BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1927, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[ay TEPECK.U'II- -PE It IUtESS ASSOCIATION.] J SCHOOLUOY TOURS. •> LONDON, April 13. V Mr Amery and Mr Percy are estaii lishing a permanent committee on 1 which English schools arc strongly represented for the purpose of continuing c tl.e work of organising schoolboy tours of the Dominions. The Chairman is si Mr Kendall (headmaster of W inchester). The members include Mr Nor- 1 wood (headmaster of Harrow), A. C. Parkinson (Dominions office), •). R. *’ MacLeod (overseas settlement). High 3 Commissioners ol the Dominions to be visited are to nominate an additional 1 temporary member. u BROADCASTING. ' LONDON. April 13. The British Broadcasting Corpora- j tion is experimenting with a view to broadcasting descriptions of Wimble- tdon tennis and big cricket. Ihe super- h visor considers the public will not approve of the Australian plan of break- "j ing in on the ordinary programme when the play takes an exciting turn. ■ N.S.W. LOANS. LONDON. April 14. - The “ Financial Times ” has had a lengthy, interview with the Hon. Mr Me Kell, the New South Wales’ Government’s representative here on a ' visit. Mr MeKell explained that the ■ purpose ol his visit was to investigate ilio onuses of tlio difficulty thnt "Now South Wales was then having in borrowing in London, lie admitted that the State’s borrowing had lately been heavy. He explained the reasons for Ibis, such as the electrification of the Sydney suburban railways, the completion of the city railways and the construction of the Sydney Harbour bridge, lie said that the question of a sinking fund was being considered. He emphasised that the State had never been asked to tarnish detailed /information in its loan prospectus. The objection to the paucity of tse information given came as a surprise. 1 When the first New South Wales loan ' was placed in America the hankers ’ there demanded information, which - was willingly given. If the London financiers had made a similar request, 1 the information also would he given. t SUICIDE SENSATION. l- ROME. April 14. An ingenious suicide in prison was e effected hv Count Lusignnui, who was 1 n wnting trial on a charge of misapI propriatiou of funds of a hank, of >- which he was President. Ho was C granted veronal for insomnia. Count d Lusignani concealed the tablets each day. instead of taking them, until lie had hoarded a fatal dose.

SPYING PLOT. PARIS, April 13.

French police announce the partial uncovering of a vast spying plot in which Communists are alleged to have sought information regarding French military and aerial weapons for use of the Soviet Embassy. Two municipal councillors in Steyr, where army aviation proving grounds are located, have been arrested, while the arrest has also been ordered of the Paris municipal councillor. CYoment, whom the police describe as a Communist. Police visited Crenient’s home and learned he and his female secretary have been missing for three days. Two of five Communists, previously arrested are alleged to have been in possession of Goernment documents relating to the national defence. The police declare the Communists • approached workers in the Government arsenal and factories in an endeavour to obtain information.