CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 September 1938, Page 7

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

SYNTHETIC RADIUM.

[PRESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.]

LONDON, September 19. The “News Chronicle” says: After 18 months’ research, Professor F. L. Hopwood has announced that he has discovered an artificial radium known as radio sodium, which is prepared from- common salt, by bombardment of atoms. He says radicy sodium has several important advantages over radium, as it can be administered in capsules, or injected as seven-eighths of its power disappears in two days. It is expected, the paper ’ says, that his discovery will revolutionise treatment of cancer and other diseases.

U.S.A. DEFENCES.

LOS ANGELES, September 18,

Senator David Waish, chairman of the Senate, Naval Affairs. Committee who is attending the American Legion Convention here, announced that congress ds being asked to appropriate, 1,'490,500 dollars to strengthen the'Pacific Coast naval defences. The largest items are a naval air station at Kodiak (Alaska) and graving docks at Puget Sound and at Mare Island near San Francisco.

“UNDERGROUND” SMASH

LONDON, September 19.

The report of the Ministry .of Transport on the Charing Cross smash of May 17, finds that it was due to the wrong wiring of a signal, giving a false “clear” sign.

LEAGUE.AND JAPAN.

GENEVA, September 19.

The Council has. granted China’s request, for the application, of Article Seventeen. • . ": ‘ ‘ ' ... The Council has telegraphed, inviting Japan to accept the League’s jurisdiction in the Chinese —Japanese dispute. The League, in default of acceptance, can proceed under the Covenant, applying Article Sixteen, dealing with Sanctions.

Government candidate for Remuera, when opening her .campaign at Green Lane to-night. A vote of thanks to the speaker and of confidenpe in her and in the Labour Party was carried with acclamation by the meeting, a few people dissenting. Mrs. Dreaver spent considerable time in discussing the health and national security schemes. • • - MID-CANTERBURY. ASHBURTON, September 20. Criticism of the party system on the ground it was driving the power of Parliament into the hands of the Cabinet, which would soon be in such a position that ordinary members would be unnecessary, was voiced by Mr. A. S. Lyons, opening his campaign as Independent candidate for Mid-Canter-bury. I-Ie deplored the existence of party funds, and said that candidates should fight, their own battles at their own expense. While Labour has done much good work, its public works policy, social security legislation, and the reckless ventures of the Security Act, were leading in the finish to the undermining of all the benefits, because taxation would be so heavy it would take away what was given.