MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1925, Page 4

MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.] A LONG TOW. (Received this day at 0.30 a.in.) LONDON, Sept. 1. The lie a simpers feature lengthy reports of the Dutch towage of the ( itv of Singapore from Adelaide to I lottcrdam. ITALIAN" STATISTICS. KOMI-:. Sept. -I. Census returns for Sicily for 10;M .show that, sixteen rpifulrtiplcts, Dll l.'iplcfs, t>!o twins were born. The puululiou of Italy increased by half n iiiillum during the year. Sicily protided the highest percentage. A XK\V AH)TIVE POWER. I .’ON DON. Sept. I. Doctor Wall, an electrical expert, experimenting with the theory that the Herman scientist killed during the war had discovered a- secret alloy, developing all electro-motive force when healed, claims that it enable/- the prodii lion of a thcnnc-clcctrie generator, cost in:' half a -team plant, eliminating d\ .tamos and reducing the m.l of the l r.slurtion of electricity bv two-thirds. AN All! SMASH. NEW YORK. September 5. Irwin Hunt, an outhusiastie San Eraiicisco amateur aviator needed money badly that in' allegedly stole a thousand sterling ft mu a trieini's o.Ti-e. Raymond As,'do. The ( hief of Police arrested Hunt who was relea.s----;-d on bail, lie remained in San Hranci'co preparing for the trial. To-day I|" j[ev, bis own aeroplane to Napa, ihc scene of the trial, arriving an hour ■ i-fore the Coart opened. lie asked ■Wedo to take a .-.|;y spin with him, and when a thousand feet lip the aeroplane collapsed and burst into Ham. s. and both acre killed. A SCENE, | “ The Tiie.es " Service. ] I,ON DON. September I. Ihe l imes Paris correspondent -ays a stem*' occurred at the I'niversal Pno e Congress setting at Sorhonne. trouble arose wlieu Herr i.oebe .President of tile Reichstag) who was to have spoken, declined because M. Her-

r.ot was not present. It was explained that liis absence was unavoidable, but the Herman delegates alleged that il really was been use lie did not want.

t:i participate in a conference with I.oebe on tin" ground Hint the latter had declared in a speech in Vienna, in lavoiir of an Aiistro-Hcnnnii union. Keeling ran high and it was feared lie Herman delegates would withdraw, a step which might have repereussioned on far more important conleroiioes. Deinonzie, however, nil cos-dully iulcrveued and the incident was closed. I! I'ESI A N TRADE. (Received this day at Obit) a.m.i LONDON. Sepiemher !. The "Times" correspondent also replugs the Russian trade delegation recently visiting Lancashire have arrived at Paris'where they have commenced negotiations on an e,-,nelly lordly scale. They announced ili.v were prepared to purchase machinery am! textiles totalling forty million francs. Their purchases in Western Europe total twelve million sterling for !•■■-.- tiles. They asked only six ntnn.tn.s credit, which Irein-h nia ill, i act ur " '.vine w illing tn give, bul il !, nni.h rs'.ood the amount Dots jn I-,, exp muled would lie very small. for machinery, they waul credit fur-two to lit e y-rs. which tin l linns approached d In r • is quite ilium-sible. There i- tali, of forming a special bank laedita ling Ihefe l rtinsact ions but the ••xi-tiug banks will be no parts - in >uch a s heie.e, which is unlikely to materialise. I'RAXHO-GEUMAN TRADE. LONDON", September I, Kranco-nornian (tade treaty negotiations which were su-pcitiled at the beginning of duly will lie rc-umed on September loth. HA.ESE HE DISASTER. NEW YORK. Sect. 5. Tiie air rushing into tlm holes torn i" lbe Sla-Mamloali by the twisting off ef |be i-adin and emirol cubit.-. caused a I.tickling and breaking in. of the slur. Tin- is lie- <. ll ii:i m of the Natal Hoard ol inquiry who ti-iti-d the w reckage. UNEMPLOYMENT I! ELI EE. BRISBANE. Sepl e 111 bei‘ I. A roiiui l prepared under the Euempluvunut; Worker-. Insurance Act shows that during the year ended on the thirtieth of dune lasi, sti-.ienaiice totalling Hi I .'Ad Was granted to 11,171 male applicants m Brisbane; and Cld.lE'd to I:io!> feinale ttpplieaul.s. The nmioriry <;f male apolieanis described ili ac-. Ives as hi bearers. Of Do lemales. maeliiiii.sls and .-.hop assistants comprised the mitioritv.