AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1925, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

V , AUBTIULIAN AND N.Z- CABLE ASSOCIATION ■C

A DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO. NEW YORK, April 5. Southern Florida has been visited by the most destructive tornado in its history.

Fifteen are'known to be dead and scorns are injured. Five small towns were wiped out. The suburbs of Miami were wiped out, but the city escapee. The residents and motorists sought safety in the basements and ditches, their houses and motor ears being wrecked.

w- RUSSIA BUYING AUR OP LANES. OTTAWA, April (i. The lion. James Lyon, of Ontario, Minister of oLancls, in announcing tlie addition of four used airplanes to the province’s fire fighting squad stated that one unusual feature of the search for machines was the information obtained in the United States that the Russian Government had cleaned out. the entire market. “ It has been reported to me,” said the Hon. Lyon, “that agents for the Russians have purchased train loads of machines, new and old motors and spare parts for shipment to Russia.”

DEPORTEE back again. NEW YORK, April 7

The deportee Zerdedieno is hack at Ellis Island. lie reiterates that his claims that lie is travelling on a diplomatic passport issued by the Turkish Minister at London and that his mission is to secure .funds to dovelope the resources of Kurdistan.

AMERICAN AERIAL EXPEDITION. (Received tins day at 10/25 a.m.) NEAV YORK April 0. An expediion of naval aircraf. under the command of Donald IS. MacMillan in the summer will attempt to ascer- ' tain whether or not a continent exists TO in the million square miles between Alaska and the North Pole. Two planes of the I.oenig amphibian type ■ ■ will be piloted by naval ollicers, who V have been granted leave. The project is hacked by the National Geographic (Society. The expedition sails in June. If lands are discovered they could be used as flight bases for Europe and • routes. V, The exploration of Norse rums of Labrador and Greenland will be made. The recovery of Captain Peary s iccords at Cape Columbia will also be attempted. Extensive radio experiments _/■ are |