BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia A N.Z. (.‘able Association.] I’EOMIXENT LAHURJTE UERT L it HER. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, August 14. Mr J. H. Thomas, addressing ten thousand railwaymen at their annual demonstration at Liverpool, attacked the granting of a subsidy which tie said was like a dog eating Ids own tail. ‘T am frankly unhappy,” said Mr Thomas, ‘‘over the much boosted recent- victory. Nothing is more dangerous to the country’s tiiturc than for the employers and Government to he compelled to concede, by force, win. they refused by reason, thus making the working classes imagine that the only way to get justice is to threaten a strike. We whole-heartedly supported the miners' in the recent issue and the Government should have recognised the reasonableness of our claims.” TALKING PICTURES. LONDON, August 17. The German .Press describes a method of showing films in which there is not only the movements of the actors hut also the spoken words. It, is rceniied that previous attempts in this connection involved the use of independent sound producing instruments such as a gramophone, hut the difficulties < i eliminating mechanical noises and obtaining absolute synchibnieatiiou action and voico were found in-.n| able. The new invention, which is the work of three German engineers, is said to have been rendered possible by the construction of a special apparatus enabling the spoken words and photographic picture to be registered on the same film, thus securing absolute synchronisation. EMPIRE PROBLEMS. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) VANCOUVER, August 17. At Williamstovn a former Canadian Premier, Mr Rorden, addressing the Institute of Politics, while admitting the problem of giving the Dominions an aderpiate voice in dclerinning the foreign policy of the Empire was grave, lie advocated the following measures for an attempt at the solution : The High Cdniiiiissioners of, the Domiiiioins at London he made members of their own Governments and receive the status of Imperial Privy Councillors to enable them to attend Cabinet meetings in v London; the Dominions League of Nation’s representatives should meet before each annual assembly to discuss common problems; each Dominion should send strong representatives fo the League and develop and strengthen their Departments of External Relations. WHEAT PRICES. LONDON, August 17. Wheat cargoes arc dull, with lilt' change, parcels finding small inquiry at about three-pence decline. 'Liverpool futures October 11s l|d, December lCs (id per central. NEW YORK, August 17. Chicago wheat quotations—September 159;], December 158$, May 101] cents per bushel. ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTION. LONDON, August 17. Tn connection with the Admiralty's economy campaign cabled on August JOtli., Portsmouth dockyards are ordered not to-further handle Tt class of destroyers. The “Daily Chronicle” regards this as an indication of the scrapping of fifty vessels of that class built during the war-time emergency. CHINESE POSTAL STRIKE. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) PEKIN. Aug. 17. Nearly two thousand postal employees have struck for various reasons, iucl tiding rates of pay. They attacked a detective with stools and chairs and he fired a shot from a revolver, wounding a- coolie. The post office is at present guarded fey marines from the warship Concord. DISSATISFIED WITH TERMS. PEKING. Aug. 17. At n meeting of the General Labour Union, the Chairman stated that the agreement, cabled on Aug. 12th,. did not satisfy the labourers. If was decided that operatives should not resume unless, one third strike pay was granted and their wages increased by ten per cent. CHINESE LOOTERS. PEKIN. Aug. 17. Armed Chinese cadets and soldiers, at Shataukok, seized two junks containing goods valued at l(iof> dollars, and looted them. When the police interfered, the Chinese opened fire from machine-guns. The warship Foxglove arrived and landed bluejackets who took possession of the junks, till they were taken over hv the police. Disorders have broken out in three villages nnr Sliekki. local forces tiring on Whapoa cadets who replied. The situation is intense. TYPHOON IN .JAPAN. TO KID. Aug. 17. A typhoon swept Osaka. Kyoto and Kobe, causing extensive damage to telegraph ami teloijhmie lines, and , thousands of houses in low-lying areas have Iteen inundated. DRUSES ACCEPT TERMS. ,4 ER US A 1 ,EA t, Aug. 1■ ■ t The Druses have accepted France's peace terms, including heavy fines and political amnesty to certain offenders. A FATAL FIRE. NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Although she had got safely lieyond the danger zone, Leone Allen, a waitress, returned for some money in her room at the New Atlantic Hotel, which was on fire in Long Branch, a New Jersey seaside summer resort. She perished. Two firemen were also burned to death when the roof collapsed. Six hundred guests were roused out from their rooms and all escaped.