MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1928, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

(United Press Association.— By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright-.) AFGHAN KING’S PLEASURE. LONDON. April 5. “ 1 am delighted with my trip through Britain. Wo have come to know each other better than before.” said King Amanullnli on leaving for Paris, “for King George’s friendly feeling and the British peoples welcome and warm greetings pleased me muchly.” LADY HEATH’S RECORDS. LONDON, April 4. Lady Heath’s arrival at Cairo lias established three records. She is the first woman to fly through Africa, tho first light piano to fly from Cape to Cairo, and the first Cape to Cairo solo crossing. Her machine is identical with that of Captain Lancaster s. FLYING RECORD. MIR A .MAS, April 5. Rapson on 28th Afareh completed a fifty thousand miles non-stop flight, except for re-fuelling. The flight occupied forty-two days. TENNIS VOTING. PARIS. April ">. The International Federation of Lawn Tennis lias given Australia six votes, the same as Britain, France. Lniti-u States and Germany. Four votes each have lii-eii given to New Zealand, .‘-uuth Africa and Canada. AIR MACHINE COSTS. LONDON. April 5 A blue bonk lias been issued of the proceedings of the Select Committee on estimates. Sir Maher Nicholson; (Secretary of the Air -Ministry) gave evidence that lllll) ""its built by a private company at a cost ol I'.'koDO.OOJ. It 101 being built at the Government shed at Cardington was expelled to cost about £400,01)0, in addition the proposed expenditure of £300.000 on a mooring mast, building new shed and enlarging the old one.