MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1927, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

flly Telegraph—Per Press Association

ALPINE TRAGEDY. GENEVA, Aug. 8

The Matterhorn was the scene of a tragedy, which is astonishing experienced alpinists.

'Jlirec Munich chimney sweeps, Inexperienced and ordinarily clothed, carrying umbrellas, without guides or ropes, attempted the ascent. The leader tell 2.190 feet and was killed. His companions descended.

SOLICITOR'S DEATH. GENEVA. Aug. ?

The solicitor. Sir George Lewis, was knocked down by a railway train and instantly killed, ,'sir George Lewis was recuperating from neurasthenic trouble. As lie was waiking to tennis, lie climbed tile railings of a hotel and walked on to the line at the moment the Simplon express was passing at sixty miles per hour. His valet stated that deceased was cue of London’s most prominent society solicitors and that lie bad acted in many celebrated eases. Recently a woman claiming to be the daughter of Orton, the Tichhoriie claimant. threatened to murder Sir George Lewis, whose lirm acted for the Tichborne family in the historic ease.

A FLYING BOAT. BERLIN. Aug. 8

Germany's enthusiasm to be prominent in trans-Atlantic living is evidenced in the Hamhurg-Amerrenn Line’s proposal to inaugurate a service to New York. It lias placed an order for the world's largest, and most powerful Hying boat, which will lie delivered in Decemlier. equipped with ten motors, each of a thousand horse power, carrying a bundled and seventy passengers and luggage.

GOSPEL CONCORD. LAUSANNE. Aug. 9,

The Faith and Order Conference lias divided into three Commissions from which the press and public are rigidly excluded. Some regard this a.s indicative that the Conference has encountered siiml Is which lmtv lend to a disagreement. but those in close touch de- < lare the Commissions were created for the purpose of considering the possibility of concord on tile gospel in the nature ol church and elmrelies common confession of faith.

.MINED BATHING. MADRID, Aug. S

Ibe Rishop of Gerona interdicted mixed bathing, warning non-eompliants that they will !>,■ refused the benefits of Sacraments.

RADIO SCHEME. LONDON. Aug. S

■‘Oilers u> broadcast gratuitously are pouring in from everywhere ill the country." says Mr Marcuser. It is now (ertain that the best talent in .England will be available, a first class orchestra, dance band, theatricals and music ball players are offering freely, and talks and [days will be included. The Post Office lias provisionally sanctioned tjho going on with the arrangements. lie lias established Ids own studio at Katerliam. The short wave, length will be approximately thirty metres, the power being derived from ordinary domestic electricity. The main programmes will be at six in the evening in London (received in New Zealand at 5.30 in the morning). Ho is prepared to carry oil lor a year at bis own expense, to provide data for an official scheme. He anticipates that residents in the back blocks in 11 10 Dominions will hear .London on an ordinary two valve set. He wants to .rive Britons over seas "a bit ol Old England.’’ and is sure that ihe scheme is feasible.

NEW REFINING PROCESS. LONDON. Aug. 8

“The. Times" Cologne correspondent reports: It is announced that as a result of ‘negotiations between the Knr.be n Industry and Standard Oil Company, a new method of petrol refining has been evolved, in eoimoction with coal distillation. The chief value of the process i.s that inferior petrol can be converted info high quality by operations involving Hie use of very high pressure. It is understood that tile Fa-rhea Industry is combining with the Standard Oil Coy. in commercialisin'! the process. Further negotiations will be conducted in the I nitod States, and operations will be carried out on a large scale at Oppan factories. Tt is expected that, petrol will be placed on the. market early in 1928.