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Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1928, Page 2

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largest aeroplank

NEW BRITISH BOMBER

[Special to Press Assn, by Radio.]

RUGBY, June 26. The biggest aeroplane in the world is expected to fly to London to-mor-row. Tt is the British monoplane Inflexible, which weighs 14 tons and has 3 Rolls-Royce Condor engines, giving a total of 2100 horse-power. It is 75 feet long and has a wing span of 150 feet, which is over five times greater than the average single-seater fighter. Tho monoplane is constructed of metal, and its two wheels, which are its only ground support, stand over seven feet high.

The Inflexible has been built for the Air Force for use as a bomber.

GOLDEN FVEDDING GIFT.

PRESENTATION BY PRINCE.

RUGBY, June 26.

Tn the presence of 10,000 people at the International Horse Show at Olympia to-day the Prince of Wales presented to the well-known sportsman, the Earl of Lonsdale, on celebrating his golden wedding, a gold casket, towards which sportsmen in all parts of the world have subscribed. The Prince said that a considerable sum had been received over the cost of the casket, and this would he handed to Lord Lonsdale for distribution to charities as he thought fit. Lord Lonsdale said that he proposed to use it to establish a convalescent home for sportsmen.

THE EX-SPEAKER

DOES NOT DESIRE PEERAGE

RUGBY, June 20.

Hie announcement that the late Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr Whitley, for personal reasons,, does not desire promotion, to the peerage caused little surprise among his intimate colleagues in the House, where it was known that he desired to retire altogether from legislative and political duties on relinquishing his post in the lower House.

He is, however, the first speaker for a hundred years who has not been so honoured. In more recent years a viscountcy has been conferred in such cases.

It is generally assumed that Mr Wliitlev will receive some other honour from the King, whose desire to comply with the House of Commons request that some signal mark of royal favour should he conferred was communicated to the House by the Prime Minister yesterday. The King’s answer will lie- considered by the House to-morrow).