OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1929, Page 3

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

FLYING BOAT’ LAUNCHED

HUGE ALL-METAL MACHINE

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, Nov. 21

The Royal Air Force’s giant allmetal flying boat. Iris 111., was launched to-dav at Brough, near Hull. Tin; flying boat, which weighs ‘l3 tons, was drawn from its hangar bv a traction engine, and run down the slips to tlie Humber. Her float and engine tests were carried out, and after half an hour’s flying test, under the supervision of an expert from the Air Ministry, Iris 111. headed for Felixstowe, where she is likely to remain for some time. She has a crew of five, and can carry twenty-eight persons.

It is officially described as a reconnaissance boat, and it incorporates a gunner’s cockpit behind the triple rudders, giving a clear field of fire to the rear.

AEROPLANE LIFEBOAT

RESCUES IN THE CHANNEL

RUGBY, Nov. 21

The largest motor lifeboat in the world is being launched on the Thames to-day'; it is 04ft long and has two

crib ins, and is propelled by two 375 horse-power Thorneyeroft engines. It is capable of exceeding twenty miles aii hour in rough seas. The lifeboat has been built specially for the speedy rescue of aeroplanes which may coiiie down in the Channel, It will be stationed at Dover.

TEA NS-A TLA NTIO C A BT/ES

REPAIRS PROCEEDING

RUGBY, Nov. 21

Measures are being taken to repair the Trans-Atlantic cables that were broken or otherwise damaged by the earthquake under the North Atlantic on Monday afternoon. There are about twenty cables between Britain and North America, and about half'of these were affected. Communication has been maintained

without serious delay by alternative cable routes and wireless.

The repair-ships' of some of the cable companies arrived yesterday in the area of damage which is situated about 300 miles riff Nova Scotia. This is stated to be the’ first time in history, that the Atlantic' cables have

suffered through earthquake. A message from the liner Olympic, yesterday, reported that she felt tlie shock when 312 miles off Cape Race. The ship shuddered, but no damage was done.

UNBERfSIItABLE RUSSIANS

QUESTION,OF DEPORTATION

LONDON, November 22,

Air J. H. Clynes, Home Secretary, informed a questioner that since 1924 there had been seventy cases in which it had been impossible to ...secure tlie deportation of undersirable Russians. It- was the practice to limit these people’s activities in- .Britain.' The recent Anglo-Russian agreement did not 'deal with thq ' subject, hut ' The presence of a Soviet Ambassador in London would. doubtless facilitate the investigation of Russian activities. Lord Wintertoii asked: “Won’t the Russian recommended for deportation be deported when the Anglo-Russian agreement operates?” Mr Clynes replied: “Many of these eases will be considered.”