GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1928, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

BERT HINKLER. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, December fi. Bert Hinkler, lecturing under the auspices of the Royal ■Aeronautical .Society, detailed technicalities of construction and manipulation of machines which could he used practicably on the Anglo-Australiau service. The Avian, despite its not having been designed for journeying throughout the world, had proved the possibility of a machine ensuring equal safely and greater com fort. Referring to Burney’s predicted fiveday airship journey to Australia, Hinkler pointed out it would mean .a nonstop, and also meant attaining a maximum possibility, therein resembling a non-stop trans-Continental train in Australia, which is engineeringly possible hut commercially impracticable. “ Experience* has convinced me of the practicability of a fourteen days’ \ nglo-Australian service with comfort and safety within a few years,” ho concluded. ANOTHER PROPOSAL. LONDON. Dec. G. \n engineer lias worked out the j scheme for a seven feet gauge electric railwav linking up London with Paris via the Channel tunnel. It would follow nil entirely new route from England to France. It would enter the Channel near Dover and emerge at Wimeroux. The Channel tunnel, including mile approaches, would be forty-four miles long. Trains weighing 550 tons, drawn by electric locomotives, would attain a maximum speed c.f 120 miles per hour and average ninety-two. They would complete I lie 253 miles (journey in 1(55 minutes. The estimated cost is £190,000,000. SHIPPING CHARGES. LONDON. Dec. G. It: is understood that shipping companies for some time have been endeavouring to obtain a reduction ol the heavy costs of handling steamers in Australia. notably lightering charges, and have been ill communication with ihe Commonwealth Government in that connection. If it is found impossible lor the companies to obtain any amelioration ol the present oppressive conditions. the question of a revision ol Heights will further he considered. POISON GAS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received this clay at 11.25. a.m.) RLG BY, December 7. Air Locker l.ampson (Foreign Undersecretary) stated in the Commons that the Geneva protocol prohibiting the use of poison gas in war had been ratified by only six States. The British Government were not prepared to ratify tin 1 protocol unless all other signatories were prepared to do so.