MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1927, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

(Australian & N.E. Cable Association.)

ATLANTIC FLIGHT PIONEER LONDON, Oct. 21.

Charles William Fairilax Morgan, 31, who was married in Australia in 1911, contracted a, bigamous union in February, 1925, at Tunbridge Wills. He pleaded guilty at tlw Old Bailey. Morgan was a captain in the Navy and the navigator of a hospital ship in the North Sea during the war. Afteawards he was a flight commander in the Royal Naval Air Service, and was the navigator of the plane which made the first attempt to fly the Atlantic.' The machine crashed in Newfoundland. Morgan was hurt and was unconscious for two days. A [organ was hound over to keep the peace, the judge saying that no useful purpose would he served by imprisoning him.

.TOY RIDE' LOST ITS JOY. NEW YORK, Oct. 21. AVI ion is a joy-ride not a joy-ride? This question was asked, very unkindly, of a man who found himself defendant in a divorce action last week, lie told his wife one evening that he was going hack to the office. She quite believed him, and went out later with a woman friend to go to the pictures. En route the two women recognised the husband’s ear outside the residence, of a third woman, known to the other two.

They halted, discussed matters and decided to get into the hack seat, and hide as well as possible, and wait to SIX’ what the news was going to he. By and by the first woman’s husband came out with the third woman, and he was so interested in her that he did not even glance at the hack scat. The car was .driven swiftly to the seashore, and there was halted while the two on the front seat had a heart-to-heart talk' in the moonlight. After a while the wife bent over, touched her husband on the shoulder, and said sweetly: “John, T’ve had enough ol this. Drive us home.” “lie gulped and looked as il lie had seen a ghost,” said his wife to the judge. “The oilier woman heat it.” The wife was given the car as weh as her decree.

LONDON’S TRAFFIC. LONDON. Oct. 21

“Unless something is done London’s business and social life, as affected by traffic conditions, will ho almost at a standstill in 10 years,” says Lord Leo, of Farehnm. criticising the authorities for not acting on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on London’s cross-river traffic. Lord Lee. of Farehnm, was chairman of the Commission, which was specially asked to produce a- report quickly. A joint committee, representing the Government, the London Council, and the Southern Railways, sat. lull so far has not reported. Lord Loo says the public is impatient to know wbat will be done. Official circles deny that there is delay, and declare that n preliminary agreement has been reached.