OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1929, Page 3

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

PROGRESS SATISFACTORY. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, July 21. It was stated at Buckingham Palace that the King had a good night, and his progress is still satisfactory. The doctors paid him their usual morning vist. CAREFUL TEAM WORK. Lord, Dawson of Penn, the King’s Physician, speaking at the prize-giving at the Giggleswick school yesterday, referred, to. the King’s illness, and said that the medical service rendered his Majesty was an example of carefully selected team work. In tackling the problem facing his medical advisors his Majesty, in effect, was given the same treatment as ho would have had as a -patient in a hospital. There, three doctors would be accustomed to work as a team, and people outside left them to do their job.

He added: “The same was true in the case of the King, with, the result you know, and I think there is more hope every day that his Majesty’s recovery will ;be complete.”

IN THE KING’S SERVICE

HONOURS AWARDED. RUGBY, July 22. Awards of the Royal Victorian Order have been made in connection with the recent visit of the Duke of Gloucester to Japan to invest the Emperor with the Order of the Garter, as follows : Knight Grand Cross (G.C.V.O): Lord Airlie, Rear-Admiral the Hori. Herbert Meade, Major-General Sir Hugh Ellis. Commander (C.V.0.): Mr Hugh Lloyd Thomas. The latter recipients were members of the Duke’s suite.

•; _ ;; • j !i; . ? ... MOTOR BOAT, RACING. " "* - ’ MISS CARSTAIR’S ATTEMPT; >. ; ' RtrGß^-’^uiy.ao. ‘ A escretly built speed - boat driven by three Napier engines, each developing over 900 horsepower,! wgs launched at''the* Isle of Wight' -last * night, and was .to-day shipped on the White! Star liner Arabiaj in connection with the attempt which its owner, Miss Carstairs, will make in the Detroit River, next month, to win the international motor-boat trophy. The boat, which is named the Estelle IV., is 35ft. long, and has been constructed at Miss Carstair's own expense and under her own supervision. The boat, in care Of a team of mechanics and boat builders, will first be taken to Gravenhurst, Ontario, wheije speed tests will be carried out on Lake Muskoka. AERO EXHIBITION.

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. RUGBY, July 21. The King of Spain made a surprise visit to the international Aero Exhibition at. Olympia last evening. Dispensing with ail formality, he paid his admission fee, at tiie turnstile, and had begun a tour of the show in company with his equerry before the exhibition officials were aware ‘of his presence. He spent nearly two hours at the exhibition.

King Alfonso will leave London on Monday for Spain. M. Bleriot, who in 1909 wab the first man to fly the English Channel, also visited Olympia yesterday.

BETTER COAL TRADE. INCREASE IN SOUTH WALES. RUGBY, July .21. Coal shipments nearly 10 per cent, higher, and prices for coal exported materially above those of a year ago, were the salient features of the South Wales coal trade, according to official figures reported to the Cardiff Exchange, yesterday. The report covered the first six months’ trade. The ports of Cardiff Swansea, Newport and Port Talbot have shared the increase, and there have been 20,000 more workers employed.

LORD MAYOR’S VISIT TO AMSTERDAM. STATE ENTRY INTO CITY. RUGBY, July 20. The Lord Mayor, Sir Kynaston Studd, and the Lady Mayoress, with tlie Sheriffs of the City of London, Sip illiam Waterlow and Major W. G. Coen, left last night for Amsterdam, where they will make a State entry into the city this morning, when they will be accompanied by the Burgomaster. The State entry will be followed by a round of ceremonies and entertainments. Rotterdam will be visited on Monday, after which the party will return to London.

POPE DENOUNCES MALTESE ADMINISTRATION. RUGBY, July 23. With reference to the recently-pub-lished letter from the Pope to the Bishon of Malta and Gozo, denouncing the Maltese Government, the<*Foreign Secretary, R-t. Hon. A. Henderson, could not yet make any statement on the subject, but stated that the situation created by the despatch of this letter was receiving careful consideration.