BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 December 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association."' CANCER TEST. LONDON. December 7. It is understood that half a dozen doctors have been inoculated with living cancer germs, but. minus the mysstcrimis chemical agent, without which the germ is harmless, according to Dr Dye's theory, which the inoculations are designed to test. None ol those inoculated have yet shown ally signs of cancer. GREEK PREMIER'S DECREE. LONDON. December 7. The " .Morning Post’s" Athens correspondent reports: General I’angalos. Premier ot Greece, in Ids latest dress decrc. lias astounded the feminine element in O recce. Under the penalty of a heavy line for the first

day's offence, and one from one day to two months’ imprisonment, for the second offence, the decree forbids the wearing of short skirt.- on the grounds that they are repugnant to the Hellenic type nf beauty. Skirts must be lowered to lie no more than twelve inches from the ground. The decree also forces the dance schools to close at ton o’clock in the evening. The pupils, if minors, must he accompanied by parents or guardians. No girls under the age of eighteen will he allowed to attend the dancing saloons. No appeals are allowed against the sentences up to three days’ imprisonment, as the Police Courts have summary jurisdiction. ORIENT S.S. COY. PROFITS. LONDON. Dec. 7. The Orient Steamship Company has a divisable credit balance of C. 157.PPB. It has carried to the reserve £200,000. The amount being carried forward is £82.10.1. The Company is declaring a dividend on deferred shares at the rate of twelve and a-half per cent, tax tree.

RADIO STRIKE. I-ON DON . Dec. 7. Mi tin' Mouse of Commons. Sir P. ( unlille Lister stated that reports Iron) the principal ports showed that up to the -Ith. inst.. twenty-live passengers and 12-1 cargo ships have left port without wireless operators, 'flic numlKT of passengers affected is not available. The Association of Wireless and Cable Telegraphists claim that over ■seven hundred operators have joined the strike. THE PACfFTC CABLE. LONDON. Dee. 7. I lie Paciliie Cable Board discussed at length a report by Sir Thomas Coglilao on the management of the business in Australia and New Zealand, particn!y "ith reference to a proposal to appoint a general manager for Australia and New Zealand. The Hoard practically decided upon an appointee, but bis name cannot be disclosed, pending reference to Australia. Tim Canadian imbroglio was not considered. The general opinion is that it i.s dying a natural death, owing to the fact that Mr Murph.v’s pronouncement so far lias not been endorsed by Ids colleagues in the Canadian Government. HOME. Dec. 7. Forty-live nations are represented on the Committee of the International Conference of Immigration, the outcome of die Rome Conference of 10? t. Signor Mussolini, in welcoming the delegates, extolled the work of the Rome Confereiue. prominently calling attention to the problems of migration, to which the war litis given exceptional importance. ROWER STATION EX IM.OSION. CAPETOWN. December f). Victoria Ealls power station, situated at Yrrcrniging thirty miles from Johannesburg, the largest power station in South Africa was wrecked by an explosion early tills morning. Hugo masses of machinery, sonic weighing over a ton were hurled hundreds of vards, cutting down trees. Some large pieces of iron fell across the Vital River, upon which the station stood. It supplied one fifth of the total electric power required to work the Rand mines, also the light for a number of townships. All these services are now at a standstill. No one was seriously hurt. The cost of replacement of die station is approximately fifty thousand.

THE TRAIN SMASH. LONDON, December 3. The identification of those killed in Bletelieley charabanc smash is not yet completed, 'flic “.Morning Post’ says in most eases jewel Irv and clothing afford the only clues, but it is not doubted dead include Rev. Nightingale (Wesleyan Pastor of Bucks Village), Worburn Sands and wife. Six of the injured arc in a critical slate. PARTY OF ODDS AND ENDS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.l LONDON. Dee. !). Tim “Sketch" asserts Ihe Liberals are iilkiiil to lose Air Lloyd Ucoigo. who will form a new party of odds and ends, consisting ol the icntral bloc from tile Conservei i ves. Liberals and Labourites. The paper understands the drastic step is due to a secret session of the Liberal Radical Candidates Association rejecting the greater part ot Air Lloyd George’s land scheme. Ihe formation. of the new party possibly means the disappearance ol the Liberal Party as now constituted. SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN—THE PEACEAI AKER. GENEVA. Dec. 9. Sir Austen Chamberlain i.s still the foremost peacemaker. He has requested the League of Nations to appoint two representatives to join him in c",;ferring with the Creeks and Bulgarians to arrange a friendly settlement, and the Council appointed Al. Hymans ( Belgium) and Al. Ishii (.Japan). NEW AIARRIACE CODE REJECTED RUSSIAN WOMEN AY IN. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON. Dec. 9. The Riga correspondent ot the "Times” slates the Soviet (lovernment lias been compelled, under pressure of ilie opposition ot the Red Parliament s women delegates.''to withdraw the law establishing a new relaxed marriage code. Hitherto only registered marriages have been recognised and the new code is proposed to place all forms of eor.cubinary on an equal legal basis.

(SERAIAN POTASH LOAN. LONDON. Dee. 9. The English portion ol the issue of gold bonds in the Potash Syndicate of Germany placed on the market in London closed immediately. ’I he issue was five millions sterling worth of bonds hearing seven jxu' cent, interest and price 9-ij redeemable at 1921 by 1950. Simultaneous issues of three millions were made in Holland. Switzerland and Sweden. Ihe total authorised issues was fifteen millions, 'll’.e syndicate was formed in 1919 to control the German potash industry and embraces all owners of potash mines. MOSUL DISPUTE. GENEVA. Dec. 9. A sub-committee consisting of Quinone de Leon (Spain). Gunn (Uruguay) and Unden (Sweden), appointed to deal with the Mosul question, are still unable to agree. It is stated that Unden is holding out against the settlement proposed by Britain.