AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1927, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

(.Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

AMERICAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. (Received this day at 9.30 a.tn). NEW YORK, Nov. 27. The lia/.ardotisness ol at least one branch of American sport is emphasised by the announcement that seventeen young men were killed and one hundred suffered major injuries, during the college football season just ended. This game, which is avowedly one of the roughest, claims annually a large number of casualties. There were 8 killed and 280 injured in 1920; twenty were killed and one hundred injured in 1925. The season lasts only through October and November, with an occasional game played in September and December. One of the chief manoeuvres of the game provides shoulder to shoulder charging hv players, one sidecarrying the hall to the others goal. The dead this year ranged between 15 and 22 years in age. It is emphasised that the percentage of casualties is low, in view of the gigantic scale on which the game is now being played throughout the country. A public protest has resulted in a modification of the rules principally for the purpose of eliminating injuries.

PREPARING EG It FLIGHT. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 27

The scheduled endurance flight of the Southern Cross has been postponed until Monday. Kingsford Smith stated tile reason was there had to be a variation of a thousandth of an inch in an adjustment of the motors. He mentioned December oth as a possible date for departure for Australia, and announced the Southern Cross had been rochristenod “Spirit of California. ’

A FORD PURCHASE NEW YORK, Nov. 27

Fon! announces bis company recently purchased five million acres from the Brazilian Government, situated at Piquababa Plateau, in the State of Para, in rich volcanic soil. He says it the entire tract can he placed under production it will not only change the whole situation of the rubber industry in the world, hut will give Northern Brazil a tremendous agricultural and industrial impetus. Planting begins immediately and he expects m seven years there will he an immense annual production.

empire affairs. NEW YORK, Nov. 28.

The “New York Times” editorially says; “The action of New Zealand in voting one million pounds towards the cost of the Singapore Base should not be regarded as an unfriendly gesture directed against any power or group of powers bordering the Pacific. It morelv bears witness to the loyalty ol Xew Zealanders to the Empire, since New Zealanders and Australians alike .regard .Singapore as a rallying point of British interests in the 'Western Parilit*. It is natural and proper that they prove their In'ith by works. The close community of interests between the Dominions and the United States has established a solidarity, which not even the blasts of Chicago’s Mayor can shake. Canada, New Zealand and Australia are pioneer countries, facing problems similar to those faced by America. Peopled by kindred stocks and having similar forms of Government, they view the world moie nearly eye to eye than do any other nations. So long as the Dominions form the essential links in the Empire they cannot remain alool Irani the Empiie s defence Hence it is only fitting that they take a share of the cost of the defensive forces of the Empire, which as the British delegates at the Geneva Conference aptly showed, are essential for the protection of Britain's far-flung lines of commerce and communication.

R A DIO CONFERENCE. NEW YORK. Nov. 26

Mr Brown, interviewed, said he was particularly gratified with the result of the prolonged negotiations ami discussions at the Radio Conference. The delegates necessarily were very apprehensive regarding the outcome of the Conference to individual nations, if the restrictions were imposed which might have been found necessary for conserving general international inter-

ests. The problem presented was one ot considerable technical complexity, and the successful issue of the Conference is to ho attributed to the earnest desire of all concerned to pay regard to their neighbours’ interests, while striving to maintain the position ot their own country.

The density of radio traffic in different parts of the world varies greatly, and it would have been a matter of no slight difficulty to ensure that a remote country like Australia should not have fettered wireless services, because there is need for prescribing stringent regulations for the control of communicr.ti'ons in territory where traffic is congested. But, fortunately, owing to the attitude of mutual accommodation dis. played, it has been found possible to reach an international understanding, which will obviate any handicap on the development of wireless services in the Commonwealth.”