BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) CHANNEL SWIM ATTEMPTS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.l LONDON, Aug. 30. A sudden temporary return of summer was responsible for a rush of Channel swimmers, ranging from Miss Jamscn, a seventeen year old Dane, to Dr Schiff, a sixty-five year old German. Others included Misses Macl.ellun, Hawke, Harding, Mrs YVeidan (England). All started from Grisnez at various times in the morning, but were forced to abandon owing to a choppy sen. MacLellnn, of Harley St., was in the water 11 hours and covered 13 miles. Jamscn took cramp after four and a-half hours. Harding was in seven and a half hours, and swam the last hour in a state, of coma and collapsed ns he was dragged into a tug. lie was unconscious for an hour. Hawke was far out of the course after 7 hours and Soliiff after seven hours battling with cross currents became faint and was rescued with difficulty. Dover cliffs were crowded with disappointed onlookers.

SOVIET TRIAL. LONDON, Aug. 30. The “Times” Riga. correspondent announced a great trial of British spies will begin in a military court at Leningrad on Sept. 2nd. The announcement promises to unfold an elaborate British spying system in and around the Soviet, since 1910, under tho Britisher. Captain Boyd, until he was arrested. Altogether twenty-six are sent* for trial, including Coyer, ex-officer. Sokoloff, one of the chief organisers and a number of other Russians who offered shelter and assistance. PRICE; OF GOLD. LONDON. Aug. 30. The price of gold is B*l/10;, BROADCASTING. (Received this dav at 11.0 a.m.) LONDON. Aug. 30. Whatever rnay be the views of the British listeners-in on Empire broadcasting, they would certainly be proud to foci they took the lead in. linking up the Empire by broadcasting, says tho “Evening News.” Britain latterly for the first, time, is conscious of a wide demand for such a link, but because Eindhoven and America awakened, we have no clear idea of what can or should Ik* done. The problem is not merely tecJTnical, but how it is best to create effective demads for Empire Broadcasting, resulting in the erection of a permanent transmitting station and securing funds for this purpose. The Dominions must decide what forms of Empire broadcasting they would like to try, and how much they must be prepared to pay for an admittedly experimental service.

Marcuse conducts a. prosperous business in Mincing Lane. Wireless has been liis sole hobby for years. He was conducting experiments before the war and was among tho first to demonstrate the possibility of a. low wave length transmitting set, installed in his home a Cntterhntn. twenty miles from London. The control apparatus was locked in liis home while his assistant, Percy A r alentine, in liis home half a mile distant, connected a private wire. They were associated in many experiments. The first Empire broadcast will be from the studio in London, transmitted from Cntterham by land lines, the Post Office assisting in these arrangements.