NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16423, 6 May 1924, Page 6

NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL

SAN FRANCISCO OPENS FIRST MUSICAL FESTIVAL. SAN FRANCISCO, March. 26.—San Francisco on Tuesday night opened her first annual spring: musical festival, featuring a. chorus of 700 voices and a svmphonv orchestra oi 125 pieces. ' Opening of the festival marks the first time in the history of the country that a municipality has sponsored such a fete. HUSTLER FOR WEMBLEY. “THE REV.” H. D. McINTOSH. LONDON, April 24.—The evening papers say that. “The Reverend Hugh D. Mclntosh arrived by the Aquitania at Southampton. New Yorkers refuse to hustle for the exhibition, but Mr Mclntosh jumped into his wife’s waiting motor car and reached London at daybreak. ARGENTINE WAR MINISTER RESIGNS AND FIGHTS DUEL. BUENOS AYRES, March 25.—General Justo, Minister of War, suddenly resigned his portfolio on Sunday and proceeded to fight, a sword duel with General Delle Piane. Both men were wounded. It is reported that the duel resulted from, certain deprecatory remarks made hv Piane in commenting on the War Minister. SERMON CENSORS. TURKISH PREACHERS TO- OBTAIN CERTIFICATES. . CONSTANTINOPLE, March* 26.—The authorities have derided to allow only certificated! preachers to preach in the mosques during the East of Ramazan, which begins next month. The permits to preach will he issued after an inquiry into the soundness of the doctrine of the applicants. Inspectors will he present to listen to the sermons to see that nothing is said against the decision of the Angora Assembly to abolish the Ottoman Caliphate. SUGAR SHIP SUNK OFF CAPE HATTERAS. CAPTAIN GOES DOWN WITH VES-, EEL-CREW IS SAVED. NEW YORK, March 24.—The freight sit earner Glyndan off the Atlantic Navigation Company sank at 9.40 a.m. on Saturday, .sixty miles soutiheaLs-ti of Cape ll'ait-teras, with her captain, A. E. Xe-il-srin, a radio to tho company’s offices from the steamer Casanova said to-day. The crew of the Glynden was picked up by the Casanova, which belongs to the same line. The Glynden was en route- from Pafiama, to New York with 22,000 hags of sugar. BRITISH SAILORS TO VISIT PRAIRIES. MONTREAL, -March 22.—Commander A. St. V. Keys, D. 5.0., is here compfletmg anira-ngemeints with Canadian National Railways officials for ai tour from Vancouver as far east as- Regina and. Saskatoon for about fifty officers and 250 men of the British battle cruiser squadron which is to visit the Pacific Coast in June. Stops are to be made at Jasper Park and Wninwright buffalo reservation. Included in the party will be a naval band, and concerts and naval exhibitions will be given in the different cities visited. The object of the trip- is to give the men some idea of Canada, as they aira all potential settlers. Similar tours have been- given, them in Australia and other countries visited.

MODERN MARINE ENGINES,

A REMARKABLE TEST RUN.

LONDON, March, 26. —'The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Glasgow, ,1 naive been running this week in their shops the first of four powerful Sulzer engines, which they are constructing for tihe Union Company of New Zealand’s quadruple screw liner Aorangj, now. on the istocks in their yard. Each engine is of 4000 indicated horse power, and the complete installation will be tho largest' built for the propulsion of ono vessel, while the power of each cylinder will be the largest developed iby internal combustion marine motors. The engines are of the two-stroke cycle type, with cylinders 27),in diameter and 39in stroke, developing 'their full power at 127 revolutions ,por minute. The shop trials consisted of a continuous run of. 72 hours at tire designed service power followed by a run of twelve hours at 10 per cent, overload a'nd a run of three hours at 150 revolutions per minute. All through the engines worked perfectly, and required 1 no adjustment, and the margin of power over that absolutely necessary was such that, full speed of the vessel could be maintained with a power equivalent to that of three shafts. The vessel, which should be completed late this year, will be of about 22,000 tons, and will have a speed of eighteen knots. She will run -between New Zealand and Vancouver. DECLINE IN DRUNKENNESS. PARIS, March 26.—The Ministry of Public 'Vr'orks has just completed an inquiry abong big industrial concerns with the object of ascertaining the part alcohol is playing in the dafiy lives of tile workmen. The result is considered highly satisfactory. The manager of a large firm at Nancy states that intemperance has diminished 50 per cent.; another declares that, Monday is no longer a lost day with many workmen. Several reasons are given, for the decreased consumption of alcohol. One is that, the high duty on spirits lias certainly affected the petit verra-. In a district, which had a, Reputation for hard drinking young men are forsaking the public-houses for the sports grounds. They have, in fact, formed new habits and are very keen on physical training. The view of many of those associated with the inquiry is that the gramophone, wireless telephony concerts, and the cinema have a'iso made for sobriety. It must not, however, he concluded that drunkenness is dying out 1 in France. Professor Letulcl, of Hie Academy of Medicine, sounds a warning note against exaggerated optimism. He is the president of the National League against Alcoholisnij and lie does not think the time has arrived for this organisation to relinquish its propaganda. In his view the encouraging situation in France from tliei temperance point of view has to a great extent, been brought about by prohibitive measures and hv the law of 1915 prohibiting the opening of new drinkshopS. ■