NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1924, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

NKW KICiIITINO 'I’LANKS. I.ONDWN, duly 3. fmportaut progress is hidng made, v.rites the Air Correspondent, of the London “Daily Mail’’, in the aniplilind .scheme which, when ooin.] deted will provide more than 70 aeroplanes squadrons tor the defence ot Britain'. Many squadrons aie in active formation at aerodromes throughout tin country. The new machines are bombers and lighters representing the last word in specialised air design. The scheme which is being developed is the •‘defensive-offensive. - ’ high-fly iHer fighters guarding the air-space-altoVc the coasts and cities, while bomb, ers 11 v out long distance to raid tin aerodromes from which enemy ‘plane? operate. Squadron-Leader W . I.migton. an R.A.F. Pilot famous for the amazing things he can make an aeroplane do ii the air. i- to command a squadron of new-type, long-range bombers now be iog assembled at Worthy Down, neat Winchester. Driven by powerlitl engines. these machines (any a crew o' four in addition to a big load oi bombs. They have a machinc-gunnci in the how and another halt-wav dow i the hull, while on the under side ol the fuselage there is a ‘‘tunnel ’ in which a third gunner, lying pirn while firing his weapon, can deal witl any attack made upon the machine by fast lighters stealing up from below. Keen when fully loaded with crew, fuel and bond's, the machines of tins squadron will he able to fly lor 12 hours without alighting, at a speed o 100 miles tin hour. WIIITK WtCS. NKW YORK, duly P. Women lawvers of America, at their second annual convention yesterday started an amusing crusade in lavotir "of white wigs as a distinctive badge for members of the Rar in the l nit'." States. Their new President aiinoiinc ed that she would devote her utmost efforts during her year ol oflire to sc. cure the adoption of this "graceful am becoming Rritish head-dress" in the American law courts. I) IST It KSSIXL KAC'KS. LONDON. 3idv 13. |)r Kttt'se. lli-hoo of St. Albans caused amusement at a eonferenee e welfare workers at I loddesdon. Her! lord-hire, yesterday, when, after re marking that “we don t realise hoc we give ourselves awav with our laces, recited the following limerick For beauty I am not a great 'tar. There are other- lovelier far ; Itnt my face I don’t mind. Because I’m behind ; IPs von folk in from gei the jar. lie added : •’There are some penph who have the mo-t distressing ctl'cet upon you. I hey seem to dry tip evei' spring volt ever had ' : -t-o->si in lt ,r and make you like of lump of dough 1 lev often felt like a lump of dong'because of the company I have kept. I often t'”••'• some of otir church gatheriin's are like that.” There were perfectly fatuous idiot* who were also very pious. WKMRI.KY ORDKRS. LONDON. July 3. The manager of the Branch o T.loyds Bank. Ltd., at the British Kmpire Inhibition said yesterday that the exhibition was the gieale.-t advertising success the world had ever seen. The impetus given to inter-imperial trade was already tremendous. and orders had also been received I rote every country in Kttfope. except Rul ■'aria. Russia and (• recce, and Iron) the Knited States. Ihe tuisine— "i some of the foreign countries filled several pages ol the hank ledgers. The exhibition had re-established confidence throughout tin l world. Other nations were saying: "This must mean that tilings are getting well again, and we must follow* tlreat Britain s lead in placing confidence in the tiitiire." If the authorities decided to reopen the exhibition next vear. for every tirm represented, who might wish to go oui n dozen P'quhl l*o willing to ffiko I heir n ]3«j,