NEWS FROM ABROAD

Evening Star, Issue 20056, 22 December 1928, Page 5

NEWS FROM ABROAD

King Has Restful Night Jubilee of Pope’s First Mass Plot Against Turkish Government Commander Byrd in the Ice Pack

Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 21. A bulletin issued at 11.30 a.m. read as follows: “ The King bad a restful night, but there is no appreciable change to bo noted.—(Signed) S. Hewett, H. Rigby, _ Dawson.”—Australian Press Assoication. DISTRESS IN BRITAIN GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE MR MACDONALD CRITICAL Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, December 21. la the House of Commons, on the vote of £IOO,OOO to facilitate the transfer of workpeople from the distressed areas, Mr Baldwin said that 1,250 men were getting other work every week, of whom 750 were moved directly under the auspices of labour exchanges. The programme for the coming year provided for sending at least 6,000 trained and tested men to Canada. He repeated bis appeal to employers to take as much additional labour as possible. With the exception of these black spots the country was prosperous over the most jpart, and the standard of living was higher than that in any country in Europe, and the year had been singularly free from industrial trouble, hence the purchasing power was maintained and even _ increased. An expansion in trade might reasonably be looked for. The stiffening of freights had put confidence in the shipowners, and had led to the placing of a very considerably increased number of tramp steamers. _ A reflection of this would be seen in the new vear, when orders would begin to bo placed for bulls and machinery. Mr Ramsay MacDonald, who followed, described the Prime Minister’s statement as profoundly disappointing. If tho Government had done its duty it would not have waited until the last days of tho session to produce the Supplementary Estimates. _ He said: “The Government says it will give £ for £, but tho measure of the Government’s support is not tho needs of the community. _ This is a vicious principle upon which wo vote money. The Government ought to supply food through tho local authorities, and boots ought to bo an educational charge, leaving clothin gto private charity.”—Australian Press Association. THE CHURCH OF ROME POPE PIUS XI. JUBILEE OF FIRST MASS Press Associatiou —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 21. Tho Homo correspondent of ‘ The Times' states that Pope Pius XL celebrated at St. Peter’s tho commencement of the jubilco year of his first mass, which was served in the church at San Carlo, in IS7O. Eleven cardinals, several bishops, priests, and tho Vatican Diplomatic Corps made a.small pilgrimage from Lombardy, the Pope’s natal province, to attend. Pope Pius ascended the papal _ chair to a triumphal march by silver trumpets, and served low mass while ecclesiastical students sang hymns. Ho administered communion to 120 children, and subsequently opened the' Vatican library and the Belvedere courtyard, which was recently renovated. Many religions ceremonies will follow. Homo will give _ the Pope a throne for installation in tho Sistiue Chapel.—London ‘ Times ’ Cable. PRINCES OF THE CHURCH APPOINTMENT OF CARDINALS Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright. HOME, December 21. Monday's • Consistory raised the question of the composition of the Sacred College. Since Pius XL became Pope thirty cardinals have been created, of whom fifteen were Italian and fifteen non-Italian. Now there are seven vacancies, and there may be more before the spring, when the Pontiff is expected to hold a new consistory, at which the cardinals will bo created. Ireland is anxious to be represented, and the choice rests : between the Archbishops of Dublin and Armagh. It is also recalled that Australia has been seventeen years without a cardinal since Cardinal 'Moran’s death. After the splendid Catholic manifestation at the Eucharist Congress in Sydney Australia considers that she is entitled to have a prince of.tho church. South America, however, has only one cardinal, and Argentina is specially_ anxious. If the next consistory gives Ireland, Australia, and Argentina a cardinal each, there is room at least for two Italians, bringing the composition of the Sacred College to. thirty-two Italians and twenty-six non-Italians.— Australian Press Association. THE LONDON EXPLOSION FLAMES NOT SUBDUED , FIRE ENGINES STANDING BY PfBM Association— By Telegraph—Copyright, • LONDON, December 21. Late to-night flames 6ft high were itill coming from portions of the roadway. Fire engines are standing by at most of the entrances to the affected area, and are prepared for any emergency. The Princess Theatre had ,to close. Many residents, fearing a renewal of the fires; slept elsewhere.— •**ir»Juu», £resi Association,

