BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[by TEr.EGRArn—I’ER chess association.] laiigf submarine. LONDON, March 22. Lieutenant .1. B. K. Harwood has been appointed to command Australia's new submarine, the Otley, which is the next, largest to the British mystery submarine The 'Eleventh. Lieut. Bnrwood will undergo s|>ccia! training on the submarine depot ship Dolphin till the Otlev is ready for

com in i ssi on AIR ACCIDENTS DEBATE. . LONDON. March 23. In the House of Lords. Lord Gorell said Mr Baldwin’s statement on air accidents did not fully cover’ the ground, and had ini entirely removed the uneasiness. Intormatioii should he given on certain technical aspects, especialy with regard to testing new safety appliances. Lord Sutherland said it was not desirable to publish statistical information. Aviation must, for lua ivyyears to come, entail accidents. Needless recklessness in flving was rigidly checked. Four pilots had been eourtmartia.lled for this, and two convicted. ft was a cruel libel on a gallant body of men to suggest over indulgence in alcohol. BRITAIN’S APPLE CONSUMPTION (Kece'veu tins aay at ti.ou a.m.l LONDON March 23. The population of (England and Wales consumed 2(> pounds of apples per capita per annum during the years 1923-253, representing approximately 120 apples jier capita, says a report of the .Ministry of Agriculture. Of these apples 47 were grown in Great Britain, 37 in the United States, 21 in Canada and 10 in Australia and New Zealand. PRESENTATION OF FLAGS. LONDON, March 21. High Commissioners of New Zealand and Newfoundland wil present on March 20th Hags for the twenty-ninth division at Gallipoli Memorial at Elthani Church Sir James Parr will read the lessons. The presentations are a sequel to Mr Bruce’s Hags of October 17 111, with a view to completing a Dominions set.

A PERTINENT QUERY. LONDON, March 23. ‘'What would have been the fate of thousands of British men, women and children in the last few days if the Government had aceeeded to the Labourites demand to withdraw troops from 'Shanghai.” asked Mr "Worthington Evans at a Conservative luaeiiepn. “if there had been no /troops to defend the concession serious events outside. the concession would have been repeated inside, resulting in the loss of hundreds of British lives, abundantly proving the Government was right.” .FAMILY TRAGEDY BERN HI. March 23. At Zurich on the morning of the day fixed for hearing • his wife’s petition for divorce on the grounds of her husband's drunkenness and ill treatment, Jacob Stiefcl shot his wife and daughter and son, aged four and two respectively and sons of a former marriage, aged seven and eight respectively, after which he committed suicide. All are dead except hiis daughter who was seriously wounded.

A SPENDTHRIFT. LONDON, March 23

Inheriting £120,009 sterling from an uncle in December. 1919, Major Vernon Albert Shaw admitted at the Bankruptcy Court, that at present his deficiency was £14,929. He said be i'ost eighyy-seven thousand on motor companies, six thousand in a (lance club and theatrical ventures and spent twenty-four thousand on household expense in the last three years, He admitted bis failure was due to extravagance, including a cruise all over tlie world.

' BANKING AFFAIRS. LONDON. March 23

H. Jones, of the Hongkoiig-Shung-liai banking corporation presiding at a dinner of Overseas Banks Association (at which Lord Birkenhead, Sir J. Parr and other Dominion representatives were present, referred to Harvey’s conference in' Sydney with the Commonwealth regarding the foundation of a central hank. He said there were conflicting .interests to study, hut if a practical scheme was evolved, it ’would he possible to handle Australian commerce and industry more comprehensively and under cheaper financial conditions. With an effective liason between the Bank of England and the central bunks in the Dominions, the general gold position in the Empire would he consolidted and handled to advantage. The time was propitious for a visit of British manufacturers to Australia and Now Zealand.

FARE ESTATES. LONDON March 23

Boscoe Brunner and his wife left, .€146.948 'and £36.694 sterling respectively. A WAR MEMORIAL. LONDON, March 23. . Lord Alienin' on the 7th May will unveil on the Mount of Olives, Jerusaliin, a war memorial of all Allies for which New Zealand has supplied the internal mosaic. This will be unveiled by Sir James Parr who will he accompanied 'by General ClayUpr. They, will inspect Anzae and the Cemetrie? at Cairo Deirelhelah, and Malta en route. MEASLES AND BOAT RACE. LONDON, March 23. Measles last year beset (Tunbridge but the changed crew won the boat race. Oxford is at present thrown out of gear by the same complaint Llewllyn (stroke) was smitten on Saturday and lfankiu took the stroke seat on Monday. Now he has measles. This chopping about of the crew has caused Cambridge to be firm favourites. Gellonitc Bell still worries Aershntes by erouching with bent arms at the catch.

BEAM TESTS. LONDON, March 22. The' official result of the beam tests to Austmlia issued by Marconi quotes an official letter from the Post Office that the eective both ways. Communication in terms of the contract was maintained for 88. J hours in a week Martonis add that the eontmet required only 49 hours. Furthermore the 88Jhoiirs referred onlv to duplex working at speed of over 50 letters per minute. If the ‘additional hours were included when one end was sending at high speed and the other jat lower _ speed, accounting together tor a considerable portion of the traffic this effective commercial communication covered a much longer period. Marconis assert the stations demonstrated they lire capable of dealing with 150.000 words daily both ways, up to a speed of 325 words per nlinute.

CANADIAN RAILWAYS. OTTAWA, March 23. The annual report of the Canadian National if.iihvays tabled in the Commons to-day showed the nett earnings in 1926 were 48,225,000 dollars, an increase over the preceding year of fortyfour per cent.