AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1926, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS.

Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] U.S.A. RADIO FAKERS. NEW YORK. Feb. 1 Radio fakers in all parts of the Fnited States, who announced themselves as broadcasting stations, front Australia to Russia, had the time of their lines at the expense of those listening in during the international broadcasting test last week. Fully twenty-five per cent, of the persons reporting to the test officials that they heard distant stations, were victims of practical jokers, only a Tew blocks away front them.

• According to a statement by Mr L. A. Nixon, of the Radio Meek Committee’, who cited instances of hoaxes perpetrated on innocent listeners-in, one person -aiiuotineiiig himself as “I. volts, France.” was heard as far east as Bermuda, hut lie overlooked the important point that Lyons did not broadcast in Tennessee. ’QUAKE IN SOLOMON ISLES. NEW YORK, February 1. A cablegram has been received at the National Office here of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith which reports that the Solomon Islands have been shaken by the worst earthquake experienced for years. The quake was centred in the vicinity of Eulngi. The Catholic Mission Church at Yisale has been destroyed. The message does not report any loss of life. CANADIAN PREMIER. OTTAWA, February 1. A Prince Albert message states that Premier McKenzie King will not he elected to the House of Commons to represent Prince Albert by acclamation as had been expected. M’hen the nominations for the bye-election on February loth, closed on Monday, the name of Mr B. L. Burgess had been entered at the last minute ns an independent. OTTAWA. February 1.

The Liberal Government of Mr Mackenzie King has again been sustained by a vote of the Mouse of Commons on an amendment to the Address-in-Reply to the speech from the Throne, moved by Mr Meigban. the Conservative Opposition leader.

The motion was defeated by 125 votes to 115.

FIRES OFT BY MTRELKSS. NEAA - YORK .Fob. 3

Charles Kellog. a California Scientist. gave firemen a demonstration of extinguishing a gas flame two feet high, by sound tonal vibration. Mr Kellog passed a how. like an enlarged violin how. swiftly across an aluminium tuning fork, producing a seeecli like intense radio static. Instantly the yellow flames subsided to six inches and became a spluttering blue flare, another bowing completely extinguishing it.

Mr Kellog claims that future buildings would have a scientifically determined pitch with a screech for extinguishing fires tuned in front a central fire house, which would be produced by it much larger bow.

Air Kellog said the General Electric Company was experimenting.

DOPE CONDITIONS. MONTREAL. Feb. 1

Mrs Angela Kaufman, President of the International Anti-Narcotic Crusade. who is returning from South America, said that the conditions at Buenos Aires were appalling and unbelievable. Cocaine and other drugs were taken ill every form without the least attempt at concealment. Opium, packed in cigarettes, might be bought at practically any cigar store. She saw dozens of persons at the cabarets and restaurants of all classes dropping powders into their drinks. The worst sight was that of children of fourteen and fifteen years who were drug addicts. She bad attended a dinner at which members of the highest society were present, and she was amazed to ji iid a- handsome silver box, divided into inany compartments, in which there was a variety of narcotics, differently prepared to please all tastes, practically t .reryb-Hly partook.