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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20583, 5 December 1928, Page 8

_A '.visitor to tlie Hermitage last week was a well-known member of the Alpine Club, Mr B. E.L.. Porter. It may be remembered that during - a visit- to New Zealand two years ago he and Mr Marcel Kurzj '.the Swiss 1 : climber -and a’uthor,. climbed Mount Malte Bnmn, traversed Mount Cook ; frbm' 'tlie Tasman- to the Hooker, and” ihade ? tlie' first traverse from south to, north of Mount Tasman; •'/ Mr Porter made this trip memorable by the conquest of tlie Minarets and: De la Beche. On Sunday last Mr Porter, with the " Hermitage Norwegian guide, Larsen, left Malte Brunn hut to start his alpine trip. Climbing conditions were perfect, and three hours.and a-half after leaving the hut the. two-climbers stood, on the siunmit of the, Minarets (10,056 feet)VFrom; there the" view swept oyer the; surrounding mountains, over .the . Canter-'; bury glaciers; and; on the north-west, over the West Coast '■ glaciers ’ down towards the sea. ' A quick, descent " and . another strenuous climb brought them, to : the top of De la Beche whence after a short spell they descended to Graham's Saddle. From , the saddle Mr, Porter and Larsen; retraced .their steps down the’ great glacier to the Malte Brunn, en- route to tile Hermitage where. Mr . Porter intends to. spend the. greater part ; pf the climbipg season. before returning, to /England. At :the- meeting, of- the Management Committee of the-Dunedin Manufacturers’ Association last night the- president (Mr J. Sutherland Ross) stated that the Chamber, of. Commerce had recently sent a very strong deputation to the Otago Harbour Board to ■ make representations on the subjects of dues and. so on, The deputation- did-not get very much -satisfaction out of the board, and in his opinion the reception which ,it, .received was very ciiffc. The matter-* would be taken further, 'eventually. TMr Ross -stated' that Captain.' Wade had been speaking ,*■ in Dunedin oh the Manchester Ship Canal, and he added that he thought it would be a 1 very wise thing if some prominent official of the Otago Harbour Board would-give a.lecture on the Dunedin ship canal add answer any questions at the end'of-his address.

Discussing in an editorial the movement -that is now.being madefor improved shipping connection, between Australia and; the South Island ports of the Dominion; the New Zealand Herald says: ■ “ The loss of the old service between Melbourne and Bluff, via Hobart, discontinued during the war and not restored, has been a continual grievance of the South Island. The demand that official action should be taken to haye it established. again has often been heard. Now there has begun a •movement im.the business world, to reinstate,: a service similar : to.that which used to. run. The Associated Chamber of Manufacturers -of Australia' ■ has ■ raisedthe issue, and has invited the co-operation of chambers of commerce in New Zealand. The Australian Chamber proposes to do what it, can to re-establish the service. This, it may be said immediately, is the proper way for the business to be attacked. . . The movement is the most hopeful the South Island has witnessed since the service ceased. There is promise of -its renewal tinder entirely natural and - businesslike conditions. In such circumstances, the movement can ■be wished-success without any reservations, in' the hope that this long-standing grievance will at last be ended,”

