GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

DOOM FOR BLOW FLY

LONDON, Aug. 19.

Under the auspices of the Bureau of Entomology and of the Marketing Board, a cargo of fifteen thousand chrysalises of the English bluebottle fly. carefully packed in layers of moss within wooden boxes at a uniform tern- .

perature, leaves for New Zealand, Australia and the Falkland Islands .When these are unpacked, small parasite flies which have fed on the blueliottles, will emerge, it is believed that they will attack and exterminate their natural enemy, the blow fly, which is such a pest to sheep. Similar experiments last year were very successful. The shipments of the chrysalises are: for New Zealand; and 2,000 for the Falkland Islands.

TYPHOON DISASTER. -MANILA,' Aug. 19. A large launch foundered in the harbour of Manila, and nearly forty lives are reported to have been lost. The disaster was owing to a strong typhoon. Attempts to effect -rescue ■ were fruitless.

The inter-island shipping has been tied up, and communications interrupted on account of the storm.

AN EXCITING CHASE. LONDON, Aug. 21

A sensational chase occurred on the Firth of Clyde. The fishery cruiser Vigilant sighted a trawler working an otter trawl off Ailsa Crag. The trawler fled, abandoning the net, valued at £101). The Vigilant despatched a hydroplane which, developing a speed of forty miles an hour, over-hauled tlie trawler, whose crew, disguised with blackened faces ignored the command to stop. The pursuers, using a boat hook, dragged off the canvas hiding the trawler’s identification marks. They noted it and the chase was abandoned.

LABOUR PROTEST. LONDON. Aug. 21

The Trade Union Congress of the Labour Party cabled Governor Fuller, appealing for clemency to Sacco anil Vanzetti. Mr MacDonald sent mexsage saying the whole affair was too terrible, and he hoped United States* reputation even now may be saved from the horror of this execution. Half hour strikes are ordered to-nio*-l-ow at Cologne as a protest.

THE OLD CONTEMPTIBI.es. LONDON. Aug. 21

Fifteen thousand old Contemptibles, members of the first expeditionary force to land in France on August sth. 1914, headed bv Irish Guards’ hands, Lieut.General Uniacke, Viscount Curzon. Sir Geo. Duckworth King and Sir Alan Cobham. paraded on the Thames Embankment and marched to the tunes of

“ Tipperary ” and “ Pack Up Your Troubles.” to the Cenotaph upon which they laid wreaths. One of the original motor buses used hi France was included in the procession. A church parade was held on the Horse Guards parade and after the service the procession marched to Pall Mall, where sixty disabled Contemptibles. who were unahte_ to march, were drawn up.

SOVIET WAR SPEECHES. LONDON, Aug. 21. The “Times’s” Riga correspondent says, though war-scare speeches were” numerous interest attaches to the utterances and action of the War Commissar Unscliliclit. tlie notorious Chief of the Cheka, who is replacing Vorgshoff during furlough; also Muklovich, Commander of the Red navy, and military councillor. Roth dwelt on tlie imminence of war, Mukovitch stating tve first danger was the British fleet in the Baltic and the most pressing militaritask was to keep theft- chief enemy. Britain, from Russian shores. Ttb‘-. Red fleet is small but strong. < Uncniicht repntelv emphasised that war is already in sight, causing many to buy up provisions privately. Panic must he allayed by convincing the masses that the Soviet is prepared for war and would adequately provide for the citizens necessities.

CH URCH CONFERENCE.

LAUSANNE, Aug. 21

The World Conference on Faith and Order impressively eonci’uded with statements recognising that under, certain conditions their spiritual ratuo might be realised through Divine Grace. I lie conference trusted the difference preventing the full communion would be removed. Proceedings in connection with the unity of churches became rutiled owing to the American Episcopalian Doctor Moorehousc, objecting to the formation of the Council of Churches without authority. The churches will consider the reports of the conference which urges youth and u omen to accept a share of responsibility in endeavouring to reach tlie truth.

LONDON, Aug. 21. A Berlin correspondent says the “ Jsolse » Courier ” cites an offer of inicstigation into Belgian deportations a> a hopeful contrast to the war meniv orial which will ho unveiled at Dinant. on August 28th, which depicts German soldiers aiming rifles at Bei’ginn women and children. It is insisted that Germany lias no reason to shrink from any inquiry which it is hoped will extend to other questions.

GERMAN CINEMA. LONDON, Aug. 22. German cinema proprietors decided to boycott foreign firms distributing or producing a so-called anti-German hate film. It is asserted despite assurances, one firm responsible for the misehev-/ ous film is still exhibiting it.

TOBACCO CULTURE. LONDON, Aug. 22. It is announced that the British-

Australasian Tobacco Coy is joining with tho Australian Government to expend ninety thousand nounds sterling over a period of eight years, in the proportions of £60.000 and £40,000 respectively, in order to investigate and promote tobacco growing .in* Australia.

The Government is at the present advertising applications for the*Directorship of tlie tobacco investigations, at a salary of from fifteen hundred to two thousand jx-r year, the duties commencing as soon as a staff is appointed.

WATCH ON THE RHINE. LONDON"; Aug. 22. The Daily Telegraph’s Paris correspondent states the French Govern-'**' nient has decided that the strength of tlie French Army of Occupation on. the Rhine ought not to he below fifty thousand men. This implies a readiness on the part of France to with- T draw five thousand men, which intimation, it is understood, has been communicated to London.

RIVIERA MYSTERY

PARIS, Aug. 21. New outbreaks of fires have occurred in the Riviera. The police are searching for a woman and three men, in a mysterious blue car, which has been seen at the site of most of the outbreaks. Several of the inhabitants have actually seen the men firing bashes. Gendarmes twice have attempted to seize the car, but they were driven back at the point of a revolver, and the ear escaped.