NEWS IN BRIEF
Girl Flyer Found , Miss Barbara Hitchens, a Sydney airwoman, was found last week 60 miles southwest of Madang, New Guinea. She flew from Sydney to New Guinea a few weeks ago and took off from Karema but was not heard of for several days. Miss Hitchens is unhurt, but her machine is badly damaged. Award for Miss Batten
The Clifford Harmon International Air Trdphy for 1937 has been awarded to Miss Jean Batten, for the third time in succession, and to Mr Dick Merrill, the trans-Atlantic pilot. This trophy is awarded after an international vote has been taken and is accompanied by a gold medal given by the King of the Belgians. Miners’ Bravery The King has awarded medals to two miners from Staffordshire, who are brothers, for bravery in a colliery accident last year. The Cost of Rheumatism What rheumatism costs the British nation was emphasised by Lord Horder in the British Parliament recently. He said: This scourge costs the nation several million days annually through the incapacity of workers, and £ 17,000,000 in sick pay and wages was paid out by approved societies alone. ’ Tornado at Rodessa Rodessa, the prosperous centre of the oilfields in Louisiana, United States, was swept by a tornado last week. Many lives were lost and much damage was done to property. A Trade Treaty Nine British Empire delegates and two representatives of the Post Office have arr rived in Washington, United States, to arrange a trade treaty.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22335, 24 February 1938, Page 1 (Supplement)
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