OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1929, Page 3

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

THE ALBERT MEDAL

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, November 20

Tlie Albert Medal has been awarded to Lieutenant-Commander Maxwell Hyslop, and to Marine Albert Streams for gallantry in saving life last July when a heavy explosion that was caused by a hang-fire occurred in the turret of H.M.S. Devonshire, during firing practice, in the zEgean Sea, killing sixteen men. . 1 1, Although knowing the' danger in-

volved by the heavy cordite fumes and further explosions, and while the fire was still raging, they entered the turret at grave personal risk to get away the wounded and to prevent the ignition of other cordite charges.

NANSEN’S PRAM

PRESERVATION ATEMPTED

/ RUGBY, November 20

A committee under the presidency of Lord Cecil has been formed to raise funds for the preservation of Dr. Nansen’s old ship. Pram, which lies in dpck in Norway in a serious, condition and which is - threatened with destruction.': i

INDIAN AIR MAIL

REVISED SERVICE.

RUGBY, November 20.

. The, first Indian air mail on the revised Imperial Airways Service, which now leaves Karachi in Tuesdays, instead of Sundays, arrived at Croydon Aerodrome to-day. The machine was a big Armstrong Siddeley air liner, which had flown across Europe from Athens. The mail, which was the second largest yet flown from India to London, consisted of approximately 35,000 letters.

DR, KNOWLES FREED

.RUGBY, Nov ; . 20

Hr Benjamin Knowles, whose conviction, ifor, 'murder of his wife, by , a Judge sitting : without jury at Kumasi, in Ashanti, was quashed by a Judical Committee of the Privy Council,i yesterday, was released from Maidstone prison to-day.: •* : i, ,

COLONIAL APPOINTMENT. Ihp l '} Hr !" . i,, V' l .RUGBY; ?November 20.

The King has- approved the appointment of Sir Cecil dementi Governor of Hong Kong, as Governor and Commander in Chief of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner of the Malay- Straits, in succession to Sir Hugh Clifford, whose retirement at his own request was-recently announced.

Bale of intoxicating

LIQOUR..

THE- NATIVE QUESTION

RUGBY, November 20,

■>, Mr William Lunn, Under-Seeretary for. the Colonies, stated that the Governors of the/West. African colonies Were being consulted -as t'owftat stegis . could .usgfally . fte taken for.; dealing - .with natives.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

RUGBY, November 20

Lord Passfield, Secretary for the Dominions, stated in the House of Lords that it was the intention of the Government to set up this session a. Standing Joint CommiHee on Indian Affairs. A motion for its appointment would shortly be put before the House.