NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 March 1929, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

RUGBY, March 27. Parliament adjourned to-day for the Easter recess. It will reassemble 011 Monday, April 15, when the Chancellor *< of the Exchequer. Mr Winston Churchill will make his Budget statement. I ’ a NEW YORK, March 27. " The young Australians and New Zea- t landers received the freedom of the city y of Boston. They were welcomed at the c Navy by Admiral Andrews, "who visited 7 Australia and New Zealand with the D American fleet. s WASHINGTON, March 26. I The Senate Agriculture Committee t decided to-day to call Messrs lord, a Morgan, Owen, Young and other finan-i t ciaL leaders to help frame farm relief 1 legislation., for the coining special con- r gressional session. ' jj NEW YORK, March 28. a Martin Jensen on Thursday set a I world solo endurance flying record of 35 hours 33 minutes 21 seconds, beating £ the late Royal V. Thomas’ ‘record by 1 eight minutes 22 seconds. The National Aeronautic Association timed both a flights. LONDON, March 28. I Passing Pitcairn Island on the home- t ward voyage, the Oorintliic received an ’ urgent call for medical assistance. Dr. ( Charter landed and found a dentist < visiting from Wellington and an island- 1 er seriously accidentally injured. Doth were successfully treated. ' LONDON, March 28. c .High opinions have been won from 1 the Press on the screening of Hie him "Under the Southern Cross, . whu-.fi was taken in New Zealand. Sir Jairn* ■ Parr New Zealand High Commissioner eulogised the enterprise and announced the film would shortly be shown throughout London. MADRID. March 28. While attempting a flight from Belgium to the Belgian Congo, an airman named Vandervelde crashed on the coast. The machine was wrecked and the pilot and the mechanic seriously miuied ‘ LONDON, March 27. The council of the Rugby League has approved an agreement with the Australian Board of Control stipulating that no Australian be allowed to join an English club till a year alter a touring team’s return to Australia, and vice versa. TO KIO, March 29. Following the signature of the Tisnan agreement, the immediate evacuation of Japanese troops 111 Shantung lias been ordered and will be completed by. May. NEW YORK, March 2S. "Definite negotiations are progressing in Europe between Mr Thomas \\ . Laniont, of J. P. Morgan Co., and Mr Owen D. Young, chairman of the Board of the Radio Corporation ot America, toward the sale of the communications subsidiary of tbe radio corporation in th© internaL telephone and telegraph company. It is understood the discussion is centring aroiind a price between 100,000,000 and 1-0,000,-do liars.