BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1926, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] ACTlok IN CHINA. SHANGHAI, July 3. After the murder of Philips cabled on June Bth, the British gunboats Tarantula, 3loorhan dnd Robin were despatched to investigate, under Commander Fitzm.3iiri.ee. On arrival at 33’uchow the authorities on various pretexts, refused to assist by furnishing pilots. Fitzmaurice after waiting nearby a fortnight, blockaded 3Vuchow on 24th June and daily on the 25th 33 T ucho\v {authorities furnished pilots and the blockade was lifted and the gunboats proceeded up stream. The Canton Government protested t0...' tho British Consul-General against this treatment demanding an apology, an indemnity, and the dismisal of i'itzmauree. CUBED BY DELUSION. LONDON, July 7.

An extraordinary sample of faith healing on a big scale was revealed by Sir 3Villiam Hardy in his presidential address at the Royal Sanitary Institute Congress. He related that a mass experiment vrfis carried out at a munition factory in war time in order to test the value of war bread. The bread used throughout was intentionally war bread of the worst- form. All the ingredients were samples of the worst kinds.

The impression, he said, was conveyed that the test was being carried out with pure wheaten flour. All the men and women concerned believed that they enjoyed pure peace rireau. Ho continued: “33’bat was the result? They thoroughly enjoyed the broad. They reported .enthusiastically on it. Tlie general health and wellbeing of all concerned were considerably improved. Objective maladies from which they suffered, as the result. of the war bread, disappeared entirely.” -

EIGHT HOURS BILL. LONDON, July 8. In tlie House of Lords, Lord Cecil announced that the Yorkshire mine owners had fallen into line regarding the ratio of wages to profits, and the Ministry would not now delay the passage of the Eight Hours Bill, which was then passed through committee. The Bill will be read the third time to-morrow. In the House of Commons, a debate took place on the Government’s proposal to provide three millions for tlie purchase of foreign coal to preserve essential services. A Government spokesman declared that when this coal arrived, it would -go to small consumers, and not to the railways and other big undertakings, which were capable of fending for themselves. He could not specify the methods of purchase lest attempts bo made to increase tlie price. H declared that even tlie tonnage being bought privately was effected as secretly as possible.

A Labourite. 3lr Hall, moved the reduction of the vote by £IOO. He protested against the exploitation of the German miners in order to defeat their British comrades. The amendment was rejected by 243 to 118 votes. 1 The vote was then carried. The House agreed to a supplementary estimate of £433.000 in connection with general strike excpnditure. - -- *i FOOD TRANSPORT. LONDON, July S. An engineering Professor, Art 33 r oods, addressing the Sanitary Congress, pointed out the many hygienic and commercial advantages of chilled moiit over frozen meat. lie also pointed to many disabilities that are operating against the transportation of over long distances, si ch as from Austmlia and the Argentine, jk the methods of chilling and transpor- ™ tatiou were, he said, nearly perfect, both sfcientifieally and mechanically; but they were somewhat neutralised by inefficient handling and transport, after reaching Britain, which was obviously equally applicable to tlie Australian exports receivable under similar conditions. Tlie general impression : created by Professor 3\ r oods was that freezing deteriorated meat, whereas chilling preserved the essentials, therefore chilled meat will ultimately supersede frozen meat.

Mr Franklin Kitlde, a member of tho Cambridge Low Temperature Research Committee, who, with Dr West and Dr M. N. Kidd, has investigated the Australian apples' and pears transportation troubles, and suggested that an "ideal procedure would be to ship unripe fruit, using low temperatures during transport, without freezing and subsequently allowing the fruit to ripen at temperatures of from sixty to seventy degrees fahrenheit. He said lie could clearly foresee the time when conditioning warehouses land stores equipped with means of controlling the temperature would be universally employed for scientifically maturing fruit subsequent to its transport, instead of during transport. As a result ol ripening in transport, he said, it oltcn arrived unripe, or overripe, but rarely at tho best possible quality. MDDLE. LENGLEN. PARIS, July 7. Mddle. Lenglen has informed the French press that she was extremely well treated in England. She hid been charmed by the wealth of welcome.