AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1927, Page 3

AMERICAN NEWS

I (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) RADIO CONFER ENcrj. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The first committee meeting of flic Board of Officers of the International Radio Conference named Mr Brown (Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Tariffs World Court) and Count Guiseppe Guenie, Italian Delegate for appointment as Chairman. Other British Delegates given Committee appointments were: Mr A. J. Johnstone (Canada) Vice-Chairman of the Convention Committee; T. Purvis (Britain) Chairman of General Regulation Committee.

Judging by converations among the clelegates there seems a possibility of a coalition of British, French and German delegates to wrest- control of the Conference from the now largely dominating U.S. delegation. The British. it is understood, prefer a postponement until the 1939 Brussels Conference of consideration of the so-call-ed Cortina Report, in which the International Committee lias advocated a reduction of the standardisation of all code words to five letters. Britain believes the present ten letter word limits should remain, but Mr Hoovor lias moved that a special section of the delegates determine whether the Conference should act on the Cortina Report. Therefore Britain is believed to be preparing a counter-proposal, under which she will support certain French and German proposals in return for their help with the Cortina Report.

MEXICAN EXECUTIONS. VANCOUVER. Oct. 0. Telegrams from Ngales Ariona state General Vincent Gonziles (Chief of Artillery in -Morelos State) and thirteen members of the State Legislature were executed for rebellion, according to advice from Mexico military headquarters.