AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

(United Press Association.—By Elect ri' Telegraph.—Copyright.) THE PROPOSED TREATY. WASHINGTON, April 7. Air E. B. Kellogg. Secretary of Stale lias .staled that he is experiencing ditii cully in clearing up several vagm points in the last French Note regard mg the proposed war renuiieiatioi treaty. He emphatically denies pith lishod reports that in recent oonvorsa lions with M. Gatulel. he oxprossei general approval ol lour I' - ifnch re senations as .such, or advanced then merely as suggestions lor strengthen ing the projected treaty. Eitrthwr discussions with Al. Claude may clarify the ambiguity. In that event, ami if a general agreement or the conditions can he reached, anuthei American Note would he unnecessary. Instead, the United States and I'Vaneo would formally present to Britain. Germany. Italy and Japan the correspondence which passed between them .accompanied by an invitation to join in negotiating the treaty. FA.MOES AMERICAN ORATOR DEAD. NEW YORK. April A. The death is announced, ol Mr Clin nil rev Al. Depew. statesman and orator, aged ninety-four.

A “ TALKING BOOK.” NEW YORK. April 7. Dr Willis Whitman, director of the .Schenectady lahoi atory of the General Electric Company, believes that lie will help the blind by producing a •'talking hook” with which he has keen working tor a considerable time Asked when it would definitely appear lie siiid: Remind me of it in a mouth.” The device looks like a camera. It i- tilted wilt a strip of film which wind- and unwinds a number oi times issuing words from several tracks through a hind-speaker. Dr Whitman believes that a film lasting for two hours will he sold for about six dolars.