NEWS FROM OVERSEAS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 14 November 1927, Page 8

NEWS FROM OVERSEAS

CABLES IN BRIEF Flying Boats: The Southampton flying boats have arrived at Bushire, India. Profits From Oil Refineries-. Sir George Pearce announced in the Senate that the gross profits from ihe Commonwealth oil refineries last year amounted to £112,427, and the net profit to £69,200. Italy's Flag: By Signor Mussolini’s order and the King’s consent, ths national flag henceforth will contain th e Fascist emblem alongside the Royal coat of arms. Chaliapin: “I have 26 dependents. 1 cannot sing for £5O. I usually get £lBOO for a single performance,” said Chaliapin on arrival at Berlin, on hearing that German opera proprietors were combining to limit his tee. Russia’s Disarmament Scheme: Rykoff, in a speech, said Russia, at the forthcoming disarmament conference, would propose a consistent policy of disarmament 'in all, countries, even to the extent of complete disarmament, provided this was under control of the great toiling masses.

Immigrants Wanted: At a conference of Provincial Premiers at Ot. tawa. Air. Forke, Almister of Immigration, announced that unlimited acceptances and placement of farm and house workers from the British Isles would be the Federal Government’s immigration policy in future.

Communist Internationale: A conference of anti-Communist associations at The Hague, comprising lawyers from eighteen countries, carried a resolution urging governments to declare the Communist Internationale illegal and to facilitate the extradition of persons guilty ot carrying out its programme.

South Australia’s Finances: The South Australian Treasurer, in submitting the increased taxation proposals, said the Government was compelled to raise additional revenue not only to meet the shrinkage in receipts ,but to privide for a shortage of £1,050,000 sterling in revenue exposed in the accounts for last year of office of the late Government

Italian Constitution: The Fascist Grand Council has approved a schema whereby Italy will become one vast constituency for the purpose of elect, ing a new form of Chamber of Deputies .numbering 400 instead of 560 members. One national list of ap proved candidates will be submitted to the electors, who are limited to those useful to the State.

To Cross Atlantic In 40 Hours: Boelck, a Hamburg shipbuilder, has invented a torpedo-like vessel, which, he claims, is capable of crossing the Atlantic in 40 hours. It is only 30 feet long and four feet wide. It can carry 1.0 passengers and a crew of four. A trial trip from Hamburg to Cape Finisterre will be made in the spring.

East Grinstead 'Plane Crash: rhe inquest into the East Grinstead air crash showed that the pilot lost lis way owing to a deranged compass mid hi trying to return to Croydon ran short of petrol. The pilot and his companion had a dramatic telephone talk in mid-air. The former insisted that the latter should jump first mid gave him careful instructions in the use of the parachute. He then tried to drop off himself when in a nose dive. As a result the parachute had not time to open.

Armistice Broadcast: The British Broadqastinpr Corporation has not yet received official reports of the Armistice Day broadcasts. Replying to a question whether it would not be more advisable to adjust wave lengths according to the distance and time ol the different dominions, the corpora, tion replied that this would eventually be done. Some listeners in England assert that Chelmsford emits a transmission hum. which is an indication that the station might be better tuned.

Thoroughly Converted: Mr Michael Faherty, the right-hand man of Mayor Thompson, of Chicago, is returning to America after studying Londo-n’s underground on behalf of Chicago. He says he is thoroughly converted. “America will hav e to reform her ideas of England. It is a marvellously prosperous country. Nothing like the armistice celebration could possibly occur in America. Americans who clamour for the repayment of war debts should go to the battlefields. Not a penny should be paid until the war areas are rebuilt.”

Ostracising Aggressors: Mr. New. ton D. Baker, ex-Becretary of War in America, addressing the annual con. ference of the World Alliance of International Friendship sitting at St. Louis, proposed a plan for the United States to ostracise all nations engaged in war by a proclamation from the President and the National Senate that the United States would not insist on neutral trade rights with any nation held by the League to be an aggressor in war. He also proposed the resumption of negotiations to bring the United States into the World Court; also, treaties with other nations, stipulating reciprocal pledges not to make war. The conference recommended the encouragement of national unity in China, and opposed discriminatory immigration restrictions in the United States.