OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1930, Page 7

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

FOCH MEMORIAL

STATUE IN LONDON

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, Jan. 7

The Prince of Wales has consented, if circumstances permit, to unveil the statue to Marshal Foch, which will he erected in London on a site near Victoria Station, and will be ready in May.

Lord Derby, Lord Hardingc of Pensliurst, Lord Crewe and Loid Tyiiell sponsored the appeal for funds for the erection of an equestrian statue of Marshal Foch in London.

It is proposed to erect a. replica of the statue at Cassel by Georges Malissnrd. A site has been given by the Duke of Westminster in Grosvenor Gardens, close to Victoria Station.

FAMOUS DETECTIVE DEAD

MAN WHO ARRESTED BALFOUR AND CRIPPEN. RUGBY, Jan. 7.

The death has occurred of Mr Frank Froest, for many years a famous British detective.

Thirty-five years ago he arrested in Argentina and brought to England Jabez Balfour, who received a heavy sentence for the “Liberator” frauds. Later he was responsible for bringing Crippen to justice for the murder of his wife. Crippen was identified on an Atlantic liner while escaping to Canada; and information of this was sent to Mr Froest by wireless telegraphy. This was the first time that wireless was used to bring about the arrest of a criminal.

COAL INDUSTRY

MEETING AT GENEVA. RUGBY, Jan. 7

At Geneva yesterday, the Prepare torv Technical Conference on conditions in the coal mining industry, which aims at securing an international solution of certain of the industry’s more critical problems, was opened. Mr W. 11. Smith, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade was elected president. The day’s proceedings were devoted to general statements by representatives of the nine European coal producing states taking part in the conference.

Sir Sydney Chapman said that the British Government heartily welcomed rue convention on hours of labour in the coal mining industry, and would welcome if possible one also on wages and conditions of work. The British Government was in sympathy with all attempts to standardise labour conditions, when circumstances were ripe for such standardisation. He- hoped that the question of wages and conditions of labour would he carefully explored. On the matter of hours of work he was fully convinced that with a little patience, open mindedness and deteimiuation, a convention on the. question would be possible.

LORD THOMSON IN FORCED

LANDING

RUGBY, Jan. 7. Lord Thomson, Secretary for Air wn c flying from London to Paris this afternoon, when the aeroplane was forced to come down at Abberville owing to fog.