OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 April 1929, Page 3

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

‘imiTLSH POSTAGE STAMPS

A COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE

(British Ollicial Wireless.)

' : UUOItY. Aiiril 8. For.’the second time only in its his-, j tory, the Brit ish Post Office is allout cfo issue commemorative postage-' • si.ampSy.The British Post Office, which introduced postal' stamps, lias since Ixld preserved a uniform attitude .*{l verse hum the use of stamps for jcymmemorative or similar purposes. lipAyevjp'. in connection with the Postal i'nion convention, which will msSgmbie in a few weeks in London. fiVe- kinds of stamps are to lie on S'jiJeaL all offices, for three months, iif place of those of the ordinary design. Their values are to he one halfpenny, three halfpmice, twopence halfpenny and Cl. It is interesting to note the revival of the £1 stamp. Issues of adhesive stamps of this value were abolished fourteen years ago. , t T!ie. rc\ ival is for this occasion .only. Itv is expected that there will he a k^en' demand for this issue by pliilatelifStiy I’HOTKC TIOX OF WTTALHB. i > i RFC BY, April 8. ■•• . from fifteen countries 'are attending the annual meet inf; of the ■l'nxf'tmrttioiial Council for 'the Fxplorthe Sen, which (vegan in London to-day. Among tin* subjects to be considered is the protection of whales. Comprehensive statistics arc being obtained from whaling stations all over I,he world, and it has boon suggested that a Jimil should lie put on whaling operations, in order to prevent an increase in the present rate of exploitation.

BRITISH ELECTIONS

.MANY PRIES ENT MEMBERS RETIRING.

RUGBY, April H.

Arritiigemonts are proceeding for the adoption of candidates in constituencies in which the filial selection has not vet been made. The new Parliament to he elected next month will in its personnel be very different from the present one. whatever the results of the election may he, owing to the exceptionally large lurmlrr cl voluntary retirements taking place. No fewer than fifty-three Conservative imembers have announced that they , will not oiler themselves for reelection. and several defections of members belonging to other parties are taking ploce. The first of the political wireless broadcasts will lie given .to-night by a .Government spokesman. Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary UnWars i

DEATH DUTIES

HALF A .MILLION ON TWO WILLS

RUGBY, April 9

More 1 than half a million will he yielded, to : the Treasury in death duties on two wills. Sir John Brunner, a Director of Iho Imperial Chemical Industries. left unsettled property of £8()-7;iI02. The death duties on this siim '.amount to about £2(10,00!). Mr Herbert Gosling, a Director of Barclay’s Bank, left £809.9:10. the death' duties on which will lie about £270,000.