News of the World in Brief

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 48, 26 February 1938, Page 4

News of the World in Brief

Pyjama Girl Murder Mystery

NEW THEORY SHAKEN United Press Association— By Kleetrio Telegraph.—Copyright. SYDNEY, Feb. 25. The Daily Telegraph says that investigations indicate beyond doubt that Nancye Lingg was not the "pyjama girl." Investigations by telegraph have proved that Nancye Lingg booked at a tiydney hotel on July 29, 1934, and checked out on /September 26, 1934, 25 days after the body of the "pyjama girl" was found. A cable message yesterday stated that Mr. C. W. Lynch, principal of the Lynch 1* amity of Bellringers, was practically certain, according to photographs shown him of the dead girl, that her name was Nancye Lyugg, of tian Francisco, who in 1934 came to Australia with the mugiciun Carter the Great and toured Tasmania and Victoria and then visited tiydney. LOUIS MATCHED WITH THOMAS Received Friday, 7 p.m. NEW IUKK, Feb. 25. Louis has been matched against Harry Thomas for April 1 at Chicago. UNUSUAL HONOUR Received Friday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 25. The I’opc has conferred an unusual honour on the Bishop of tioutliwark, the Right Rev. Peter L. Amigo, on the occasion of the golden jubilee of his ordination. Amigo is raised to the rank of archbishop and will bear the title of Archbishop of tiouthwark. The dignity is personal and makes no difference to his jurisdiction. PRESERVED AGAINST BUILDING (British Official Wireless.) Received Friday, 7 p.m. RUGBY, Feb. 24. Approximately 12,00 U acres of down land and water meadows in sussex, between Eastbourne and tialford, are to be preserved against building development for all time. This results from Ministerial approval oi a planning scheme by local councils covering an area oi some 19.0U0 acres. SOUTH AFRICAN SURPLUS CAPE TOWN, Feb. 24. The Minister of Finance (,Mr. N. C. Havengu) announced that the revised estimate of the surplus for the financial year ending March 31 is £3,250,000, compared with the original estimate of £1,180,000. TELEVISION AT SEA. LONDON, Feb. 24. Before embarking in the aird for Australia, Televisionist Baird announced that he will test throughout the voyage the ‘‘magic eye" which will enable navigators to see thirty miles through fog. He also announced that he recently had been working an aerial television set to enable a pilot to Bee the landseapo fifty miles distant. NO CONSCRIPTION IN TIME OF PEACE RUGBY, Feb. 24. The Prime Minister informed the House of Commons at question time that his pledge nut to introduce conscription in peace time applied to compulsory service both military and civil BRITISH ESTIMATES LONDON, Feb. 24. The Civil Estimates show an increase of £20,(100,000, with a total of 2519,492,000. The uir raid precautions estimate is up by £3,000.000, with a total of £8,943,000, and the secret service requires an additional £IOO,OOO, with a total of £450,000. TERRORISM ALLEGED IN BULGARIA Received Friday, 7 p.m. SOFIA, Feb. 25. Fifty party leaders, including seven former Ministers, were arrested While folding a secret meeting in an ex-mem-ber of to discuss the preparation of a" protest to the king against the present regime’s terrorism.