Late News

Northern Advocate, 10 December 1937, Page 5

Late News

NO FURTHER WORD OF CLIPPER FLIGHT. Word is still awaited by Mr Harold Gatty, New Zealand representative of Pan-American Airways, regarding final arrangements for the second survey flight to be made bv the Clioner from Honolulu to Auckland. The latest information received by him was the announcement that the flying-boat would probably leave Honolulu on December 15 and arrive in Auckland on December 19. STILL UNKNOWN, It was announced by the chairman Mr S. S. Dean, at the New Zealand Rugby Union’s council meeting in Wellington to-day. when the. financial statement was presented, that the complete position regarding the financial result of the Springboks’ tour was not yet known. A financial statement, not dealing with the tour, showed the New Zealand Union’s credit balance as £10,326/16/9, with securities amounting to £10,027, and some commitments. GROUNDLESS. The statement that rumours of the impending resignation of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek are absolutely groundless is contained in a Hangkow r cablegram received by the Chinese Consul at Wellington. The message states that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek left Nanking to inspect other fronts. CAMPAIGN COSTS. A loan of £35,000,000 will be issued to cover the costs of the Chinese Campaign and the Budget deficit, says a Tokio message. Half was floated today at 3i per cent at £9B, 'and provides £5,800,000 for the campaign, and £11,600,000 for the developmen of Manchuria. STRIKERS’ PICNIC. Men and women who are taking part in the Onehunga Woollen Mills strike, numbering over 100, are holding a picnic today at Waikowhai, on the Manukau Hai'bour. HOSPITAL FINANCE. Remits were passed by the Dominion Executive of the Farmers’ Union, as follows:—(1) That the present iniquitous system of rating for hospital and charitable aid should be abolished; (2) that revenue for the construction and maintenance of public hospitals, which constitute a national service, should be financed on a national basis. QUEEN’S GIFT. Queen Mary has advised the New Zealand and Australian High Commissioners that, while sifting a mass of documents in Windsor Castle library relating to King George, she discovered numerous records and books concerning particularly his Dominion tour in 1901. She considered it would be more fitting that they should be placed in safe keeping in New Zealand and Australian archives, and intended to make a selection and present them to the two Governments. ALL BLACKS TO VISIT AUSTRALIA NEXT YEAR, A decision to rescind the resolution adopted at the last meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Council against sending the All Blacks to Australia next season, was made by the council today. An agreement was produced, signed in June, 1936, setting out that a team of 25 players be sent to Australia in 1938 to play not more than 10 matches.