NEWS AND NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3438, 3 March 1932, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

Mr. J. H. Scullin, Leader of the Federal Opposition, suggests the shipment of Australian gold reserves, exceeding £10,000,000 to London to be sold. The amount which would be realised in Australian currency would be £17,000,000.

The new wheat and flour duties imposed by the Customs legislation last session came into operation in New Zealand at one minute past midnight. The new duty on flour is a reduction of £2 Bs. per ton and that on wheat a reduction of Is. Id. per bushel.

. The German Chancellor, Dr. Bruening, has expressed to the British Ambassador, Sir Horace Rumbold, his Government's grateful thanks to Australia for the impending return of the cruiser Emden's nameplate.

A warrant for the arrest of Lord Langford, Auckland-born peer, was withdrawn on £8 arrears of maintenance .and £ls 15s. costs is connection with the recent court case being paid.

"Be of good cheer; there is a better time coming," said the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr.. Neville Chamberlain, in a speech at Birmingham.

y\The startling decision is announced m Nanking that China has decided to resume full relations with the Soviet. These were severed at the time of the Sino-Russian fighting over the Chinese Eastern Railway in 1929..

Another massacre is reported of 200 Russian fugitives, who were attempting to cross the frozen Dneister into Rumania. They were surrounded by Soviet cavalry and massacred. It is now ascertained that 100 raiders stormed Breaker Point lighthouse and carried off the whole nine inhabitants, including a Britisher and his family, and Andreynoff, the Russian assistant-keeper.

The Secretary for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, in a general survey of conditions in India, said the- present situation was satisfactory. The Government had acted with great judgment and efficiency.

The Rhode Island State Bill repealing the Prohibition Enforcement Act and legalising 3.7 per cent, beer, was signed by the Governor and is now law.