CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24866, 4 May 1946, Page 7

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Navy Abandons Search.—The Navy has given up the search for 1686 of its men who are. missing in the Pacific. Aeroplanes and ground parties had scrutinised every piece of land in the Pacific area and in the last six months not a single survivor was found. The search would continue in Indo-China and the Netherlands East Indies under the supervision of the Governments of those areas.—London, May, 2. U.S. Loan To Netherlands.—The Netherlands Ambassador in Washington (Dr. Loudon) has signed an agreement for a United States loan of £50,000,000 to the Netherlands. —The Hague, May 2.

New Flashlight Equipment.—Photographers’ portable flashlight equipment which will enable as many as 10,000 exposures to be taken with one bulb, will soon be placed on the market. Photographers will be able to take flashlight pictures as quickly as they can change the plates. The filament of the orthodox flash-bulb is replaced by xenon gas, which illuminates like a neon tube. —New York, May 2. Police Fire on Procession.—Reuter’s Moradabad correspondent reports that four persons were killed and several injured when the police fired to disperse a procession of peasants at Rampur.—London, May 2. Stranded Australian Businessmen.— Numbers of Australian businessmen are temporarily stranded in New Zealanc because of transport difficulties, according to a report by the Australian Trade Commissioner’s service on New Zealand. Visitors are warned that the priority usually granted in Australis—No. 4, which carried the right of a similar priority on the return passage, will not guarantee ■ return seat at present Passenger ships on the Tasman service are tew and infrequent, and most visitors are now travelling by air.—Canberra, May 3. General 'Freyberg’s Departure.—The Governor-General designate of New Zealand (Lieutenant-General Sir Berl nard Freyberg) is leaving London today on his way to the Dominion.— London, May 3.

Mr Gandhi In Simla "Mr Gandhi arrived in Simla unobtrusively by car for the round table talks on the future of India,” says Reuter’s Simla correspondent. “The Moslem leaders have not yet arrived. Mr Jinnah is expected on Saturday. The talks will start at the week-end.”—London, May 2.

Inflation In Hungary.—A new peak of inflation has been reached in Hungary by the issue of 100,000,090 pengo notes just in time to enable the payment of salaries yesterday. These notes have now increased regularly at the rate ot 100 per cent, a week, and the pound sterling is worth to-day 880,000,000 pengos.—Budapest, May 2. National Health Service.—An Opposition amendment urging the rejection of the National Health Service Bill was defeated in the House of Commons by 359 votes to 172. A motion by Mr Churchill that the bill should be committed to a committee of the whole House was lost by 344 votes to 180. The bill was read a second time. —London, May 2.

Displaced Persons In U.S. Zone— The American Army Authorities have announced that displaced persons from Czechoslovakia, Belgium. Denmark, France, Greece, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Norway would get no further aid from the American authorities if they had not left the United States zone in Germany by May 15. They would have to exist after that date on German economy. No mention Is made of nationals of Poland and the Baltic countries who will continue to be cared for in displaced persons’ camps with UNRRA and American aid.—London, May 2. N.Z. Timber for Australia.—Australia will receive soft wood building timber from New Zealand at the rate of 8,500,000 board,feet a year for use in the Australian housing programme under an agreement just concluded between the two Governments. A report issued by the Department of Commerce states that New Zealand last year took 9,000,000 feet ot Australian hardwoods, but returned only 1,250,000 feet of soft woods in exchange.—Canberra, May 3.