AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Grey River Argus, 12 August 1935, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) SYDNEY, August 10. Detectives, on visiting a house in the city, discovered a number of tokens resembling the King’s jubilee medals. They are said to be excellent imitations. MELBOURNE, August 10. Having survived for 11 days in an artificial respirator, Ruby Currie, aged six years, has established an Australian record. The girl yesterday spent four hours .outside the respirator. The world record tenancy of 4n artificial respirator by a patient who recovered is three weeks. Ruby has been struggling desperately for life in the Children’s Hospital at Melbourne. She has been living in an artificial respirator and breathing only by artificial means. The child was suffering from dipththeria and paralysis of the diaphragm. SYDNEY, August 9. The acting-Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) announced to-day that the agents of the British India line intended to inaugurate a direct shipping service between Australian ports and the Bay of Bengal from the beginning of 1936. Cargo would be carried at direct rates of freight, which would obviate extra costs of transhipment. The service would be two-monthly. Dr. Page, in expressing his gratification, said that the new service would lead to a greater volume of Australian trade with British India and Burma. SUVA, August 9. The Hoegh Trader, which was damaged when she stranded recently has been temporarily repaired by local divers and has sailed for Sydney.