CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 December 1930, Page 7

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

U.S.A. AND AUSTRALIA2bY CABTE--PRESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] WASHINGTON, December 11. Mr. Parker Maloney'conferred with Mr. Legge, (Chairman of the Federal Farm Board), and' with Mr. Lamont (Secretary of Commerce). His visit to the former was for the purpose of discovering, for the benefit of Australia, ’ something of the methods and results of the organisation among the agriculturalists of the United States. Mr. Maloney had a “very friendly” conversation with Mr. Lamont, in which the trade situation of Australia and the United States was canvassed at the basis of future negatiations’. FIRE ON LINER. LONDON, December 10. j. The outbreak of fire aboard the liner Empress of Scotland is believed to have been caused by the fusing of a cable.- There was some danger of the fierce blaze exploding the fuel tanks. Three brigades on land and four afloat poured water into her and firemen wearing masks boarded the ( vessel. She was recently sold for £42,000 for dismantlement at Blyth. Northumberland. When built in 1905 she was the world’s biggest boat. The fire spread rapidly in spite of the . combined efforts of several fire brigades and a fleet of fire floats. Hope of saving th’o ship was abandoned when 300 tons of oil fuel in her? bunkers ignited. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL DUBLIN, December 11. Mr. McGilligan announced in the Dail Eireann that a bill would be introduced to abolish the right of appeal to the Privy Council. / / ■ GOLD RESERVES. LONDON, December 12. The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplo- , matic correspondent understands that American finance authorities have - hinted that if Britain and France reach an agreement on the subject of the use of gold reserves, the United , , States will consider co-operation.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES. RUGBY, December 12. The Burma Sub-committee at the India Round Table Conference approved the draft report and recommendations which had already been outlined for presentation to the Plenary Session of the Conference next week. - The Federal Sub-committee approved the report on the first three of four heads for presentation to . the full Conference in committee. The Sub-committee’s conclusions are that the component elements should be the federating provinces of British India, and such States, or groups of States, as are free to enter. The precess of federation will involve the • creation of the new State and Federal Legislature and should consist of two Chambers, each containing representatives of both British India and States. The final section of .the re-, port deals with the powers of the Legislature.

INTERNATIONAL MAIL SERVICE. OTTAWA, December 12. Preliminary plans for aviation routes involving Europe and Asia, were announced to-day, following a conference between Post Office officials of the United States and Canada, who discussed a scheme to develop a route from Calgary ' (Alberta) into Alaska, thence to Asia. It was agreed that unless Canada and the United States joined in the development of the Asiatic route, serious competition might come from Russia in a few years. The Asiatic service is likely to be inaugurated in three years. It was announced that a programme is now under way in the United State;-: to develop the Atlantic air mall, via Bermuda and the Azores. The opening of the London-Nev; Zealand telephone service is expected on December 19. •