CANCER RESEARCH.

Evening Star, Issue 18998, 21 July 1925, Page 12

CANCER RESEARCH.

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LONDON, July 20.'—Tho trustees of the* Into Sir William Dunn ha.ve given the Medical Research Council £IO,OOO to promote research into filterable viruses in connection with Air Barnard and Mr Gyo s cancer theories. —A. and N.Z. Cable. HUTT ENDORSES NEW LIBERAL TITLE. Mr Widen! and several members of bis party addressed a meeting at Hutt, and the following resolutions were agreed to:—“That this meeting of the Hutt branch of the Liberal-Labor Federation wishes to record its entire approval of the decision of tho members of the party in Parliament to create a new party to bo known as'the National Partv, with national aims and a national policy.” “That this meeting of the Hutt branch of the Liberal-Labor Party regrets that tho Prime Minister should have refused the p-oncrous and unselfish offer ot the Liberal-Labor Parly to join with his party in the formation ot a National Party so that a strong and stable. Government coma be formed.” —Press Association. THE BROADCASTING SERVICE. The conditions ot the contract between the Government and the broadcasting syndicate for a regular and efficient broadcasting service throutdiout the dominion were announced to-day by Sir James larr. lie .said he was satisfied that tho Government had secured a good contract. There were stringent powers of control, and if the company failed i.i any essential to adhere to the agreement the Government had power to terminate the bargain. The agreement is between .the Government and \Vm. Goodtoilow, of Hamilton, and A. 11. Harriss, of Christchurch. As trustees for the Broadcasting Company they undertake to erect radio telephone stations at Auckland and Christchurch within six; months, and when they are in operation must, if requested, erect at Wellington and Dunedin. At the end of Lve years, it the agreement is not renewed, the Crown will purchase the plain.—Press Association. LOCALLY-MADE gramophones FOR SCHOOLS. The claimi ot locally-made gramophones for use in fhe schools, as against those ot imported machines, were pressed by a deputation (repiesenting tho Now Zealand Industrial Corporation and the manufacturers) on Sir James Parr and the Jiou. G. J. Anderson to-day. Tho president of the corporation (Mr Watkins) urged the Government to carry out its policy of prefcrenc i to Now Zealand industry in recard to gramophone, Ho said tho manufacturers wore able to turn out wholly New Zealand made articles with the exception of tho motors, which were imported from ritaiu. Mr Watkins said some education boards had expressed a wish to give preference to tho New Zealand product, and hoped the Minister would recognise the chums huth from the piaetwal and the ethical point of view. They were prepared t> satisfy the Ministers that they were equally as good as the import-,n) ai ti'r.es. Sir Jan i-s Pi it, in reply, saia the present contract was lor one year’ and local muniilacturers would have the opportunity of tendering ne t rear. He had b?*K advised that, the British machine was tho host for school purposes, and cheaper than tho instrument made m New Ze:l1 M U r d Kid6isTO Mid that if they Vera to manufacture inNow Zealand they must malts, an article egujj£ tq ,thg sprj boat. —Er_ess MM* giatkin.