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Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

fI; V Ti:f.Kt:!!.U’ll l'l'.ll I’ll MSS ASSOCIATION'.] BEAM TESTS. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) r.OXDO, M iire'n 1. While Marconis do not indicate the date of a repetition of the Post Office’s beam 'test, it is understood that Senator Marconi is satisfied with the engineer's reports that English stations had tuned up ami reports from Australia were very satisfactory. Therefore he will notify the Tost Office probably to-morrow, that he is prepared to undergo a trial. LABOCR RESOLETION. I.OXDOX. March 1. A meeting of Parliamentary Labour Party carried unanimously, a resolution requesting [laden Guest to resign [ his seat without delay. ENGLISH 01 HI, TRAGEDY. I.OXDOX*, March I. Daniels, a brother, identified his sister’s remains, adding: ‘‘She was as-, snssinated. f shan't rest'unfil 1 have found her murderer.” Medical experts express Lhc opinion that Daniels died suddenly while in company with another person, following an injection of drugs. Xurse McCarthy, at present at Birmingham, expressed her willingness to give evidence at Boulogne. j IX THE COMMOXS. (Received tin’s day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON. March I. A question was asked. Mr Churchill, if he intended to tax all bachelors over twenty-five, of whom there wire 2.000.000 iii Britain. Mr Churchill—" You surely don’t expir L me to anticipate the Budget.” Air Snowden--" Will the Chancellor j of the Exechequer take into con.-idera- ( tiou the fact, that the income tax already differi iiliates very much agai list bachelors.'' Mr Churchill—" Certainly, in event of a decision to lax bachelors. Further. we must consider whether when he has an accomplice in this malpractice, the burden should lie shared.” . AVortliingtoii-Evans in reply 1 to the question said that approximately ]320 ex-soldiers had been vocation- ' ally trained at l.atterick and of these -lit) in farming. Out of the latter 190 I had emigrated. The War Office had I not called for reports on the hitter. < Tint a number of tavouralbc reports had i been received. I

RESEARCH RKSFI.TS. LOXDOX. March I. Sir A. Balfour opened the Science Museum at South Kensington Exhibition. which has been arranged by the Research Association, illustrating the application of science to the wool trade from raw wo I to the finished liibrie. One exhibit showed Iky efleets ol persistence in the tar-branding on cloth compared with the Association s ne" tarless fluid. The most spectacular item is a new spinning frame, giving five times the present draft by elimination of intermediate processes, ajso a lading lamp by which dyed fabrics are faded comparable to exposure to sunshine. The machine also controls the heat, atmosphere and surtaee material in order to face cloths intended for hot countries.