BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[“Th«. Cii:es” Service.] (OLD STORAGE DANGER. LONDON, August 31. Professor Italy, in addressing the British AssnciaLion, declared that theio wa. a danger to the race front the cold storage of meat. People seemed ready to accept cold storage as a taetoi in fund distribution without realising Hun when a plant or animal was killed the high energy ol their compounds wa- inevitably dissipated sooner or later with grave deterioration in food values. The preservation of food, as measured by the absence of lernientaiion anil taint, was a valuable asset, but it would be worthless if, during the period of preservation tiie vitalizing miergy ol I lie food had been dissi--1 pa ted. BEGGARS ON STRIKE. AVARS A AY, August 31. r Cke street beggars struck at Lodz as a protest against the municipalities ban on begging which is replaced by a ({nl,* of six shillings weekly. The strike is taking the form of begging demonstratively in the principal streets. IRISH BOUNDARY. LONDON. *Aug. 31. Political circles in Dublin are deep!V intere-ted in the destination of the Free State Governor-General. Air Tim Mealy, and President Cosgrave. who bav, ■ left. King-town, with Lord Beavcrbrool;. aboard the latter’s yacht. The fact that two other .Ministers, Alessr- O'Higgins and Fitzgerald, havo also gone to London is interpreted to show that efforts are ncing made to roach an agreement, on the Free StatoFLler question and that the trip of Air lloaly and President Cosgrave is not devoid of political significance. „ FINLAND TANKS BACHELORS HELSINGFORS, Aug. 31. . In order to meet increased expenditure. the Government lias introduced a Bill providing for a twenty per cent, super income tax on bachelors, anu a ten per cent, tax on childless married men. SFBAIAR INE TRAGF.DY. LONDON, Aug 31. The Italian submarine ‘‘Scbastiano Vonierii’’ and her crew of 55 men, has been missing for three days. It is believed that the vessel has foundered at Cape Passero. during manoeuvres. Oil was observed on the surface of the water. HINTS TO ATHLETES. LONDON, Aug. 31. Professor Hill, continuing his address on the powers of men women and horses, said : It is amusing to relate that horses run no faster to-day than they did 150 years ago. He had reached the conclusion that the easiest records to break wore the 120 yards, the five hundred yards, and three-quarter mile, and the three mile records. Athletes should not try the 220 yards, the quarter mile, or six miles. The greatest athletes confined themselves to distances not greater than ten miles. Had Shrubb and Nurmi tried to break longer records they could have done so effectively. CHILD EMIGRATION. LONDON. August 31. A committee of experts, reporting to tlie British Association Congress on tin* educational training of lioys and girls for overseas life, concludes: '• AYhili* a demand exists in the Dominions for hoys with an agricultural S bias, no serious attempt has been made i bv (lie schools to meet that demand, though they are yearly turning out many hoys who naturally love the open spaces. 'The establishment of school farms would give the requisite experience to enable hoys to discover whether they arc fitted for such a life. There is at present a need for an organisation to link ti)i the schools with the societies catering for migrants.” G Ell ALAN PROPERTY RALE. BERLIN. August 20. The Director of Afannesmamis (mentioned on August 17) states that negotiations for the sale of their properties in Morocco to an Anglo-American group are nmc-dlug favourably. The greatest secrecy is being observed. Afnnnesmnnns have even refused to give any information to the German and British Kerei‘'u Offices, declaring that they have had enough unpleasant • experience of the diplomatists. Afannesmanns are also frying to sell their factories in England. New A'ork and ’*. America. AYOAIKN PROTECT SOLDIERS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, September 1. Advices from Cologne state the British women police have ceased to function and all members of the force have returned to England. Their work consisted of preventing undesirable women Horn associating with the British soldier-.