BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

CABINET RUMOURS. LONDON. Ttan. 23.

It is persistently rumoured that important Cabinet changes are likely to take place before Parliament meets in February. The revision is suggested as necessary by the “Times” in an editorial, which variously is believed to lie inspired by Conservative headquarters, where marked changes in the management followed Jackson’s appointment as Governor of Bengal. It is recognised that Cabinet is too large

and is carrying too many passengers. The most prominent disappearance is expected to he Sir Cnnliffe Lister, who may go to the House of Lords. It is understood that consideration is being extended to the abolition of Ministers of Transport, Mines and Labour, the functions of which will revert to the Board of Trade as before the war.

CLAIM FOR MEXICAN FORTUNE LONDON, Jan. 23.

Asserting -lie is the only son of the late ex-Empress of Mexico, William Rrightwoll, a Billingsgate fish Salesman, claims a fortune of 750 thousand sterling. He has already printed qmls bearing the title “His Imperial Highness Archduke Maxintillian.”

LIBERAL COUNCIL. LONDON, January 23

The Liberal Council has issued a statement that the administrative committee’s acceptance of Mr Lloyd George’s endowment entailed serious consequences to the party’s organisation. including a moral obligation towards the donor, apparently incompatible with a freedom of policy and judgment to healthy political action. The Liberal Council although not antagonistic to the existing organisation, remains independent of the fund and obligations attaching to its acceptance, hut will work harmoniously as regards all Liberal causes. Sir M'illiam Blender lias been appointed joint treasurer.

telepathy test. LONDON Jan. 24

Assisted by Sir Oliver Lodge, the Phvchical Research Society has arranged to lock uf> six scientists on the night of Fberuarv 16th. cutting them off from all communication with the world, and the scientists will endeavour to get messages out to the world. They must not uttter the messages, but only think them. M’ireloss listeners throughout the world are asked to catch the ’messages, and to send their telepatlictic impressions to the British Broadcasting Coi-

poralion. The scientists’ thoughts will he written out beforehand, and placed in sealed envelopes, hut the scientists will remain locked up till listeners have had time to send their telepathetic impressions, which will then he compared with the contents of the envelopes.

BEAM RADIO DIFFICULTY. LONDON, Jan. 24. The “Daily Mail” understands the Anglo-Australian beam tests have not fulfilled the Post Office requirements owing to difficulties in connection with tho variation of the sunset periods along the route, although communication "was satisfactory when the whole route was either light or dark. **• Observations by the Post Office engineers during the tests resulted 'in several modifications.

GERMAN AIR ENTERPRISE. BERLIN, Jan. 23

The Deutsche Lufthansa, comprising the whole of the German air tinnsport. covered 3,816.000 miles in 1926, and carried 65,268 passengers and 944 tons of bags of freight and mails.

ALBANIAN RISING. LONDON, Jan, 24

The "Dailv News’s” Vienna correspondent says: "Twelve hundred life sentences are reported from Albania as a result of the risings on November 27th.”

HODGE’S PROPOSAL. LONDON. Jan

Air Frank Hodges, speaking at Portsmouth. urged that industrial relations could only he improved by the workers sharing In the benefits of Industry. Ho added that if necessary, dividends should he restricted legally. To carry out such a plan would lead to an expansion of business.

PAll.ft TO BREAK RECORD

IJONDON, Jan. 24

“I wil 1 never build another ear. I know when I am lieaten, ’ declared Alalcolm Campbell, after his fifth unsuccessful attempt to smash the world’s record. Ten thousand sterling has been expended on his 450 horse-pottei “Bine Bird,” in which the hopes and aspirations of several manufacturers were centred. Tt is at present aboard a, lorry’ going to London for an overhaul. This expensive three tons of machinery has thus far only covered one hundred miles under its own power. Its failure to achieve a speed ol 174.591 miles per hour, which is at present to the credit of Parry Thomas, marked the desti action of his dreams which had urged Campbell to constant application for three years past.

AirssoLixrs statbaient. LONDON. Jan. 24

Signer Aflissolini, Interviewed by Air Aslnnead-Bartlett, the noted war correspondent for the “Daily Express” said that the Fascist Afilitia had now 265.000 enrolled men, but only 10,009 men were permanently on duty tinder arms. This Alilitia was absolutely untrained, and it was not equipped for

foreign warfare. “Italy,” he said, “has only 149,690 soldiers for the defence of her frontiers. It is nonsense to go and

talk of aggression !” lie continued : “There are now for-ty-two million Italians on our soil, in addition to 10 millions Italians overseas. Room must he found for more. Italy cannot expand in the west. Can we he blamed if we turn our eyes on the Orient? I .regard it as absolutely wrong to take colonies from those Powers who have spent blood and money in doing pioneer work; hut Italy is entitled to her share of the unoccupied

territory.”