Round the World
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VARIOUS HAPPENIJUGS
GABLE ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The Princess Royal, The improvemenfc in the Princess Royal's condition is being steadily maintained. Message From the King, The King has sent a message to the Imperal Constitutional Conference, trusting it will lead to a closer association between all pars of ' tlie dominions. The Steei Helmets. In consequence of the military nature of its recent manoeuvres, the powerful Nationalist organisation known as the Steel Helmets, of which President vou Hindenberg is the President, lias heen suppressed tliroughout the Rhineland and AYestphalia by the Government of the Reich. Royaj Aero Club. The Royal Aero Club has awarded its gold medal to Captain Barnard and an address of congratulation to the Ducliess of Bedford in recognition of their flight to India and back. Captain Barnard, accompanied by the Duchess, accomplished the flight in eight days, last August, in a Fokker monoplane fitted with a Bristol Jupiter engine. Tlie distance covered was approximately 10,000 miles. Shipbuilding Industry. An, agreement on wages between shipbuilding employers and most of the shipyard uuions was announced yesterday." The outlook in the shipbuilding yards lias improved and among the new orders booked is one for eight oil tankers and one timber carrying ship to be built at Swan and Hunter' s at "Wallsend, and annther for six first-class 10.000 ton eargo hoats for a Contiuental firm of shipowners, to be built at Harland and AYolff's, at Belfast. Prlnce George To Fly. Prince Georce is following the example of the "Prince of YYales in using an aeroplane to keep engagements. To-morrow be will fly to Hull to open the new municipal aerodrome. He will start from Sunningdale where he has • been staying with the Prince of YYales, and will take off from the private landing otou ii d which the Prince uses in the YiTindsor Great Park. He will fly in a Royal Air Fovce YYestlaiid YYappiti machine, niloted bv Sauadron-Leader Don, the Prince of YYales' former pilot.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 215, 11 October 1929, Page 2
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332Round the World Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 215, 11 October 1929, Page 2
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