MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1927, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

an extensive scheme. LONDON, Aug. 17. The purchasers of Wembley ate credited with a grandiose scheme for roofing the entire arena and staging not only dog racing, cup and association enp finals, but rugby, baseball, tennis and boxing, providing all' through the year, day and night, regardless of the elements. A sliding glass roof is planned with panels to afford ventilation. Artificial beating will be installed in the winter.

BROADCASTINO EXPEIMM EXT. LONDON, Aug. 17. I hope the re-equipped station will be ready for the first broadcast next week said Mr Marcuse. “When they heard of my intentions the British Copyright Holders Association warned me against an infringement of their lights. While appreciating their claims I pointed out the experiment was non-commercial but on the contrary an expensive hobby. lam meeting copyright holders again, when T hope to persuade them to waive their ci'aims till experiments proved the possibility of regular transmissions to the Dominions. A refusal will not deter me, because there is plenty of music on which there is no copyright available.

TR AD E AG It EEM ENT. PARIS, Aug. 13. Described as an .Economic Locarno, the Franco-German commercial agreement operates for eighteen months, from September (ith next. The text is not yet published, but it is officially stated that French agricultural products, textiles, metallurgical products, sliowes, perfumery and porcelain are the chief items to benefit from the reduced German tariffs, white among German exports chemical products, machinery, cement, china, and leather goods gain specially by the application to them of the minimum French tariff.