THE WEEK OYER THE WORLD

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22435, 23 June 1938, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE WEEK OYER THE WORLD

CZECH PROBLEMS

■A message from London says that a preliminary agreement between the Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (Dr. Hodza) and the Sudeten leader (Herr Konrad Henlein) is expected this week. The items, in the agreement will probably include a workable minority statute acceptable to both the Government and the Sudetens. It is expected that a major agreement will follow. The President, Dr, Benes, is anxious that an early move should be made. British quarters confirm that the position is much better than it was a fortnight ago, but officials limit their comment to: “So far so good.”

Championships at Wimbledon The English lawn tennis championships, in which representatives of more than 20 nations are competing, opened last week at Wimbledon in brilliant weather. Two New Zealanders, C. E. Malfroy and D. C. Coombe, have both won singles matches.

Princesses Take Salute Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose appeared for the first time publicly in uniform in the quadrangle at Windsor Gastle. They stood stiffly at attention to take the salute of 1000 girl guides as they marched past. Princess Elizabeth, as a member of the Kingfisher Company, wore a blue tunic and skirt, and Princess Margaret was uniformed as a Brownie member of the Leprechaun Patrol. Blind Girl’s Success Ruth Hitchcock, aged 21, who has been sightless since the age of 10, has won double first-class honours in the Theological Tripos at Cambridge. The papers were read to her ih the presence of a supervisor and she typed out the answers in Braille. She is a (oet and musician, as well as a theologian, _

NEWS IN BRIEF Eire Elections The state of the parties in the Eire elections,with foyr results outstanding, is: De Valera Party . ;.. 76 Cosgrave Party .. . ... 42 , Labour .. .. .. 9 Independent .. .. .. 7 At the last general election in July, 1937, the state; of the parties was: Fianna Fail (De Valera) ~ 69 Fine Gael (Cosgrave). ’ . ,48 Labour .. ' .. ..13 Independent • .... 8 Round-the-world Flight Mrs Betty Kirby-Green, who accojnpanied Flying Officer A. E. Clouston on his South African flight, is arranging a round-the-world flight in August. She will atteffipt to break Wiley Post’s record. Her route will be via Moscow, Irkutsk, the Behring Sea, Alaska, New York, thence to London. She will have a* co-pilot, and expects to cover the distance in five days. Oil From Coal Emphasising the great need for oil in ■Britain, the Labour Party is urging the British Government to establish 12 plants in the distressed areas for the production of oil from Coal. A Huge Flag The biggest Union Jack manufactured will be hoisted on the Eiffel Tower, Paris, as 101

gunshots are fired in honour of the visit of Their Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth. The flag has a surface of 1500 square yards and weighs 600 pounds. Thirteen men and three capstans will be required to hoist it.

THE CUTTY SARK

The famous clipper, Cutty Sark, sailed up the Thames river this Week after a voyage from Falmouth, where She has lain at anchor since 1922. The clipper will be used as a training ship for boys who want to enter the Navy and Merchant Service. The Cutty Sark was the last of the racing

HIMALAYAN ATTEMPT

A message from the American - Alpine Club’s Karakoram expedition, which is attempting to find, a possible route to the summit of Mount Godwin-Austen (28,250 ft), the second highest point on the globe, states that'the expedition left Sringar, crossed the Himalayan ch’ain over Zojila, and reached Kargil, and later Skardu. It expects to establish the base camp below GodwinAusten shortly. The party > consists of six Americans, all noted climbers, Jed by Charles Houston, a member of the expedition which climbed Nanda Devi (25,645 ft), the highest summit in the Himalayas yet reached. Shots Fired at Hitler It is reported that two attempts on Herr Hitler’s life were made during his recent •visit to Vienna. A shot was fired from a window while he was speaking in the Heldenplatz, and a shot was fired from the street while Herr Hitler was crossing the Prater to Semmering, and his car was hit. The would-be assassins were not caught, and consequently rigorous measures are being taken for Herr Hitler’s expected visit to Austria. ’ World, Motor-Car Production ; The Economic Section of the League of Nations Secretariat reveals that 6,336.000 motor-cars were produced in the World last year. American production in eight years declined by 9 per cent, and’Germany’s had doubled. ' ; , : ;

-tea clippers. She was built in 1869, at Dumbarton, and started in the tea trade with China. Her greatest triumphs were'later, when she took part in the grain races from Australia. Captain Dowman, who died two years ago, bought the Cutty Sark in 1922 from the Portuguese, to. whom she had been sold. He paid £3750 for her, and Mrs Dowman refused offers for the vessel from many: parts of the world.