NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 27 August 1927, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

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HONOLULU, August 25. Weismuller, qualifying for the 100 metre tree style swim, broke his own world’s record. The new time is 58 l-ssec.

HALIFAX, August 26. A fierce stprm in Novia Scotia caused eignt deaths and four are missing, ih.e damage caused to property, crops and shipping amounted to £1,000,C00 dollars.

MOSCOW, August 25. The central executive inis ratified the issue of the State six per cent, home loan 200.000,000 roubles in 20 mu ole Bonds. Flotation begins on Septemher 1. It will be applied to industry and national economy.

f , LONDON, August 25. The Italian Sniaviscosa Company has introduced a new artificial wool, chemically and physically differing nom the original Sniafil experiments. The utilisation of the new yarn is rapidly proceeding with the object of capturing the men’s and children’s knitted underwear trade.

LONDON, August 25. ( qurtney, for the third time in succession, failed to rise from the water in attempting to begin his Atlantic flight. He said he is sure the machine is not too heavy’ It is only 300 pound heavier than three weeks ago, when it rose easily. He i.s holding a coni' erence with the engineers to-morrow to ascertain the cause.

• GENEVA, August 25. An expert committee of the League Communications (Committee is drafting specifications for the installation of a _ wirlesss station costing £40,000 to £6l), IXX). capable of establishing not only urgent (ommunciation at, critical times, hut also in ordinary times to enable telegraphic correspondence between the Secretariat and delegations. The scheme embraces telephotography. ( LONDON, August 25. ‘•The Times’’ trade supplement says: Tt is time that an educative campaign began in the Dominions to show citizens that Empire trade is not onesided. While access to British marlets under the most advantageous conditions i.s valuable, there is no Justification for the belief commonly held in the Dominions, that Britain is making no return for preferential treatment and the sooner tin’s position is recognised the better.”