MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1927, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Australia & N.Z. Cable Assoc atiou

GARIBALDI’S PERMIT. LONDON, Jan.

Colonel B. Garibaldi’s permit to stay in Britain is limited to seven days, according to the “Daily Express.” > When asked his opinion about Fascism, Colonel Eicciotti replied : “I certainly think it has come to stay, and' that it will, in some form, outlast Signor Mussolini. I have known Mussolini as an Anarchist, as a Communist, as a Socialist, as a Republican, and as a Monarchist. Now he is an Imperialist. What he will do next, or what he will ho, who can say? Perhaps lie will go completely out—pouf!”

A POLITICIAN’S CALCULATION. LONDON, Jan. 28.

•Emphasising the importance of Empire trade,' Mr Amory (Dominion and olonial Secretary) speaking at Glasgow, said that one New Zealander was worth to England twelve Frenchmen, twenty-four Germans, one hundred Chinamen and four hundred Russians.

SPEED INVENTION. LONDON, Jan

The “Daily News” slates: Air William Worry, a Loudon engineer, has invented a high-speed petrol engine,'each cylinder of which contains two pistons operating in opposite directions. There are no valves, and only six moving parts. The engine i-s convertible t-o steam. Mr Worry claims it would enable a locomotive to travel 140 miles an hour.

MINISTER!AL STATEMENT. LONDON, Jan. 27

Sir A. Steel Maitland (Minister of Labour), speaking at Shrewsbury, was questioned regarding China. He replied : “It might happen that a month hence sixteen thousand of our countrymen would he in danger of their lives. Then, if no precautions had been taken, the country would rise up against the Government and say: “You liad a warning [ Now it is too late !” The Government, ho said, was not going to run the same risks as in the ease of Gordon at Khartoum.

BEAM POSSIBILITIES. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 28.. Atirconi ‘speaking at a luncheon by the Foreign Press Association revealed that the Anglo-Canadian beam was being simultaneously utilised for telegraphy and telephony. G. A. M'thieu (one of Marconi's experts) successfully conversed with Canadians wtihout interference or disturbance, either telegraphic or telephonic communications. Therefore, Marconi believed it would soon be possible to establish both telephonic and t services in all countries by the beam. He added that defects in auxiliary apparatus causing difficulties in Australian tests •were being remedied by the Australian Company. He believed the tests were darried out before the system was tuned up. Neither Marconi's nor the Australian Company doubted the early (Complete success tof tiny Anglo-Aus-tralian beam transmission. He expressed the opinion that television would shortly bo practicable.

NOT GUILTY. LONDON, Jan. 28. Tn the “AVhispering Gallery” case, a. verdict that ICesketli Pearson was not guilty, was returned. COLLIERY EXPLOSION. (Received tins tiny at u.ou a.m.; LONDON, Jan. 28. An explosion at a colliery nt‘ Betteslien.gov, Kent, killed four and injured eleven.

VA.LUA BLE PICTU RKS

LONDON. Jan. 28.

Reynolds’ picture “Princess Caroline, Daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales,” originally painted lor £IOO was auctioned for 4000 guineas.

Hoppner’s 1 ' Mistress Holiest fin and Children” was sold for 1700 guineas.

ADVENTUROUS SAILORS. PARIS, Jan. 28. At Marseilles, the Australian brothers, Robert and Francis Luke are fitting out a ten/metres sailing yacht, “Cutty Sark” modelled on Oerbault * “Fire Crest”, for a two years’ voyage to Australia, via Red Sea. Singapore, Japan and Fiji. Robert is an experienced clipper sailor and Francis an exairman of the Foreign Legion.

. EX-KAISER. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.)

BERLIN, Jan. 2S,

Considerable pomp surrounded the ex-Kaiser’s 68th. birthday celebrations at Room, at which the ex-Crown Prince unexpectedly arrived, completing the family circle, including his daughter and brother. .Enormous floral tributes far surpassing previous years arrived, together with sheaves of telegrams from Germany. The Kaiser’s chief topic at present is Mussolini, whose every move he is eagerly following. Most of his mornings are spent, in wood-chop-ping. Three-thirty is known as the Kaiser's hour, when he holds receptions of important people from Germany. He occasionally walks in the village patronising the villages to whom lie speaks in had Dutch. He always enters and exits by a large iron gate bTUwhich is a big “W” surmounting an immense Imperial Crown. German Monarchist papers devote great space to congratulations, together with calls for his return.