BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

RADIUM FOR KING. BRUSSELS, January 25. A Belgian Society offered a hundred thousand sterling worth of radium for treatment of King Ferdinand free of charge. Five grains of radium bromide, the largest quantity ever used at one time are contained in the apparatus specially constructed by the Brussels Radium Institute. Si AIILINGER EXPOSED. LONDON. January 25. Remarkable direct accusations are contained in a long despatch from Gereva from the “Daily Express’’ correspondent sent specially to inquire into the Spahlinger Institute. He declares that, as th result of his interview with M. Spahlinger’s patients, past and present, medical men and others, all of whom were checked and crossreferenced, he considers that no more patients should go to M. Spahlinger from England, and that no further funds, private or public, should be sent from England to the Spahlinger Institute.

The correspondent declares that already sufficient has been sent to enable M. Spahlinger to provide his serum, and yet he complains that he is hampered hv a lack of funds.

The methods of tho Institute, says, the correspondent, arc condemned by world-famed scientists, and it is certain that the published evidence of cures is inaccurate.

The correspondent states: —“T saw patients who had given their all to the Institute, and who begged and prayed me to prevent others coming from England.” Some of these, lie

said, were worse after a course of the Spahlinger serum or vaccine, or both ; and some were dying. “ 1 found definite evidence,” he states, “ of patients who had been treated and died, yet of whom it was denied that they had visited AT. Spahlinger. Others were resolute in their confidence. They said: “We are cured or are better.” T was repeatedly told that AT. Spahlinger was not a business man. and that it was impossibje to ascertain the amount of money that he has obtained. I was asked: “What the devil has it got to do with the ‘Daily Express.’ so long as there is a cure? ” I hold, documentary evidence showing in 1924, while tuberculosis work was going forward, At. Spahlinger was proposing to start a factory in France for the manufacture of a beauty specific. AT. Spahlinger actually inspected the suggested premises at Dejoii. and yet he is not supposed to be a business man.”

BIG QUAKES. SUVA. January 26. Vilo in the New Hebrides, reports that severe earth, movements occurred yesterday causing some damage to buildings there. The local opinion is that the seat of the disturbance is Aiibrym. The Suva seismograph was very violent at 8.45 o’clock last night, and from eleven o’clock till after noon today. when the violence subsided.

AIR CH A.M PI ON. PARIS. January 25. The International League of AviaTors elected Doisv as the world’s champion aviator, after two ballots. Cobham was second choice. OATH OF ALLEGIANCE. LONDON. Jan. 26. Air Daniel Breen took the oath of allegiance and Ilfs seat in the Daily Eireann. He is the first Irish Republican to do so. .Mr Breen dec-hires his intention of working for the removal of all harriers separating the Irish people, including the oath of allegiance to the King. A VESTKY MANSION. LONDON, Jan. 25. Sir Edmund Yestey is building «. mansion of unusual Italian architecture at the Northforehuul Broadstairs, costing one hundred thousand pounds. VICTIAt OF AIOTOR ACCIDENT. LONDON, Jan. 25. The death has occurred of the Dowager Countess of Bristol at the age of eighty-four vein's. Her death was duo to injuries which she received from living knocked down by a motor car. BRITISH PROPOSALS. LONDON. January 26. , Mr O’Malley presented Eugene Chen definite proposals on behalf of the British Government.