The .Church News, referring to the observance of Sunday in military camps says that the position should be reassuring to parents. A memorandum recently issued by order of the brigadier, and circulated widely in • regimental districts, areas and'units, shows very clearly that the military heads “ do not regard "Divine service in camp as something to;be‘scampered over, and a subsidiary thing to ordinary training.” The service is to “the ! central feature of any Sunday in camp, and to this end, every effort must be made to ensure that the men are cleanly turned out, and that officers and men are in proper order of dress; and the unit ‘ falls in’ with full ceremony,” Further, it is directed that every facility should be given to chaplains to hold celebrations Of Holy Communion at ail* hoar before breakfast, ,or at any other hour desired .by the chaplains. The memorandum ethphasises the fact that “ the principal aim of training is to produce morale and esprit de corps, and this is best done on Sunday, by making a proper Sunday morning atmosphere, which stimulates the imagination of thg young soldier at an impressionable age. In certain camps, the. chaplain is permitted to conduct morning prayers each day at parade, before the , men march off to their exercises—very brief prayers, it is true, but sufficient to start the day with the recognition of God, Although the competition amongst architects for a design for the new Art Gallery in Christchurch does not close till February 13, no fewer than 69 registered architects have advised the town clerk (Mr J. S. Neville) that they intend to enter designs (says the Press). The" interest in the competition has been so great that 150 sets ’of conditions have supplied. On November 22 the entries received were: Twelve from England, two from Scotland, one from Ireland. 27 from Australia, 25 from ■ New Zealand, one from the United States of America, and one from Lower Burma. The judges are: Mr R. E. M'Dougall• (who has given £25,000 for the erection of the new Art Gallery), Mr J. -K. Archer (Mayor of Christchurch), Mr R. Wallwork (principal of the School of Art, and ■ president of the Canterbury Society of Arts), Mr iS. Hurst Seagof (the assessor). The competition is open to nil architects on the register of the Royal Institute of British Architects, or on the register of any institute affiliated with that organisation.

Traffic in Cashel street between High street and Manchester street in Christ* church came to a dead stop yesterday shortly after 11 am, (says our special correspondent) and for about half an hour vehicles took alternative routes. Motor? ists approached, tooted their horns, saw the pause of the trouble and retreated; Cyclists foilowed'their example and even pedestrians declined to'go on. A swarm of bees had complete possession. The bees settled' about the taxi drivers telephone box,, till an expert arrived with a box. and proceeded to gather them in handfuls.

A large cargo of bananas is biing carried by the Government motor ship Maui Pomare, which is now on a voyage from Samoa and .Niue Island to. Lyttelton and Dunedin. . The vessel is due at this port on December 11. About 5500 cases of her fruit shipment will be landed here. A small portion of this freight is consigned to Invercargill. The balance of the , Maui Pomare’fi cargo will-be discharged at Wellington'and Auckland.

In a circular to the District Highways Council, No. 10, the Main Highways Board advised that at June 30,1928, 2117'motor « vehicles had been registered in the No. 17 District (North Otago) and 10,746 in the No. 16 District (South Otago).

The police have. been , advised that Jessie M‘Leod, a single woman living at 4 Glen road, Mornington, is missing. She is slim, with fair hair, turning grey, a fair complexion and blue eyes, and is 49 years of age. It is understood, that she is wearing 'a blue costume, , and a buff felt hat turned down in front and up at the back, black stockings and black buttoned boots., Any person knowing of Her is requested to communicate with the police. . - , '

In the City Police Court yesterday, before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, SM,, Andrew Traiuor pleaded guilty to 1 a charge' of having on November 29 stolen’two gramophone records, valued at Bs, the property of Mary Ellen M’Culloch. Chief Detective Cameron stated that the accused, who came in from the country about 10 ago, boarded at the complainant’s house for a week, and then left. He returned on November 29 durr g- ihe complainant’s absence to -get his ■k.thing, and when ho went away he took me two records, which he Bold for drink. . .He was .continually under the notice of the police, .and had been' before the court on several occasions. He was -a' sneak thief. • When asked by his Worship if he had anything to .say for himself, tbe accused stated that he - had-been drinking, at- the time. In view of the'accused’s record, which included'several convictiona for theft, a sentence of 14n days’ imprisonment, with ' hard labour, was imposed, '

