THE WEEK OVER THE WORLD

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22429, 16 June 1938, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE WEEK OVER THE WORLD

CRICKET TEST DRAWN

A test match which produced some of the finest.batting for many years has^ended at Nottingham in .a draw. .Cricket testrmatches in England are limited to four days (except the fifth, which is* played to a finish if necessary to decide the rubber), and teams thus have to play against time, as well as against their opponents, a factor which makes an extra demand on the judgment and skill of the players, and especially the captains. On the first two days of the match England made such a big score that Australia

B. J. McCabe, whose innings of 232 for Australia against England in the test match ia . described by critics as one of the most brilliant in the history of the game could have no hope of winning and had to play for a draw. Splendid batting by Paynter, Hutton, Barnett, and Compton had put England in its very strong position, and equally brilliant performances were demanded from, the Australians if they were to escape defeat. When Australia was in danger of collapse in its first innings McCabe •played so boldly and brilliantly as to give his team a great chance of saving the game. This great batsman’s polished and graceful strokes brought runs ,at a terrific pace, and of his total of 232, 213 were made while the less skilful batsmen of the side made only 60 between them. Patient batting by Brown, Fingletori, and Bradman through a second innings of eight hours and three-quarters 'enabled Australia to save the game. “Robin Hyde” • A report from China last, week said that the New Zealand journalist,; Miss Iris Wilkinson (“Robin Hyde”) was ,staying with United States missionaries at Hsuchow; At .the request of the New Zealand Governments tixe British Consulate is now making contact With several missions for further information.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Jewish Synagogue Herr Hitler , has ordered., the' demolition of the famous; Jewish, synagogue at, Munich, to make room for a Njazi building. The.’Nazis are distributing a, smalt sum to needy Jews as “compensation” for the, synagogue’s valu-

able property. ; ■ Everest Expedition- ' A message from-Darjeeling slates that'the seasonal rainfall is 15iii above normal at .Kalimpohg; there-is no' direct news of the Everest expedition,-but coolies -from the village of Gantok have said that the expedition is returning.. .. • .

Joiners’ Race -• , i ; • . '■ Three passenger .linersi-from. New Zealand, which had be’en. battling With a fierce gale in the- Tasman, arrived- in"-Sydney- on Monday night. The Awatea arrived at 5.5 p.m., thb Wanganella at 5.11 p.m., ; aiid.the Mariposa at 5.15 p.m. When first sightedthe three- vessels were almost in a line, but the Awatea drew ahead, and won, ah exciting race to be the first to enter the .harbour. The Wanganella was second, but the Mariposa was gaming fast bn her at the finish:

Earthquakes In EUrope ■ . Earth tremors were felt in London, Paris, and Brussels during the week-end- The tremor in Britain'was . most acute at Wool? wich, where parked cars',w6re seen to move. It is believed that' tKe. origin of the' distur? bance was in the English, Channel. The shock was felt in several parts of Northern Europe, including Holland and the Rhineland. In Ghent; Belgium,; falling chimneys and bricks' injured hundreds and killed one man.. /•

England-Australia fAir , Route A second air. service; between ..Australia and England, which: will, bring Sydney within seven days of London, will, commence within a month, when the, Royal Netherlands-Air-ways will open a service between Sydney and Batavia under the management of the Dutch KX.M. line. ■ .Vi

The hop from Sydney to Darwin wilL be made in one day. Batavia will be reached the following af ternobn. The service will connect with the. present Batavia-Lcndon service which occupies -five; and, a half days. Dutch aeroplanes after that will leave Sydneyon Thursdays and Sundays each week for-Batavia. ■

German Himalayan Expedition A Junkers aeroplane flew over the mountain' Nanga Parbat, last Friday and dropped more than half a-ton of’provisions-by parachutes to, the members hf the-German Himalayan expedition, >who are campih" at 18,000 feet. : ’ ’ ■ - - r ' ' Fire in Melbourne «

Fire destroyed tWo large factories and a block of cottages at Burnley, Melbourne, this week. The fire had been, burning for about three hours before it was .detected, and when the blaze was at its height flames covered one -and a half acres. done is estimated 28,000* i ' -

CZECH PROBLEMS Attempts to Find Solution

At the" end of the municipal' dedloss in -Czechoslovakia at. the end-of-last week; because of rival interpretations of the-voting, based on different methods of counting, there were three separate and contradictory “victories’’ announced, for the Government, for the- Sudeten Party, and for Father Kltnka, the leader of-the Slovak Autonomists. This is expected to make the internal diplomatic situation a bigger'deadlock. Political observers declare it. is bound tolgad to * stiffening of the resistance from all sides and make extremely, delicate the fortbcosnmg conversations oh -Herr Henlem T s demands. It is reported-by “The Tunes” correspondent at Prague, that the HebsSoa hW greatly increased in, the last fortnight. Berth Ciuuira and Germans say that anxiety and taintv- are lessening the deaze to it is pot believed that the present condEtacts can last much longer. •■■■ Meetings have been held between Govo»ment representatives and deputies from the Sudeten Party to try to find a basis efagreement The Sudetens have submitted a memorandum which is being conswacd nor the Government-

Pacifi c Islands It is reported that plans have been made by tbe'British Government for the earl? colonisation of Canton and Eiwtebagy islands in the Pacific; arrangements nave been made for people from the Gubert ana Ellice groups to move to islands m tn» Phoenix group, including Canton and Endgrbury. Dispatches are still being exchanged between London and Washington with gBM for the proposed British-American control of the islands as bases for the tram-PaemC air services. Motor-Cycling

Stanley Woods, riding a fast motor-cycle,-won the Junior Tourist Trophy race on the lsle of Man with an average speed of 84.08 miles an hour. ' ’ •“The smiling Irishman,” Woods is one of the most popular riders in England, Hw occupation, that of a toffee maker, extends his popularity to the youth of England as well as to the motor-cycling enthusiasts. Be hats won eight previous Tourist Trophy races, more'than any other rider. The first was the junior race in 1923, and the most recent the senior and junior races in 1935. Last year he'was heated-for first place in the -senior race by IS seconds. Count von Luckner

■ Count von Luckner celebrated his fiftyseventh birthday in Sydney. Captain P. E i)ay,.:who took him as a prisoner to Fiji during the last war, visited the Count on his birthday. They chatted over the incidents Of - the capture, and Count von loickmr handed Captain Day a portrait of himself autographed with these words:—“To my generous captor; Captain Day, in eemsasabrance of September 11, 1911, when, yog carried a pirate on your && Aaara to Suva,