MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1926, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

; lAustralia & N.Z. Cable Association.] WOOL SALES POSTPONED. LONDON, Alay 8. .The wool sales have been postponed indefinitely. RUSSIAN MONEY RETURNED. LONDON, -May 10. Regarding the money forwarded from Labour supporters, the Trade Union Council report says: “An attempt is lining made to confuse and prejudice the trade union movement by the allegation that wo received money from Moscow. This morning a cheque arrived from the All Russian Central Council Trade Unions running into some thousands. We fully considered the matters and decided to send a courteous reply, expressing appreciation, hut an inability to accept the cheque, which was returned.” WILKINS STARTING. SAN FRANCISCO, Alay 9. A telegram from Fairbanks, Alaska, says: “The airplane ‘Detroiter,’ commanded by Captain Wilkins, hopped off on Saturday morning from Point Barrow. At the last minute tho plans for the search for land in the Arctic Ocean were changed, and tho machine will now proceed on an eight-hour dash from Point Barrow out over the Arctic Ocean. She will travel for four hours to tho northward, and for four hours to tho southward. Then she will refuel at Point Barrow for a return flight to Fairbanks.” One day is scheduled for the preparations at Point Barrow before the reconnaissance. A store of 230 gallons of gasolene that has been freighted to Point Barrow by tho sister plane “Alaskan” awaits the “Detroiter,”' and with an additional five hundred gallons of gasolene that was loaded here by the “Detroiter,” her supply is declared to be sufficient to carry out the new plan for the adventure sot as the climax of the exhibition. RIFFS BOAIBEB. PARIS, Alay 8. Hostilities have been resumed in Aloroceo. French airplanes are now bombing the enemy lines.

MASSEY" AIEAIORTAL. WELLINGTON, Alay 10. Including £SOOO voted by Parliament, the funds for the ATassey ATemorial total about £IO,OOO and it is understood a start "ill shortly he made with the erection of the monument. FOUND DEAD. ASHBURTON, May 10. Charles Edward Kaden, aged 03, was found dead ill a paddock at Ruapuna on Saturday. The top of his head was shattered as the result of a discharged gun which was found lying on his body. Deceased was married, and had ail adult family: ROSE ON TOUR. WELLINGTON. Alay 10. On his way to Vancouver, Rose gave an exhibition run by request at Suva. He was to arrive at New York about this time, and there will meet Air Krogness, New Zealand’s representative in the States on Wednesday. Ho leaves for England 'in the Berengaria and will go into training in quarters arranged hv Porritt- and may take part in some minor meetings, hut will attempt nothing serious before liis big engagements. Some amusement was caused hv a description of Rose in American papers as “Charlie Rose, the sensational Australian hiiler.”