Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 561, 14 January 1929, Page 9

Cable Jottings

£IO.OOO FLIGHT PRIZE—The Denver ’’Post’’ lias offered a. prize of £IO,OOO for the tirst non-stop flight around the world in an airplane, as nearly as possible along the 40th parallel. The flight must commence and end at Denver. Colorado. —A.P.A.-U.S. PLANE CRASHES. —A Moth plane crashed at Port Melbourne and was badly damaged. The pilot and a. woman passenger were not hurt, and refused to give their names. MOTHS FOR CANADA. —An order for 100 Moth planes has been received bv the De Havilland Company from Canada. This is a record order for British aircraft from one firm. —A. and N.Z. P.A. FUND FOR MINERS. —The Lord Mayor’s fund for the relief of distress in the mining areas now exceeds £ 465 000. A comprehensive statement, on the administration of the fund is to be made to-day a» a meeting of Lord Mayors and others at the Mansion House.— British Official Wireless. ENVOY TO JAPAN.—The Canadian Prime Minister, Kir. W. L. Mackenzie King, announces that the Government will recommend to the King pointment of Mr. Herbert Marler, of .ntiT’ii ns Envoy Extraoidinai y and Klin&ter ’ Plenipotentiary from Canada to Japan. —A.P.A.-U.S. dr LEES BURlED.—Melbourne presen tat-vts we £ overnmen ts, the ot1?e e r r religious denominations the public bodies, and all sections community. NANSEN FOR ARCTIC—Dr. Fridt- , ~— n-.i nqpii has gone to America to secure support for Arctic expedition in the stirsiup 1930. —A. and N.Z. 1 A. I.V.VPT AND PALEST I NlL—The —u>o ipqfine Governments Egyptian and whereby FJ&srjsnss&jrs: other—A. and N.Z.-P.A.