AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1928, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS.

ALTITUDE RECORD,

ATTEMPT BY LADY HEATH

(United Press Association—By ElectricTelegraph—C'opyr gbt).

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.

Lady Heath, in attempting to break her own unofficial women’s altitude record, was forced to descend when the cold motor of the Gypsy Doth ’plane in which she was flying skipped at 15,000 feet, according to the barograph, although Lady Meath said that the altimeter registered 10,000 feet.

.MR BRITTEN EXPLAINS

(Received this day at 10 a.m.)

WASHINGTON. December I

Mr Britten said in communicating with .Mr Raid win he was under the impression the Prime .Minister’s statement last November, advocating more personal discussions between America and British representatives applied to representatives of the people, not to diplomats, lie explained his communications were intended to he private, imt. Air Baldwin’s reply said the Premier was speaking not oi legislatois bur of executives.

.Mr Vinson asked ii it would not he proper to ask .Mr Cool id ge to call a conference between the leading poweis |,lit Mr Britten replied that he beilev(>d some other nation would <all a meeting heifore 1 1)31. lie said he puiposely avoided communicating with the State Department, as the United Stales had really (lotto its utmost to obtain limitations and lie thought legislators should not take the initiative.

MR COO LI DGE’S WISH. WASHINGTON. December 1

Submitting the Kellogg Treaty to the Senate to-day for rat ilication, Mr Coolidge said ho would he pleased to have it passed during the present session, so it could he ratified before he left White House.