MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[IIEUTKJIS TEr.KIIHA.MH.] BIMTISII CTO MYITES III'TKIVK C 75. LONDON, December 2. The British Bugbyitos who toured Australasia received L'7s each as their share of the profits. It is expected they will receive a further .(.'lib The newspapers point out that they enjoyed liberal . travelling expenses and allowances to dependents. It is computed that each player <ost C'-TiO. A SOCIETY EVENT. LONDON. Dee. 2. The engagement is auuouueed of the lion. Stuart .Montague, heir to Lord Kwaythling, to Alary Levy, the granddaughter of Lord Ilea rated, who is tin head of the Shell Transport Company. This marriage unites the two wealthiest families in England. DC NED IN EXHIBITION.

(Ilecuived this (lav at 9.15 a.in.} .LONDON, November 2. The “Tiiuos" says the British Goveriinieiit is likely to participate in the N.Z. Exhibition. THE GOVERNMENT AND WIRELESS. LONDON, Deeeinher 2. Spoil king at the animal meeting of the Empire Press Union, Sir Robert Donald, annnnneed the new Governinent was not re-appointing the Wireless Commission*. lie expressed opposition to the merging of wireless into the present administrative machinery of telegraphs and telephones, lint he said there ought in he a new department under the Postmaster-Genera! to handle wireless, lie urged the eslahlishinent of an Imperial C’onwnimieatinns Hoard to keep in touch with the Dominions in regard to the development. of Umpire wireless. f.nrd Hurnham said he thought the matter of the provision of wireless communication was m a worse condition that ever.

BRITISH NAVY DEAF. (“Sydney Sun” Cablos), (Received this day at 12.H0 p.m.) LONDON, December 2. ‘•Tile British Navy is practically deaf owing to Britain’s slow development of wireless. The Admiralty cannot reliably reach three thousand miles, far less strategic points such as Singapore,” said Sir Robert Donald at the Empire Press Union. “On the contrary, the French, through their world’s range of stations and super-station in Saigon, are able to communicate with their ships in the most distant seas. The American world range of station assures the Navy of always being in touch with "Washington. Machinery should be established ready to meet the situation arising out of Britain’s first world range station at Rugby: also other developments. If is time an Imperial Communications Board was appointed to advise on the development of Empire wireless and to consolidate Imperial interests.”

REVAE CASUALTIES. LONDON, December 2. The Government casualities in yesterday’s lighting were eleven killed, including five officers and three cadets, twenty-two wounded, including three officers and ten cadets. Twenty insurgents were executed. • THE AOBANGI. LONDON, Dec. 2. The motor ship, Aorangi, (built for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand) leaves the Clyde next week for her sea trials of one thousand miles. The trials are described as one of the most important tests in the history if the British mercantile marine. 'Hie Aorangi sails from Southampton on the 2nd of January. '*'