BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1926, Page 4

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

(Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

• ARSENIC AND APPLES. LONDON, January 1(5. The National Federation of Fruit Traders spent the whole of yesterday discussing the dilemma resulting from the Health Ministry’s prosecution of retail sellers’ arsenieally affected apples. The Federation decided to recommend sellers to wash their present stocks of apples, hut refused the responsibility of similar treatment for those arriving, whether from Australia, Canada, America or elsewhere. A commit the ", representing all tho Dominions interviewed tho Under-Sec-retary for Health this morning and requested a definite statement regarding the .Ministry’s policy and its reply practically announced tho intention to rely on the powers of the British port health authorities, which are already sufficent to prevent the importation of deleterious foods; therefore, it is not proposed to issue special regulations dealing with apples. The committee is arranging to investigate a shipment arriving.

RECENT SOVIET DISSENT. LONDON, January 15. The Riga correspondent of the “Times” says advices from Moscow state the Communist party executive has written to tho English, French, Italian and German Communist parties, requesting them to refrain from discussing tho Russian parties dissention. Tho letter explains that the discords had arisen in connection with Soviet Russia’s economic development and points out that Zinovieff, who is leader of the Oppositionists is a wholly untrustworthy guide. M. Bukharin in a speech at Moscow warned the Opposition they must maintain a voluntary silence during the present dissensions. There was a greater danger to the party’s existence than ever. Tt was imperative that they should uproot ruthlessly all Opposition. SHORT SKIRTS. LONDON. .Tail. 16. Tho police have appointed women inI spec-tors to enforce the prohibiting of married women and girls over four- | teen wearing skirts shorter than seven and a half inches below the knee. I Offenders will he fined and husbands will he held responsible for their wives, and fathers fo r their daughters. GOLD MEDAL FOR EINSTETN. LONDON, Jan. 16. The Royal Astronomical Society awarded Einstein a gold medal for his relativity theory.