News In A Nutshell

Northern Advocate, 30 March 1937, Page 5

News In A Nutshell

Mr J. Maxton announces his intention of resigning the leadership of the Independent Labour Party at the end of the financial year after 10 years’ occupancy of the position, says a London message.

An intercepted radio message from the steamer Fresno City, said she was standing by the freighter Volunteer, which sent out an S.CTE. call yesterday, 840 miles from Japan, says a Honolulu despatch. No one had been taken off the Volunteer, the message said, but the reason was not reported.

Driving himself, the Duke of Windsor, departed by car for St. Wolfgang, a motor lorry accompanying with his luggage. Over the latter half of the journey they passed through a snowstorm and arrived at Haus Appesbach in the afternoon.

Eleven veterans of the early settler days, whose ages average 70£- years, the oldest being 78, are among the Southern Rhodesian contingent, which arrived at Southampton for the Coronation. The contingent is being financed by a British millionaire, whose name is being kept secret.

There is,,great rejoicing over the reported discovery of anthracite deposits, stated to be as good as in South Wales, in Salale region, about 125 miles northwest of Addis Ababa.

Eric Phelps retained the English sculling championship by defeating Lou Barry over the four miles and a half Putney-Mortlake course by six lengths. Time, 24m 50s.

The All India Congress has refused to form ministries in six provinces in which it holds majorities. Governors in Bombay, Madras and the Central Provinces are forming ministries. These will be led by members of the present provincial executive.

Five wgrehouses were gutted and several others damaged and huge stocks Of merchandise were lost in a fire at Brisbane at 3 o’clock this morning. The damage was estimated at £IOO,OOO.

A strike of 117,000 railway men was averted through a wage parley initiated by the Minister of Labour, Mr Rogers, says a Montreal message. The railway companies agreed to restore the 10 per cent depression wage cut next month.

The “Daily Herald,” London, says the fact that New Zealand is assured of a budget surplus “is the latest proof of the practical success of democratic Labour government, which is demonstrating its efficiency, courage, and humanity in the Scandinavian countries, France and London, as well as New Zealand. Westminster remains the black spot of the democratic world.”

The film actor, Lyle Talbot, has married Miss Marguerite Cramer, of New York. They will spend a honeymoon in London, where Talbot will act in a new picture.