AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. IRELAND AND R.S.A. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. It is stated here that, tho Irish Free State has asked permission to send a representative to Washington. II i* said that |lic Admini-I ration is taviurably impressed, providing the action of the Free Slate receives the approval of tho British Government. POLAR FLIGHT. WASHINGTON, February 23. ’flu* Xaval officials are exerting the til most efforts to induce President Cooli< 1 ■_><- and tin- .Members of Congress to cancel the order which has halted the preparations for the airship Shenandoah's Volar Right (as eabled on February 1-5). The A morion n aviators are particularly chagrined at the order, in view of the intimation that the British •,vdl probably attempt a similar flight ooxt AI ay and February thereby inillilying American ambitions, ft is indicated, however, that the present Congressional temper is unfriendly to such n project.

NEW AEROPLANE RECORD. NEW YORK, Feb. 22 It is reported from Dayton, Ohio, that Lieut John Crendy, of the U.S.A. Air Force, has broken the world’s altitude record for the aeroplane. It is unofficially stated that the height he reached was forty-one thousand feet. RRITISII PROPOSALS. LONDON, Feb. 22. Right Hon A. Henderson, (Home Minister), in a speech at Burnley, disclosed that pensions for all over 70 years, irrespective of income, was one of the Government’s immediate proposals; in addition, they would introduce forty-eight instead of a sixty hours working week, with a maximum nine hours a day. The Government had no intention of departing from its election pledges. Many other hills for improving the factory conditions were in process of incubation.