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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22592, 23 December 1938, Page 8

TO-DAY’S NEWS IN BRIEF OVERSEAS TRADE DELEGATION TO U.S. Reports from Washington state that Mr S. M. Bruce (Australian Minister in London) impressed effectively on those with whom he conversed that a trade treaty between the United States and Australia transcended in importance its mere commercial items. A basic difficulty was the similarity of the products of both countries. POLISH-RUSSIAN TRADE Preliminary talks between Russia and Poland resulted in a decision to increase the reciprocal trade of the two countries by 2000 per cent. PEACE OFFER TO CHINA No confirmation of the reported peace offer to China has been received by news agencies in London. Opinion in London is that, under the encouragement of British and American credits. China will struggle on. TERRORISM IN PALESTINE After five days’ lull terrorism has broken out again in Jerusalem, where an Arab woman and a Jewish constable were killed and another constable seriously wounded MISUSE OF CONSULAR BAG A French woman and a Spanish youth, members of the vice-consulate staff at San Sebastian, and an English messenger and his wife in the British agency at Burgos, have been arrested in connexion with the discovery of incriminating military information in the vice-con-sul’s dispatch bag sent from San Sebastian. COLD SPELL IN BRITAIN Fifteen more deaths have occurred in Britain as a result of the cold spell. London is under snow, and road and rail traffic and the Channel services have been dislocated. “SPAIN FOB THE SPANIARDS” Resentment among the Nationalists of Interference in domestic affairs in Spain by German and Italian officers Is growing. states the “Daily Telegraph." ‘‘Spain for the Spaniards” is a slogan increasingly heard. WHEAT FOB SPAIN The United States State Department has announced that a surplus of the Wheat crop amounting to 3.000,000 bushels will be milled and distributed to noncombantants in Spain. Co-operation in the supply of dried milk from Australia Is also advocated. ALLEGED REVOLT IN BURGOS Reports from Burgos state that a wellplanned revolt against General Franco was crushed and many officers and others arrested and executed. General Franco’s agency in London denies the reports and attributes the arrests to breaches of frontier regulations. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS The British Government is preparing to spend £20,000,000 in the provision of air raid shelters. These will be mostly a special type of steel shelter for use in homes where there is no basement. With other assistance to local bodies for erecting public shelters, it is estimated that nearly 20,000,000 people will be provided for. RECOVERY IN FRANCE Substantial gains in French stocks and Government bonds were reported by the Finance Minister (M. Paul Reynaud) in the Chamber of Deputies. He said the Government’s recovery plan had produced signs of renewed confidence and the position of the franc was so strong that support had recently been given to sterling, completely reversing the previous position. BRITISH AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION The Air Minister. (Sir Kingsley Wood) Stated that the monthly rate of aircraft production in Britain had more than doubled. in 1938, and was showing a marked upward trend. NEW ZEALAND THREE MEN KILLED Three public works employees were killed and a fourth, the driver, suffered a fractured arm when a lorry left the road and dropped several hundred feet over a cliff on the Opotiki-Gisbome highway last night. DAIRY PRODUCE MARKETING The annual report of the Primary Products Marketing Department shows that in the dairy produce account there was a deficit of £272,482 for the 1936-37 season. For the 1937-38 season the estimated surplus Is £555,185. The operations of the Internal Marketing division show a net profit .of £6804. FIRE IN SIGNAL BOX Fire in an automatic signal box at the Auckland Railway Station interfered with the signalling system and caused delay in the departure of two expresses for Wellington. HOMER SADDLE TUNNEL By the middle of March the leading tunnel which is being driven through the Homer Saddle will have been pierced for half the total distance. Construction of a full-sized tunnel will follow. CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL Mr Herbert A. H. Insull has been appointed headmaster of the Cathedral Grammar School. . BIG ORDER FOR PIPES The Public Works Department bias placed an order for £20,000 worth of pipes with an English firm for the South Canterbury downs water supply scheme. INCREASE IN NOTE ISSUE The Reserve Bank return for the week ended December 19 shows an increase in the note issue of £1,102,977, which brings the total to £16,298,740. STERLING EXCHANGE The return also shows a fall of £215,936 In the Reserve Bank’s sterling exchange holdings, compared with a rise of £371,173 last week. The level of the sterling exchange holding now is £4,356,095 in New Zealand currency. INDEX TO NEWS Page. LEADING ARTICLES .. 8 Empire Settlement. Import and Export Licences. NEWS BY PICTURES .. 16 PERSONAL ITEMS .. 8 GENERAL NEWS .. 8 CABLE MESSAGES .. 9 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 13 FINANCE AND COMMERCE 11 SPORTING .. 12 Track Work at EUerslie. Epsom Track Notes. At Awapuni. Wingatui Notes. Hawke’s Bay J.C. Acceptances. GENERAL Elderly Man Robbed .. 4 Examinations in Music .. 4 Films to See ‘at City Theatres .. .. 5 The Marketing Department 8 Homer Saddle Tunnel .. 8 Three Killed .. .. 8 Collection of Rates .. 10 Fire in Signal Box .. 10 Damage from Storm ..10 The Sanders Cup .. 10 Examination Results .. 10 Attractions for Holidays 11 Golf .. 11 Bowls .. .. 13 Talks by Mr H. G. Wells 13 Magistrate’s Court .. 16 Broadcasting .. 16 Lyttelton News .. 17 MOTORING .. 14 MAIL NOTICES .. 15 SHIPPING AND WEATHER 15 NEWS FOR WOMEN ~ 2 An index to advertisements will be found on Pages 10,