IN BRIEF

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32117, 13 October 1969, Page 13

IN BRIEF

Detectives’ Haul Detectives in Marseilles have found 42 million lire (about SNZ6O.OOO) in expertlyforged banknotes at the homes of a man and a woman held in custody in connection with the discovery of a clandestine drugs laboratory earlier this month. —Marseilles, Oct 12. Fishermen Rescued Six Japanese fishermen have been rescued by helicopter from their capsized fishing boat after drifting for 50 hours in the Pacific, the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency reports. One fisherman is still missing.—Tokyo, Oct 12. Dylan Film Plan A film is to be made of the 1964 Broadway hit, “Dylan,” about the life of the Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas, who died in 1953, aged 39. The British actor, Sir Alex Guinness, won an award for his portrayal of the title role in the play.— New York, Oct. 12. Yacht’s New Role A yacht that once belonged to the Greek shipping magnate, Mr Aristotle Onassis, is now being used to ship cargoes of prawns from Australia to Japan. The 760-ton Olympic Winner was the millionaire’s personal flagship until 1956. Renamed the Chiyoda Maru No. 5, the vessel has begun the first direct freezer-freighter service between Darwin and Tokyo. The yacht had been converted earlier for use as a whale-catcher in Antarctic waters.—Sydney Oct 12. ; Air Fares Down Royal Dutch Airlines i (K.L.M.) will soon introduce ' substantial reductions in group fares on its regular i flights to the United States • and Canada. The new tariffs, ! which will come into effect ;in mid-November, are the i same as those recently an- ■ nonneed by West Germany’s ' airline, Lufthansa, and Italy’s ’ Alitalia.—Amsterdam, Oct. 12.

Strikes Over

About 4000 workers of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation have returned to work after a month's strike over demands for higher pay. A strike in the Ceylon Tyre Corporation has also been settled and a six-week stoppage in' the Fisheries Corporation is expected to end soon.—Colombo, Oct. 12. Yachtsman’s Estate JAr Donald. Crowhurst, the lone British yachtsman who disappeared at sea in July while competing in a-solo round-the-world yacht race, left £8074 net, it was disclosed yesterday. Mr Crowhurst, aged 36, of Bridgwater, Somerset, died intestate. Letters of administration have been granted to his widow, Mrs Clare Crowhurst.—London, Oct 12. Visiting Moscow The Indian Minister of Defence (Mr Swaran Singh) will visit Russia later this-month at the invitation of his Soviet counterpart (Marshal Andrei Grechko). President Yahya Khan of Pakistan is also due to visit Moscow soon.—Moscow, Oct 12.