AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1925, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS

[Reuters Telegrams.] AIRMEN KILLED. VANCOUVER,. Feb runny 21. At Camp Borden. Ontario, two airmen were killed. Flight Lieut. J. H. White and Flight Officer R. H. Cross. Their machines collided in mid air .vith a plane piloted by Mr A. L. Morgue. who escaped uiuuiil. White was one of the premier airmen of the Great, War. ami had the I-,,;uni of bringing down (he greatest limn her of enemy machines in the shortest time. He went to France in July. 1918, just before the Armistice and bagged 31 aeroplanes. He was in a patrol which got the German ace, Richtogen. U..S.A. AIR INQUIRY. WASHINGTON, February 24. The House Aircraft Committee hadecided to reopen its hearings. 'This decision is due to a public clamour against the hidden decision to close it. The official explanation was that tlu Committee stopped work owing to a lack of funds. This is disproved, as it has now been discovered that 2500 dollars are still available. Moreover, members of the committee and others offered to defray further expenses personally. It is expected Mr A\ ecks. a Minister, will shortly be called to give evidence.

Naval Secretary Wilbur, addressing the Women’s Conference of National Defence, declared that later oil, if the defensive power of aircraft extends 20'.) miles from the coast, the navy will still be the only protection beyond that point. He asserted that the navy was strengthening and building up its aviation branch. He added: “If bombing planes 'can sink battleships, we want bombing planes. We not onlywant them--we have and are getting them.”

WEALTHY AMERICANS’ TOUR, NEW YORK. February 20

A well-known company of tourist agents announced that it has chartered the new 20.00:) ton Cnnard liner Corinthia for a ,‘iS.OOO mile de luxeworld cruise from New York, via the Panama Canal, including, for the first time, a visit to six of the ports of Australia. New Zealand and Tasmania, and embracing Sydney, Alelbourne, Hobart, AA'ellingfon and Auckland. The passengers will make inland visits to the scenic wonders, and tor the exanv i illation of unusual flora and fauna. The vessel will arrive in December. It is expected that a group of soeiall.vprominent Americans, will participate in the cruise. 'I his type <d world tour hitherto has covered only the beaten tourist path of Asia, Alrica and Europe. The agents desire to explain that they desire to vary the usual routine, and the growing interest in Australia and New Zealand. especially since the announcement of the visit ol the American Elect, has induced them to include the Southern continent and the Dominion of New Zealand.

N.Z. HOSPITALS

AMERICAN APPROVA!

NE\Y YORK. February 2d.

Dr McKachieii, Director of the Hospital Standardization Committee ot the American College of Surgeons, states that, following on a preliminary examination of an inqiortant group of Australian Hospitals, the committee lias approved them and they are now qualified to be placed upon the college list of the institutions whose practice and treatment of patients is scientifically high. This is considered a signal honour, which is sought by all the important Aemrioan hospitals. The former President (Dr Franklin Alartin) of the College has conducted the examination of the Australian and New Zealand hospitals during a visit extending over the last two years. Dr AlcF.achien will visit Australia and New Zealand next June, at the request of the British Medical Association, in connection with the standardization work at the Dunedin Hospital, New {fan-

land, which up to the present, is the only Australasian institution upon the American College’s approved list. The New Zealand Hospitals now approved for inclusion with the list are: The general hospitals at Auckland Christchurch and Vc'cllington.

AAtHR I CAN SMTNDI.ERS. XEAV YORK, Feb. 2d

Air Simmons, President of the New York Stock Exchange told a meeting of the Chicago Exchange officials, hankers and others that the bucket shop operators and vendors of fake securities were robbing the public of 1000 million dollars annually. He said that all classes sutler from their operations, but the swindler finds most of his victims among the helpless and the poor. There is no tick! of business which has not sooner or later found itself invaded by this most dangerous parasite of the business world.

Air Gilchrist, a prominent Chicago financier, declared that la-tween and IC9 questionable investment houses were operating in Chicago alone. Other speakers pointed dot that President Coolidge has emphasised the desirableness of a national organisation to co-ordinate the activities against stock swindling. As indicating the serious aspect of the situation, many Chicago organisations have pledged themselves to aid the New York Stock Exchange in its tight against swindlers, throughout the country.

THE IDEAL DIET. VANCOUVER, Fob. 26. Harold Hoick, a University medical student in Chicago will to-day begin a two-vear fasting diet, the object of which is to determine the exact amount of food neeessarv for keen thinking. He will eat only when hungry. For the past two veins the amount of food he has normally consumed has been recorded Alentai tests which have shown Hoick as normally efficient, will be continued during the diet period, at the end of which experts expect to be n hk to work out on ideal human ration.