AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 October 1925, Page 2

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(Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] A BISHOP RESIGNS. KINGSTON (Ontario) Oct. (I. The resignation of the Right Rev. Bishop E. J. Bidwell, in view of there being a very deeply stirred state of feeling throughout the Ontario diocese created by his wife’s change ot religions allegiance, was accepted hero on Tuosd.iv by 1 lie Executive Committee ol (he Sv nod <>i I I'e .Anglican Dioceso of Ontario. Bishop Bidwell .had offered his resignation. following on the announcementof his wife’s conversion to the Roman Catholic Church. GOLD MV) A'K.AI ENT. NEW YORK, Oct. 0. The first substantial export movement of gold from London here, since Britain’s return to the gold standard, is under way. Engagements for tour million dollars of British gold are announced by three New A ork hanks, which found it possible to buy nieliil through London correspondents in foreign exchange transactions. THEORY ABOUT VIKINGS. Halifax (Nora Scotia). Oct. g. AfaeAlillan, who is returning from the Arctic aboard the Bowdoin. has announced that he "ill attempt another expedition in 1920 to explore and excavate Norse mins in Labrador. He -aid the exploration in 1925 had convinced him that Norse- Vikings visited the North American continent before Columbus discovered America. Mac. Bill,in si'v.-, he discovered ruins of ATiking settlements at Nam. in Labrador similar to these in Greenland. He is convinced that a dirigible, not an airplane. will he the better for future exploration in the Arctic. declaring airplanes are practical to a certain extent. hut the roughness of the ice makes them very uncertain factors. Not only is it dangerous for them to off from a rough, broken surface, I, ut once landed, it is often impossible to get a run to permit the planes rising again. The chief value of the airplane in the Arctic is for continuous (lights away from the main base to a given point- and hack again without alighting.

WRONG IVI RECTI OX GIVEN. NEW YORK. Oct. fi. The E.S.A. coastguard boat No. 101. wlese “K. 0.5.” brought seven ships in a vain search for her on Monday night, had given the wrong location. Tim vessel sprang a leak thirty-seven mile- off the const, and (o-dav slip limped into Atlantic City. A RH IDE’S TROCHEES. 8A X FRANCISCO. Oct. 7. Miss Geraldine Conroy, of Svdncv. arrived to marry Lieutenant. A. E. Colter, of the Cnited Slates war-lun. Beunv-lvania. whom she met during the Elect’s visit tn Australia. The E.S.A. Immigration officials declared that I lie Australian quota was filled and they have refused nermis-ion to Miss Conroy to enter the Cnited States. Lieutenant Colton i- now hurrying to the detention station to rescue his fiancee. KCONO.M rc li UNITERS. WASHINGTON. Oct. 8. The Tnter-Barliamentarian.s at their final session on Wednesdav adonted a resolution calling for an investigation of the eeoomie barriers between European nations with a view to their ultimate extinction. AMERICAN WORKERS AND RUSSIA. NEW YORK, October 8. Responding to tlie hol'd expressed hv Air Arthur Burrell, a member of Parliament representing the British Trades Union Congress, that American Labour would establish closer fraternal relations with the workers of Russia, tho Bresii lent, Mr William Green at the American Federation ot Labour Convention at Atlantic City on AAodnesdav annoumvd. amid scenes of applause. that American labour would never affiliate with the Russian labour movement which was standing “for the philosophy of overthrowing the Government.”