MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1927, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

[Auatralia & N.Z. Cable Association.] MORE FLOOD DAMAGE. NEW YORK. May 13. A message f rom Baton Rouge, Louisiana, says as a result o T the breaking of a levee at .Marsauville by the Afississippi Hood, 03,000 more people were driven Ironi homes, and a million acres are threatened with inundation. ATLANTIC ELVERS. NEW YORK. May 13. 'I here are indieatioiis of two of the three planes planning non-stop flights to Paris will stall on Saturday in a race for first to cross. Chamberlain and Bertram! in the Della urn plane Columbia await favourable weather. Charles Lindberlh .in a single-seater monoplane, intends starting on Saturday. Commander I’yrd awaits the late of Xnngesser before aUemjiting flight in a Lokker.

LONDON. May !:f. Ellis and liirtles left Baghdad for Persia on Kith Mav.

AIR, HAPPENINGS. WASHINGTON. Mav 13

Lieutenants 'Ramsay and Kincaid (naval hydorgi'aphie experts) who carefully studied the weather conditions presented a report to Mr Wilbur evolving the theory that Xnngesser and and Coli may have turned over Labrador and are safe. The theory is bsed on the assumption of engine trouble interrupting the flight. The weather report shows they would have struck a storm moving northward across the course and might either have been blown from the course or turned north purposely to avoid the storm, which turn would have carried them over Labrador. Investigations disclosed wind conditions along route were the best that could he hoped for, but if they descended in Labrador it might be months before they could reach civilisation. Raymond Orteig, of New York, is the donor of 23.000 dollars prize for an Atlantic flight. Ortelg’s attorney advised the Commerce Department that the reward for the discovery of the airmen's fate was placed in a New York hank. Should a dispute arise the contest committee of the National Acronatutio Association will decide. Mr Coolidge sent a message of sympathy to Douniergue, reading in part

‘•J desire to extend to von and the people of France an expression of deep personal sympathy which 1 assure you is shared hv all Ann ricans at this time of anxiety over the fate of Nungesso r and Coli. Their splendid courage touched the imagination of America. There is everywhere the most earnest hope that they may siifl he found.” NEW YORK. May 13. A Stock Exchange seat was sold at a new record of 210.033 dollars. A PRETTY STORY. LONDON. May 13. The Marchioness of Aberdeen, who presided at a Salvation Army function related how years ago, when visiting New Zealand, a Salavat ion Army Major proposed marriage. She -aid: ■■ 1 was | prowling in the Salvation Bararcks on I a Sunday morning and got talking to ! the .Major about the Army's work. Ife ; said he had a great difficulty in goli ting a life partner to assist in army "'uric. I In I the gie.;u*<t difficulty In assuring him I was nut qualified for the position, having a husband and a. , family, f oliere.d to introduce my husband but I never saw the Munir anymore."

SEVA. May N. Arrived: Aornu-M from Auekiaod. sailing h r \'an< .*mvi* l;:-i night.