NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 16 January 1929, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF.

"«M Preae Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.; (Australian Pros Association.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. United States export figures reached a reqord high mark for 1928, when shipments of goods abroad totalled 5,029,000,000 dollars, while imports totalled 4,089,000,000. The excess of exports of gold over imports totalled 391,000,000 dollars. LONDON, Jan. 15. Messiter’s sister says there i.s no mystery about the code letters received by her brother from a woman in America. They met tvhen he was a wounded officer in hospital during the Avar. She was a nurse. They Avere about the same age and Avere just, friends, nothing more. TOKIO, Jan. 15. The increasing anti-Japan demonstrations at Hankow are causing anxiety and will possibly necessitate the further landing qf marines for the protection of Japanese subjects and their properties. The Chinese authorities have warned that they are either unable or unAvilling to control the situation. ADELAIDE, Jan. 15. Consequent on yesterday’s riot at the Avbarves the police are now strongly guarding volunteer labour. There Avere isolated disturbances to-day. One volunteer was roughly] handled, but police batons had a salutary' effect on the AA'ould-be assailants, Avho complain bitterly that there is no Avork offering Avhile Italians are available. The shipowners’ representatives declare the rioting will make them all the more determined to employ southern Europeans.