CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 June 1930, Page 7

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

OCEAN ENERGY [BY CABLE—/BESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT;] ’ NEW YORK,, June 26. A message from Havana stated that a giant steel tube, with which. Professor Georges Claudej a French-scientist, planned to endeavour to ; harness the Gulf Stream for electrical energy, col lapsed and fell into the ocean when its steel cables snapped like threads.. The scientist saw the result of three months’ hard labour and infinite plans demolished. American capital totalling 150 million dollars was invested in the project. • . ; '■

CANADIAN ELECTIONS

VANCOUVER (8.C.), June 26.

A Woodstock message states that following a declaration that if he were elected he would abrogate every trade treaty “injurious to Canadian agricultural interest.” Mr. R. B. Bennett, Conservative Opposition Leader, in a campaign address, asserted that the abrogation of the New Zealand Treaty comes five years too late. The Conservatives had always opposed the agreement.

f U.S.A: WHEAT

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.

A message from Topeka, in Kansas, says:—-“Governor Reed, asserting that the State is facing a catastrophe owing to the unduly-depressed price,of wheat has asked the Farm Boaard to purchase an additional twenty-five millions or more bushels of wheat.”

SHIPPING CONFERENCE

LONDON, June 26.

The Australian and New Zealand delegates, at loadline conference are perturbed because the foreign delegates. on the zone committee are desirous to place sections of the Australian and New Zealand coasts within the summer and winter zones, causing confusion throughout Australian and NewZealand shipping; also s resulting in losses to those parts within the winter zone. Australia, is safeguarded-as her constitution provides for the enforcement of a separate Shipping Act, but New’ Zealand will be obliged to concur if Britain agrees, because she is unable to pass a separate shipping Act without the Imperial Parliament’s consent. Thus far, it is understood, the British delegates favour the foreigners’ proposals, therefore the Australian and New Zealand delegates are holding %ip the zone committee hoping to obtain a reconsideration of the zoning proposals before submission to the general committee for final ratification.