BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A NOTH EH BETKOTI \A L. [“The Times” Service.] 'LONDON, July 1. Lady Louise Motintbatlcn is betrothed to the Crown Prince of Sweden. NEW AIK ADVICE. (Received this dav at P. 45 a.m.) LONDON, July The “T)ail\ Express” Paris correspondent’savs a development of inealculnblo importance has taken place in Kronch aviation, as the result of experts' efforts during the last nine months. A Frenchman has invented a. device which it is believed will revolutionise military living, and put France ahead of all nations. The invention consists of the adaptation ol a perforated cylinder like a piano player to the controlling movements of a pilotless aeroplane. The device "ill enable a plane to rise and perform a series of prearranged evolutions, including ther dropping of bombs at any point within an aeroplane’s normal radius, then turn and return to its aerodrome.

A complete success it is reported, lias been nbtifined also in the control of aeroplanes by wireless, thus ensuring an nlternalive or complement •\ r y method for direction in the event of nil accident to the piano player mechanism. It is believed that pilots will tend to disappear and he replaced by strategic seientiets at the airfleel's liase. Wireless control Inis been applied to torpedo boats also, and have undergone sueeesful trials at Toulon.

Similar experiments in wireless control of aeroplanes and torpedoes have been carried out in England and other countries, but never with the supreme success claimed for the French tests. Prohahlv a portion of the increased air vote will "he devoted to machines fitted with the piano player device.

ETNA’S EH LPT TON. (Received this dav at 11.45 n.m.) LONDON. July 2 The “Express” correspondent at Massines, says Ml, Etna’s eruption wd! suddenly fizzle out after lasting thirteen days, almost to the hour, the same as the last emotion. Kxpoits an> assured the present erupi.i.m is ended and peasants will short Iv allowed to return to their homes in the h ss damaged areas.

FIN A NCI A I, AO (i KEM ENT RATIFIED. " LONDON. July 2. Cabinet have ratified the new financial agreement arrived at by Mr Cocks and Mr Bruce, but the terms have not been disclosed. TWO DEATHS DESCRIBED. (Received this day at 1.0 p.m.) PORT EOl/rS July 2. The first- death <n the 'lrevessa’s second boat occurred on the 15th. June James Fraser suceumbing to the efiect of drinking salt- water; then the second ■ engineer fell out of the boat in attempting to catch rain water from a sail, the others being unable to help quickly, he sank. * EGYPTIAN HISTORY. [ R F.utuus T elec it ams . ] (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 2. Sir Flinders Pct.iic. the famous Egyptologist, in a letter to the “limes dealing with the operations of the British School of Archaeology at Quaelkebir, declared that the objects found cover every period ol pve-histqrie to eoptie works which had an important result on Egyptian history, clearing up the period between the sixth and —“ ■j-Jev'enth dynasties. r ; sir F. I’etrio mentions the discovery el Rnpyreos hook of the Gospel ot Saint John in a pot- that was buried in the open ground was in good condition, written in the earliest eoptie. INDIANS OVERSEAS. DELI-n, July 2. In the Assembly Air Seshagirsiyer. the "Democratic Leader, moved the adjournment, to discuss the position ol Indians Overseas, with a view to the adoption of retaliatory measures. The President disallowed the motion on technical grounds that the announcement made in connection with military operations that it- had been decided not to admit Indians into British services so far as the Royal Artillery. Engineers and Air Force were concerned. The Assembly passed a Bill restoring some estates that were cmifiscattHf during the war, belonging to Rajah Tahindrnpartap, the notorious rebel w |io intrigued with the (ioniums to overthrow British rule.

ARRESTED ON SUSPICION. (Received this day at 1.0 j».m.) PEKINO. July 2. The Chief Unuch'aud seven assistants were arrested on suspicion ot incendiarism in lonneetion with the reoolit lire in tlie ex-Emperor’s apartments. TIKHON’S OPPONENT DISMISSED. (Received this (lav at 1.0 p.m.l MOSCOW, July 2. The Supremo Council of the new Church lias dismissed Archbishop Antonine who was Tikhon’s chief opponout.