News In A Nutshell

Northern Advocate, 27 November 1937, Page 5

News In A Nutshell

The Berlin, correspondent of “The Times’’ says the Lufthansa Company is planning a regular seaplane service across the North Atlantic for 1938. Twenty-two trial flights have already been made. # * * » Signor Mussolini has presented 1000 double hundredweights of Abyssinian coffee to the German winter relief fund. jfc % Jje $ The P. and O. Company states that its passenger steamers on the China service will resume their calls at Shanghai.—(B.O.W.) * * * * The Paris Exhibition was closed at midnight after a last-minute rush of visitors. » -s * * Captain T. Neville stack has obtained a contract to act as instructor to the members of the Turkish civil air services. * * * * The widow of the Fourth Earl of Londesborough. who died on April, 17, has given birth to a daughter. The Earldom, therefore, is extinct. The child inherits almost the whole of her father’s property, estimated to be worth £1,000,000. £ *j: * The War Office announces that Lieu-tenant-General Sir Robert Gordon Finlayson, colonel commandant of the Royal Artillery, has been appointed general officer commanding the British troops in Egypt, in succession to General Sir George Weir. —(8.0. W.) * * * It is feared that 17 membei’s of the crew of the steamer Nollington Castle were lost after the vessel struck a submerged object near Haiti. The steamer Chagres stood by four hours and took off 18 men. Then the Nollington Castle vanished in a rain squall. The Chagres searched for her. but without result.

The death has occurred in London of Miss Lilian Baylis theatrical manager.

A mesage from Kingston, Jamaica, says it is believed that more than 70 people were killed and hundreds oi thousands of pounds worth of damage caused by torrential rain throughout Jamaica. The chief railway line to Port Antonio was washed out, and it is exepected that traffic on it will be impossible for at least two months.

It is now officially announced that Herr Hitler relieved Dr. Schacht, postwar economic genius of Germany, of his post as Minister of Economics, in which General Goering will act until January 15, when Herr Funk, Undersecretary for Propaganda, will takeover. Dr. Schacht will remain as president of the Reichsbank, and will also continue to be Herr Hitler’s personal advisor as Reich minister without portfolio.

On a visit to Spain, Mr C. R. Attlee, Labour leader, will be accompanied by Mr L. Baker and Miss Ellen Wilkinson. In passing through Paris, it is stated that Mr Attlee will meet French Socialist leaders. He expects to leave London on Thursday.