MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1927, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

[by telegraph -per press association

AIR CHURCHILL. ROME, Jan. 19

Air AYinston Churchill (British Chancellor of the Exchequer) had half an hour’s interview with Lhc Pope. The Pope discussed the situation in China, especially with reference to the danger -o the Christian Alissionaries. The Italian Government gave a dinner to Air Churchill in tb.e evening, the Premier, Signor Mussolini being present..

CABLE “REGENERATOR, v EASTERN COY’S INVENTION. LONDON. Jan. 19., A striking demonstration of the latest improvement of submarine telegraphy, known as the “regenerator” system, was given at the Eastern Extension Cable Company’s bond office at London. The now system is destined virtually to bring Australia to the doorstep of England. Stripped of all technicalities. tno. regenerator, which is the invention of the Eastern Extension Cable Coy’s own. staff, cuts out the human element in the relays, and the transmissions are done automatically, the machinery passing on the messages with increased strength, and the eye correcting errors on route. By means of the Regenerator, direct communication was maintained to-day between a large group of journalists representing the British and overseas press in London, and four Capetown journalists. The system will operate from London to Adelaide within three months. The South African Postmaster-Gen-eral, Hon Dfr Boydell. replying to an inaugural message sent hv Sir John Denison-Pender, the Chairman of the Eastern Extension Cable Company, stated that “where the cablegrams traverse the South African land lines you may rely upon our continued efforts, to pass them on with the utmost expedition.” The Regenerator system promises valuable speeding up for all classes of cables between Britain and South Africa, and later on for Australia.

Dfr Denison-Pender, junior, speaking at a luncheon following the demonstration, declared: “We do not fear the future. We cannot - yield a point in argument, to our wireless friends, for their transmission cannot be speedier. more accurate, or as secret as ours. The Regenerator can fairly he described as the Eastern Extension Cable Company’s reply to wireless.”

SOVIET ARDfY. LONDON. Jan. 19. The Chicago Tribune’s Berlin edition reports that the secret services reveal that the Soviet Army is to-day the strongest army in Europe. Its personnel comprises 1.270 thousand permanent infantry. 370,000 trained reservists and 560,000 cavalry. It also has 80.000 of an air force,, with 2000 aeroplanes. 860 of which are obsolete, hut are being rebuilt, and fitted vith npapratus for spraying deadly poison gas. ostensibly to protect the Bussian forests from parasites. PEER'S HEIR SENTENCED. LONDON. Jan. 19. Lawrence Palk (son. and heir of Lord Hahlon) was sentenced to four months' imprisonment in second division, foi stealing a sum of money from a London office last year.

APPRENTICES. OTTAWA. Jan. 10.

Mr .T. G. Coates N.Z. Premier, spent a lively day in Winnipeg, in sight-see-ing, and especially in inspecting the Canadian National Railways model workshops at Winnipeg. Ho displayed very great, interest in the large apprentice class, which is composed of educated young men starting mechanical careers.

Dfr Coates said -ho was so convinced of the value of this educational phase of the railway shop practice that he expects to order the adoption of a similar scheme upon liis return to Now Zealand.