' Strong' dissent from the views held by Bishop Cherrington ,-on the question; ; of ‘ Sunday observance was expressed by representative churchmen 'in Hamilton, especially in regard to the reference.-to Sunday schools. Dean 6. R. Barnett writes to' the parishioners of the Cathedral parish'in the December parish-leaf-let.“ljpwe.'it to ybu\all to state that I . personally; .entirely dissociate ■ myself from the views expressed in the Noyeffiber/Magazine in an article on ‘ Sunday.’ It has called' for a protest from many of the clergy. 1 will take an'early-oppor-tunity, of setting, before you some thoughts on ‘ Sunday/ and its place in the life of the church. ‘ In; the meantime I want,to urge upon the parente to take every idvantage of the Sunday schools and to. ice that the children attend regularly,” Tie views, of Bishop; Chhrrington are', also meetings with -considerable opposition hmqng ‘prominent;Auckland, chureffinen of all'dehominations., ; The view is freely expressed’ that the stress laid by the bishop on the importance of Holy Communion in the morning with freedom to do as one pleases within reason during the remainder of the day marks a leaning toward Roman Catholicism and "the Continental Sunday. • Bishop Cherrington’s opinions are variously described* as " unfortunate ” -and “ lamentable." . ■

. VThe_Churc]i Sir J. M. wSou conducted -NeiV Zeiland .five yearsa'remarkable mis.sidn, of + spiritual Healing, cameback to the Dominion some mouths .ago to cuperate after a very strenuous, series of missions through Canada,, the v W6rtT Indies, and South-America. Most of his time has been spent in' the North Island, ■where also he recently began a series i of visits- to the various dioceses with the object ■of consolidating the.' work - begun during the jniSsions. Mr Hickson states that, he does not. intend to conduct any last visit. These he has now conducted in most parts. of; the world,and they have played their part in. preparing theground. The really important work of the future lies in consolidating the woric .amongst those who are really convinced of the church’s mission of spiritual heal; ing. - This work Mr Hickson has begun in. New Zealand: At the time of the recent synod, in Napier he gave an address to the members, and it is - understood that he-.will return to Waiapu on an extended visit of organisation throughout the diocese. ■ Mr Hickson returned to Christchurch a week or two ago, and is at present visiting Dunedin. After bis return to Christchurch he proceeds to Nelson, on his way to the North Island.

A v, Jl-known Christchurch lawyer, Mr C. S. Thomas, caused a sensation in the Warden’s Court at Greymouth on Friday (says the correspondent of the Lyttelton Times), when he voiced what must constitute one of the most caustic criticisms of a New Zealand newspaper ever delivered by a member of the legal profession. “There is one matter,” said Mr Thomas, before the hearing of the case commenced, “ which should be brought to the notice of the court.” He" proceeded to read the. following paragraph which appeared in that morning’s issue of the Grey River Argus;;—“An important case coming before the Warden's Court here to-day is a claim against the Blackball Coal Company for £2OOO on behalf of the widow o£. the, late, Duncan Tennent, an underviewer at the Blackball mine who died as the result of injuries sustained at the mine over' a year' ago, the ground of the claim being that of culpable negligence on the part of the employers. The crux of the case will be the question of assessing the amount of damages” i*rocccding, Mr Thomas said: “New Zealand is fortunate in its press, but sometimes bad breaches are made. I think, of all the breaches that have come to my notice since I have been in practice that In the Argus is the worst. I think that for sheer, brazen effrontery, this wine. The part of the paragraph particularly objected to is the statement that* ‘the crux of.the case whir be the question of assessing the amount of damages.’ I have seen some impertinent things during my professional life, but this is, barring none, the worst. This paper publishes the paragraph on the morning of the case being tried before a jury, when the slightest investigation would have shown that there is no question of any admission of liability being made by the defendants. There can be only one reason for its publication—to create an atmosphere. If ever an editor Should be • brought before the court for contempt, this is the time. I regret that I have to say that.” Mr P. J. O’Regan, of Wellington, who appeared for plaintiff, declared that it was the first he had heard of the paragraph. “ I agree with my friend that it is quite improper,” he said, “but I do not think it will influence the course of the trial.” The warden (Mr W. Meldrum) stated: “There can be no question that it is a most improper thing. All 1 can do at the present moment ia to remind the assessors that they must put anything like that out of their minda and deal with the ease on its merits. At to any future notice to be taken of the matter, I am not prepared to «av offhand. There ought to be no intention to affect the case in any way, and the publication of the paragraph might Lave been inadvertent, but undoubtedly it ia a most inmroper thing.”

