CABLE BREVITIES British Livestock For, Russia

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 October 1947, Page 8

CABLE BREVITIES British Livestock For, Russia

A Russian mission has arrived in England'with £lOO,OOO to spend on good-quality livestock. The Russians have already bought 385 animals, mostly Hereford cattle and Lincoln sheep, says the Daily Express.- The Soviet Government is sending a ship to load the animals, and quarantine arrangements are being waived so that they can reach Leningrad before the winter.—JLpridon, October 14. Funds Granted To France

The Export-Import Bank yesterday authorised France to use up to 180,000,000 dollars of its funds for emergency purchases of American coal, /heavy machinery, petroleum products, and non-ferrous metals. The credit, which represents the unspent balance of the loan of 60,000,000 dollars granted in May, 1946, was granted in response to an urgent plea by the French Ambassador (Mr Bonnet) to President Truman.—Washington, October 14.

Dry Ice Dropped On Storm Three converted ' bombers today scattered 10001 b of dry ice on an Atlantic storm with "technical success,” but because ot military considerations details were withheld. The storm, which swept over Florida at the weekend, was 500 miles east of Florida When the aeroplanes attacked it. Scientists who flew with the operation emphasised that it was not intended as a “hurricane-rbusting” experiment but merely as a way of learning more about the behaviour of storms.—Tampa (Florida), Oct. 13.

Soviet Motion Rejected The United Nations Assembly’s Political Committee today rejected overwhelmingly the Soviet resolution blaming the Balkan troubles solely on Greece, demanding the withdrawal of British troops and American advisers from Greek teritory, _ arid creating a United Nations commission to supervise American aid to Greece. The committee’s debate on the Balkan issue has ended, but its resolution appointing an 11-nation commission to keep watch on the Balkans on the Assembly’s behalf must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the Assembly in plenary session.—NeW York, Oct. 13.

Constellation at Sydney The biggest and fastest airliner ever seen in Australia, the Lockheed Constellation, landed after its delivery flight to Qantas Empire Airways at Mascot aerodrome, Sydney, this afternoon. It had broken the trans-Pacific record. The aeroplane, which is named Ross Smith, crossed from San Francisco in 401 hours elapsed time, beating the previous best time by 71 hours. It is the first of four Constellations bought by Qantas for use on the Sydney-London service, at a total cost of £1,000,000. The remaining three will be delivered within a month, and the first scheduled flight is planned for midNovember. —Sydney. Oct. 1.

American Labour Groups The American Federation of Labour and the Congress of Industrial Organisations appear to be headed for another year of interunion strife. Developments yesterday made it clear that the two organisations are still at a stalemate on the question of merging. Mr Philip Murray, president of the C. 1.0., yesterday urged the A.F.L. to join the C. 1.0. and other Labour groups in political action against the TaftHartley Act and its Congressional supporters, but Mr William Green, president of the A.F.L., replied that his organisation could not co-operate with the C. 1.0. until there was “organic unity” of the two organisations. —San Francisco, October 14. General Hamilton

The Times, in a long obituary notice concerning the death of General Sir lan Hamilton, says: “To many laymen it appeared that the criticism to‘ which Sir lan Hamilton was sometimes subjected by the Army sprang from the Army’s shortsightedness "and narrow-mindedness. The fact that he failed in the Gallipoli campaign made no difference to this sentiment. On two occasions he came near to success, and the public decided that if he had not been starved of resources he would have achieved an outstanding victory. Nevertheless, the criticism was not ill-found-ed. Sir lan Hamilton, with al] his gifts and industry, just failed to be a Croat soldier. Perhaps he lacked the solid foundations which sustained others whose personalities appeared much more humdrum.”—London, Octc.bor 12.

Germany’s Food Production Mr C. L. Adcock (United States) and Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon Macready (Britatin), co-chairmen of the bipartite control office, told a meeting of German Food Ministers that German farmers were concealing food. They demanded that German farmers, who were doing less than America, Britain, and France in supplying food to the German people, should begin to do their share in the world food crisis. They blamed the eight State governments of the two zones for not pulling their weight with the bizonal council. Mr Adcock said that the Germans reported each year that they had planted less gram and less potatoes. They were holding their cattle and increasing their pigs and poultry, yet there was less meat and fat lor the ration. He gave a warning that import requirements would be calculated strictly on the fulfilled grain and potato delivery programme.—Frankfurt, October 13.

British Petrol Ration An organisation opposing the abolition of the basic petrol ration has circulated an appeal asking as many motorists as possible “to converge on the Palace of Westminster” on October 22 as a protest demonstration. In spite of appeals by the Automobile •Association and the Royal Automobile Club asking their members not to join the demonstration, the police fear that, the appeal may have a snowball effect and choke all traffic routes round the Houses of Parliament. The organisers of the campaign, who are remaining anonymous, have issued a large number of leaflets, mdny of which are being carried on private cars. As long as the motorists do not form a parade or break traffic rules the police will find it difficult to intervene. The demonstration, if it happens, will occur about the same time as a ceremony outside Westminster Abbey when the King is to unveil a statue of King George V. — London, October 14.