BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuter Telegrams.J PROGRESS OF LABOUR. LON I>Ol.V, Dee. 22. The Chairman ol r the North London (Labour Party, at a meeting, announced. that premises were in course of erection to liou.se the Trade Congress and National 'Labour Party jointly, marking an important development in the political and industrial history of the Party, falsifying' the recent rumours of a split between the two lections. MORE BOOKMAKERS THAN BACK h tin. EXPENSES TOO HIGH. LONDON, Dec. 21. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Hforling writer definitely concludes that fewer people are attending the racecourses. Alec ting after meeting is sparsely attended, It often appears as if there were more bookmakers than hackers. It remains to he seen whether this will he permanent ; hut there are indications 'that the expenses of the racegoing public., who are usually regarded as fair plunder, arc tco high. THE TELEVISION INVENTION. PAULS, Dec. 21. In order to demonstrate the advanced state of the television invention llelill transmitted a photograph of the President to the Society of PhotogV'aphor.s successfully. The principle, components of his machine arc: A in til tifaced mirror mounted on a ver tical steel disc. The image to ha transmitted is placed between high powered electric arc lamps, and the mirror which revolves at a speed of four thousand revolutions per minute conducts the light through a wireless transformer. The ingenious two wav motion of the apparatus enables a Hash light to he picked up at the receiving, stations after its journey through space and the mystery coils of Bolin’s invention.

RUBBER. PRICK .MANIPULATION'. U.S.A. ALLEGATION. (Received this day at 11.2.5 a.m.) ' 'WASHINGTON. December 21. Ail investigation on Monday of tlie alleged inaniptilafion of the price of prude ruhher and other raw materials hy the British and Colonial Governments has been ordered hy Colonel House. A resolution directing the House Committee to conduct an enquiry was r l adopted after Representative Hull, of *• Tennessee, charged the tiritish with “openly proclaiming that it intends to s collect four billion dollars from United 11 States in increased ruhher prices to pay its war debt. Kurope is laughing v up its sleeve at the way we are being I held up for ruhher.” l UNEMPLOYMENT IN GERMANY. j PREVAILING DISTR ESS AS PROPA- t GANDA. i (Received this day at 9 30 a.mA LONDON, Dec. 22. ‘ The “Morning Post’s” Jierlin correspondent says the unemployed are increasing hy tens of thousands week- * ly. The dismissals affect every branch I of industry. Twenty thousand were i rendered idle in Berlin alone last , week. ( The prevailing distress is being used by Republicans and Socialists as prop- 1 agenda against the claims of the Kateer and other royalties for compensa- ’ tion in connection with which there i is much ombittennent. A resolution , was adopted by the Ruhr district second Centre Party demanding that the claims shall not be met, especially those of the former rules who were more or less responsible for the tragic fate of the nation, and who are already living in luxury. There is the strongest indignation at the latest claim of Grand Duke Mecklenburg, that paper marks compensation accorded him should be met to the extent of sixtv-five per cent., whereas the paper claims of the public are practically worthless. The Duke will receive extensive estates, a country seat and an annual pension of fourteen thousand. ARCTIC WINTER FOR BRITAIN. LONDON, Dec. 22. Britain is threatened with an Arctic Christinas. Scotland, the North of England and the Midlands, are covered with from four to eight inches of snow. The frost in Scotland has been j the most severe for twenty years, resulting in the herds starving. Deer and | hares are ravaging the crofters’ tur. nip crops. HISTORIC PLACE BURNT. CAPETOWN. Dee. 22. An historic homestead at Groot Constantia near Capetown, which was regarded as an outstanding example of distinctive Dutch, architecture, two centuries ago has been totally destroyed by fire, together with priceless relics of the early Cape. Tile projiert.v was used as a Government, farm. DOCKYARD ATTACK. LONDON. Dee. 22. A number of dockers at Limerick who declined to handle shipments for German! contractors for Shannon power scheme, attacked a number of exnational army men who were discharging cargoes for the contractors. Civic guards dispersed the strikers with batons.

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