WORLD FLYERS.

Evening Star, Issue 18649, 2 June 1924, Page 10

WORLD FLYERS.

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TOKIO. May 31.—The American planes have arrived at Kushimoto.—A, and N Z. Cable. . . DELHI, June I.—The Portuguese world flyers have arrived at Calcutta. ---Reuter. RED FLAG IN SOUTH AFRICA. CAFF TOWN. June 1 —The Durban Town Hall was crowded to heal General Smuts speak, but- organise!! disturbance ’by a minority created pan-dm-minm. The Prime .Minister eventually left the ball without speaking. Saline jiiently lie a del l essen a small nptn-aT meeting ol his supporters, lie sai ’ : “ Tile red flag has come to Stud it Africa, and tree speech is denied to us. Ihe fundamental rights of free citizens are also denied to mo fids now do more than any speech of mine to arouse tin' public to a realisation of the danger likely to come from ‘ pact ' rub'. ’ Oencvid Smuts declared Hr- 1 everything was carefully organised and well executed in the scheme of anarchy. ' Tim Prime Minister appealed to the law-abiding citizens to rouse themselves and not sit still while the seeds of tutu re revolution "ere sown.—A. and N.Z. Cable. EXPERT EVIDENCE ON DEFECTIVES. At ti e Defectives' Commission (Miss W. A. Aaleiitine, specialist in the Slaiii’md revision of the Binel-Himon intelligence tests, which she lias been applvuc' in New Zealand schools, detailed the results ot he)' observations in 1 lie ca m- of 3CO children since last October One hundred proved to be not ic hie mi;,ih 1. hut mental!v ineflicien'. or sub-normal. One hundred others IVrty of this latter hundred would never be self-supporting; hut tin; remainin'. siytv. wh.li proper trainin'' coni I 'he made sel I -supporting. Seven per com. of the children in tin Wellington schools were working two years behind (he class they should be in for (heir age. Dr Elizaucih Gunn said Rial -parents who wore unwilling to have remedial detects attended to should be compelled to do so. Tiie Stale should take control. She recommended (he establishment of special schools anj segregation colonics for both males and females, and for those who tra v c no mental test at all “ a quick and happy exit ” by medical means.—Wellington message, AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR- WOUNDED. VIENNA, June 2.—Dr Peipel (the Chancellor) was wounded in the Jung, but not fatally. The would-be assassin was shot and seriously wounded while being arrested.—Reuter. PIPING AND DANCING COMPETITIONS. Highland Fiuig, for girls ten to twelve (Austen -Memorial Cup for most points; twenty-seven entries).—Agnes Kleski (Mosgiel) 1, Ilona Milsou (Dunedin) 2, Dorothy Hall (Tiinarn) 3. THE STOCK EXCHANGE. Sale on ’Change this afteruocn .Waihi, 50s 9d.