CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 31 October 1933, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

DR. CALMETTE.

[BY CADLE —PRESS ASSX. —COPYRIGHT.]

PARIS, October 29.

The death of Dr. L. C. A. Calmette followed an operation for an internal complaint. His serum, known as “8.C.G.,” was claimed to immunise newly-born infants from tuberculosis. Millions of babies in Europe have thus far been treated with it.

German experts declare that the tragedy causing the deaths of very many German children when inoculated at Lubeck in August, 1932, was not Dr. Calmette’s fault. The serum cultures on that occasion had been mixed. Dr. Calmette was born in the same year and died on the same day as M. Painleve, the ex-Premier. Both had been professors at Lille University. NOVELIST’S RE-BURIAL.

MADRID, October 29.

Theatres in Valencia were ordered to remain open al! night, to house people attending ceremonies in honour of the return of the remains of Vicente Biasco Ibanez, the novelist, and Republican, to his native city.

EXPLOSION ON YACHT.

LONDON, October 30

Lord Dudley’s yacht, the Anna Marie, was subject to a mysterious explosion at Southampton. One hundred feet of deck was blown up, and wreckage was strewn in the river. Lord Dudley is in America.

TURKISH REPUBLIC

RUGBY, October 29

Sir J. Simon has sent the following telegram to the Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs: —“On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Turkish Republic, I take pleasure, on behalf of His Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom, in offering Your Excellency most cordial congratulations. It is their sincere wish that, thanks to the achievement of these ten years, Turkey mav, under the guidance of her distinguished President, enjoy everincreasing and happiness.”

ITALIAN MASS-WEDDINGS

ROME. October 30

Mass weddings totalled 2800. each oi which received a thousand lire bank note, appropriately drawn from the coffers of the bachelor tax, which Mussolini will probably increase next year.

WINES FOR U.S.A

NEW YORK, October 30

Mr Dow informed the Australian Press Association that he had communicated with the Government strongly advising a private Australian exhibition pending the International Wine Show, here in February. He suggested that Commonwealth wine growers have an exceptional opportunity to develop the American market. He pointed out that the present generation of Americans, with cessation of prohibition on December 5. are ready to cultivate a taste for a wide variety of wines, thus offering Australia, the opportunity possibly, to establish all of its types. The world’s finest postwar vintages will be displayed, with a bar. whereat wine can be purchased by the glass for sampling. Mr Dow stressed the absolute necessity that, only the finest. Australian vintages should he. displayed. Australian brandy and Tasmanian cider could find a field, but Australian whiskeys were unable to compete. Ho added that, great, optimism, is fell in t"te wot Id’s wine trade in the American market.

SIR B. FULLER’S RETURN.

NEW YORK, October 30

Sir Benjamin Fuller loft, here hurriedly on his return to Australia, suddenly changing his plans, having hoped. but. failed, io secure a passage by the Zeppelin for Europe. He is Hying by seaplane io Kingston (Jamaica), thence, to Cristobol and Balboa, to catch tho Karitane al. Panama. on November on route to Sydney, via New Zealand.

“As unofficial ambassador for the centenary at Melbourne,” he addressed several clubs in New York, inviting members to visit the celebrations at ‘•their own expense.” He expressed interest, in several theatrical bits.