The following resolution was adopted last night at the monthly meeting of the Otago and Southland Auxiliary ; of the Baptist Union of New Zealand:— ‘ This executive, representing the ‘Baptist churches of Otago and: Southland,' expresses its deep disappointment at the decrease in the prohibition vote at the recent poll, but re-afflrms its conviction that the* abolition of the liquor. traffic .must ultimately Come, 1 and urges that the Christian forces of the Dominion'should combine with enthusiasm to bring it about as speedily as possible.” It is interesting to learn from the latest return issued By the Census and Statistics Office that' the number of'centenarians living in New Zealand^in-1020'was equal to any - total " since the census of ; 1874., The npmher was 12, which was only equalled once, namely, in 1916. In 1886 and 1801 the figure was one, and in 1901' not a single ,person Of 100 years of age was living in the' Dominion. The greatest age' on record in New Zealand was that .of, 116 years. . It was .recorded in 1874 by an aged Tahitian native living in Dunedin, and'4s believed to have been reasonably .authentic. ~ The next highest was .one of 109' years, which was noted in 1911.

Two young men beheld a city for the first time in "their lives on Sunday (says the New Zealand Herald). • They were born and brought up on Pitcairn si and and came to Auckland as third class pas-, sengers on the Rotorua. The yOung men are direct ‘descendants of the mutineers of the‘Bounty. ■ They do not intend to remain idle during their stay in the Dominion. .They ■" are uncertain how long they will- remain here, but propose to tour New ‘ Zealand and gain further experience by work. Although not skilled tradesmen, both are handy with,a kit of carpenter’s, tools, and their island life has made them generally useful. The American big game, fisherman Mr Zane Grey, will ■ this season have the strongest, toughest, and most - enduring mako or swordfish line he has ever used (states a-Hawera paper). The line is being qiade by Poitutu, a Maori of 80 years, who lives at Normanby, Hawera, and who retaiijs all the skill of his ancestors, in fashioning things from Nature. The line is being made of fourply New Zealand flax, handmade in : 1028 as made a century ago. Working steadily throughout the day Poitutu selects! several fine strands of creamy, silken flax fibre,from a big bundle.. -It has been seasoned with the juices of trees and has been specially tested. There are many yards of the finished article, but many; more, are to come. • When the line is completed it will be sent to Bussell for use by Mr Zane Grey. • " .

■ The remarks of Professor .Fisher, who contended that the drift to the cities was a quite natural phenomenon at a certain stage of a country’s evolution,, v did not commend themselves to the. members of the New Zealand Land. Settlement and Development League, of Auckland (says the Star). At their weekly luncheon Mr M. G.M'Arihur , brought, forward the, published account of the.professor'a remarks. He considered, the .prqfeesor’p; gtatemehts required to be /officially,'.cqntradictqd ,by the. league. • The newspapers .should-be written to, and a : letter sent stating that the league strongly differed, from the views; expressed. Mr Ross pointe'd out that -the farmers, themselves' were complaining, whibh iwas indeed strange ifthe, professor’s contentions.--were correct. It was resolvedto send a. Tetter, to the the respective political parties pointing .out the importance of a.spilnd settlement policy. and the urgency. pwing. to European and "other .competition, (of inaugurating such .a.policy, at the earliest possible moment. , ‘ , "

