BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1927, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association • NEGRO FORGERS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) HEREIN. January 21. Two negroes, Macobc and Munume, have arrived from Camcroons, whore they wore sentenced to eighteen and thirty-six months’ imprisonment respectively. for forging Rank of England notes for German circulation. The negroes declared the notes were intended as sinews of war to overthrow British rule in Camcroons. Firms receiving orders for water-marked paper became suspicious and informed the British Consulate, which forwarded them £'3o each. GERMAN COLOURS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 21. A Strasbourg correspondent says a fragment of the colours of the Eighth Cuirassiers, which were pr-ctically annihilated at the battle of Worth in 1870. were dramatically recovered by a lying non-commissioned officer, who licked up the colours on the field and landed them to an occupant of Die lext bed in the hospital, requesting lhat they be forwarded to the reginerit. The recipient .sold the gold emiroidcrv, and made a neck-tie of the due silk and kept the white silk with ho golden inscription of the battle lonours, which has now been acqtirril for the army museum. A MINERAL KINDER.

[“Sydney Sun” Cables.] (Received this day at 9.0 a.m.) LONDON, January 24. The “ Daily News ” says another chapter in the romance of man’s search for the world’s hidden mineral wealth has been opened by the recent developments of the method of seeing underground by electricity. Research tests are being made with a view to extending the applications of new process to prospecting for oil and minerals. It is expected to save millions by replacing costly boring methods, and at the same time safeguarding investors against wild-cat schemes. The discovery is the outcome of investigations made by an

Austrian engineer in war time, engaged in listening in to enemy conversations by means of wireless earth telephones. He noted the different conductivity of various rocks and minerals

The latest German apparatus includes a portable- alternating dynamo. Iron rods driven into the earth roughly a mile apart, serve as electrodes for the .transmission of current earthwards. The receiving gear consists of a frame and aerial connected with an amplifier and earthphones. The listener by moving the aerial is enabled to draw a diagram indicating the reflections oT earth current from which the exact position and depth, of any mineral deposit, tar or oil can ho ascertained. BEAM WIRELESS. LONDON, Jan. 24. An analysis of the week’s results show the beam service did not rmch the prescribed standard and the Post Office is not unking over the stations pending further tests. It is understood Marconi’s ascribe fhe deficiencies to tl'io Australian end. BEAM WIRELESS FAILURE. LONDON. Jan. 24. The Dost Office declines to issue a statement concerning the beam. It is understood Marconi’s to:d the Rost Office they were hopeful of improvement when the suspected faults at the

Australian end were remedied. It will not be surprising if experiments with varying wave lengths are attempted. The lading of the Canadian beam, coupled with the set-back on tbo Australian tests is causing a good deal of perturbation.

OLD SCULLER DEAD. LONDON. Jan. 24. Obituary—Bubeur, a former English champion sculler.

NEW HEBRIDES COMMISSION LONDON, Jan. 24

Following on the Imperial Conference, the Colonial Office is sending to New Hebrides a commission including Eyre Hutson (Britain). Griffiths (Aus.tralia) and General Richardson (New Zealand) to report on the position of British settlers for comparison with French, especially lobotir, marketing, of crops and financial assistance. The Commission assembles in April. It is understood the chief investigation will be the removal of the hail on indentured labour.

ACTOR’S DIFFER. LONDON, Jan. 24

,Seymour Hicks has engaged Kenneth’ MaeLaine the actor for an eighteen weeks tour at £.15 weekly saving “you can do your part on your head.” In V love scene when Hicks was callMi.stress Hicks “darling” MaeLaine stood between the lovers. Hicks became extremely cross and at the fall of the curtain dismissed MaeLaine. The second act as before the King’s Bench Division. MaeLaine, stated Hicks became extremely unreasonable on the stage. lie does not rea.ise what he is doing. Anybody is liable to muko a mistake the firsts - night Hicks said nobody living or dead could have made a ghastlier mess. I told him he could do it, on his head. It would have been Letter if he had done so The Judge—Pay MaeLaine a toitnight’s salary and fourteen guineas expended on clothes.

DIPLOMATIC. OTTAWA, Jan. 24

Discussing at. Toronto the statement: “The entry of Damn's into diplomacy will impair the diplomatic unity of Empire and therefore may threaten Imperial unity,” in an address to the Canadian Club on Monday, I incent Mass characterised the legation he will shortly establish at Washington as a necessity, not a luxury. He declared the new machinery would not weaken the tie hut would have the contrary effect. He believed the presence of several representatives of the King at Washington responsible to the different Governments, would provide even greater unity amongst the Dominions. He said the functions of tlu* legation would ho “the promotion of trade and settlement of international questions and other matters of public import-

ance.” inventor of melinite. PARTS, Jan. 24. Obituary—The chemist. Eugene Turpin. inventor of melinite. BEAM TRIALS. LONDON. January 24. Until Mnrconis issue a statement tomorrow the full extent of the shortcomings of the beam tests will not Ik> revaled. but inquiries disclosed that the post office examination tabulated daily results showed such a deficiency below the contract stipulation of one hundred words per minute over seven hours a day that the post office informed Marconi tTiat it could not take over the control of the station and further tests are necessary. When these will lie carried out is at present undecided. It is revealed that results are disappointing even when alternate east and west routes round the globe were used ; also that London got Melbourne 'better than Melbourne got London.