NEWS IN BRIEF

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22109, 3 June 1937, Page 1 (Supplement)

NEWS IN BRIEF

New Streamlined Express The London, Midland, and Scottish Railways’ new streamlined express train, the Coronation Scot, made its first appearance as a complete unit last week. The locomotive is expected to dAw a train weighing 297 tons at a speed of more than 100 miles an hone. Mrs Putnam Mrs Amelia Earhart Putnam completed •repairs to her aeroplane and took off at dawn yesterday from Miami (Florida) for Ran Juan (Mexico) on the first stage of her world flight. She set a new record for her flight from Oakland (California) to Honolulu on the first stage of the world flight she began in March. Unfortunately she crashed when she was trying to take off from Honolulu for Howland IslandCoronation Contingents Depart The New Zealand Coronation contingent left London for New Zealand on board the Rangitiki last week. The Canadian Coronation contingent, including the famous Northwest Mounted Police, also left Southampton for home last week. Watch Repaired Free When Sergeant James Crichton of the New Zealand Coronation contingent called for his watch at a London watchmakers* and asked how much the repairs would cost, he was told that as he was a holder of the Victoria Cross, there was nothing to pay, and that he was to accept it as a small token of their appreciation. The Golden Gate Bridge Opened The Golden Gate suspension bridge, linking San Francisco and Oakland, was formally opened last week. High Peak Climbed A British explorer, Mr F. Spencer Chapman, has climbed Chonolhari (23,930 ft). a peak la the Himalayas on the border between Bhutan and Tibet. Previously it was thought that the peak could not be climbed. General Election in Holland The general election in Holland last week passed off calmly in contrast with the warmth of the campaign. The result was a victory for the Prime Minister (Dr. H. Colijn), whose I party won 40 per cent, more votes than they did in 1933