NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 21 September 1928, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

ITEMS OF INTEREST. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Sept. 19. , An experimental air service operated by the new 'Calcutta flying-boats will be carried out between Liverpool and Belfast between September 24 and 29. Mails will be despatched daily from Liverpool to Belfast and vice versa by this service. (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, Sept. 19. Playing billiards against Smith at Liverpool, Newman scored 1166 (unfinished) in the afternoon, and, continuing in the evening, completed 1231, which is a record break for composition balls under the new rules. The scores are: Smith, in play, 3976; Newman, 3567. Stung by a wasp while motoring in Lincolnshire, Mrs Wright, of York, lost control of the car, which dashed into a telegraph pole, killing her brother and sister-in-law and seriously injuring a servant. Airs Wright escaped uninjured. A conference of representatives of the world lead, producers surveyed the .position of the win rid *s stock's land found them inconsiderable. They arranged to provide against any addition to the present production and to curtail it. if necessary. 'The opinion was expressed that consumption was now keeping pace with the world's recently reduced production, and that there was no necessity to take any immediate action to reduce the output. PARTS, Sept.. 20. Dr. Tomulousc, a specialist in nervous diseases, advocates prohibition of marriage or sterilisation for confirmed inebriates. He opposes the projected Swiss law for the sterilisation of mental defectives because mental diseases need not be hereditary. On the contrary children of mental deficients are often exceptionally intelligent, but it is different with incurable drunkards, whose offspring are extremely prone to [ ali kinds of intoxication. RUGBY, Sept. 19.

Through the generosity of Sir Joseph Duvet'ii, well-known art connoisseur, a further wing is to bo added to the' Tate picture gallery, primarily for the accommodation of Turner drawings and other works. In addition to many notable pictures given to the nation, .Sir Joseph has already provided an additional gallery at Tate for the accommodation of foreign pictures. iSir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for the Air. has sent the fallowing telegram to Group-Commander Oavc-Brown-iCave, commanding officer of the Royal Air Force Far East flight: “Warm congratulations to you and those under vour command on your return to 'Singapore and the success of your achievements with the four machines over the' flight of 25,000 miles which affords convincing proof of. the reliability and mobility of the flying-boats.” A dispute between farmers arid milkdistributors as to the price -of milk during the twelve months beginning on October 1 was settled last night after an e ight-hour sitting ’of the (permanent mint committee. The agreement gives farmers prices which work out- at an average of Is 3d per gallon over the year. They .gain an increase of fivetwelfths of a penny instead of the seven-twelfths of a pennv they demanded. Retail (prices now charged ai> fid per quart in the six summer uroliths and 7d in the six months. Under the new contract 7d will be -charged during eight months of the year and fid during the remaining four months.