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Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1923, Page 3

SOVIET RUSSIA.

AUSTf. ALIAS’ ami N.Z. C.’Altl.K ASSOCIATION. TIKHON'S KATE. CONTRADICT! >RY i! E POETS. (Received this day at PL 15 a.m.) LONDON. .Imie 27. Contradictory rejauu- reach Louden of the late of Patriarch Tikhon. E-thoiLtan newspapers -tale that lie died in prison on Julia Kith. Tile '■Daily Express" in a circumst.iiilia! cable Irani .Moscow says that it is i Ciei.dly aiilioiiii 'ed that Tikhon has hei'ii le'ea-ed by the older of the Supreme Ct urt m eon-eqitetiae ol a letter, dated June K 7, in wliielt it was stated that being reared in Monarchist sitri ottndings he "as opposed to Soviet authority was admitted and t lie Soviet'-. 11l lion acknowledged of the justice of the decision to tiling him *,i trial. He asked for freedom, pledging t-> give up < mutter revolutionary jet tons in i utnn\ PATRIARCH TIKHON AND SOVIET. (Received this day at 12.15 p.m.) MOS( IHV. Juno 27 The Soviet Eorc’gi, Office States that • t rceehed a e.'iimiuntoat ion Irma Pairiareii Tikhon admit t.ng th.al lie was actively opposed to the Soviet Government and also recognising the justice of the Supri me Cmir' ’s decision, rip: ming all misdemeamiurs ami promising henceforth nor to oppose the Soviet and to finally separate himself from the Monarchist eomiter revolurmi. I'TTPRE POSSIBILITIES. (Received this day at It. 15 a.m.) LONDON, .luii,, 2S. General William-on. Director o, Posittl Services, addias-ing the Air { ongre.s said \vi' may look forward "ith confidence to future Imperial air-hip routes to Canada. Egypt, India. Australia and New Zealand. There would lto connecting airship- from Bombay. ('tiicitt t;i. Singapore and Port Darw in, in order to ettrrv mails from important cent ix— away from the main routes. It would not tv exaggerating to -at that the next generation would -e • railways and -leaniship -iippleinentod by a complete system of Imperial air commmiienti,tils’. Airsbip,- mail • would hardly be ueces-ar.v in the British Isles. ' wing t,' tile short distal:, os and goods transport. hut were certainly coming tween Australia ami eKcwhore. Other experis drew a tasciuaiing pieture of aeroplanes capable »t carrying one hundred passengers. ami airwets linking mi all parts of the world. Handlee Pag,, declared that machines could easily lie develoned to carry one hundred pa-eng-cr-. The aim ol < ivi a•. iati"n to-dav seemed to he l " crowd as manv people as possible into the smallest space. The cabins generally are uneomforltible. this mii.-t be lemrdied. ('e.lonel Malone suggested the development or civil aviation might be one oh the biggest factors in bridging tnternafional ditferenees. bringing tile peoples of the world together. i.e suggested that, routes should be prepared oil fill international basis, m collaboration with air transport companies in other countries.