NEWS AND NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4634, 11 December 1934, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

The Japanese Diet passed the General Relief Bill voting 70,000,000 yen to March 31, and 143,000,000 spread over the two following fiscal years.

A Belgrade message says it is stated that the majority of the Hungarian expulsions from Yugoslavia were due to local officials over-zeal-ous in the interpretation of regulations.

A woman named Figg, aged 25, and her four children, the eldest aged six, were found dead with their throats slashed at a farm homestead near Mylor, South Australia. The woman's husband is missing. The police are searching, aided by trained dogs.

The U.S. Bureau of Naval Aeronautics, in the annual report, urges a vast five to seven-year building programme. An increased service to 1910 aircraft by 1940, with an eventual fleet of 2100 aeroplanes is described as a necessary adjunct to the battle fleets.

Business men and bankers believe that Australia will early conclude a barter agreement with Germany similar to that between South Africa and Germany. "I knew that once we got one Government to do business on these lines, the rest would follow," said a banker.

The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. J. A. Lyons, revealed that the Commonwealth Government.guaranteed Mr. C. T. P. Ulm's expenses on his trans-Pacific flight to the extent of about £BOOO. The Government decided to guarantee portion of the expenses partly because the airman was anxious to demonstrate the success of a British 'plane.

A writ for libel has been.issued on behalf of Sir John Simon, Foreign Secretary, in respect to statements that he was interested in armament firms and that his conduct of the Foreign Affairs portfolio was thus affected. The defendants are not disclosed.

At the inquest on the Rev. C. F. Askew l , formerly dean of Nelson, New Zealand, whose body was found on the railway line at Beaconsfield, a relative said that Mr. Askew'a financial affairs were hopelessly involved. He had lent £l4O to a fellow clergyman and it had not been repaid. Mr. Askew had suffered a nervous breakdown.

The United States Government has accepted the League of Nations' invitation to join the supervisory commission to be established at Buenos Ayres in an effort to bring about peace in the Paraguay-Bolivian war. Five South American States are also represented on the commission.

The Duke of Gloucester completed his Australian tour of 67 days yesterday and sailed on board the cruiser Australia for New Zealand.

Replying to a deputation of fruitgrowers, who said they felt they "were being sacrificed on the altar of the potato," Dr. Earle Page, Minister of Commerce, said the negotiations with New Zealand had been reopened and every endeavour would be made to secure a market there for Australian produce.

Following the liquidation of the Kawhia Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., some time ago it was found that the company had been trading as storekeepers, in contravention of the articles of association, and the liquidator was debarred from paying-debts incurred under the storekeeping arrangements, even though he had assets in hand from the dairying enterprise. Mr. Justice Herdman, .at the Hamilton Supreme Court on Tuesday, agreed with counsel's contention that the law was quite clear that the liquidator could not admit the merchant's claims, saying that apparently the only way the merchants could get their money, admittedly due to them, was by the company shareholders making a gift to them. Apparently after paying the shareholders 20s in the £1 there will be a surplus of slightly over £IOO. The merchants' claims total nearly £2OO.