News In A Nutshell

Northern Advocate, 4 January 1938, Page 5

News In A Nutshell

he diplomatic correspondent of the ily Telegraph” says the British de;e staff will send a mission to tiigal early in February. It will ude representatives of the War ce, Admiralty and Air Ministry, tugese newspapers, commenting on 10-Pdrtugese relations, indicate i the talks will open up in a most >urable atmosphere. *'■ * * <■

even persons are known to be

.vneii and 16 are missing, including < iral holiday-makers, as a result of vessel Midori Maru capsizing in seas during p snow-storm on the nd Sea, says-'a Tokio message. * ♦ * i>

•iiicefes Elizabeth had a mishap rely when riding at Sandringham Shetland ipony , took fright and v/ her, then dragged her for a few Is. However, the Princess was riding again the next day. * * * « le British Government has decidin view of the increasing .strain the personnel of the Foreign Ofj to create a new post in that ofnumely, the appointment of a 1 i diplomatic adviser. He will be lonsible directly to the Secretary State. Sir Robert Vansittart, Percent Under-Secretary of Foreign Mi's, has been selected to be the t holder of the office. Sir AlexanCadogan, Deputy-Under-Secretary the Foreign Office, has been apUted Permanent Under-Secretary Foreign Affairs.

"ne death is announced in London of Henry Irnbert-Terry, imperialist i author.

9 * * • i’he “[Daily Telegraph’s” Berlin cor•ipondmt states that Herr Hitler it New Year greetings to Hi:3 Majes- , to tiie Pope, tlie King of Italy, the banes; Emperor and Gieneral Franco, message from Vatican City says the jpe sent greetings to Herr Hitler and h German Government and people. ’m, y > • <i « ♦

Eight Soviet leaders, including -‘iMrtikcrian, Commissar of Agriculsentenced to death at EriIhiijSjMr plotting the overthrovir of the P'Vtet Government of Armenia.

The death has occurred in London of Sir Chas. Thomas DaviS, permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Dominions from 1925 to 1930.

A miniature Olympiad will be. organised in Sydney when the overseas warships arrive for the 150th anniversary celebrations. The personnel of the New Zealand, American, French, Italian and Australian warships includes many athletes.

Blistering heat, with temperatures of 110 and 112 degrees, during the last four or five days, caused one death and the collapse of a number of old persons in Central Queensland. The hospital authorities at Blackball had to sot electric fans blowing over blocks of ice to keep the patients cool.

In an exchange of New Year messages between Sir Fabian Ware, permanent vice-chairman of the Imperial War Graves Commission, and the heads of the War Graves Services in Germany, warm expression is given t,c the desire that the friendly co-opera-tion of the past year in honouring the dead, both in Germany and the British Empire, may be continued.— (8.0. W.)

Among interesting documents added to the Public Records Office of the British Museum is a file of despatches sent to the Admiralty by Lieut. Bligh, describing the mutiny on his ship Bounty on April 22. 1789, and his subsequent journey of 3000 miles in an open boat.—-(8.0.W.).

A committee founded in 1891 to protect France’s African interests has issued a manifesto declaring that the giving back of Togoland and the Cameroons to Germany would be most dangerous to France and to world peace, as it might enable military, naval and air bases to operate against France.

The Royal Academy Winter Exhibition of 17th century art in Europe has been opened, says a British Official Wireless message. With one exception all pictures shown are owned in England.