NEWS AND NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4817, 31 July 1939, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

A Rome message states that a Japanese mission, headed by General Count Terauchi and Admiral Osumi, is discussing with Signor Mussolini the possible adherence of the Japanese to the Axis. The mission will visit the Nuremberg Congress, after which it proceeds to Berlin and Rome for political and military discussions. The "Daily Express" points out that America is the only country in the world able,, single-handed, to impose sanctions on Japan, says an Independent Cable Service message, as she supplies the bulk of the oil for the Japanese mechanised Army and Air Force, steel for the shipyards and arms works, Army trucks and 'plane parts.

A new torpedo boat, specially adaptable for Dominion coastal defence, was given officials trials by the Admiralty on Southampton Water. It covered the measured mile at 46.5 miles an hour. It is claimed that this is a record for this type of craft. It was a' remarkable performance.

A woman handed in a parcel at the eating house at Birkenhead docks, saying: "This is Paddy Regan's dinner." Teh attendant, hearing ticking, opened the parcel and found a bomb timed to go off at 12.30 when the hut would be full of men having lunch.

Ministers'of General Franco's Cabinet held a conference at Burgos, not only on the troubles leading to the downfall of four wartime Army leaders, but also on the economic situation, in which lies political tension. It is believed there are 1,250,000 unemployed throughout Spain.

The Royal Commission which inquired into the rival tenders for the remodelling of the Sydney General Post Office, concerning which there was much controversy some weeks ago, found that the former Minister of Defence, Mr. H. V. Thorby, had acted precipitately, but Otherwise there was no Departmental impropriety and no suggestion of dishonesty or corruption.