AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1928, Page 3

AMERICAN NEWS

HENRY FORD DOESN’T CARE

(Australian & N.Z. Cablo Association.) NEW YORK. Jan. 12. " 1 don’t know, an ■ don’t care! ” This was Henry r< :m s illuminating reply at the Motor Exhibition in New York, to a questioner who wanted to know if lie was a billionaire.. In casually'dismissing the matter ol his wealth, the motor king plunged into a discussion of details ol his research in airplane building, and remarked that he hoped to cross the Atlantic shortly in one of his own machines. Henry Ford explained that lie was aiming to fit airplanes with Diesel engines weighing 24 ounces per horsepower. His real goal, however, is a 1000 horse-power engine that will weigh 1000 pounds—or 16 ounces per horsepower. “The airplane will never supplant the automobile,” ho declared.

WHY HE “BUMPED” HER. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. When congratulated on their narrow escape from death at the take off on Tuesday, Poiul said: “ I could see the angels sitting on the top of Golden Gate. There were no empty seats roi us, so I bumped her open.” Bystanders commented: “It was wonderful.” Pond said: “That’s what Smithy thought.”

NOT WANTED. VANCOUVER, Jan. 19. A message frm Rio <Io Janeiro states that King Ferdinand, of Bulgarin. on route to IJuonos Avras, was forbidden to land in the Brazilian Capital while the ship was in port.

REPORT TXCORIIECT LATER. The Rio do Janeiro message regarding ex-King Ferdinand is incorrect.

SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. OTTAWA, Jan. 20

Martin Harvey, the actor, who was stricken with intestinal trouble, was operated on successfully at Toronto.

PRESIDENT COSGRAVE IN TJ.S.A

Australian Press Association & Sun.l NEW YORK, Jan. 20.

President Cosgrave, of the Irish Free State, arrived to-day on a goodu • visit. Three thousand police guarded the route to the city hall to prevent a demonstration by the oppositionists which did not materialise.

GENEVA CONFERENCE DESCRIBED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. The Geneva, conference was described in Congress to-day by Represen-k tative Wood, of as a complete fiasco, because the Unii"«d States had no ships to scrap or construction work to stop. He asserted that tai ure came in spite- oi the fact that England might have abandoned tie further oenstruction of additional cruisers, thus maintaining, in a greater degree, the ratio agreed upon five years ago. He declared: “The tune has arrived when we must embark upon a mercantile marine programme that will establish the United States in the eyes of the world.”