THE WEEK OVER THE WORLD

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22073, 22 April 1937, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE WEEK OVER THE WORLD

CORONATION VISITORS King of Egypt King Farouk, of Egypt, accompanied by his four sisters, the Princesses Fawsia, Faiza,

Faika, and Faithia, arrived at Dover, England, on Monday for the Coronation celebrations. New Zealanders in London The New Zealand Coronation contingent . arrived ■ in London at the beginning of the week. They received a most enthusiastic welcome as they marched through the streets. Pitcairn Island's Representative Mr George Young, great-grandson of Edward Young who was a midshipman of the Bounty at the time of the mutiny, will represent Pitcairn Island at the Coronation. Mr Young, who is 65 years of age, boarded the Arawa at the island, helping to row out 'one of the famous longboats, and then scaling up the ship's side on a rope. He was born and brought up on,Pitcairn Island and <tias never been further than Tahiti and New Zealand. He will stay in England for five weeks before returning home. New Use For Whey Whey can be used for feeding livestock and can be used advantageously with-cereals 'to 'correct their deficiencies, says the Nutrition Advisory Committee in London. ; Most cheesemakers waste their whey at . .present.*.'-'- - '-.■■ - To Live as Pioneers A hundred British schoolboys will leave for Newfoundland shortly, where they will live under the same conditions as the pioneers did. The party is being organised by the' Public Schools Exploring Society. -

NEWS IN BRIEF | Captain Von Luckner ' \ Captain Felix von Luckner left Germany this week in his motor-ship Sea Devil, on a voyage of propaganda for German ideals. His ship has enough provisions for .six months and carries fuel for 6000 miles. The Sea Devil will call Zealand. Trans-Atlantic Air Race The French Air Ministry and the Aero Club of France have been considering a postponement of the trans-Atlantic air race in August, because of opposition from the United States. in America urge a postponement of the race on the grounds that accidents might create a bad impression which would be detrimental "to the transAtlantic commercial services beginning, soon afterwards. New Pennies in Circulation King George VI -pennies are now circulating from the British banks. The King's head faces,to the left; on the other side of the penny a lighthouse is represented. To Fish in New Zealand Waiters • A company is being formed in Melbourne to engage in trawling on the west coast of New Zealand to provide regular supplies of fish for the Australian market. The company will use two Diesel-engined trawlers and a factory ship as we,ll as another ship with •refrigerating space, to bring the fish to market. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have taken up residence 'at their new home, York House, St. James' Palace. Hitler's Birthday Herr Hitler celebrated his forty-eighth birthday this week' by presenting 90 flags to army, navy, and air force units. After the presentation he -watched a march past. Princess Elizabeth's Birthday Princess Elizabeth, celebrated her eleventh birthday yesterday, April 21. She is the

elder daughter of the King and Queen of England and she is heirto thei Britis|i. thrqne.

WAZIRISTAN TROUBLE The North-West Frontier Strife on the North-West Frontier territories of India has been going on between British troops and "native tribesmen more *mt less, continuously for the last she months or so. In Waziristan it is planned to set 30,000 British troops to work in the valley fastnesses to capture- the chief cause of all the trouble, Mirga Ali Khan, Fakir of IpL For 12 years he has led the natives in outbursts, of vicious fighting against the resident British troops. He is a mystery man, hiding, no one knows where, travelling! swiftly, leading his men in the most desperate adventures. He has religious as well as military! power and at ~ his word tribesmen capture British officers,* soldiers, or secret service men. When the troops areready to retaliate the Fakir cannot be found. His activities make life very exciting and yery uncomfortable for the British forces in this wild country.

Last year, Commander Stephen King-Hall went out to India on business for the British Government. He visited Waziristan and described his experiences in this way; "I had to' motor 150 miles through some of the wildest country I have ever seen. The barren brown hills, which go up to 10,000 feet, are a mass of wild, desolate peaks and crags, split up by tiny valleys in which the tribesmen live in fortified houses and carry on their principal business, which is that oX fighting each other over quarrels concerning cattle, ladies, and land. "We have driven roads into this country which are open to traffic during the daylight hours. It is not etiquette to shoot up anyone on the road, and it also leads to trouble with the British, so the roads are neutral ground. Nevertheless, they are patrolled all the time by armed men, and every mile or so there is a small fort perched up on the mountains overlooking the route. "In addition to these safeguards, we have built a number of larger forts in various parts of the country, and it was in one of these that I stayed. The forts are garrisoned by about 250 to 500 men and surrounded by barbed wire, which is floodlit at night in order to prevent tribesmen from crawling through it. These Pathan tribesmen are the cleverest thieves on earth. Life is cheap in tribal territory. "All the tribesmen walk about armed with a rifle, and a number of daggers; one of these is stuck into the clothing behind the neck and the others are concealed round the waist. One of them, with whom I took tea, showed me how the dagger is used to rip people up.'* Mr Lyons at Rome . Signor Mussolini gave audience to Mr J* A. Lyons (Prime Minister of Australia). They had a long talk in which Signor Mussolini expressed friendship with Britain, and affirmed his desire for world peaceShipbuilding Boom in Britain Merchant shipping under construction in Britain and Ireland at the end of March for the first time since September, exceeded 1,000,000 tons.