BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

[Reuters Telegrams.] ELBE ON S.S. DORSET. LONDON, March 20. Ten thousand pounds damage was done through a lire on the steamer Dorset which trades with New Zeai land. CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED. LONDON, March 10. Sir Trevor Clarke has been appointed Chief Administration Officer of tlio Empire Exhibition. He is rosigimg the Deputy Cliarmanship of the Board. JAP POLITICS. TOKIO, March 20. Takahaslii, President of the Seinyukai political party, has resigned his seat in the Upper House. THE WORLD FLIGHT. BRITISH PREPARATIONS. this day at O ld a.m.) LONDON, March 20. Tbe Britisli airmen are making a determined bid to forestall the Americans for the honour of the first circumnavigation of the world. They are making every effort to have the machine in readiness to start from Calsliot, near Southampton, on Tuesday. The Britons rely on one machine against the Americans’ four. The British route will be via Lyons, Brindisi, Athens. Cairo, Bagdad, Karachi, Calcutta, Rangoon, Burma, Hongkong, Aleutian Islands, Vancouver, Toronto, and St. Johns, crossing the Atlantic via the Azores.

The crew will consist of (lying officer Plenderleith; pilot, Squadron Leader MaeLaren ; navigation sergeant. An-

drew and an engineer. LADY MILLS’ FUNERAL. LONDON, March 20 There was an impressive service at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, in connection with the funeral of Lady Mills. In addition to the family there were present Sir James and Lady Allen, Colonel Roberts, Messrs Thomas and Parkinson, and many leading New Zealanders. Hie burial look place at Gutiieyvale. JAP SUBMARINE DISASTER. TOKIO, -March 20. The -Ministry lias announced that eighteen of the crew of the .submarine forty-three bare been saved and expresses the hope of salvaging the submarine. It is believed that fourteen more men are still alive in the engine room. STEAMER TO SAIL. LONDON, March 20. The Eordsdalo lias secured a lull crew and will sail to-day. SUNKEN SUBMABIXE. SOME STILL ALIVE. TOKIO, March 20. The .sunken submarine is lying horizon tally on the sea bottom with a damaged conning tower and flooded in tlio forward compartment, the occupants of which including the commander are be-

lieved to be dead. Cummmiieatio.'ns established by under water telephone, with the after compartment reveal thai two engineer officers and sixteen men are still living but facing a- horrible death from slow suffocation. Rescue workers are hurrying to introduce air tubes. Tbe collision occurred as the vessel was coming to tbe surface, eaustlic breaking of a joint in the conning tower. The crew at first answered the signal saying “Quick, we are gasping”, but since last night do not answer.