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Auckland Pilot Held Up by i Weather. j J FLIGHT TO NEW ZEALAND. (Received 11 a.m.) ; LONDON, March 10. . Mr. C. P. Parkerson, the Aucklander i who is flying to New Zealand, has > delayed his start owing to bad weather, t He hopes to leave Lympne on March 12. 5 NARROW ESCAPE. [ Propeller Drops Off 'Plane in Mid-Air. \ PILOT LANDS SAFELY. (Received 11.30 a.m.) ADELAIDE, this day. When the propeller dropped off nis machine at an -altitude of 3000 feet, 1 Pilot Denny effected a safe landing after a six miles' glide. Denny headed for a ! clear paddock a few miles away. # The • 'plane hit a fence and was slightly 1 damaged in the undercarriage. The ! pilot then made a perfect landing and ' a private 'plane picked up the two passengers. GOLF FINANCE. i Kirkwood Kicks at Reduction of Charges. OBLIGATIONS TO HAGEN. j SYDNEY, March 10. ! The officials of the Killara Golf Club I received an ultimatum from J. H. Kirkwood, to the effect that he would not ! play to a cheap gallery. He said the I price of admission originally 10/ - and was reduced to 5/ without consultas tion with him. > Kirkwood and Hagen were advertised i to play an exhibition match on Wedncsr day, but Kirkwood's attitude threatened l to upset the programme. i Kirkwood demanded a guarantee of e fixed sum, and complained that if people ; could not afford 10/ to see the world's best players, after they had sacrificed [ thousands of dollars to come to Aus- , tralia, then those people should not expect such a treat. J The fact that the Killara Club 3s one , of the most exclusive of the city golf clubs made the former Australian's outburst the more amusing in the eyes of the public. The club's object in lowering > the price was to give the greatest number of enthusiasts a chance of seeing the - champions in action. , As a result of Kirkwood's attitude the - club had intended to declare his exhibi- [ tion match with Hagen off. However, • Kirkwood had a consultation with the i officials of the club and a compromise was reached, it being agreed to hold the L match on Wednesday for charity. 3 The committee of the club .issued a I statement saying they would not allow j Kirkwood or anybody else to put a j pistol to their heads. I It has been decided that a foursome shall be played, the charge for admission | to be 5/, and the whole of the proceeds I to be given to the North Shore Hospital. In an interview Kirkwood explained : that all his matches in Australia were ' arranged on the other side of the world. 3 He understood they were all on the basis " of a minimum guarantee of £200 a c match and that where admission was charged it was to be 10/. ' "I do not care what they charge at Killara," said Kirkwood, "as long as I get my guarantee. I cannot break faith with the Melbourne people, who guaranteed me £1000 for five matches, and J when I play elsewhere the gate charge is to be 10/.", It is understood that Kirkwood has ) agreed to pay Hagen £3500 for tho tour, TRADE AGENTS. • PEN, SCREEN, AND STAGE. t LONDON, March 6. 3 More frequent visits by British theatrical companies, more and better British films, and more British books on [ the bookstalls in South America are 5 among the recommendations of the British Economic Mission, which also I infers that British trade abroad is suffering from overmuch dignity. They point out that there is a general impression that, with some brilliant . exceptions, British diplomatic represen* , tation is chosen rather with a view uf dignity and correctness than Active '1 economic development.