News In A Nutshell

Northern Advocate, 16 July 1938, Page 7

News In A Nutshell

The first batch of 16 boys to be sent to Australia under the revived Anglican nominated migration scheme will sail by the Otranto on Saturday. They will be trained at Scheyville Farm, New South Wales. Lord Bessborough, chairman of the council, presided at an official farewell to the boys. The total number to be sent will be 200.

Vice-Admiral T. H. Binney, C. 8.. D. 5.0., has been appointed commandant of the Imperial Defence College in succession to Air Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore, K.C.8., D. 5.0., who has held the post since 1936, says a message from London.

The discovery of several bodies in the sea has confirmed the fears for the safety cf an Italian flying boat with 16 passengers and a crew of three, which was bound for Rome from Cagliari on Wednesday.

Fingleton and McCabe have gone from Birmingham to London and will not play in the mutch against Nottingham at Nottingham on Saturday. It is explained that Fingleton's omission is not due to his injury, from which he is recovering. It was intended that in any event he should rest before the fourth test at Leeds on July 22. Walker is expected to be available again for the match against Somerset, at Taunton on July 27. * 4s * « Frau Dollfuss (wife of the former Chancellor of Austria, who was assassinated in 1935), and her two children, who have been staying with friends in Switzerland, have received permission to live in Munich, where the authorities are providing for their comfort. # * * * The New Zealand aviatrix, Miss Jean Batten, has received the Harmon Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year for the third year in succession. ♦ :J: % s> The Spanish rebels hope to take Sagunto on July 18, the second anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities.

The Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, announced that the Air Ministry has placed an immediate initial order at Viscount Nuffield’s new factory for 1000 high-speed Spitfire fighters. ♦ * * * The British Medical Association has agreed to the admission of 50 refugee Austrian doctors to practice in the United Kingdom. ♦ # ♦ # A Sydney message states that Bishop Cherrington’s proposal for the admission of Japanese immigrants to New Zealand and Australia has created a good deal of interest in Australia, but so far there has been no official or newspaper comment on the subject. • * * • The British Board of Trade returns for June show that the value of imports was £76,502,000. exports £36.393,000, and re-exports £4,987.000.

Hans Bertram loft Berlin 'at 3 a.m. yesterday on a round-the-world flight by passenger and commercial air services. He will go first to Bagdad in a Lufthansa plane, and from there to Karachi, Calcutta, Bangkok, Hongkong, Manila, Guam, Wake Island, Midway Island, Honolulu, San Francisco, New York and Lisbon, returning to Berlin on August 3. He will cover 24,400 miles en His journey. On the occasion of his last visit to Australia, ho narrowly escaped death.

The following statement was issued from the Royal Lodge at Windsor:— “The King’s progress continues to be satisfactory. His Majesty will be up for a longer time today.” * * Forty-two dresses and eight fur coats are included in the trousseau of two beautiful dolls named Franco and Maianne, which will be presented to Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in connection with the Royal visit to France next week. They will also be equipped with hats, gloves, shoes, handbags, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, fans and perfumes, while each doll will own a touring car, a cradle and a perambulator.