MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 240, 23 September 1922, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

At Paris Le Cointe broke fhe world’s speed record for flying, travelling 231 J miles in one hour. Owing to the bursting of a‘petrol tank in the air a French seaplane fell 1000 feet and the pilot and observer "wieqe 'burned to death before the machine reached the ground. Marseilles reports that only 500 out of 5000 seamen are working, and 4000 intending passengers are held up. The pending fusion of the two Socialist parties were unanimously endorsed by the Majority Socialist congress at Augsberg. Germany. Montreal reports that for the first time since 1915 the Canadian dollar has reached par with the United States dollar. American tourists in Canada are even compelled to pay a slight premium when exchanging American currency. Mr. Hodges, on behalf of the international miners generally and British miners particularly, nas invited permanent officials of fhe American Aline Workers’ Union to visit Europe to consider plans for the mutual assistance of miners in all countries in the event of a miners’ lock-out in any country All the Ebbw Vale (South Wales) Company’s collieries and iron and steel works in the Ebbw Vale area are closing indefinite!v, and 10,000 men will be rendered idle. It is surmised that the closing is due to a dispute with the miners, but no official statement has been made.