AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1927, Page 2

AMERICAN NEWS

RADIO CONFERENCE. Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. Tho Radio Conference inaugurated a new era of international communication to-day when the plenary session approved of a wave length allocation, a tribute to General Gerric of the French delegation, wlu> as Chairman of the Technical Committee has directed the work. Waves ranging from thirty thousand down were distributed among the world’s fixed' broadcasting, amateurs, ships and air services. Mobile services ioceived sixteen waves outright, fixed services fourteen and eight waves were assigned jointly to both Jervises. Broadcasters received seven waves and will share an additional wave (that from 230 to 200) with ship services, while amateurs will have two waves outright and share two additional ‘with experimenters and two with Mobile and fixed services. One wave, namely, 1050 to 950, was given to (radio beams. Important waves 2000 to 1875 to 1550 and 1550 to 1050 will be shared according to regional agreements by broadcaster

and fixed and mobile services. Amateurs waves are forty-two point eight to forty-one and twenty-one point four to twenty point eight. They will share ten point seven to teu and five point thirty-five to five with experimenters and 175 to 150 and eighty-five to seventy-five with fixed and mobile services.

The plenary session by a vote of forty-three to seven decided to maintain the principle of compulsory arbitration. European nations under the leadership of Britain and Japan opposed tho principle while American nations supported it. 'The session approved of eight convention articles and seven regulations. It is understood one more plenary session will be held next week while the final meeting on Friday will be held for signing the contract.

VEROPLANES for children NEW. YORK, Xov. 20.

Clarence Chamberlain annouiu-es plans for the manufacture of a fool proof aeroplane of his own design, that will he so simple to operate that even a child will 1m? able to manoeuvre it with absolute safety.

Tho plane will he able to land or take off within a space of one hundred feet and will sell at between twelve to fifteen hundred dollars. It will bo of the monotype type, carrying two pasongers. The machine will have n spread of thirty feet and a weight of five hundred pounds. It will he equipped with a five-cylinder motor of seven Ly-five horsepower. A free course in flying wil he given with each plane. STRIKERS COME TO BLOWS. NEW YORK. Nov. 21.

A message from Denver, Colorado, states four were killed and more than a score injured, six critically in a clash this morning with the l State police, when five hundred striking coal minors stormed tho property of tho Rocky Mountain Coal Company. After a. hand to hand fight, the police were overwhelmed and resorted to guns, tho demonstrators using all manner of weapons. The I.WAV. inaugurated the strike on 18th October.