NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 2 June 1927, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF.

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT, BAGDAD, May 30.

Carr and Gillman’s ’plane, minus the port wing and propeller, lias been picked up thirty miles from the scene of their descent. PERTH, May 31. A warrant lias been issued for the arrest of Constable St. Jack on a charge of murder. A warrant lias albeen issued for the arrest ol Constable Retail on a similar charge. NEW YORK, May 30.

Mr Earl Kilpatrick, superintendent of the Red Cross rehabilitation effort in the flooded areas, was, on Monday, killed in an aeroplane crash at South Baton Rouge, Louissiana. WASHINGTON, May 30.

Members of the Australian Industrial Mission attended the memorial service at Arlington cemetery anil placed a wreath on the unknown soldier’s grave. They afterwards listened to the address by President Coolid go. ■ NEW 1 YORK, May 31.

News from Bristol, Virginia, states that twelve people are known to be killed, over a score are missing, and many injured, with property damaged to an extent of approximately a million dollars by a series of storms which swept sections of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia early on Monday. Communication with many of the affected areas has been severed. PARIS, May 30.

Miss Mitchell, an English typiste. won the high speed cup, registering 86.1 words per minute, which is a European record. She- was second to Mademoiselle Piati in tlie typing Irom copy championship. Mademoiselle I’iatrs speed was 08 words per minute. LONDON, .May HO. A few hours after leaving London for New Zealand five- stowaways wore discovered on the steamer Port Lamphell. The captain permitted them t > worl< their passage, hat when a quarter of an hour later six others appeared, he withdrew his permission- and landed all of them at Ealmouth. PvU.M K, May 31. The Commission for Moralising \\ ometi’s Dress is inviting three young unmarried Italians t-o pledge themselves to dress in Italian fashion, and ban all immodest attire. if they do so. the commission will allow them t-o partake in public lotteries and also have two free tickets. The winner of a certain number will receive a bride's trousseau and a railway ticket to any European resort chosen for a honeymoon. SYDNEY. May 31. .Members of the Accident Underwriters Association of New South Wales, licensed under the Workers Compensation Act have, as the result of their experience of the Act. decided to make a reduction of 20 per cent, in premiums renewable from July I. They have also announced that the rates in future will be further reduced and discounts allowed whenever practicable.