A Maori woman, Mrs Pirihi, who lives at Takahiwai, a .'Native,,settlement near 7 Marsden Point on the shores of the Whangarei Harbour, claims to be 108 - years of age. (says the New Zealand Herald's, Whangarei correspondent). She ; is remarkably. hale. and;- hearty and travels • 10 miles, and sometimes 20 miles 'a Aay ; oh; many" J,; " Kte'-m^Wd’i^|!urp^ea¥ :^B^ai^: . . m . capable of 'a lapkt graphic description ■ of the period of early settlement by the ;; Europeans, Her firm belief is that she has many years yet before her and she expects to outlast many of her friends ' who were horn at least two generations lateri -

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AMERICAN SHIPPING

MERCHANT FLEET CORPORATION OPERATING LOSS FOR YEAR. (United Press Association.) Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) WASHINGTON, December 3. United States Shipping Boards annual report reveals that the total operating loss was 16,279,000 dollars for the Merchant Meet Corporation in the fecal year 1028.—Australian Press Association. ;

JAPANESE NAVY-

REVIEW ,At YOKOHAMA. OVER TWO HUNDRED VESSELS. (United. .Press. Association.) ■ • (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.' . ■ TOKIO, December 3, The stage has been set for , the naval review at Yokohama! to-morrow. Two hundred and eight vessels have assembled in eight lines, extending seven miles outside the breakwater. The Emperor will embark on the battleship Haruna, and there will be 132 airships overhead. Seven visiting, warships 1 will also take part.—Australian Press Association.

POLITICAL SENSATION

ATTEMPT TO BRIBE'MINISTER. MR BAVIN ORDERS. PROSECUTION. . (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, December 4. (Receive Dec. 4, at 11 p.m.) A case of pipes and an envelope containing two £IOO notes, it is alleged, were placed on a table before Mr Bruntnell, the chief secretary, sdme days ago by a prominent' Nationalist member on behalf of an Ashfield constituent. The incident has now developed into' a firstclass political sensation, and the Premier (Mr T. R. Baiun) to-day directed the Crown law authorities to prosecute the person who is alleged to have been responsible for the attempt to bribe the chief secretary. The Premier is of the opinion that the £2OO was evidently intended to influence the chief secretary to favour a certain proposal. 1 Mr Bavin is desirous of dispelling the illusioft at Anco that Ministers are open to corruption. Mr; Bruntnell at the outset declined the gifts and directed the departmental attendant to return them immediately the Nationalist member had left the room. It was then that the innocent envelope containing £2OO was discovered beneath the case of pipes. A 'SUMMONS SERVED. . OMNIBUS PROPRIETOR. SYDNEY, December’ 4. ( Received .Dec. 5, at 6.15 a.m.) Detectives to-night served a summons on a suburban omnibus proprietor, whose name has not been disclosed, charging him with attempting to bribe Mr Bnintndl.

RHINELAND EVACUATION

GERMANY'S OBLIGATIONS, SOME NOT YET FULFILLED. (British - Official Wireless.) ' (United Press Association., (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) • RUGBY, December 3. Ini the House of Commons the. Foreign Secretary was .asked .whether it was the opinion- of. .the Government that the German Government had carried out the terms of article 431 of the Peace Treaty, and, if ■ not, ■ • whether ■ the particular points on whiqh Germany, had not complied could be stated.-V-Sir Austen Chamberlain : replied: “ .There are two. aspects; of the question to which this particular, inquiry- relates. There is- the. question of law, and there is also the question of policy; On the question of . law. his- Majesty’s. Government is advised that there is no legal jUstificaftiq? fOr.the contention that Ger- , many, lias complied, with all the. obligations imposed upon her by the treaty, so as to entitle her,-under article 431, or. otherwise, to demand the withdrawal of . the forces at present occupying the Rhineland: . before; the expiry of the period, laid down in the. treaty. The chief obligation with which Germany has not yet complied is that of. reparations. Tu the opinion of the British _ Government -. the concession- .pEovided for in article: 431. .can . only’: take effect when Germany haa completely .executed and discharged’ the ’whole;of : her; reparation obligations; It is not’ sufficient that she should be carrying put regularly her undertaking. in the matter of current reparation payments. The. phrase applicable to the punctual 'performance of current obligations. is; that used at the beginning _ of the- article -providing for quinquennial reductions ’ in the area under, occupation—namely, aftitle 429. This phrase : ia “If the conditions of the present treaty are . faithfully observed.” As to policy, which is" equally important, though decided by different' considerations, I repeat that his Majesty’s Government would welcome the early evacuation: of the - Rhineland by the - French, British, and Belgian forces, Irrespective of the legal right of the ex-Allicd Governments to ■ continuer their v occupation until- the- expiry of; the. period- fixed by thp. treaty.,. ■ .r'