UNREST IN TURKEY PLOTTING AGAINST GOVERNMENT MANY ARRESTS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 21. (Received December 22, at 1 a.m.) The Constantinople correspondent of ’The Times’ states that it is clear that the authorities have discovered an anti-Government plot. Over _ 150 arrests have been made. The disaffected places include Brusa. At Constantinople three generals were arrested, but were released.—London ‘ Times ’ Cable. _____ ANTARCTIC FLIGHT SIR HUBERT WILKINS EXPLORATION WORK PRAISED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, December 20. Noted explorers and scientists are unanimous in their praise of Sir Hubert Wilkins’s Antarctic flight - . Dr Constantin Dumbrava, the Rumanian explorer, said: “His flight was magnificent and thrilling. I will not bo surprised if ho will claim tho honour of being the first to correct the vague charts of the Antarctic Sea. He may even go further, and bo the first to fly over the South Polo.” Mr Anthony Fiala said: “What ho did by a piano in less than half a day would take months by a dog team. He showed real skill and understanding.” Professor Charles Bearkey, of Columbia University, the noted geologist who accompanied Dr Roy Chapman Andrews into Mongolia in 1925, said: “Ho has been able to do something we have all wanted to sec done ever since the Amundsen, Shacklcton, and Scott expeditions.” Officials of the National Geographical Society point out that the significance of Sir Hubert’s discovery may be that much of what is imagined to be continuous land around the South Pole is in reality broken up into islands, nr at least that a string of such islands borders the continent proper. Mr David White, secretary of the National Academy of Sciences, said: “Sir Hubert Wilkins’s findings indicate tho exposure of a bed of rock and stimulate hopo for the discovery of new and important geological features, including fossil-bearing rock formations that may add greatly to our store of knowledge, nob only of tho climatic conditions, but also of the migrations of land plants and land animals between Africa, South America, and Australia by an Antarctic land route during a former geological period. Australian Press Association. IN THE ICE PACK THE BYRD EXPEDITION PROGRESS DELAYED BY WEATHER. Press Association—By Telegraph -Copyright. V A NCO UVE R, Dccc in her 21 • The following message, dated Thursday, has been received : “ The City of New York for two days has uiaclo little progress '■ through tho pack owing to thick icc and snowstorms. At times it was impossible to sec the leads ahead. There was a heavy wind last night, with the barometer down to 28.50. Sheltered as wc were, it stopped us for a time, and we lay snugly id a small pond surrounded by ice. 0 Our sights to-day indicated that in tho hist two days, when it was difficult to get observations, wo may have worked farther to the cast than we desired. The coal has been shifted from the deck during the day. It is a great comfort to know that wo have such a good supply of coal. Wo have been much amused by the penguins, which come to the edge of the ice to watch us. We passed mauy seals-, and killer whale came alongside, hut disap peared. under a, floe. The abundance of life in these icefields is-remarkable.” —United Service. , t - AIR STAFF CHIEF RESIGNATION ANNOUNCED Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December .21. Sir Hugh Trencnard has resigned his position of Chief of the Air Staff. — Australian Press Association-United Service. BOLIVIA AND PARAGUAY LEAGUE INTERVENTION BRITAIN’S ATTITUDE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, December 21. Mr G. Locker-Lampson (,Under-Sec-retary of State for Foreign Affairs), when questioned concerning the dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay, said that the Foreign Secretary had not entered into negotiations with the United States in order to secure, with Die help of' the League of Nations, 'a peaceful settlement. -.Tho British Government had not thought it.woulq be right to take any action independent of the League of Nations. —Australian Press Association.

RUSSIA AND GERMANY HEW TRADE TREATY Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. BERLIN, December 21. A new Russo-German trade treaty is imminent. The Soviet agrees to utilise a certain amount of'German shipping and accept the German Government's interpretation of commercial espionage, and acknowledge the right of German consuls to visit German subjects imansohed in Russia.—Australian Press Association. THE ROZELLE MURDER DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED Press Association—By Telegraph—Copy right. SYDNEY, December 21. Cabinet commuted to life imprisonment tho death sentence on Thomas Butler. [Thomas Butler, aged 54, a ship’s painter, was convicted of murdering Ellen Egan, with whom he lived at Rozelle. Following a series of domestic quarrels, he attacked tho woman with a razor, fatally wounding her in tho throat. He then slashed Ins own throat to such an extent that lie was taken to hospital in a critical condition.] SHOPLIFTERS BUSY CHRISTMAS TRADE IN SYDNEY Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright _ SYDNEY, December 21. . The Christmas trade has been very heavy, but largo firms report a diminished turnover in clothing and more costly goods. The city streets to-night are heavily thronged with shoppers. The police state that a record number of women and girl shoplifters have been arrested. To-day tho total was thirty, NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS FOR HOLIDAYS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY', December 21. The State Parliament has finished its work. It may resume in the middle of February. Mr Lang’s censure motion over tho Government’s recommendation of the Babcox and Wilcox tender for railway equipment was struck off tho, business paper on tho ground that an appeal lias been lodged against tho recent £I,OOO fine. APPEAL UPHELD THE PARKES OUTRAGE NEW TRIAL ORDERED. Press Association—By Telcgr iph-Copyright SYDNEY, December 21. The full court of Criminal Appeal to-day upheld tho appeal of Callaghan and the Littlcr brothers, who were convicted of a capital offence, and directed a new trial to bo hold, on the ground of misdirection of tho jury, [Tho terrible ordeal of a girl, aged seventeen, who was outraged atParkcs by young men, was recently told in tbc Criminal Court at Sydney. The trial, which occupied three days, culminated in tho conviction upon tho capital offence of three of tho accused—Arthur Callaghan, Walter Littlcr, and Bert Littlcr. AH wore sentenced to death. Edward M'Carroll was acquitted and discharged.] “WOOL TRANSPORT AEROPLAHES TO BE TRIED Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY', December 21. Tho 'transport of wool by aeroplane is now contemplated by Aerial Services, Ltd., which proposes using an all-metal aeroplane capable of_ lifting eight or ten males on each trip. An estimate of the cost is being prepared for a northern station owner, whose wool is at present transported by camel teams, which occupy weeks getting it to the railhead, whereas aeroplanes would cover tho journey in a day. Tho cost would bo about tho same—namely, £3O a ton. GERMANY’S OBLIGATIONS SETTING lIP THE EXPERTS COMMITTEE Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 21. (Received December 21, at 10 p.m.) In tho House of Commons, in answer to Commander Kenworthy, Mr Churchill said that tho reparations discussion was proceeding satisfactorily. The experts’ committee was being set up, 'and it was hoped that a complete agreement would be reached between all the Governments. An announcement would be made this week.—Australian Press Association. BIG FRAUD ALLEGED RUSSIAN ARRESTED Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright r PARIS, December 21. (Received December 22,.at 10 ami.) Following a denunciation by the Russian commercial representative at Berlin, Marinoviteh Litvinoff (a brother of the Soviet Foreign Commissar) was arrested for fraudulently issuing £200,000 worth of money drafts on Berlin. A banker and an hotelkeeper were arrested on a charge of complicity. Litvinoff was discovered in a small hotel under an assumed name. Ho had with him many documents in Russian and German, but no money.—United Service.