News In A Nutshell

Northern Advocate, 25 March 1937, Page 7

News In A Nutshell

Investigations into Mrs Putnam’s crash when she was taking' off from Honolulu oh her proposed world flight are proceeding in caniera. The findings are not to be made public. 999 ‘ 9 Deputations from. 13 privileged bodies were received by the King today at Buckingham Palace and presented addresses of congratulation on His Majesty’s accession. The King made a short reply to each presentation. —8.0. W. « « * « A Baltimore aircraft manufacturing firm, Martin and Company, announces that it has received a 4,300,000 dollars contract from Argentine for 35 military bombing aeroplanes. Delivery is to be made within one year. * ♦ * * After a banquet in his honour at the Belgian Embassy, King Leopold met informally- several British Ministers, including the Prime Minister, Mr Baldwin, the Home Secretary. Sir John Simon, and the Lord Privy Seal, Viscount Halifax. * * * 9 A discussion of the floods in the Pen district took place today in the House of Commons, The Minister of Agriculture, Mr W. S. Morrison, promised the Government’s assistance- should the authorities devise a scheme to prevent inundation. * « '»■ . m In the House of. Representatives today Mr W. I. Sirovich (Democrat —New York City) -'introduced a motion that in order to preserve the Democracy of the World, the Government should cancel the British and French war debts to the United States, but should demand full payment from States ruled by dictators. *>* * * '

The death has occurred of the Yugoslav Minister to the Couri of St. James, Dr. Slavko Grouitch, who received • the Austrian-Hun-garian Note to Serbia, which led up to the World War.

The Japanese Foreign Minister, Naotaki Sato, told the Diet that he hopes to enhance friendship with Britain and the Dominions, and he instanced trade agreements with Australia and Burma as progress. He said there remained settlement of the differences regarding China.

Mr R. H. Nesbitt, Commonwealth Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, has been offered the chairmanship of the New South Wales Milk Board. Mr .Nesbitt is at present on the Awatea and will discuss the matter with the Premier, Mr 'B. S. Stevens, on arrival on Saturday.

The Secretary of State, Mr Cordell Hull, has approved Germany’s withdrawal of her ambassador. Dr Hans Luther, and the appointment of Dr Hans Dieckhoff as his successor. It is believed that the change is not linked with the criticism of Herr Hitler cently uttered by ( the Mayor of New York, Mr La Guardia.

A message from Baldwin, Long Is % - land, New York, states that a mother and four children were burned to death and the woman’s husband and two other children were gravely injured when fire destroyed their bungalow. A coal stove had been 'converted to burn paraffin oil and an explosion occurred trapping the family.

The Prime Minister of Canada, Mr W. L. MacKepzie King, has accepted the invitation of the London County Council to open the new Chelsea bridge ovey the Thames on May 6. The chairman, Lord Snell, said tha council was most gratified at the great honour of the association of the Prime Minister of Canada with this important London event.

The Australian freight conference has decided to raise the AustraliaJapan rates 10 per cent., except on frozen meats, which are to be raised 50 per cent. Also the conference decided to raise New Zealand-Japan rates 5 to 10 per cent. All the increases are to be effective on June 1. The foregoing is part of a general advance throughout the West Pacific.

The “Financial News,” analysing the wool position, considers the outlook most favourable. A boom, however, is unlikely, as consumers are highly resistant to increases. The strong statistical position justified an orderly gradual advance.

A large scale policy of obtaining raw materials from the dominions and colonies was urged in the House of Commons by Mr. Ellis Smith (Labour —Stoke-on-Trent), who alluded to two islands off North Australia, “which contain the best and most easily worked iron ore deposits in the world, and from where Japanese were taking all the ore.”

* * * * The Australian Federal Cabinet adjourned without making any decision on Mrs Freer’s application. When shown a statement Attributed to Mrs Freer’s solicitor that he was puzzled by the Commonwealth’s silence and delay, Mr T. Paterson, Minister of the Interior, said: “I have had no commuriication. from New Zealand regarding this matter.”