OVERSEA NEWS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 63, 1 March 1929, Page 6

OVERSEA NEWS

CABLES IN BRIEF

British Industries Fair: Prominent exhibitors are urging that henceforth the British Industries Fair should be held in the summer, when overseas and foreign buyers would be able to combine business with a holiday.

Asphyxiated in Balloon: Walter Seherz, who was the helmsman on two Zeppelin trans-Atlantic crossings, when ballooning over Friedrichshafen, climbed into the gas chamber to free fouled ropes, and was asphyxiated.

Harbinger of Warm Summer: Though Britain, following a warmer week-end, has been thrown back to ice age conditions, nevertheless there is a welcome harbinger of a warm summer. Shells have just been found on the Cornish coast, brought by the Gulf stream from New Zealand and Pacific island beaches. They have never before been seen except in years marked by the hottest summers. The last occasiion was in 1921.

Southern Cross Tests: The Southern Cross was aloft yesterday morning, testing new propellers and oompasses. The old wireless apparatus is still perfectly efficient. As showing the popularity of aviation among young Australians, it is stated that 700 applications were received for 13 Air Force cadetiships.

Lindbergh's Crash: Colonel Lindbergh is reported to be in bed at the American Embassy in Mexico City, suffering from a “slightly dislocated shoulder,” which had to be rest, additional to an injured wrist. The physician found Miss Morrow suffering only from severe shock. The ’plane was not badly damaged. Witnesses state that a fatal disaster was only averted by Lindbergh’s skilful attempt to make a slow landing.

Speed Record on Water: Major Segrave’s racing boat, Miss England, in which an attempt will be made to beat the s-peed record on water, underwent a second test on the Halifax river yesterday, and is estimated to have developed a speed of 70 miles an hour.

Sir Hubert Wilkins's Plans: A message received in New York from Lima, Peru, states that Sir Hubert Wilkins passed through there yesterday en route for New York aboard the steamship Ebre. He indicated that he had made plans for Arctic polar exploration this summer in a submarine, or possibly he will make the North Polartrip with the Graf Zeppelin before returning to the Antarctic in September. He also intimated that he had planned the establishment of meteorological stations on the South Polarcontinent with a ten years’ programme of weather forecasting for all nations in the southern hemisphere.

Timber Dispute: A meeting in Melbourne of the Council of Action is considering a proposal for the extension of the timber dispute. The railwaymen's representatives are present. These and transporters generally are likely to be asked to refuse to handle any goods that have been worked by volunteers on wharves elsewhere.

Flying Tour: Sir Alan Cobham will in April start a four months’ flying tour of Great Britain for the purpose of advising municipalities in their choice of aerodrome sites to cope with the future development of inland air traffic. Municipal authorities are collaborating in an effort to secure 1090 such landing places in Britain.

Safeguarding Movement: The Association of Chambers of Commerce of Great Britain is at present considering the best means for making the principles of the safeguarding movement more easily applicable to the distressed trades of the country.

Dramatic Interruption in commons: In the course of Sir Newton Mooie’s speech in the House of Commons on unemployment, when the Ministry of Labour’s estimates were under consideration, there came a dramatic interruption when a man rose in the public gallery and shouted “Capitalism I Captitalism I” Three attendants rushed up and tried to persuade the man to withdraw, but he refused. A plain clothes constable went to assist the attendants. The interrupter was a powerfully-built member of the unemployed who had tramped to I/ondon with the hunger marchers. He resisted strenuously and clutched at a seat and railings. Eventually the interrupter, who shouted, “I thought you didn’t use force,” was half carried and half dragged from the gallery and detained in the -police room until the House rose.

Suggested change of Name: Five Conservative members have given notice of the following motion on which they desire discussion in the House of Commons:—“That in the opinion of this House it is desirable that the name ‘War Office’ be discontinued and that the office be designated ‘Office of Military Defence,’ and that the name of State for War’ be discontinued, and that his designation be ‘Secretary of State for Military Defence.’ ”■

British Coin in Ireland- The Hon. Winston Churchill said in the House of Commons that he had made arrangements to take back British silver coins in the Irish Free State at their face value up to a total of £745,000. Mr Churchill revealed that the Free State in the first place demanded that Britain should take over at face value British silver coinage estimated at fl .500,000 to £3,000,000. He naturally demurred, owing to the cost to the British taxpayer. The Free State pointed out that Britain had assisted South Africa and Australia by repatriating coinage at face value. After negotiations a compromise was reached, under which Britain should accept silver coin from Ireland to the extent of £750.000 spread over ten years. This is estimated to cost the Exchequer £500,000.