AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1927, Page 2

AMERICAN NEWS

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

TIYO DIRIGIBLES,

OTTAWA, Oct. 30. The first of the two dirigibles building in England, for use in inter-im-perial commercial communications, will be completed in two years, when it is hoped that a maiden trip will be made to Canada, according to Sir Philip Sassoon, British Under-Secretary for Air, who said: “I do not think from the point of view of the Empire, that anything would more speedily link the Empire up than the development of aviation.”

UNITED STATES FINANCE

(Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. Afr Mellon submitted a plan to the House Ways and Means Committee for a reduction of 225 million dollars from the Taxpayers Bill next year. Mr Alellon declared the programme contemplated five major reductions: firstly, a decrease of the corporations tax from 13}-' to 12 per cent; secondly, amendments permitting small corporations earning less than 25,000 dollars to make returns as partnerships; thirdly, fifty million dollars reduction in rates on so-called intermediate incomes, be-i tween 18,000 and 70,000 dollars yearly fourthly, repeal of the estate tax; fifth-' ly, exemption for American bankers acceptances held by foreign central banks. SEA TR VGEDY. VANCOUVER, November 1. A Seat! le message states that the steamer Alargjiret Dollar, picked up a fishing smack off Cape Flattery containing emaciated frozen bodies of tuo Japanese. It is believed to have drifted across the Pacific. RADIO CONKERENCE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Nov. 1. Air Brown, interviewed, said three subjects of outstanding importance Australia and New Zealand before the.--Radio Conference had been settled favourably to those countries, and committees reports thereon would unquestionably receive approval of the conference itself—namely, the Cortina report (cabled on 13th Oct.), standing of amateurs (cabled on 19th Oct.), and sparksets (cabled on 27th. Oct). The retention of present letters and code practice meant a saving of thousands ni pounds annually to the public of Australia and New Zealand and it bad been a distinct achievement to have had the r consideration of the Cortina report deferred. Brown continued: “We recognise tlie high value of the amateur as contributing notably to the advancement of radio science. We hope to have the conference not only recognise these, but definitely allot special bands, probably six, going to 200 metres to amateur. It was originally suggested that spark sets on vessels should be eliminated in 1930 and then in 1935, and I suggested 1940. AVe feel such sets are particularly useful for distress signals. The immediate elimination of the sots would involved a large expendiHire on new equipment for our coastal vessels, which find these excellently adapted for their needs. There have been two major problems of a broad international character before the con-

ference up to the present; namely, regulations where communication systems are in private bands as, opposed to Government control of cables (cabled on 18th Oct.) and 25th Oct.). A settlement of this issue lias been indicative of the important work this conference is destined to accomplish. The question of voting power (cabled on 27th Oct.) is still lieing discussed, but there is every reason to believe it will be amieablv settled.

CHARLES 1 RELICS. LONDON. October 31. Ernest Alakowa, of Alelbourne, has purchased a collection of clothing including a skirt, skull cap and jabot worn by Charles 1 on the scaffold, and prestated it to the London Museum. The collection l«is been the property of the Earls of Lindsey for ten generations. ft was recently offered for sale oti condition tbiit it should remain in a national institution.