NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16186, 24 July 1923, Page 5

NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

WOMAN FLIER’S FEAT. ALTITUDE RECORD BROKEN. . VANCOUVER, July' 8. —Mrs. . Bertha 'Horsliein, of St. Louis,\ Missouri, who is ;i professional aviatrix, has made all altitude record for women. ' She; reached a height of 16,300 ft. THE MARRIAGE SERVICE. ALTERATIONS REJECTED. LONDON, July 12.—Two women reformers, Miss Maude Hoyden and Mrs Creighton, endeavored to induce the House of Laity to accept amendments to* the marriage service in connection with ; the revision of the prayer book, j They proposed to substitute, “Wilt ! thou, love him and comfort him ?” for I “wilt thou obey him and serve him?” They also proposed to dispense with ! the giving away of the bride and with i the husband's declaration, “With all my | worldly goods I the© endow.” They j also proposed that the bride should give the bridegroom a ring. All the proposals were rejected by 114 votes to 84. SWEDISH AIR CONTESTS. OBSTRUCTION IN GERMANY. LONDON, July 9.—Sporting, men are angry at the German Government’s de- '* cisioii not to allow French airmen tak- : ing part in the Gothenburg competij tions to fly over Germany. I It) wag decided in October to admit | German civil airmen, and the. Swedish j Aoto Club induced French airmen to f consent to meet them. Swedish airj men wished to bring together the former j belligerents for a peaceful purpose on ! neutral ground, and they cannot under- ,! stand why Germany, which had most I I to gain by the competitions, should frus- '. trate their efforts. PRINCE'S DINNER PARTY. PRINCESS MARY HOSTESS. >| LONDON, July B.—The Prince of ■j Wales will give his first dinner party >, in the State room of St. James’ Palace -i on Tuesday next. Princess Mary will : act as hostess, and there will be 60 guests. The Prince is the youngest men who will attend. Invitations have been issued, mainly to people) whom the Prince met on his tours, and wlicfb hospitality, lie wishes to return. They include the Aga Khan and the Jam of Nawanagar ■ '(Prince Ranjitsinliji). , A reception after the dinner will be . attended by 800 persons, including the -1 Hich Commissioner’s, the ambassadors, , j and many Dominion visitors. The members of the Prince’s staff say ,1 that he has long wished to give his first , | dinner, but had no opportunity so far. . j This is his first free summer in England , since the war.