AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1939, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

A CARTOONIST'S DEATH. (Australian Press Association). (Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) MELBOURNE, August 22. The body of Leonard F. Reynolds, forty-two, a cartoonist of the “Sun News Pictorial” was found in the sea at the foot of a cliff at Beaumaris. Reynolds’ car was at the top of the cliff, from where it is believed Reynolds accidentally fell. TRADE BALANCE. CANBERRA, August 21. Trade returns issued to-day disclose that Australia’s trade with New Zealand fell by £490,219 in the year 1938.39. The fall was due, to a large extent, to the import restrictions. However, the Australian exports to New Zealand still exceed Australia’s imports from New Zealand by'£3,196,609.

FLYING SERVICE. SYDNEY, August 21. Discussing the forthcoming TransTasman flying boat service to-day, Mr Mares, Government Meteorologist, said that efficient meteorological facilities would be operating for the inauguration of the service in October. He was convinced that the machines would be able to run to schedule throughout most of the year, as they would be able to fly high enough to miss most of the had weather, Mr Mares added thAt there would be complete co-ordination - here with the meteorological stations and the Rose Bay terminal base, which would provide a 24-hour forecasting-service, supplementing the radio service, while the machines were flying to and from New Zealand.