AFGHAN -TRIBESMEN

' OBJECTIONS TO REFORMS. ' ' - ■'* \ ■ NUMBER .pH. BUILDINGS ’ BURNED. - V--\. • ■ (United Presi Association.) ■ . (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) DELHI, December 3. Tribal anti-yforms agitation in Eastern Afghanistan is becoming inserious. Shin wari; tribesmen burned a number, of Government buildings in Jalahnbad, including the Ring’s Palace, ■ which ■.contained' furniture. The loss' is e’stinifittd 'it' 1,000,000 rupees. Hive planes and hangars were also burned. The military operations are not effective.- Five-Afghan Ministers are endeavouring to negotiate with the Shiuwaris. The roads have ; been rendered impassable by the tribesmen.—Australian Press Association. ' ‘

PEACE AND PROSPERITY

CONDITIONS IN, AMERICA. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. (United Press - Association.') (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) ■WASHINGTON,'December 4. .(Received Dec.--.4,'at 5i5- piin.) President Coolidge, in his, last annual message to Congress,' advocated the passage of the. fifteen-cruiser Bill how pending in the with the elimination of the so-called time clause, which states. that the vessels must be h e guu and finished by a certain date, and. he advocated the enactinent of-the farm relief. incasure fdr.. Government, aid in handling and marketing surpluses due to weather and seasonal-conditions. It advocates the appointment of' a Federal Farm Board for the purpose, with a revolving temporary loan fund. The President, in describing the condition of the country,said; “In the domestic field there are tranquillity, contentment, and harmonious relations between management and; wage; earners,freedom from industrial strife,: and the highest ; record ~of years -of -prosperity, while, in the foreign field' there are-peace and goodwill, which come froih mutual understanding, and . the--knowledge that problems which a short time ago appeared ominous are yielding to the touch of manifest friendship.” The President added: “No Congress of the United States ever assembled with a more pleasing prospect than that which appears at the present time." To other lands the United. Stales must extend “the largest measure of generosity, 'moderation a-nd patience.” - He then added; ,“ In addition to.; dealing 1 .justly we can well afford to walk humbly in peace and prosperity, which arc not finalities but' only methods.. It is too easy under their influence for a nation to become selfish and degenerate."—Australian Press Association.

AMENDED PRAYER BOOK

NOT AUTHORISED FOR USE. STATEMENT IN THE PREFACE. (United Press Association.) 'By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, December 3. Mr Baldwin,': in answering; a question in the House of Commons, suggesting legislation forbidding, publication of the amended Prayer -Book, which was not sanctioned by Pa'rliament, replied that it would bo a gross and unprecedented interference to prohibit its publication, and the preface specifically pointed out that the act of publication in nowise implied that the book -was authorised for use by the. Established Church.— Australian Press Association.

THE NEW ARCHBISHOP

EXTRHONELMENT CKIIEMONT, SIR JAMES PARR TO ATTEND, (United PresA Association.! (Isy Electric, Teleyri.iih-—Copyright) ■ _ LONDON, December 3. Mr 1. Ti-utnble will represent the High Com mission ci for Australia at the archbishop's enthronement at Canterbury tomorrow, while Sir James Parr will attend on behalf of- New Zealand.—-Australian Press Association.

