OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1929, Page 5

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

SEGRAYE’S CAR

EXHIBITION IN LONDON

(British Ollicial Wireless.)

RUGBY.- April 10,

-Al;tjoi- A. (). I). Segrnvo’s motor-car ■ olden Arrow. in which hi 1 ostablishi'il tlie world’s speed record of 231 miles an hour will he seen by the London public on Saturday. It. will lie taken through the streets in a short procession from the station to Westminister. where Major Segravo and ( aptain Irving, the designer of the '■nr, will receive a Government welcome.

Captain Irvine made over 1000 drawings while designing the Golden Arrow, and so successful was his work that, without a preliminary trial, the car was taken to the United States and achieved the record. It is of entirely British manufacture, and even the smallest nut ivas cut from solid metal no money or effort- being spared ' reduce the hazards which necessarily attend such record-breaking exploits.

PORTABLE WIRELESS SETS LICENSING CONCESSION IN BRITAIN.

RUGBY, April 10).

The development of wireless broadeasting is signalled by the annoucemenfc that, in view of the increasing

popularity of portable wireless sets, the Postmaster-General has decided that in future wireless licenses shall cover not only the .use of wireless sets at the permanent addresses of licensees, but also the use of portable sets.

IRISH AIRWAYS. SCHEME EOR BUII LIN TO LONDON ’ SERVICE.

RUGBY, April 10.

A committee of the Irish Free State Government is considering a scheme of aviation development for the Free State, which has been submitted by the newly-formed company. Irish Airways. The directors of the company include Colonel Fritzmauriee, the Atlanta- flyer.

The scheme embraces a regular day service between Dublin and London, on machines capable of carrying from 12 to 20 passengers at a fare about the same as the first-class charge for rail and boat.