MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1927, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

(Australia & N.Z. Cable Associate.) FLYER AT AZORES. (Received this day at 10.15 a.in.) 110RTA. Xov. 1. The seaplane D 1220 arrived at Azores from Lisbon. TURKISH ( EXSFS. C'OXSTAXTIXORLE. Xov. 1. A census taken on the 2Sth Oct. shows the population approximately at fourteen millions, of which Constantinople contributes Soil, ()()(), lemales pre dominating. A COMING ELY. XEW YORK. Xov. I. A message from Santa Monica. California, states Smith may attempt to shatter the world's flight endurance record, lie hopes to keep the Southern Cross in the air lor sixty houis and may make an attempt as a to> llight before the Hawaiian trip. LIMITATION' OK ARMAMENTS. LONDON. Nov. I. lion. McNeill in his first speech since promotion to Cabinet rank, said he v. as conscious of the difficulty in following Lord Cecil, of whom he was a sincere admirer, but he believed Britons o! al parties were quite as convinced as Lord Cecil of the necessity for the limitation of armaments by international agreement. Two years’ experience in the Treasury has convinced me that stupendous relict lor the taxpayers and a stimulus to trade can he provided il we are able to divert to productive channels the money now necessarily spent on armaments. Britain has already made large reductions, but v.ai would not be impossible even il 11 1 ;■ world’s armaments were reduced to :• vanishing point. So long as skill, materials and the basis of production o' weapons existed peace must he eiidan gered unless disarmament is hot!, moral and material.

ABBEY AIM'S- \l, iIASDON. N»v. I

Eeuohls Stephens, the well-known sculptor and arlist declared the proposed additions to Westminster Abbey amounted to a national q’e-ti'ii. ihe Abbey woos one ol the world s e.r. a'lC v. works of arc. and the gre.ue:-1 recorder of our history. The public must have an opportunity of expressing an opinion as to the best scheme by inspection not merely of drawings hut of models built on the same scale. The scheme for a mere or le-s detached ambulatory seemed most suitable, in providing further space fur monuments, which should he smaller. The new building should not hide Hie existing A bbey.

HEAR INC; RESUMED. LONDON. Nov. I

The Court resumed the hearing of the Foster case cabled on 28th. October. Guard Rowley gave evidence. Foster .said lie was near tlie mail van and Rowley fetched him soda and water and accepted two whiskeys. He was absent several minutes. He left the sliding door locked. It cm] I have been opened with a strong knife. The hag might have been hidden under a seat. Rowley left the train at Reading, and foster 'continued the journey. Accused '•■'as remanded.

SYDXKY, Nov. 5. Airived: Gabriella from Grovmouth. MELnOfJHXE, Xov. 5. Arrived: Hen trice from lilufl'. ADVAXTAGE TO IXDFSTRY SYDXKV, Xov. o. rnvestigations mnde liy the Government show industry will benefit to the extent of C.'J,200.000 through the noncollection of taxation for the Child Endowment. Cabinet considers industry will now lie enabled to absorb a hi rue percentage of unemployed. printer y burnt. SYDXKV, Xov. 5. A disastrous fire this morning burnt iut two upper doors of Tiuchlaud House at Chippendale, the two lower floors being severely damaged by fire a.ud water. The building wins owned and occupied by AY. E. Smith. Ltd., printers and stationers, who used the bouse as their printing works. The damage will amount to nniny thousands sterling. OAXBERTTA. Xov. d. tile lead"!- of the Opposition, Air Cliarleton has given notice of a motion of a. censure on the Government in connection with the rumoured sale cl the Commonwealth shipping line. The Minister of Trade and Customs. Air I’.ratten. said a preliminary impiirv ilito the harbour collision will la ]i,.h| on Monday and Tuesday. Evidence of officers and others on the Tahiti will be taken in Xew Zealand. PERTH. Xov. *>. Captain Van Keulen. of the steamer Alankerk was fined JDAIXIQ i n e charge of being master of a vos'-ol on whirl) fifty Chinese stowaways were j found. This is stated to be the highest fine ever imposed in West Australia. J V I SIT I X(: sr Rf; eox. XEAY PLYAKH’TH. Xov. .">. Information lias been received locally tliat AY. A'ictor Bouncy. Cricf Surgeon of Chelsea Hospital for AA’omon. will leave England early in January for Xew Zealand, and after attending the 8.A1.A. Conference at Hamilton will at the invitation of the Obstetrical Society spend a few weeks touring the Dominion to study local conditions affecting mid-wifery and meeting members of Obstetrical Societies in their own localities.