BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] BALLOON RACE. BRUSSELS'S May 111. 1_ In the. Cordon Bennett race, the 1 assistant pilot of an American balloon k was thrown out when it grounded near - Antwerp. The balloon continued with e one pilot aboard. * The British machine Bee landed at Waalwyek. it covered 75 kilometres. The Swiss Helvetia landed at Ede. It covered 130 kilometres. AT KING’S LEVEE. LONDON, May 31. 1 A New Zealander. -Mr Michael Myers was presented at the Kings loco. i CO nil AM ON AIRWAYS. LONDON, May 31. Cobham in an article on airways savs every day the weather is getting worse in the India and Burmah section, hut we could not entertain the idea of abandoning the flight, because if we want to demonstrate the possibility of a. regular service to Australia it is better that we should see it under its worst conditions. We will possibly encounter severe dust storms and sandstorms in Iraq, and Monsoons as we go further east and south. As a commercial proposition it will, not he feasible to cover tlio entire route with the same type of machine, because the section from Calcutta to Australia is most certainly a seaplaiie’s task. P R OMPTLY ft ÜBSCR TBE D. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) LONDON, May 31. Although the success of the Now Zealand loan was generally expected, the early dosing of the list surprised even the most optimistic. The popularity of the loan was evidenced by the long queue awaiting the opening of the Bank of England at nine o’do-’ to obtain application forms. This was reminiscent of. the pre-war boom in mining issues. Applications poured in so fast, that the subscription of six millions was largely exceeded by eleven o'clock when the list, dosed, though applications from the country will lie received to-morrow. One of the principal causes of the success is ' the subscription of very large ! amounts by firms who had already underwritten the loan. PfLSUDSKI DECLINES OFFICE. WARSAW, May 31. 1 Pilsiulski declined the Presidency Localise 'the constitution does i.ot authorise tho President to dissolve 1 Parliament. ' 1 TURKEY ACCEPTS FRONTIER < LINE. 1 i CONSTANTINOPLE, May .31. I It is stated that Turkey has accepted f Brussels frontier line, thereby aban- < doning the claim to the town Mosul, to a large area south of the Brussels lino. I STOCK EXCHANGE FIRM. i LONDON. May 31. t In view of the possibility of .Mr Bald ] win seeing the miners’ leaders to-night | it is interesting to note the Stock Ex- j change closed firm, in the confident < belief that there will be an almost im- , mediate settlement of the coat crisis. , " AUSTRIAN STRIKE. j VIENNA, May 31. j As a consequence of the rejection of the demand for increased salaries, the f whole of the Austraian civil service, in- , dueling the teachers, will go out on ] strike to-morrow. j A COMMUNISTS DEATH. ‘ PARIS, May 31. A sensation was caused by the wife of Tomasi, the Communist leader, who went to Russia in February to study Soviet methods, received a telegram ] laconically ainnonncing his death. A similar telegram reached the wives o! j two other Communists. It is reported all were murdered because they j had discovered over much. Tomasi recently sent ij letter to bis wife complaining that the difficulties put in I his vfiy by the Soviet were preventing < investigation.