NEWS IN BRIEF
“GOODWILL" FLIGHT ENDED. [PRESS ASSN. —OOPYRIGTIT.] LONDON. October 20. The British United Press Tokio correspondent reports that the Japanese goodwill flyers arrived back from their world flight at 11.47 a.m.. thus completing the- longest flight in the history of Japanese aviation. The final leg was from Taihoku lo Formosa. EASTERN RAILWAY SCHEME. SINGAPORE. October 2u. It is reported from Bangkok that the Thailand and Tndc-Cliina railway administrations have agreed to construct a link between Aranytipradcs and Mongkolbory. thus forming a cm.tinuous Hack from Saigon to Bangkok and Singapore. RISE FOR BRITISH MINERS. LONDON. October 20. It. is officially slated that the coal miners, as from November 1. will repay of 8d per shift, for adults and ceive during the war an addition in 4d per shift for youths and hoys, both with a. maximum of six payments weekly.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 October 1939, Page 2
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