BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 March 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] CHINESE ACCEPTANCE. PEKING, March 18. The Commander of the Yellow Sea flotilla agreed unconditionally to ait the Powers demands, cabled on March 16th. Luchuiigliti agreed to all except the last, with regard to which ho made a slight reservation to which it is understood tho Powers will not object. FLIGHT TO MELBOURNE. LONDON, March 19. Cobliam is leaving in about a month *** for a quick flight to Melbourne and back. He intends to use the same aeroplane in which he flew to Capetown I and returned. THE KING’S COMMENT. ' LONDON, March 19. When the King was shown a portrait of Sir James Allen’s blind son at the Dominion’s art exhibition, he pointed out that Sir Thomas MacKcnzie’s son was also blinded in war-time, adding, what a strange coincidence that the sons of two New Zealand High Commissioners should he. blind.

PRIVATE AFFAIRS APPEAL' LONDON, March 18, The Haldane Appeal Case resulted in the appeal lieing allowed, Vive nominated judges heard the case behind the locked doors of the Law Courts, neither judges nor counsel wearing wigs and gowns ns the case only concerned the university. For the same reason the public was not admitted. Haldane was the only witness and the. rest of tile day was occupied with the speeches of counsel upon a novel point, whether private misconduct made it undesirable that Haldane should continue to teach the undergraduates. The decision means that Haldane continues to occupy the. leadership. ON EVE OP GREAT DISCOVERY. LONDON, March 19. Dr Mitchell, senior surgeon of the Liberpool Cancer Hospital declared: “ I believe wo are on the eve of a great discovery in cancer research. I am investigating the invention of an eminent scientist, who prefers to remain unnamed, claiming to detect cancer in its earliest stages by a blood test.” PREP AR AT TONS FOR AF.RTAL WAR, LONDON, March 18. The “Daily Express” states that realising the next war will ho fought at a height of ten or twelve miles, the Air Force is experimenting with an artificial condition representing air at great heights. The experiments show that the new supercharging devices enable a 2450 horse-power engine to develop full power. Aeroplanes, will be airtight and will carry oxygon apparatus as humans are unable to breathe at such heights. EVICTED WITH TEAR. GAS. PARIS', March IS. The housing shortage necessitated the eviction of a mother and daughter from their rooms at Monte Mnrto by means of tear gas. Tlie landlord wanted the rooms for his own son. Tiie woman pleaded that 1 the daughter was born in the Hat and it was impossible to find shelter elsewhere. As. they continued to ignore the law the police were called in and gas poured into the room until the women were compelled to open the doors. Tears were streaming from their faces.

CHINESE STUDENTS SHOT. PEKING, March 18. Chinese guards fired on a thousand students demonstrating beforo Cabinet Office, against the Taku reply. Seventeen students were killed and sixteen wounded. ROYAL VISIT. LONDON, Marcli 18. The King and Queen paid a surprise visit to the Dominions’ art exhibition this morning, and were keenly interested, recalling in the course of their tour of the galleries visits to many of the spots depicted, notably jn Canada and New Zealand.