BRITISH AFFAIRS

Southland Times, Issue 18970, 18 June 1923, Page 5

BRITISH AFFAIRS

PRINCESS CHRISTIAN AN IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright). ; (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, June 15. i The funeral of Princess Christian at 1 Windsor, was marked by extreme simplicity j and touching impressiveness. The coffin i was taken on a gun carriage from the mem- | orial chapel, where it remained overnight, Ito Saint George's chapel. The route within j the palace was lined with Guardsmen and ! the coffin was met by the clergy and choir, . and followed down the aisle by the Royal ■ mourners, including the King and Queen. The ' Archbishop of Canterbury conducted the seri vice, assisted by the Bishop of Oxford and the Dean of Windsor. The coffin was lowered through a stone floor, and subsequentily removed to the Royal vaults as the “Last Post” and Reveille were sounded. The ' memorial service, in the Abbey, was largely attended by the public, in addition to dis- | tinguished persons. PRINCE VISITS HOSPITAL. LONDON, June 15. i The Prince of Wales is touring the I Black Country. He visited the Highbury Hospital. Birmingham, and went to the bedsides of the men injured in yesterday’s hospital fire. He also visited the hospitals at j Coventry and elsewhere. MR BONAR LAW. I HEALTH CAUSES GRAVE CONCERN. i LONDON, June 15. The Daily Chronicle says that Mr Bonar Law's friends are gravely concerned over I his health. CONSUMPTION CURE. NEW METHODS OF ATTACK. SUCCESS CLAIMED. LONDON, June 15. An important advance in the treatment of consumption and other forms of tuberculosis was announced by Professor Dreyer, Oxford University, before the Institute of Pathology Research. The subject is highly technical, but the basis of the method is immensely more efficacious than the system of inoculation. Colloquially every germ, however minute, has a coating containing a substance preventing the natural defensive mechanism of the human body from destroying it. Professor Dreyer succeeded in reducing this germ coating and rendering it amenable to inoculative treatment. Sixty cases have been treated at London Hospital by Professor Dreyer’s method, and have been under observation for terms ranging up to five years. They show an improvement in nearly all cases, although they had shown little improvement under Koch’s tuberculin treatment. CANCER RESEARCH. SPLENDID RESPONSE TO APPEAL. LONDON, June 15. The Empire Cancer Research Fund is receiving donations at the rate of £l,OOO daily. The receipts already amount to £34,000. Authorities state that 126 persons die of cancer daily in Britain. The only means of dealing with the problem was to subsidise and extend research in every direction. UNCONVENTIONAL BISHOP. LONDON, June 16. (Received June 17, 5.5 p.m.) Doctor David, Bishop of St. Edmundsbury, is establishing a reputation for candour. He recently disturbed some people by the announcement that he intended to. go to the races to learn more about them, j before declaring horse racing wicked. Now’ j he is urging the church people to raise * funds to establish a maternity home, which i he says, was particularly needed for un- I married mothers. The Bishop frankly admits that he anticipates objections but declared he has carefully considered the subject and decided such a home was necessary. LEGITIMACY BILL. LONDON, June 16. (Received June 17, 5.5 p.m.) In the House of Commons the Legitimacy Bill amended before the third reading was carried. As introduced the Bill provided that all children born out of wedlock were to be legitimised by subsequent marriage of their parents. The amendment limits the measure to children of unmarried parents and states “Nothing in this act shall operate to legitimise a person whose father or mother was married to the third party when the illegitimate person was born.” There was a sharp debate on the amendment, during which it became apparent that the measure would be jeopardised if the amendment was resisted. Eventually Captain Bower, in charge of the Bill, accepted the amendment which was carried without division. DUTCH EAST INDIES LOAN. LONDON, June 15. The Morning Post says that f underwriting is proceeding in connection with a Dutch East Indies loan of six millions, interest 5 per cent., at 92, which corresponds with a similar loan floated in Holland, which was many times over-subscribed. The new loan will be paid by 1963 by a sinking fund. “FATHER OF THE GUARDS.” LONDON, June 15. An incident unique in the history of the British Army is reported. General Higginson, aged ninety-seven, “the Father of the Guard,” inspected the Grenadier Guards at Yictoria Barracks. The general was very active, and walked from his car to the parade ground. MONSTER SUBMARINE. LONDON, June 16. (Received June 17, 5.5 p.m.) The world’s largest and most powerful submarine, X. 1., is to be launched at Chatham to-day. The ceremony is private. Details of iu? vessel are closely guarded as secret btn the craft will have a displacement of 3600 tons when submerged, which is 1400 tons greater than the largest German submarine. QUESTION OF PROTECTION. LITTLE HOPE FROM GOVERNMENT. LONDON, June 15. (Received June 17, 5.5 p.m.). Mr George Ferrell, retiring president of I the National Union of Manufacturers, speak--1 ing af the annual meeting, said he was not hopeful regarding the prospect of the introduction and protection for the benefit of British industries. Mr Bonar Law’, he said, had postponed the question beyond the j Government’s life. Mr Baldwin had selecti ed Ministers opposed to protection in any : form. The Union’s policy therefore was under a cloud. In order to make real headway, he thought that they must look to i those trade union leaders who were disposed to join hands with employers in seeking a protective policy to aid industry to solve the unemploymen problem. Mr Ferrell said he did not mean Socialists, who were now claiming to represent Labour. THE SERVANT PROBLEM. LONDON, June 15: Mrs Wett, Superintendent of Domestic training centres, examined by the Ministry of Labour’s Committee, advocated the resumption of domestic training. She declared that every woman should have a certificate of six months’ training. She

condemned men’s attitude towards domestics. They could make service popular by marrying domestics. The press was also to be blamed. The latest toe dancer and her millionaire husband were photographed, but they never saw a man flatteringly photographed for marrying a domestic. STUDENTS ENTERTAIN HIGH COMMISSIONER. LONDON, June 15. (Received June 17, 5.5 pern.) Sir James Allen w’as the guest of honour at the New Zealand students’ Oxford dinner in Magdalen College at which New Zealand students from Cambridge were also present. PENNY POSTAGE. MR MASSEY CONGRATULATED. LONDON, June 15. (Received June 17, 5.5 pan.) The Spectator congratulates Mr Massey on re-introducing penny postage and says that this is not the first occasion New Zealand has given the lead to the Empire The re-introduction is proof of the Dominion’s financial soundness. MAURICE HEWLETT DEAD. LONDON, June 16. (Received June 17, 5.5 p.m.) The death is announced of Maurice Hewlett, the novelist, aged 62.