THE WEEK OVER THE WORLD

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21866, 20 August 1936, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE WEEK OVER THE WORLD

[ THE OLYMPIC GAMES Here is the final 1 able of victories and points at the Olympic Games, which ended last week-end:—

Three points were given for a gold medal, two for a silver medal and one for a bronze medal. ~ ' . , New Zealand secured one gold medal and Australia one bronze medal. Twenty nations were without medals. Princess Margaret Rose Princess Margaret Rose, the second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, will celebrate her sixth birthday to-morfbw.

She was born at Glamis Castle, Scotland, on August 21, 1930. She was the first Royal child to be, born in Scotland for 300- years. New Government in Quebec For the first time in 39 years the Liberals have lost the control of the Quebec Legislature. In the provincial election the Conservative Opposition party won 75 seats, the Liberals getting 14. ,

THE WAR IN SPAIN The Fighting Goes oil In the Balearic Islands, in central Spain, and on the Pyrenees border fierce fighting continues between Government forces and rebel armies. Badajoz fell to the rebels last week and since then the surrounding country has been the scene of violent struggles between the rebels, who are toying to force a way to Madrid, and Government troops trying to turn the rebels back. The rebels have a stronghold round Malaga, but north of this along the Mediterranean coast to the Pyrenees the ment is said to be in control. From Seville along the Portuguese border to. Badajoz,, the rebels are in. power and north of . this they hold strips of territory ,up to the Atlantic coast. Both sides claim victories in the messages sent out, but it is impossible, to say what the exact position is. It is said'that the rebels are in agreement with Italy and Germany and that not only Italian and Ger-, man aeroplanes and ammunition have been supplied but also skilled pilots and aeroplane crews from those countries. \ . There have been terrible massacres of prisoners captured by both sides; after the fall of Badajoz, Moorish troops employed by the rebels put to death all Government supporters they captured.

NEWS IN BRIEF

A Silver Jubilee Archbishop Kelly has completed iris, silver jubilee as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney. An Italian Authoress Dead Signora Graxia Deiedda, the Italian woman novelist who won the Nobel Prize lor literature in 1927, died last week. Hurricane in Tasmania Last week a hurricane swept along the coast of Tasmania from Wynyard to Burnie, uprooting trees,, blowing down fences and lifting roofs off" buildings. Typhoon In Hong Kong A typhoon in Hong Kong has killed more than 100 people and has wrecked buildings. A steamer. Sunning, with British officers arid 40 Chinese passengers and crew, ran-ashore. Air Race to South Africa Competitors in the England to Johannesburg air race will take off on the night of September 29. Only British pdots arid British aircraft may compete;- four prices worth a total of £IO,OOO will be given. Land Aeroplanes Preferred A message from Honolulu says . that Mr William Miller, superintendent of airways for the Department of Commerce, prefers land aeroplanes to seaplanes for the proposed Hawaii to New Zealand air service. He said that Baker, Jarvis' arid Howland Islands have plenty of space for landing fields, while the nearby -waters are generally too rough for seaplanes to make landings. , A Prime Minister Resigns . Mr Phillip Collier, Premier of Western Australia, has announced his resignation .from the. Premiership because ,©f: ill-health*'

THE CORONATION Route of the Procession The Coronation procession of Kang Edward Vin. will take place on ,May 12 next year, leaving Buckingham Palace via the Mali, Trafalgar Square, and ‘Whitehall to Westminster Abbey, where the coronation will take place. King Edward’s Coronation procession, which will return by a longer route, will hm

sig and a . quarter miles long—double the length of King George’s procession. : First floor- windows along the route are selling at £2O already. Peeressfes will not wear coronets tor the coronation as no queen will be crowned. It is expected that Queen Mary and his Majesty’s brothers and his sisters-in-law will, wear coronets. Memorial to Aviator In future the Mascot aerodrome, Sydney, will be known as the Kingsford-Smith. aerodrome, Mascot. It is proposed to meet a statue of Sir Charles and also to erect a -new building on the aerodrome at a cost of £40,000, as memorials to this great airman. Early Adhesive Stamps Three faded postage stamps of 1832 have been discovered in Africa. They were used to pre-pay postage on newspapers in Grahamstown eight years before the British black stamps were issued. As early as 1802 stamps or labels were gummed on things liable to duty, but it was not until 134 Q that gummed stamps were used for postage, faster Air Liners - ' The Dutch H.LM. air line has bought eight Douglas transport aeroplanes tor the Amsterdam to Batavia service. These new aeroplanes will reduce the time tor the trip to tour days. An Old Custom King Bdwgrd spent an evening fishing by the light of. Chinese lanterns, an old XNdroatian custom,. off the Jugoslavian const last week. TUasnftsa Baj, wherelbs RSng

Gold Silver Bronze Total Germany .. 33 26 29 180 United States .. 24 19 12 122 Hungary .. 10 1 5 37 Italy •. Finland .. 8 .. 7 9 6 5 6 47 39 France .. 7 6 6 39 Sweden .. 6 5 9 37 Japan .. .. 6 4 8 34 Holland 6 4 7 33 England .. 4 7 S 29