AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1927, Page 2

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(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) El LAI SCENARIO WRITER. NEW YORK, July 27. Juno Alathis, the cinema scenario writer, died last night as the “result of a heart attack while witnessing a play in a theatre here. She was accompanied by her mother.

HONOLULU CON FERENCE. HONOLULU, July 27

At the Pacific Relations Conference here to-day the Institute gave its unanimous approval to a proposal that Japan and America should outlaw war he tween each other.

The delegates from these countries, as well as delegates from Britain and Canada, urged that there he a draftpact signed similar to the Locarno Piiet for the guarantee of future peace in the Pacific.

In the discussion on the proposal Air Eggelsou said that such a treaty should embody a disarmament clause. “ The League of Nations will not he completely successful,” lie said, " until it adopts some disarmament plan. I believe that disarmament can he considered a regional problem in the Pacific. The distances between the countries are so great that the Pacific ai’Ca is different from other the parts of the world.”

Mr Duncan Hall said: “ AYe delude ourselves when we say that there is no possibility of war in the Pacific. The seeds of such war are here, as ill Europe. It is a time for creating such machinery for peace. America is tile greatest power in the Pacific, and site might he interested in a Pacific conflict. Since she is not a member of the League of Nations, nor of the Four Power pact, the pact proposal is the weakest argument for the settlement of a Pacific conflict. The minimum requirement of this area is that there shall he no resort to hostii’itv until there lias been a thorough investigation of the liosilities.”

Sir Arthur Currie endorsed the plan on behalf of Canada. The American delegates wore less favourable. Air Horndeck declaring that there is no necessity for any such treaty, and Airs Cntt stating that

other treaties must precede it. At the Institute of Pacific Relations. Airs Peter Ruck, of New Zealand, delivered an address on the training of women in the use of politics as a civic force.

There was a discussion on missionary work in China, which brought out a general opinion that the old-time mission structure was crumbling, and that there must be a drastic change if Christianity is to survive. Tt was stated the missionary of the future must be better-grounded in the history and ideals of China, and also i’ess dogmatic. and that lie must he able to arouse respect for Western learning as well as for religious ideals. Tt was urgent tliat future missionaries must go to tlio Orient quite as much to learn as to teach.

POULTRA'-KERPTXG. OTTAWA. July 28. “ Keeping poultry is within the sphere and scope of almost every section of the people of all nations,” stated the President Olr Edward Brown, of London), at "fast night’s session of the delegates to the Poultry Congress. Fully five thousand delegates heard various addresses at the Congress, including one from the Rev. John Wynn, of Australia. WORLD POCLTItY CONFERENCE. OTTAWA, July 27. Five thousand delegates from 42 countries on five continents were present at the opening to-day of the World Poultry Conference. Viscount AYillington, Governor-General of Canada welcomed them on behalf of the British Empire. LITTLE SUCCESS ASSURED. WASHIXGTOX, July 27. On the basis of the press reports of Chamberlain's statement to-day Washington officials see little prospect of success of the Geneva Conference. They are convinced that the American and British viewpoints on naval parity are far apart. BOXING TITLE. NEW YORK, July 27. Alike McTigue has been given Delaney's resigned light-heavy boxing title.