NEWS IN BRIEF

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22427, 6 September 1947, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF

PRISONER OF YUGOSLAVS.—AIIied sources in Trieste reported that M. Andrew Ursic, the anti-Communist leader who disappeared on August 31 was alive and a prisoner of the Yugoslavs at Ljubljana. M. Ursic intended to lead a new anti-Commun-ist political movement in Venezia Giulia.

SOVIET PROTEST REJECTED.—The British Foreign Office spokesman said that Britain had rejected the Russian protest against the holding of the London conference between the United States, Britain and France on the level of German industry. The British Note was delivered to the Soviet yesterday.

N.Z. PROPOSAL APPROVED.—'The administrative commission of the world food conference in Geneva approved a New Zealand recommendation that the executive committee should take steps to ensure that the Food and Agriculture Organisation is financially independent of the United Nations. The recommendation will go to the plenary meeting of the conference.

LEAGUE TOUR AMENDED.—Reuter states that the Rugby League Council has decided to adhere to the amended programme for the New Zealand Rugby League team which has been drawn up because of the team’s late arrival. The council, however, would grant facilities for further matches after the tour of France, which is expected to last two or three weeks. The team is expected to reach England on September 22.

TRAMWAYMEN TO STRlKE.—Sydney and Newcastle tramwaymen have voted in favour of a one-day stoppage on September 22. The executive of the Tramway Union recommended the stoppage to enforce the adoption of a five-day week roster bv the Tramways Department. Mass meetings will be held on September to discuss action to force the adoption of a five-day roster. Buses in Sydney and Newcastle will also stop on September 22.

“FIERY CROSS’’FINISHES JOURNEYING S. —The “Fiery Cross” has now finis>'e4 its iourneyings in the interests of the “Enterprise Scotland" exhibition at Edinburgh. At present it is in Invercargill and it will be returned to Dunedin late next week. The Otago Scottish Council has received a cabled request that it be sent by air to Edinburgh as soon as possible. Apparently it is to be placed on exhibition in Edinburgh, after which it. will finally be returned to Dunedin.

STOWAWAY REPORTED. -- The steamer Wairata.- which left Vancouver for New Zealand on Sunday, has sent a radio message that she has a stowaway, a seaman named Hendra aboard. Hendra is a New Zealander who is wanted in Vancouver on a charge of desertion after he broke out of an immigration building detention quarters on August 3 The authorities in Vancouver say they suspected that Hendra might try to stow a wav on the Wairata and made a thorough searen before she sailed, but found no trace. WANT TO COME TO N.Z.— The wide desire of Dutch people to emigrate to New Zealand is indicated by th.e fact that 420 air-mail letters from Holland have been received by the Auckland public relations office. The letters followed the publication 111 Dutch newspapers «t articles on New Zealand. All the letters were written in Dutch and translated by Dr. J. H. Kok, a former magistrate in Jnva now living , : n Auckland. It has been decided bv the public relations office to write an article for Dutch newspapers advising emigrants that they should first communicate with the immigration authorities in Welling ton.

SEARCH FOR BOY.— While fears were held lor his safety and police and coastguard launches searched Kongitoto Channel for him on Thursday night, Thomas Lewis, aged 10, was asleep in a hut on Rangitoto Island. The boy left Torbay Beach, near His home, in a dinghy to row to Rangitoto, which is several miles offshore. This was at 9 a.m., and when he did not return by 5 p.m. 'J 10 police were advised. A launch party searched Rangitoto without success The boy returned yesterday, landing at Belmont. He said he realised ne could not return before darkness, because of the tide and spent the night in a hut where he found blankets. He ate a record breakfast on ms re min.