CABLE BREVITIES NEEDLE REMOVED FROM BOY’S HEART

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 April 1946, Page 9

CABLE BREVITIES NEEDLE REMOVED FROM BOY’S HEART

A needle 26in. long was extracted from the wall of a boy’s heart at the Beilingen River Hospital in northern New South Wales. The boy, aged two, had been playing with san old jug containing odds and ends, and later he began to suffer great pain. The mother found a small lump under the skin of his chest. A doctor found that the needle had penetrated between the ribs and lodged in the heart wall. It was moving up and down with the action of the heart at each pulse beat. The child is now progressing satisfactorily.— Sydney, April 3.

Retirement from R.A.F. , Air Vice-Marshal Sir Robert Saundby, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Bomber Command, has retired from the Royal Ah’ Force because of unfitness. —London, April 2.

Rhinelanders’ Aim. Rhineland Germans have formed a party seeking “British Dominion status” for the Rhineland. Membership of the party has steadily increased, following the ration cuts, according to German sources.—London, April 2.

The Japanese Flag. Supreme headquarters has notified the Japanese Government that there will be no objection to a display of. the Japanese national flag on April 3, the anniversary of the first Emperor, Jimmu Tenno.—Tokio, April 2. Struck a Mine.

Fourteen fishermen were killed when a trawler from the Lofoten Islands struck a mine. It sank within a few minutes before the crews of two nearby trawlers realised -what had happened.—Oslo, April 2.

High Temperature in London. The temperature in London of 74 degrees to-day broke all records for this time of the year since recording at Kew began 90 years ago. The temperature at the Greenwich Observatory, 75 degrees, broke the record for a century.—London, April 3. A Boxer-Politician.

Mr. Fred Henneberry, the exmiddleweight champion of Australia, is standing for the Labour pre-elec-tion ballot for the Goulburn bye-elec-tion in the N.9.W. State Parliament. The ex-champion boxer and aspiring politician remarked: “I don’t want to box any more, bv* I will fight right in politics. That is different. I never pulled any punches in the ring.”— Sydney, April 3.

Brewery Strike Settled. Terms of settlement were reached this afternoon in the strike at Tooth’s Breweries, which began on February 28. A mass meeting of -employees will be held to-morrow to discuss the terms. Details of the settlement are not yet announced, but counsel for Tooth’s indicated that one of the two dismissed shop stewards would be reinstated and probably the other as well. —Sydney, April 3.

Broadcasting Parliament. Cabinet has recommended to caucus that, beginning early in June, all Parliamentary debates in both Houses will be broadcast. Cabinet decided to recommend the use of the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s alternative transmissions in each capital city and some regional stations. It is proposed to broadcast debates on all bills coming before the House up to its dissolution before the election.— Canberra, April 3.

Canadian Espionage Case. The Magistrate expressed the opinion that the Crown had made out a prima facie case against Captain Gordon Lunan on six charges of communicating secret information to Russia. He adjourned the case until to-morrow to give the defence an opportunity to make any statement it desires. If the defence makes no statement Lunan will be formally committed for trial. —Ottawa, April 2. British Trade Disputes Bill. The Attorney-General (Sir Hartley Shawcross), winding up the debate in the House of Commons on the Trade Disputes Bill, to repeal the 1927 act, said: “We believe that revolutionary strikes, just like any other kind of revolutionary action, should be illegal. I do not believe it possible to suppress Illegal strikes by passing statutes which cannot be enforced.” The bill was carried, on a division, by 349 votes to 182. —London, April 2.

Quadruplets Born. Mrs. Ruby Pierce, aged 36, who became a widow only a month ago, gave birth to quadruplets—three boys and a girl. The babies are at present accommodated in two incubators. The mother is reported to be doing well. The largest weighed 54 ounces and the smallest 41. Mrs. Pierce’s husband was killed in a mill accident. She Is already the mother of 10-year-old twins- Both the mother and the doctor expected that twins would be born on this occasion.—New York, April 3.

16,930 Weapons Surrendered. Scotland Yard has revealed that up to March 31 a total of 16,930 weapons were handed in at London, in response to the Home Secretary’s appeal to civilians to surrender illegally held firearms. This is a greater total than was realised when an appeal was made for guns to equip the Home Guard after Dunkirk, when 15.933 guns were given up.—London, April 2.

Provost Marshal Dismissed. Major T. G. Irvine, former DeputyProvost Marshal for Berlin and Hamburg, pleaded guilty at a court-mar-tial on March 4 to charges of misconduct. He has been dismissed from the service by order of General Montgomery. The prosecution stated at the court-martial that Irvine did favours for German civilians, employed a German woman as informant, gave her a car, requisitioned a house and used it for parties.-—London, April 2.

Relations With Argentina. Diplomatic quarters view the decision to fill the vacant post of Ambassador to Argentina as an indication of the American desire to make relations normal before the inauguration of Colonel Juan Peron. Diplomats believe that changed tactics are likely in view of the American diplomatic reverse when Colonel Peron was elected in spite of heavy State Department attacks against him, and also in view of increasing pressure from American business interests, who fear that continued diplomatic coldness would cause the loss of the important Argentinian market to Americans.' Argentina’s role as a meat and wheat provider for the world also placed her in a favourable bargaining position. —Buenos Aires, April 2.

Air Hostesses. Air hostesses have been introduced in the New Guinea Airways Service between Adelaide and Darwin. It is the longest hop for air hostesses in Australia, as the trip takes thirteen hours. Breakfast and lunch are now being served in the air.—Adelaide, April 3.

Exhibition in London. The British Government has decided in favour of holding an international exhibition in London in 1951, or as soon after that as- possible. This was announced in the House of Commons by the Secretary for Overseas Trade, Mr. Marquand. He added that the Government was not prepared to see Hyde Park used for the purpose.

Trade With Sweden. The hope that reciprocal trade between New Zealand and Sweden would increase greatly soon was expressed by Mr. C. Lundquist, Swedish Consul-General for Australia and New when he arrived at Auckland by flying-boat from Sydney yesterday. “There is great interest in Sweden in the social and economic advances made by New Zealand,” he said, “and we wish to buy from New Zealand a large variety of goods, including wool, fruit, hides, and honey.” Mr. Lundquist, who is visiting New Zealand for the first time, will leave for Wellington to-day on official business. —(P.A.)

Daylight Saving in U.S. Daylight saving time, which, since its introduction in the United States in 1917, has been subject to both acclaim and denunciation, starts on April 28 in all parts of five states and some parts of 8 others, while 2p states do not intend observing it at all. New York City, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago,

Philadelphia, St. Louis, Miami, Charleston, Indianapolis, and Louisville are among the major cities observing the new time, but San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, Des Moines, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Omaha are staying on Standard Time. Five New England states —Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode. Island, and Vermont—are observing the new time on a state-wide basis, with some parts of the most eastern states following their example. The district, of Columbia is at present undecided, but Mr. Truman said that he does not intend to put daylight saving time into effect unless legislation is introduced. Businesses which operate trans-Continental schedules must plan new time-tables and new flight schedules, must record and rebroadcast radio programmes, and also change broadcast times to meet the new time.—New York, April 2.