BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[UY TELEG JtAl'H —PEU I'CESS ASSOCIATION.] GOOD VI^IIK'.. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) LONDON. April 21. Before starting for Cardiff, the King and Queen saw Princess Betty and wished her many happy returns. The Prince of Wales and Prince George wired congratulations from the Continent. THE BIRTHDAY PARTY. LONDON, April 21. The utmost simplicity characterised Princess Betty’s first birth-day. She awoke to find herself surrounded by scores of toys with which she played delightedly. In the afternoon, together with Princess Alary’s two sons she was taken for a drive in an open carriage in "Windsor Park. Big crowds awaited the departure of the carriage from the Castle, and when it emerged, long cheers were given for the Princess. Afterwards there was quite a family party in the Royal nursery, but no special celebration. IRISH FINANCE. (Received this day at 12.25 0.m.) LONDON, April 21. In the Bail, Mr Blytli introduced the Budget. The national debt is £16,290.000 compared with £13,420,000 last year. Income tax was reduced a shilling in. the pound making that on earned incomes Is 6d ami unearned 3s. Mutch tax was changed as was done in Britain hut the duty was not increased to prevent Continental dumping. Army expenditure £1.500,000, a reduction of half a million. The revenue for the current year is estimated at £24.450.000. The Government is establishing a committee to examine expenditure and recommend reductions.

PROFESSOR'S DJSC'OVERV. LONDON, April 21

The “Daily Telegraph’s” Berlin correspondent! states at a congress of surgeons, Professor Yon Xoorden of Frankfort announced he would shortly give a demonstration of a new preparation called horment, which is a substitute for insulin, it is cheaper, and can be taken as pills, instead of injections. ITe said that after experiments on animals from which pancreas was removed ami sugar counter-acted, horment had been tried with complete success on human beings. GREEK TROUBLES. ATHENS. April 21. Cabinet considered the reported machinations of Pangalos, aiming at the overthrow of the Government. The War Minister announced that Army Commanders regarded the reports as exaggerated, but Cabinet ordered the 'arrest of officers implicated, and decided to introduce an urgent bill revising the constitution. A GIRL CLIMBER. [Received this day at 12.25 p.m.l LONDON. April 21. Dorothy Baker, aged 15 years, climbed a 145 ft. ladder up a chimney stack at Canterbury Electricity Works, accompanied by a steeplejack. Ibis is believed to be a world’s record climb for a girl. “'lt was wonderful. T enjoyed it ever so much.” said Dorothy afterwards, while the steeplejack’s comment afterwards was: “That girl’s the bravest thing I’ve struck in 20 years’ climbing.”

WONDERS OK TELEVISION. LONDON. April 21. Television may be said to be on the verge of realisation, through the medium of Baird’s invention (cabled 4th April),, Board explains the apparatus succeeds in changing the face firstly into fluctuating electric current, which can be heard by wireless headphones. Every face or object gives its , own characteristic sound. These are then connected with the televisor, which transfers them to the screen of the apparatus as the exact image. The first demonstration trans-Atlantic was commenced to-day when “ sounds of the inventor’s face,” were picked up in New York. Subsequently Baird spoke on a truns-Atlantie telephone with a listener, who said: “The sound was Into nothing 1 have ever heard. It resembled a scratching.” Baird is sailing for America for the purpose of reproducing a sound record on the televisor. FRANCE’S ATTITUDE. GENEVA, April 21. The absence of AT. Rancour from the resumed sittings of the Preparatory Disarmament Commission is generally interpreted as France’s conviction that basic divergence of opinion renders further discussion useless. Lord Cecil is ill and unable to attend.