MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

IUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. RECORD ATTENDANCE AT WIJMBLEV. LONDON, May I'd. Saturday’s attendance at the Empire Exhibition is a record since the open ing. It is estimated the* daily attendance' is 150 thousand.

WORLD FLIGHT. WASHINGTON, May 10. Advices state that, three Lnited State's Army aeroplanes landed at Ycterof Island (Kuriles), this afternoon from I'aramma.shini. They made the (ive hundred mile flight in a little overseven hours. SCX VAT SEN'S DEATH. CHINESE EDITOR BANISHED. ißeceived this dav at 8 a.m.) PEKIN, May IS. The Canton authorities have banished lor ten year.-. Lhe ChincM.' editor with a foreign connection for circulating the false report of Sun Vat Sen's death.

COMMONWEALTH LOAN. LONDON, May 10. The Commonwealth is underwriting a ten millions loan at five per rent., issued at one hundred, redeemable in 1935-<IS.

COMMON IST PROTEST. .Received this dav at !) 15 a.m.) LONDON. May 11). Gallagher, presiding at the British Communist Party's Conference, declined the MacDonald Government had abandoned all its original pretensions, and did not abide by its assurance ihat it would only remain in oflieo for a short period, prior to lighting both the older parties. Its conduct in office was not distinguishable from that of the ordinary capitalistic administration. The Government’s talk of carrying on for two or three years in the service of the capitalists was sheer treachery to the working classes.

LEAP FROM BALLOON. • Received this dav at 9.15 a.m.) LONDON. May 2D. A French aeronaut leaped from n balloon into the Solent, the balloon descending in a field at Millord. where a gust of wind carried it out to sea The aeronaut’s lean into the sea was made in order to lighten the balloon, and was witnessed from the beach at Lymington. where the only available boat was a leaky derelict, hut the rescuers after hard rowing and bailing saved the Frenchman, who by this time was in a drowning state. HOSPITAL PROBLEM. LONDON. May 17. Local workers and linns have solved the hospital problem at Llanelly. Plto workers are contributin'.' 2d weekly each, to whiih the employers add a sum equal to half the workers’ cootribn lions. The result is tile tielaoee-stieel shows a surplus of C 709, with L'2D.t”X' ill hand for an extension scheme costing £30.000. All the churches are cooperating i" the extension scheme.

BROACASTING. LONDON. May 17. The Broadcasting Company will on Monday carry out an interesting experiment. Mrs llarri on. an occupirtd of a mansion at Oxted. has succccde; by means of ’cello playing, in inducing nightingales in Surrey Roods to sinp nightly. Microphones have been installed. aml tin iitten.pt will be made to wirelessly broadcast the birds songall over the country. THE DEATH HA VS. LONDON. May IS. The “Daily Chronicle” has interview, ed Matthews, the inventor of the lethal rays. Matthews says that he lias practically accented the oiler ol a French linn to exph it his death rays. The British Government lias been interested, lint no more, ami this princely offer cannot be ret used, lhe l'lemli iifin is dial of the Dll Illume. It is a wcll-lciiown lino, and lias placed big laboratories at the inventor’s disposal lor experiments, and also have offered him a partnershin.

WEMBI.KV WORKERS DTSSATISKI Et>. LONDON. May IS. Dissatisfaction among the workers at Wembley was expressed at a rejiresentativc meeting of attendants. stall guides, sellers and refreshment oinployevs. A Trade Union Congress SubCommittee reported that fair wages am! employment eouditioiis have not beer insisted upon in the contracts. U war resolved to send a deputation to the Government demanding a lorty-eight linn,' week and a minimum wage.

LOVERS PARTING. PARIS. May 18.

Mrs Patterson waved a tearful taro, well as American detectives took Hussey ill the Aeqilitaiiia boat train. lln lovers’ parting was dramatic. ilie> embraced on tlio platform. Wlien tin Stirling signal was given ibe officers were forced to drag Hus-e.v a" ay. Mrs Patterson was unable to obtain Permission to marry Hussey before bis departure. She will follow in the next I,'oat to the United States to continue the light to prove llu-scy’s innocence-

GENERAL TOWNSIIEND’S DEATH

LONDON, May 10. General Townslieml succumbed suddenly to throat paralysis, after bravely lighting for months against spina trouble, the result of war strain. VIOLENT VOLCANIC ERUPTION. HONOLULU May 10. Three persons are unaccounted for following the violent explosion iu the crater of the Kilauea volcano. Advices from Hilo state that the explosion was the most violent ol the current period of activity m the volcano. There were eleven explosions on Saturday night and three notable ones on Sunday morning, besides numerous lesser disturbances. In each ease a loud detonation was folio"«. bv a shower of large round stones which were burled three-quarters ol a mile. The stones were lollowed by rain, ashes and mud. The ruintnl was tremendous and was accompanied ■by brilliant flashes of lightning ami violent thunder.

MEAT CONTRACT. LONDON. May IP The War Office is placing u for seven thousand tolls of o.’< f * mutton in Australasia. A SILENCE VOW. DELHI. May lf>. \n important Conterence at Bomb.n regarding the Nationalist movement was suddenly interrupted by Gandhi deciding to observe a vow of silence for a short period. 'llns is a new form of penance in the conduct of political nf f. lir s when in doubt. Formerly Gandhi used to fast. The silence vowwill probably result in the break UP of the Conference.