MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1920, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

fAUSI'UAMXN cfe N.Z. CAULK ASSOUaTION J AERO EXHIBITION. GREAT FIGURES. LONDON, July 0. Lord Londonderry, in opening the international aero exhibition referred to the recent alarmist exaggerated statement anent air development in other nations, especially Germany. He added that Germany at present had 49 under. takings, licensed to participate in air traffic, which was represented by nineteen transport coys, of which only two were actually working, and thirty factories, four of which were engaged in research work, and two in engine designing. The Control Commission had sanctioned a few commercial machines of no military value for the purposo of the resumption of air traffic in Germany on a small scale. General Sykes, Controller General of civil aviation, alluded to the pressure of so many dominions representatives, as proving the universal interest aroused by aviation. He expressed satisfaction that the exhibits included the most modern satisfaction that the exhibits included the most modern sea planes, flying boats and amphibians. He said it was essential that we, in a seagirt Empire, should develop these types of aircraft. Since ‘2O/8/1919 when International Hying was first permitted airservices had been established between London and Paris, and London and Am. sterdam, while between London and Brussels would be shortly inaugurated. He mentioned, as a , remarkable fact, throughout the winter months there were only ten days when the LondonParis service was interrupted. General Sykes gave the following striking figures. Number of flights carried out in the first year of civil aviation 38,953; approximate mileage flown 734,200; number of passengers carried 70,000, with only one fatality. The weight ol goods transported was 11(5,498 pounds, and value of imports and experts transported airwise, £200,000 sterling.

DOUBLE INCOME TAX. LONDON, July 9

In the Commons, Baldwin, replying to a question in reference to double income tax, hoped reciprocal action would be taken by the Dominions, but hitherto he had not had time to enter into negotiations. AN INDI AN INCIDENT. SIMLA, July 11. A unfortunate incident occurred on the north western railway near Peshawar. British military police attempted to eject some Indians travelling without tickets, and forty Indians attacked llie police and seriously injured a British officer, who intervened. Indian troops ..red on the mob killing ono and wounding another. The incident caused great excitement at Peshawar and all the shops were closed. CONNAUGHT RANGERS MUTINY. SIMLA, July 11. Details of a mutiny of Connaught Rangers at Juilundur prove the action was duo to incitement from Ireland. When the demonstration began, large Simi Fein flags were hoisted on the barracks. The men wore Sinn Fein rosettes and other emblems. It is spec, ially significant that a vast majority ol two hundred men who came out in the last drafts from England refused and intimated they would not aliow them-* selves to be disarmed by Indian troops, but they obeyed an order to place their arms and ammunition under a guard. Within the past few days some of the arrested men have shown regret lor their mutinous conduct. The ringleaders of the movement will be tried. The disaffection has not spread to any other Irish regiment in India. DELEGATES WELCOMED. HONOLULU, July 11. Two Australian delegates to the Empire Press Conference, after being motored to various parts of the Island, were the guest* at a luncheon provided by leading residents and welcomed on behalf of the editors of Hawaiian newspapers. BRITISH POLITICS. LONDON, July 12. In Parliament questions elicited information that retail prices on the Ist of June were 150 per cet. above those cur. rent on the Ist of May*, 1914. Mr Bonar Law announced the number of war erimials demanded from Germany was 892; no information was available regarding how many there were were residing in neutral countries. The Government had not communicated with neutrals on the subject. Replying to Mr Hurd, Colonel Amery said a complete list of contributions by Dominions, colonies and dependencies in men, money and kind in aid of the Allies during the war was now being prepared for publication.

INDIAN ATTITUDES. , DELHI,, July 11. Gandhi advocates a boycott of the Prince of Wales visit unless the Khalifate and Punjab grievances are remedied. He says he will not be a party to allowing the Government under cover of the Prince’s visit to demonstrate to the world that India is happy and contented. Mrs Besant, 0 n the other hand, urges India to welcome the Prince as it welcomed his father, and to appeal through him to the King Emperor against Ins officers, who she says, abused their trust and ill-used and oppressed the poo. pie."