NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 11 January 1929, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

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I LONDON, Jan. 9. | Fog to-day covered the area between Yorkshire and Paris all day long and I shipping, including trans-C!hanne 1 traf--1 fie, has been held up. Only one air liner contrived to find its way irom iailS ' LONDON, Jan. 10.

The “Daily Telegraph’.’ gives prominence to a speech by Field-Marshal Sir George Milne, chief of Imperia. General Staff, stressing the importance of the territorials. “Mobilisation will happen in our time,” declared Sir George. “I am certain of this in everybody’s idea of perpetual P6aCe ’ NEW YORK. Jan. 9. At Wichita, Kansas, Colonel Goebel, winner of the Dole Honolulu flight, annaunced to-day that he will attempt a non-stop around the world flight as soon as preparations can be made—probably next; August or feeptembei. It has been proved such a flight is possible, Colonel Goebel asserted.

LONDON, Jan. 9. The date for the Schneider Cup flying contest on the Salent has official .y been fixed for September 6 and 7.

DELHI, Jan. 10. Nineteen labourers at the Sukkur barrage were drowned in a boat disaster on the Indus to-day. Among the victims were three brothers, whose mother on hearing the news dropped dead. LONDON, Jan. 9.

During 192 S the British Empire received 164,348,175 gold marks in reparations. Australia’s share totals £414,000, TOKIO, Jan. 10.

Troops have been called out. to prevent further violence at Gifu. The grievances over irrigation rights _ have not been settled and the agitation is continuing. _ „ LONDON, Jan. 9. The creditors, of the jockey Steve Donoghue have accepted a composition of 5s in the pound. The liabilities totalled £33,265, leaving a deficiency of £16,819. Donoghue attributed his bankruptcy to liabilities under joint guarantees and promissory- notes tieing -assessed for income tax above his actual earnings. BERLIN, Jan. 9.

The German representatives on the committee of experts appointed to inquire into the reparations question consist of Dr. Schact, president of the Reich shank. Dr. Yolger, chairman of the Steel Trust. Dr. Melehoir, banker and- financial delegate at Versailles, and Dr. Kastl, German representative on the Mandates Commission.,

LONDON, Jan. 10. The Bar Council has upheld a barrister who at a murder trial exhorted the jury to remember a human life depended on its verdict, which might be irrevicable. The court had deprecated the words, but the Bar Council considered they did not go beyond the latitude allowable to- counsel on important occasions. LONDON. Jan. 9. The Riga correspondent of “The Times” says Dr. Von Dirksen, the new German ambassador at Moscow-, speaking at a banquet at the opening of the German Week organised to- demonstrate Germany’s latest technical developments and the possibility .of cooperation with Russian economic life, predicted a profitable intercourse, based on tlie Rapolloi Treaty of mutual confidence. _ DELHI, Jan. 10.

There have been curious scenes at Lahore, where for several daws thousands of Indian ex-servicemen have been lying down on the roads approaching Government house through the _ bitterly cold weather. They are awaiting the settlement of grievances regarding among other things, promised land grants. _ _ ° SYDNEY , Jan 10.

Welcome relief to-day from the great heat w r as brought about by a cool breeze from the sea. The highest thermometer reading to-day wtfs 81 degrees. The majority of the bush and scrub hires are either extinguished or under control.

CANNES, Jan. 9. In the presence of a remnant of the Russian royal family, nobles and refugees of all classes, many of them taxidrivers and. waiters from Rains, the body of the Grand Duke Nicholas was placed in a crypt to-day. Eight Rusaiion :gener|als wlere Ipall-fbearers. M. Retain represented France. Shortly before his death Nicholas signed a message to the people of Russia that tile decisive moment w-as _ approaching. “Gather your forces with the limy Gross in your hand and resume progress along the road of greatness and glory marked out for you. Spare neither strength nor means for your country ’ s redemption.

(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Jan. 9.. Sir John Cadman, member of the Industrial Transference Board, states that, by means of employment exchanges, nearly 700 men, boys rrirls. were being moved away from the coalfields every week to other employment in other places, and 300 or 400 more were moving on their own mitative Sinoe the end of August nearly 10,000 people had been moved by means of the exchanges and. with few exceptions, were settling down to other ' U ’ lk ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. What is considered here as a step towards better information on international wheat production along the lines suggested bv the latest two international wheat pool meetings m contained in a Bill now being considered by the Senate Agricultural Committee providing the placing of agricultural representatives in American consulates and embassies abroad. They would collect information regarding agricultural products production, demands and world competition. The wheat pool suggestions for sending observers to Argentina were along similar lines. Beunos Ayres reports states the proposed measure lias been unfavourably commented upon in Argentina.