CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 February 1932, Page 9

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

RADIO LICENSES. [by CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] RUGBY, February 12. The number o£ wireless licenses in force at the end of January in Britain showed an increase of 143,000 over the previous month. The total now is 4,473,227, including 29,972 free licenses for blind personsHOMELAND ELECTRICITY. RUGBY, February 12. The Central Electricity Board, which was created five years ago, has made remarkable progress on its national power scheme. This scheme contemplated transmission lines totalling four thousand and seventy miles, and at the.end of 1931 more than two thousand four hundred miles had been built. Lines in actual operation aggregate nine hundred and ten miles. The progress made last year was rapid. Work will be set in operation during the current year in Central Scotland, and probably by the end of 1933 in the other areas. During last year the Board placed contracts of thirty million pounds in connection with the scheme.

CLYDEBANK UNEMPLOYMENT. LONDON, February 13. , The Prime Minister is making excellent progress towards recovery after the recent operation to Iris left eye. His visitors on Friday at his Park Lane nursing home included Dr. David Kirkwood, who represents Clydebank, where the abandonment of work on the giant Cunard liner has increased the unemployment. He discussed the outlook with the Prime Minister, and ho later expressed the hope that work on the liner will before long be resumed. STOCK SWINDLES. CHICAGO, February 11. - Federal Judge Carpenter ruled that the offences alleged against John Factor did not constitute and extraditable crime. John Factor, alias “Jake the Barber,” was accused last year of having defrauded members of British public out of £1,000,000 by mans of stock swindling schemes. On May 20 he surrendered to the Federal authorities in Chicago. Complaints against him were signed by the British. Con-sul-General in Chicago and on behalf of the Broad Street Press, Limited. Factdi’ asserted that the accusations were without foundation. Extradition proceedigs were then initiated. In connection with, the same charges a man named Harry Green was arrested in Philadelphia. MALTESE DISPUTE. MALTA, February 12. Discussing the politico-religious dispute the newspaper, “The Church,” says: “Our impression is that nearly every action to which sinister implication could be given was attributable with increasing force to Lord Strickland alone, as the dominating power in tho Constitutional Party. It is useless to disguise the opinion that Lord Strickland is a dominating, aggressive force, with a manner calculated to cause irritation and annoyance, and with methods of attack involving personal animosity towards many of those attacked, thus leading to a tendency for the island to become divided into cliques.” COUPON TRADING. LONDON, February 13. Colonel Moore-Brabazon has introduced a bill making it unlawful to issue redemption gift coupons in connection with the sale of goods. The penalty is a fine not exceeding £2OO, for each offence. GERMAN PRESIDENCY. BERLIN, February 13. The ex-Crown Prince has refused nomination for the Presidency.