truth of his contentions respecting the efficacy of the invention as a death-dealing agency. He said that it is capable of the destruction. of all life, on land, on sea, am in the air within a radius of twenty miles, and of ,disabling 'all radios within similar radius. It is capable of the destruction of the superstructures of battleships ten miles away, and of bringing down airplanes at any height, and will effect the destruction m- the disabling of land fortifications at long distances. Tn a test conducted by Scott, lie claims that “holes were burned in two-inch steel plates at a distance of one mile. Dead trees were set on tire at the same distance, and animal lifo «as snnlfed out at a distance of from three to seven miles. Dummy planes wore also destroyed in air tests." A TRIFLE TRAGEDY. |“ Sydney Sun” Cables.] (Received this day at 9.0 a.in.) NEW YORK, July 30. A triple tragedy occurred as the outcome of jealousy at Richmond, A irginia, when Rudolph Disse, eighteen, spot dead Mrs Vivian Peers, his rival George Carter, ami Detective Burke. Mrs Peers was arrested on a charge made by Disse. who in turn was prosecuted for fraud by Carter. All the parties were leaving the court room, when Disse whipped out a revolver and ired till the weapon was emptied. SENSATIONAL ROBBERY. NEW YORK, July JO. Another sensational robbery was staged in Chicago. Lour bandits entered the lobby of the fashionnhb Drake Hotel brandishing revolvers. They ordered the guests to stand against a wall, extracted ten thousand dollars from the cashier’s desk and licit. A police squadron who had been warned by an automatic alarm, were awaiting tie robbers in the street. T'hev gave chase in a motor-car through crowded streets, anil finally cornered the bandits. A tight followed, in which two robbers were shot dead, olio was wounded and a tourth escaped.