AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1925, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] SINGKK AND WIFE DIE. NEW YORK, August 9. A Chicago message says that Charles Clark, who was widely known as a baritone concert singer, and was Professor of vocal music at the Hash Conservatory, died while filling an engagement at a local theatre, and his wife died a short time later from shook. WORLD'S GREATEST BOX EIRE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, August 4.

The greatest bun-fire in the World's history will be held at the week-end when two hundred shipping Board vessels costing an average of one million dollars each will he towed to sea and set on fire. Two hundred other vessels of the war-time licet are being sold for less than two million dollars probably to Ford. AVI RECESS MESSAGE. VANCOUVER, August 5. A message from Arlington Heights, Illinois, states for the fir»t time in the history of radio, messages were successfully transmitted to and from the Arctic early on Tuesday when the -MacMillan Expedition at Etah clearly heard a query from newspapermen at the station !)XX, replying within fifteen minutes.

PEACE OK PACIFIC. VANCOUVER. August I

Rear-Admiral W. AY. Phelps stated at an Institute of Politics meeting at AA’illiamstowu, that the AVashington Conference of Armaments absolutely settled the pence of the Pacific. He said the four-power pact insured the integrity of American possessions. ADMIRAL’S OPINION. (Received this day at '11.2d a.m.) VANCOUVER, Aug. d. Admiral Phelans at AVillianistown continued:—“l do not believe in any war with Japan. Though nations would be pedfect fools to arouse a conflict, I think new mentality is developing, and commerce gaining between the two nations.” He explained that the Washington Conference removed the mental fear that it was engineered by vast armaments. CANADIAN PREMIER'S VIEWS. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) OTTAAVA, Aug. I. At Kitchener, Ontario, Premier King, during an address said: “As Canada is true to herself and Canadians are true to Canada’s highest interests, so will Canadian citizenship mean most for Empire citizenship. He asked: “AVere we out of the Empire would Britain not be the first nation with which the Dominion would seek to co-operate.” Referring to a__ suggestion of annexation hv I nited States, he said In' believed that both nations’ contribution to the happiness of mankind was greater under the existing conditions than was possible under any new arrangement.” As we stand to-day, we arc in the position of an interpreter between the two most formidable bodies of opinion in the world, the American and British.”

GAZING ON THE PAG!FTC. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) NEW YORK. Aug. 4. The “Evening Post” in a leader entitled “Gazing on the Pacific.” says: “The Exchange of courtiesies such as occurred between Mr C’oolidgo and the Governor-General of Australia onto more brings to mind the increasing international importance of the Pacific area, ns the world gazes more and more intently on Balboa's ocean, the world’s politics are gradually undergoing a vast change. The lonely nutpost of the British Empire can no longer look toward London without seeing United States first, for the l mien States is the key nation of Pacific politics. The aims of Australia, and United States must always he similar. It is the first duty of statesmanship to make them so, or it will he worse tor both America and the Empire upon the realisation of the new trend of international politics towards the Pacific. and on the new problems (hereby created, depends in a large measure the future peace of the world. A DIAMOND MERGER. NEAV YORK, August 4. Morgan's jlenv the London ‘ton that they arc partners in the new diamond merger including Bunkle aim Buchlcr interests in Germany, and Barnato. Tt appears, however, '-hat there is some truth in the statement that ft great trust is being formed to control ninety per cent, of the world s output of diamonds, handling the production of Jaegersfontein fields.