AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1927, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

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AMERICAN ADMIRAL. WASHINGTON, Jam 7

Admiral Williams, Commander-ins Chief of the Asiatic fleet lias been ordered to proceed on the _ flagship Pittsburgh from Manila to Shanghai, to observe and report on the conditions. Tho Admiral’s opinion will govern the number of ships accoinplin}ing liim.

TELEPHONE NOVELTY. NEW YORK, Jan. «. Tho telephone novelty caught the imagination of New Yorkers to the extent hardly anticipated. Hundreds of persons, bank presidents, leadcis of industry, professional men, stage and film stars seeing publicity by using the system and hoping to advertise their business thereby beset the offices of the company by telephone, letters .* and in person. Over sixty journalists I and officials of the company were pro- | vided with ear phones and cut in on the Alurray-Gitford conversation. Numerous photographers took pictures of the scene. Officials declare it is difficult to continue the service when one continent, is dark, due to increased static difficulties. The method of milking a cull is tlu> sumo us lor uny <listaut point, except that the caller has to fisk to be connected by a trans-A.at-lantic operator. o

MR BRUCE’S ADVICE. NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Air Bruce speaking at the Industrial Club, Chicago, urged Americans to invest capital in Australia for their owJi' sake, stating America was the romance of the nineteenth century, but Australia would be tho romance of tho 20th DEBATING TEAM’S SUCCESS. NEW YORK, Jan. 7. At Boston, a local university debating team suffered their first defeat in three years at tlie hands of Sydney University. U.S.A. NAVY. NEW. YORK, Jan. 8. , President Coolidge’s wishes held up the amendment to the Naval Bill (cabled on January 3rd) asking for an appropriation of 450 thousand doUats to construct three cruisers. The amendment finally was defeated, despite excited debates, in which Republican leaders denounced the President s message and his policies. MURDERERS SUED. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. Loch and Leopold, the youthful murderers, sentenced oil June 7th, 1925, were sued for one hundred thousand dollars bv Charles Reim, chaffeur, who charged that they criminally mutilated I him "in 1923 before Franks’s murder. The jury was discharged after deliberating for twenty-five hours without being able to arrive at la decision.