LATE CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1930, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS

WOMEN OBJECT.

AIR RACE PAMPERING. NEW YORK, August 22. Mrs Keith Miller, of Melbourne, who flew from England to Australia with Captain Lancaster, is not participating in the Calif or nia-Chicago women’s Air Derby because, as she says, “I object to flying the flivver ’plane that the committee requires, after being used to navigating, a heavier ’plane, and also to being trailed by a surgeon’s plane—conditions that do not apply to the men’s Derby.” Miss Amelia Earhart, who flew the Atlantic, Miss Elinor Smith, who established a women's solo- endurance record of 13 horn’s 16 minutes and 45 seconds, and three others are iiot flying for the same reasons.

Only six entrants started from Long Beach, California, this morning. Miss Gladys O'Donnell is leading on the first lap to San Diego,

FETISH FOR RELIABILITY

CLOTH THAT LASTS TOO LONG

LONDON, Aug, 22,

A suggestion that Britain’s reputation for reliability is casting the country a lot of money was made by ft Liverpool man, Mr F. C. Hooper, at the Drapers’ Summer School at Cambridge. “We are inclined to make too much of this fetish for reliability- in these days of changing fashions,” he says. “Garments are not expected to wear for years, yet manufacturers are turning out goods which would stand up' to a mowing machine. “I told one maker that if 1 wished to escape from prison I would lie glad to wear pyjamas made from his material. I could cut them into ropes strong enough to hold 100 men—but we do not sell pyjamas to cut into ropes. There is no credit in selling a thing which is more than fit for its purpose.”

ARREST FOLLOWS. INSULT TO TROOPER’S HORSE. BERLIN, August 22. Because ft journalist ejaculated, “Curse the beast!” when a police trooper’s horse trod on his foot, a policeman arrested him on a charge of insulting conduct. The Public Prosecutor ordered proceedings, from which the journalist escaped only when he pointed out that there was no provision in the legal code dealing with affronts to a policeman’s horse,

“A FREEZE OUT.’* U.S. CLAIMS IN ANTARCTIC. LONDON, Aug. 22. “A freeze.-out” is the semi-official description of the region which tin United States according to reports from Washington, intends to claim as the result of Rear-Admiral Byrd’s discoveries in the Antarctic. Even though the claim to Marie Byrd Land includes access to the sea, it is not believed that the area has any importance apart from the question of national prestige. It is pointed out that America’s claims to Adelie Land, baaed on RearAdmiral Wilkes’ discoveries, have been thrashed out with France, which has annexed Adelie Land. It is possible, however, that the claims may extend to regions in which Australia is interested. There is doubt about the actual extent of Wilkes’ explorations. It i, c suggested that some of his land has melted long since.

A NEW INDUSTRY. SPINDLES FOR MELBOURNE. LONDON, August 11. “Five years ago I was a. stationmaster on the Victorian railways, am! my brother-in-law, Mr Davies, was an income tax official,” says Mr F. Coop, who is superintending the removal to Australia of 7000 ring spindles and complementary machinery, formerly the equipment of the Albert cotton mill at Heywood, Lancashire. “We decided to become manufactures,” Mr Coop stated. “We put in £SOO each, and borrowed another £SOO from my /atlier. Witli these spindles we will take in Australian «‘aw cotton at our mills in Lincoln’s square, Carlton, Melbourne, and turn out finished underwear, shirts and pyjamas. “The first shipment has already left for Melbourne, and others will follow.