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Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1924, Page 3

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(Received this day at 11.2-3 a.nt.) LONDON, May f».

Sir Aston Webb, the well-known architect, and Sir Luke Hides, artist and portrait painter, were motoring home from the Royal Academy banquet when their tar collided with a motor lorry. Webb is .suffering with a broken pelvis and Kilties has concussion. Both arc in a serious condition owing to their ages. TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE. ENGINEER’S AMBPITOTS SCHEME (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this dav at 10.10 a.m.) ‘ PARIS. .May 3. Be’Fnisse. an engineer, publishes a remarkable scheme for a Iran—Atlantic service of wliieh the naval living experts approve, 'fin l scheme provides for the construction of four Icrro-coi:-crote islands, costing three millions each, the island to he limit shaped and of sufficient height to prevent the largest wave washing over it. It is to be equipped with Diesel engines, giving a speed of live knots, enabling the island to resist th<' action of the wind and tides. Equilibrium and stability is ensured by ballast. Each island will contain an enclosed dock, thirty to forty feet deep, a thousand feet long and three hundred feet broad, upon which seaplanes may berth. There will also be hotels for the passengers as well as repair shops, a wireless station and a weather bureau. Powerful beacons will be provided to mark the positions of the islands.

THE MOSLEM KESTIVAL. LONDON, May 3. Twenty nationalities are represented at the Moslem lestival at ihe Woking Mosque. A priest, speaking on religion and peace, said that none but those who lived in a Western country could appreciate the meaning of pious hypocrisy. Though the re cent Kopec conference at Birmingham had amiable intentions and deliberations which cmbiaced every conceivnnle subject in heaven ami earth they wire not worth the Russian Kopec church and the state in the West had become a miserable combine. Those attending the festival included the Aga Khan and Lord Headley. A DANISH SKGGKSTIOX. COPENHAGEN, May 3 The new Socialist Government has suggested an Aitglo-Danish exchange of agricultural labour with a view to improving both nations in knowledge of farming. ARTHUR ESS DEAD. LONDON, May 3. Obituary. —E. Xt-bil, the authoress.

LA ISO I'll DISS ATT SK ACTION

LONDON, May 3. The "Daily Herald” says a number of Lyons’s waitresses at the Empire Exhibition have left owing to dir satisfaction with the conditions. ihi organiser of the Workers l nion siatt" some received niilv los weekly, lr‘u: which they had to pay Is railway lures. On the other hand, Lyons stale many waitresses make 13s in two days, but he did not indicate whether this represents tips. Another effort to oluain labour for the exhibition at wages which arc a disgrace to the Empire met with no response. The Labour exchange was asked for thirty-two women as cloakroom attendants, the work hours being eight in the morning to eleven at night with no Dec men!-, for a nay of Its per week H

i.-, not surprising ih-U women cm phatically refused such an oH'cr.

royal office. London, May 3

Sir Edward Elgar has been appointed master ol tin* King > music, in siiccessinu to sir Walter Parratt.

AMERICAN XAYAI. STRENGTH Washington. May 3.

Representative Briftet. ;; Republican on the Nava.l Committee, announced lie would introduce ;i resolution in the House to-dav for the purpose of ascertaining dhe stiengtb ol the United States Navy as compared with Britain and Japan. He said lie would call the attention nl the country to the shocking state of its impreparedness in a naval sense, adding: "I am certain our navy is not on a parity with that of Great Britain anil I am not so sure that Japan is very far behind us‘notwithstanding our right under the Washington Conference Treaty to be nearly twice her size.” HUSH BOUNDARY TROUBLE. LONDON. May 5. in the Commons. Mr Ihoina- announced that following mi Hie appointment of a T'ree Slate ivproMMilative fur the Irish Boundary Commis-ion (cabled on -’tub. April). Hi> Majesty's Government requested the Northern Ireland Government lo make a similai appointment and steps are being taken to appoint a ( liairmaii.

N.Z. LOAN. LONDON. May 5. The New Zealand loan ha- been underwritten. It is redeemable in 1044. A LUNCHEON. LONDON. May 5. At a Government luncheon on the occasion of the British Industries pair, at which most of the high commissioners were present. -Sidney Webb, presidin'' expressed the hope that the fair would inlltience British trade in the

same manner as Leipzig and Ntgmnovgo rod fairs Rid Continental trade before the war. He urged the British Dominions to participate more prominently in the fair and quoted figures to show that British trade was the most successful in the world. Sir James Allen said so long as the excellence of British manufacturers was maintained, the Dominions would always Iw open t» receive British goods.

DOlSY's' KEY. DELHI. May 5 Doisy has arrived at Calcutta.