NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 January 1929, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF.

.A. L'm&i A^OCliVtlOli —jLty iliittciric , ielrgliipJd (Australian i'reea Annexation../ • OSLO, Jan. 3. Captain Larsen, leader of the Norwegian expedition, reports he is unable to find any trace of Thompson Island, for vhicii he is searching near Bouvet Island. iSricisb Ottieial Wireless.) RUGBY, Jan. 3. The Lord Mayor’s Fund for the relief of distress in the mining areas has reached £403,500. SYDNEY, Jan. 4. The police have received the analysis report on the contents of the stomach of Hilda Johnson, of Newcastle, ivho died after eating poisoned chocolates on Saturday night. The analyst found traces of strychnine. The police have not- yet discovered how the poison was introduced into the chocolates, which were imported. LONDON, Jan. 4. A new attempt to salve the Hindenburg will begin at Sca-pa Flow on Monday'. Two years ago efforts to raise her were made hut abandoned. Tlie A'essel lies as she was scuttled in * 1919. Heavy guns and deck armoury are being removed as a, preliminary. ,In the time limit billiards match with Fred Lindrum, Davis has reached 9517. He has made 11 three-figure breaks, the highest being 320. Lindrum in play is ,2147. His best break to-day was 58 unfinished. ATHENS, Jan. 4. A committee: of experts under the chairmanship of M. Vonizelos appointed to consider ai plan to modernise the city, while preserving historic: features, has decided to erect palatial buildings, including law courts, Ministerial offices l , educational establishments and flats, in, the: centre of the city. Funds will he provided by the sale of some. GoA'ernment land in the most exoensive streets. < JERUSALEM. Jan. 3. The- Iraq .Government’s defence-force-party sent into the western desert liasreturned to Amman with a: hostage, the- son .of the -sheik Beni Saldiar, whose tribe recently raided Ibn Sand’s subjects l , reports the correspondent of ‘‘Tlie Times.” Members of the party levied a heavy fine in camels as an additional guarantee of good faith to- I wards Tbn Sand.