Flashes From Overseas

Northern Advocate, 6 February 1936, Page 5

Flashes From Overseas

COCHET LEAVES FOR NEW ZEALAND.—The French tennis star, Henri Cochet and his wife, were yesterday given a hearty send-off when they sailed from Sydney by the Monterey for New Zealand, in continuation of their goodwill tour. Accompanying Cochet are J. and A. Willard and L. Baker, who will' appear in exhibition matches in New ZealandSISTER SHIP FOR QUEEN MARY?, —The “Daily Mail” states that the Cunard-White Star Line has invited four ship building firms to submit designs for a sister ship to the Queen Mary.

TOKIO’S HEAVY BLIZZARD.— The heaviest blizzard experiehced in Tokio for many years is blowing today. Sporting events, including the New Zealand University Rugby team’s match, have been postponed until tomorrow.

THE PORT KEMBLA STRIKE.—A mass meeting of the strikers from the Port Kembla iron and steel works was held at Wollongong yesterday. It was decided to carry on the fight for the elimination of overtime, also for the re-instatement of the dismissed employees. SEARCH FOR MUSSING BOY—An exhaustive search for the school boy, David Paton, who is believed to have been taken by a shark at South Sleyne, Manly, yesterday, had no result, Several people declare they saw a shark’s fin and tail at the moment the boy disappeared.

OUTLIVED ITS USEFULNESS.— The House of Lords, by 45 votes to 24, decided that the system of the trial of peers by peers has outlived its usefulness.

ABYSSINIAN VICTORY CLAIMED. —Ras Seyoum is reported to have been victorious after two days of fighting near Adigrat. The fighting is reported to have resulted in Makale being surrounded and the water supply of Tembien threatened. MR EDEN AS MINISTER.— Among a number of important questions set down for answer at the first meeting of the House of'Commons since the adjournment, were several relating to foreign affairs. Mr Eden gave the replies, being loudly cheered when rising to answer for the first time as Foreign Minister. NO INJURIES IN N.S.W. RAIL MISHAP.— A mail train, en route to Forbes, was derailed when nearing its destination yesterday. Three trucks were partly wrecked. Two passenger waggons, containing mostly school children, canted at a dangerous angle, but nobody wa§ injured. The permanent way was badly damaged.

TWO RELIEF WORKERS KILLED. —Two relief workers were killed and 18 others were injured, three of them seriously, when a motor lorry capsized in the Brisbane suburb of Cooparoo today. The two men who were killed were J. Wolfmann and Richard Mann. BOXING BOUT POSTPONED—A boxing match between Palmer and Henneberry which had been 1 arranged for next Sunday evening at Sydney, has been postponed, owing to the death' of Henneberry’s father. A return bout between Carroll and van Klaveren will take place tomorrow evening.

COMMANDER C. ALLIN DEAD.— The sudden death occurred at Folkestone on February 4, of Commander Cecil Allin, aged 60. He had just retired from the P. and O. Company. He will be buried at sea. IRISH SYMPATHY FOR LATE KING. —The Irish Free State Dail, on the motion of the President, Mr De Valera, all members standing in silence, unanimously passed a motion of deep sympathy with the King, Queen Mary, the Royal family and the people of Great Britain on the death of King George V.