MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1924, Page 2

MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LIAN ASM N.Z- CAULE ASSOCIATION. FLIGHT TO POLE. LONDON, June IG. Tiio ‘‘Daily Chronicle” says Captain Amundsen stated that he expects his lliglit to the North Pole will begin in the middle of July when there is most water around the Pole, and end in the middle of August. All three of his Dormer whale aeroplanes will bo fitted with skis, so as to be able to take off from tlie land, or on water, ice, or snow. The flight from Pisa to Spitzhergen of 2300 miles will be the acid tost of the pilots and the material. Tlio aeroplanes’ mothership, of four hundred tons, is now being equipped at Tromso. It will he sent its far north as tile ice permits. Starting from this ship, Amundsen proposes that the three aeroplanes, loaded to their full capacity with gasoline, will fly for four hundred miles, when Amundsen will leave tlio first plane, which will then give its surplus fuel to fill the tanks of the other aeroplanes. Captain Amundsen’s second and third aeroplanes will go on another four hundred miles, when the second one will fill the tanks of the third, which will enable Amundsen to reach Alaska. The other two aeroplanes, meanwhile, will he acting as radio stations, keeping tlio expedition in touch with the ship and with Spitsbergen. Special messages describing Amundsen's flight trill ho despatched by wireless from the aeroplanes to the “Daily Chronicle” during flight. Lieutenant Davison, of the American Navy, pilots the first plane. Tlie others contributed by Italy will he commanded by Signor Locatelli, who accompanied D’Annunzio in a flight over Vienna during the war. Haakon Hammer will he responsible for the search for the ships Annie and Toddy to the north each of Greenland. GORDON BENNETT RACE. (Received this day at S a.m.) BRUSSELS, June 10. Eighteen balloons started in the Gordon Bennett race headed for Germany. One carried a child and thirteen passengers. THE ITALIAN POLITICAL .MURDER, PAPER ACCUSES FASCISTS. " [‘‘The Times” Service.] (Received this day at S a.m.) LONDON, June Id. The “Times” Rome correspondent states the Fascists are now delinite'y accused of kiuudppiug Matteotti. I lie newspapers arc pointing out that Matteotti was known to have been inpussossion of certain information relating to State contracts which he intended to disclose in Parliament. Had he done so. it is stated that the cause of Fascism would have been s-riou-Jy compromised. No crime in recent years li.ts so shocked tin* public, says she correspondent, who declares that according to private information given a certain deputation Matteotti was first italiot-l and then buried in a wood which the police now are guarding.

LAND FOR THE PEOPLE. LOXDOX, June L 5. Colonel Wedgwood, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, in a week-end speech, warned tile Labourites against the Li hern 1 suggestion for an autumn election. He declared that Labour’s next budget will deal wiTTi the matter of land for flic people, and there was likely to he an appeal to the electorate thereupon.

SOME ARRESTS MADE. ROME, June IC. There is much excitement at the fate of Signor Matteotti. the Socialist Deputy. Public opinion considered Fascism on its trial. Sipmor Mussolini says he is determined to bring the instigators of the outrage to justice. Several 'l Fascists have been arrested, including the editor of a Rome newspaper, who was caught attempting to escape on a north hound express. Two minor members of the Mussolini Ministry have resigned, as their names have been mentioned in connection with tlm outrage, and they wish to defend tllemselves.

I.OXO BAY MURDER. | SYDNEY. June IG. j An inquest was commenced to-day touching the death of May Anderson, whose remains were found on May 15, at Long Bay beach, where she was evidently cruelly murdered, screams having been heard. The inquest was adjourned till June 21, after the hearing of sordid evidence as to the victim's manner of life, given by her mother and the police.