MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1927, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON TRAFFIC. LONDON, April 2. London’s traffic is becoming so hoplessly involved that the authorities engaged aeroplanes and photographers equipped with special cameras to obtain a birds eye veiw of the main arteries the crowded network of wlii'-h is insufficient to carry traffic. It, is hoped to he able to work out from these a scheme of relief. AIR JOURNEY. LONDON, April 2. .Members of the air force cabled on JO .Alarvh have left Khnrtoumior Alalakal. NEW AIR TRIP. LONDON. April 3. The new aeroplane night train, flying boat will connect London with Rome, Naples, and Sicily, bringing the latter within 33 hours of London. The service will ho operated in conjunction with the Italian Air Transport Company. FUTURE OF BROADCAST IMG. LONDON, April 3

11. G. AYells. in an exclusive article in the Daily Express, says tlie future of broadcasting is like the future of cross word puzzles and Oxford trousers, it is very trivial. “Indeed it would he interesting to know how many original sets have keen smashed up or ceased listening-in. AATiat is wauled is not-impartial. impersonal, uiiscctarian. noil-controversial, nil prejudiced kindly stuff through loud speakers, but an invention such as a tape machine allowing a wireless recording simple set of news events of the world broadcast by somebody knowing his job.” Incidentally wireless licenses have grown from ten thousand to four million and threequarters.

The boat, race was faultlessly broadcasted throughout England from a launch following closely. This was succeeded by a. superb broadcast of the Grand National, while there are elaborate preparations to broadcast the Derby. F.AI IMRE EXHIBITION. LONDON. April 3. Sir James Parr opened the Ipswich .Empire Exhibition and Shoppink Week. Replying to ill.' toast of •' Empire’ at the civic lunch he stressed (lie openings in New Zealand for men of small capital ol a cheap, comfortable living with excclh'iii educational facilities tor their children. He added that lit' was initiating a strong campaign urging -New Zealand's claims in that direction. Mayor Tempest, who remarked that he had lived for several years in New Zealand, preseiiled Parr with a replica of an ancient bible stool.

U.S.A. MILLIONAIRE'S. AYASHTNGTOX, April 4. The United States income tax figures for 1920, which have been published, show that 207 individuals in the United .States are of the millionaire income class, which is the largest number in the history of the country. The 1921 figures showed only 75 millionaire incomes. The figures for 102fi showed 200. while those for 1921 showed only 21, being (he lowest since the war. The total income taxes collected for the first nine months of the present fiscal year amounted approximately to 1,0-50 millions of dollars, and the estimated total for the entire year is 8.■i2o millions of dollars. The 207 millionaires, with a reported total income of 422 million dollars, have paid incomo taxes amounting 00 million, dollars. The largest incomo group is that of between four thousand and five thousand dollars, these totalling 1827 millions. on which five millions of income tax has boon paid. AMERICAN INSTRUCTIONS. AYASHTNGTOX. April 4. The Government lias sent delayed instructions to Air .AlacAlui'ray regarding the joint demands to Nationalists. The in-lnicfions are imdorsLmd to niodiiv the joint draft demands Mr Alae.M array submitted the State Department, under conference with the British and Japanese .Ministers. The new orders permit a joint demand for an idenmity for Nanking and other outrages and request tor guarantees lor lumre protection of foreign Jives and property, hut do not authorise an American or joint: ultimatum. According to informed persons here il is considered probable that Mr AfacAlurray and the British and Japanese Alinisier.s at Peking will he able m agree to joint- action along the i’ines favoured by Americans.

CHARITY DAY. AUCKLAND. April 4. At the Conference of Commercial Travellers, a special report, dealing with assistance to blind soldiers and sailors stated that since last Conference blind soldiers bad been assisted to the extent of £778. The total income amounted to £lß2l 9s !)d. The amount of the fund at present was £5732 5s lid, of which £5507 was invested. The Conference decided to affirm the principle of a United Charity Day throughout the Dominion. It was decided to hold the 1928 Conference in Wellington. The following officers were elected: President of the United Association, Mr T. E. James; Treasurer, Air .11. If. Wanchop; Auditor. Air 14. ilicknell ; member for Hoard of .Management of the Insurance Department, Air AY. A. Drake; members of Committee of the Associations Journal, .Messrs W. A. Drake and S. A. Orchard.