LONDON NIGHT CLUBS

POLICE OFFICIAL BRIBED. CHARGE AGAINST EX-SERGEANT. (United Pm. Association.! ; (Bj- Electric Telegraph—Copirrieht) • LONDON, December 3. A remarkable story was- told at Dow Street of bow Scotland'Yard, acting upon an anonymous letter, discovered two sate deposits in- tbe nams of ex-Slatiou Setgeaut Goddard,’ who ■ was in 'charge at Vine street, containing £12,000 in new Bank of England notes.-. The denominations were of £IOO downwards.--Goddard was charged with .receiving bribes from Luigi Rebuffi, a prominent night club manager, who was running the Victors’ Club in 1924 with Iffrs Heyrick, known as theA“ Nighh Club Queen.” They are charged, with giving bribes! For the prosecution it was pointed out tnat Goddard: was a trusted officer of 28 years’ service, and he' had been leinploycd to 'keep a watch on night clubs. An anonymous letter recused Goddard ; of flagrantly accepting,, bribes, stating that he-had added considerably ,1c his house property, and had acquired a motor car. --Goddard supplied explanations to the effect that, reliable-racing information and dcalings/ih foreign currencies were responsible for bis financial position. . ‘

W’hen'Goddard was informedthgt Scotland Yard desired the key pf-the safe deposits in.his-name he-reeled; as though he was in a faint, and said; “I am done for.”, ’.’ . .. .

The safe deposits: contained-new-notes, which are traceable to a Soho restaurateur, and others which are traceable to Rebuffi and Mrs Meyrick- TheUiscip-’ linary,Board of Scotland -Yard-'dismissed Goddard on October 29. -

The prosecution- added another charge of receiving a bribe from the keeper of a disorderly: house in: Soho.) - The case was adjourned.—Antiralian Press Association. • \ K .. - o : ’

AVIATION ,

CRASH,AT- RIO DE JANEIRO. TEN PEOPLE KILLED. (United Press Association.) (By .Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) • 810 EE JANEIRO, December 3. ' Ten persons were killed' when a- hydroplane crashed inthe baywhen . carrying a reception ■ committee to ■ welcome the Brazilian aviator, Santos. rfcmpnf,; Everyone aboard was killed.—Australian Press Association—United Service; v THE ROYAL AIR FORCE. ' NO MORE WOODEN PLANES. •• LONDON, December 3.' In the House of Cointnonsi Sir Philip Sassoon told a. questioner that no more wooden aeroplanes ‘ were being" brought into the Royal Air Force service. . Metat aircraft, strength for . strength,, .were lighter than wood and less affected '.by extremes of dim ate. Their resilience and freedom from splintering reduced the risk to the personnel in the event of a crash.—Australian Preis Association, CRASH DURING -MANCBUVRES, WASHINGTON, December 3. (Received Dec. 4, at 11 p.m.) The United States “ mystery ” aeroplane was demolished when r. fell 8000 feet over- the naval air station, when the right wjng’ dropped off .during a difficult ( manoeuvre.- ■ -'The •’ pilot* 'James |Gollinß, landed from • a-... parachuteand.’suffered shock. ••. The plane was one oh which the Curtis Company had worked for a year, and was reported to have cost 100,000 dollars. It was considered to have been one of the year’s outstanding aviation developments.

EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE

ENORMOUS DAMAGE AT TALCA. OVER TWO "HUNDRED DEAD. . (United Press Association.) (By Electric Copyright) VANCOU.V.^ f ''.Decehiher 4. (Received Dec. 5, at 0.T5 a.m.) Talca refugees say that the damage to that city amounts to £5,000,000. : The hospital w ae burnt foUowing the .quake and 200 were injured, while 54 are dead. One hundred were injured in Port Constitution. The damage is widespread, and practically all .the population there and in the surrounding ..villagee' are .living in tents in open squares. The;total number of dead in the entire quake’- zone now stands at 230.—United Service.