OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1928, Page 3

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

CHANGING LONDON. CHARING CROSS TO GO. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Aug. 1. The London County Council yesterday approved a scheme of the Ministry of Transport for the construction of a road bridge at Charing Cioss and the removal of the Charing Cross station to the south side of the river. The estimated cost of the scheme, including building on a new embankment on the river front, will be £11,930,000. The Council’s approval is subject to a grant from, the Road Fund of 75 per cent of the actual expenditure being made applicable to the whole scheme. The Council’s liability for its share of the scheme’s cost, and for the reconditioning of Waterloo bridge, which forms part of the scheme, is restricted to £3,219,000. NEWS BY WIRELESS. GISBORNE, August 4. A wireless broadcast reported at Berlin states there is a decided change of the Soviet’s international outlook, and Russia is prepared to sign a world peace treaty. It is reported that Washington officials see no obstacle in United States joining in further nnva negotiations at Geneva. It is predicted "America will insist on an adequate number of 10,000 ton cruisers. Major Eitzmaurice, the trans-Atlan-tic flyer, has signed a £20,000 contract to do ship-to-shoro flying with the German Lloyds. Shanghai reports the next step of the new Nanking Government will be to assume control of all Chinese port, possibly ending foreign customs administration. The Government is fit dmg demobilisation a big task < K revolutionary army is stlU . &pl ‘ throughout the country, while o Shangtung force is still encamped.