OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 August 1928, Page 1

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

COMMERCIAL FLYING BOAT. PARLIAMENTARIANS’ INSPECTION. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, July 31. The commercial flying boat known as tho “Short-Cnlcutta,” designed for operation on a section of the Empire route to Australia, will he moored in the Thames close to the Terrace of the House of Commons, for three days this week, for inspection by parliamentarians. This all-metal living boat, with seating accommodation for fifteen passengers in its luxurious cabin, is a commercial development of the “SliortSingapore” in which Sir Alan Cohfiam made his flight through and round Africa. It is equipped with three Bristol “Jupiter” engines, developing 1500 horse-power. PILGRIMAGE TO YPRES. FO URTEENT H ANNIVE RS Alt V OF THE AVAR. RUGBY, July 31. The great pilgrimage to the battlefields o,f northern. France, organised by the British Legion, will start from London- about midnight next Saturday, on the fourteenth anniversary o' Britain’s entry into the Great AA'ar. The pilgrims, who will number 11,000 will he joined, on tho other side of the channel by the Prince of Wales, who served in France with the Guards, Lady Ha ig, widow of the commander who led tho British Army to victory, and many distinguished officers, including Marshal Foeh and Admiral Jellicoo.

Twenty special trains will convey the huge party from London to the Channel ports whore twelve steamers will bo waiting to take them to France. They will then travel in special trains to various points on the old Ixattlefront. They will stay for four days, and tho culminating event of the visit will lie a solemn ceremony at Yprcs. From their various headquarters tho whole of tho 11,000 will travel to the historic town, in the once famous salient, and will gather at the Men in Gate Memorial to the Britons who fell there. Here there will he an impressive scene. The banners of tha eighty-seven British divisions will he displayed over the archway and along tlic ramparts, and there will he a

march past, in which the Prince of AA’ales and Lady Haig will take part, ’followed by a religions service at which the address will he given by the Archbishop of York, now Archbishop Designate of Canterbury. OVERSEAS SETTLEMENT. MONETARY ASSISTANCE FOR SETTLERS. RUGBY, July 31. Lord Lovat, Parliamentary Undersecretary for Dominion Affairs and Chairman of the Overseas Settlement Committee, who will sail on Saturday for a tour of Canada, New Zealand and Australia, to discuss the provision o*r

additional facilities for settlement overseas, said yesterday that ho hoped to be able to make satisfactory arrangements for 21,000 miners and their dependents, whom tho Government hoped to send overseas.

Lord Lovat said that lie was going hrst to Canada, and a representative of his Department would return, when ho himself left the Dominion, with full details of the arrangements made. They hoped to offer very definite at-

tractions to miners as settlers on the

land. The Government had agreed to train and test them at training centres in the eastern area and in Scotland and AY ales. Tho Government ha d

approved in principle, of the proposal that advances up to £IOO should lie made to settlers from this country,

who, after working on farms for a year or two to gain experience, and find saved £IOO took up land of their own. Tlio Government, lie said, wore 1 very anxious to encourage family settlement for they regarded that as one of the most important and satisfactory methods of settlement, and apart, from the direct settlement scheme, they hoped to work out schemes for tho provision of cottages on farms in Canada and Australia., in which fa mi lies could be housed while the men were working and gaining experience on and before they started on their own holdings. SPEED OE HEAVY MOTORS. RUGBY, July 31. The Minister of Transport has announced in Parliament that the legal maximum speed lor heavy motor-cars fitted with pneumatic tyres would he raised from twelve to twenty miles per hour from October 1. SHIPS’ LOAD-LINES. ACTION BEING TAKEN. RUGBY, July 31. The president of the Board of Trade was asked in the House of Commons, wlmt action the Government was taking in pursuance of its policy of promoting international uniformity in the matter of ships’ load-lies. Sir Philip Cunliffo-Lister replied that the rules relating to ships’ load-lines were being revised by a committee, and the revised rules would lie sent to

dominion and foreign Governments for consideration. Every effort was being made to secure an international agreement. It was too early yet to say

hat the precise alterations would he

The Minister added that this subject was not one which, in the ordinary course, would go before the Committee of the League of Nations.

The president of tho Board of Trade was asked a question about the overloading of ships at certain ports, especially ships engaged ip the American coastal trade. He replied that the Board of Trade had been collecting information on tlio manner in which ships were loaded in different trades, and he had received a statement to the effect that over-loading of ships took place in certain trades. AA’hat action could he taken was being carefully considered in the interests of the merchant service. After the board had been in consultation with tfie shipping authorities, he hoped to be able to miiKe a" statement.