REMARKABLE FLIGHT

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 183, 29 April 1924, Page 7

REMARKABLE FLIGHT

BY FRENCH AIRMAN 940 MILES IN EIGHT HOURS London, April 27. Interest in tho British and American world flights has been intensified by a remarkable performance bv the French military airman, Lieutenant Pelliter Doisv." who, after an. impromptu non-stop flight from Paris to Bucharest, a distance of 1250 miles, m elevon hours, .in bad atmospheric conditions. is continuing his flight to Tokio. He covered 940 miles, from Bucharest to Aleppo, in eight hours, and left Aleppo for Basra yesterday morning. The Bucharest-Aleppo stage, ms covered at an average speed of nearly 120 miles an hour. Doisy crossed the Taurus Mountains at an altitude of over 10,000 feet. —Reuter. (Rec. April 28, 10.55 p.m.) Paris, April 27. Doisy. has left Basra for Karachi.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE AMERICAN FLIERS (Rec. April 29, 1.20 a.m.) Tokio, April 28. Advices for Paramushiru state that the American fliers are expected to arrive on Thursday from Attu, according to official word from them, but the conditions — snowstorms, uncertain winds, heavy fogs, and below freezing point temperature—portend difficulties. —Reuter.

meni is equally prepared to take strong action in conjunction with the Allies. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ACTIVITIES OF GERMAN SECRET .SOCIETIES ALLIES ASK THAT THEY BE STOPPED Berlin, April 27. The Allied Ambassadors have jointly requested Germany to put an end 10 the activities of secret societies which are contrary to the Peace Treaty and which are threatening the safetv of the occupying forces.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RUHR COALFIELDS ITALY TAKING SHARE IN ADMINISTRATION London, April 27. The "Daily Mail” states that a partv of Italian officia s has arrived at Dortmund and is taking over the administration of the coalfields in the northern part of the Rtjhr- . The action follows Signor Mussolini’s expression of displeasure that Italy was not represented on the inter Allied Experts’ Committees. He eagerly accepted M. Poincare’s .invitation to take a share in the admmistratwn of the Ruhr.— Sydney Sun Cable. REICHSTAG ELECTIONS A BITTER CAMPAIGN (Rec. April 28, 10.55 p.m.) London, April 27. The “Daily Express’s” Berlin core respondent says that as polling <’.y approaches the Reichstag election campaign in which 23 parties are participating, is becoming daily n.ore bitter and more intense. Hie can best be described ? s .. h T J," which the extremists, both ists and Communists, are cona ntiating attacks upon the middle P‘” t,cs > comprising the Socialists and DemoCr owing to the intense Nationalist campaign, the Coalition Goverimie t has taken the unprecedented hti.p issuin" an appeal to the jieople. pointing out that the extremists’ policy of a Rejection of the reparations eyj.erts report would isolate Germany hom the whole world. The Democrats jwint out t i.it .i Nationalist victory would mean the encl of foreign credits, continual cnemj oppression, and help M. Ponicare m his elections.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable -‘.ssn. SERIOUS DISTURBANCES (Rec. April 29, 0.25 a.m.) Berlin, April 27. There were serious disturbances in connection with an electoral meeting ot the German Peoples Party. Umnwnists block tho neighbouring stx. ■, and seized and belaboured supporters of the People’s Party with hie preservers and rubber truncheons until the police were reiniorced. forty persons were injured. bn teen arrests were made. —Reuccr.