News In A Nutshell

Northern Advocate, 27 July 1938, Page 7

News In A Nutshell

Mr P; S. Smythe, member of the British Everest Expedition, said the odds were 50 to one against scaling Mt. Everest. It was very lucky to get one fine day after the monsoon, which was earlier than it had ever been known. * * * » His Majesty the King received the knighted Baron von Franckenstein, former Austrian Ambassador to Britain, who on Friday last became a naturalised Britisher. He is described in the Court circular as "Mr George Franckenstein." * * * * The seaplane Mercury, which made the first of an experimental series of trans-Atlantic mail flights last week, took off on the return to England at 4.52 a.m. today (Newfoundland daylight saving time). * » # * The death has occurred of Prince Franz of Lichtenstein, who, on March 31 last, at the age of 84, renounced the Throne of the Principality m favour of Prince Franz Josef, aged 31. * « • * The Queensland team against the All Blacks on Saturday is as follows: —L. Walker, J. Howard, L. Lewis, E. Hayes, R. Salter, W. Ide, B. Schulte, V. Bermingham, E. Bonis, J. Gibbs, V. Wilson, G. Hooke, B. Oxlade, A. Monti, J. McDonald. ■ ■*_' *. * * * Paul Chotteau, a French swimmer, was- taken from the water 11 miles ' from his goal after failure to swim the 58 miles from Santa Barbara Island to the mainland. He established, however, a new long-distance record in open water of approximately I 53 miles in 45 hours 4 minutes. * * * * Dr. D. F. Malan, leader of the Nationalist Party Opposition, moved a resolution in the Union of South Africa Assembly demanding a single, purely South African and officiallyrecognised anthem. He said that, despite the violent suppression, South Africa had obtained the right to decide its own destiny. It had its own flag, and would have its own exclusive anthem. * * » » There was great rejoicing when the world's largest dredger, Karamata, brought up the first Spanish gold piece from the sunken British frigate Lutine, wrecked with a treasure worth £1,000,000 near Terschelling, Holland, in 1789. The bows of the vessel, which lies at a depth of about 50 feet of water and 40 feet of sand, are coming up piecemeal in the dredge bucket. *#. * * Queen Elizabeth and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret boarded the Royal yatch at Portsmouth for the beginning of a summer holiday cruise. The King will go aboard at Spithead to-morrow. * » * « Vincent Richards, the Australian Rugby Union five-eighths, chipped a shoulder bone in the first test, and will be unable to play. football for another month. This automatically will keep him out of the second and third tests. * * * * The proposed tour of New Zealand by a New South Wales Country Rugby League team has fallen through. New Zealand officials advised the Country Rugby League secretary that the itinerary suggested would clash with big racing fixtures in Auckland, and the tour would be certain to show a loss. As a result, the New Zealand League could not offer a guai'antee to the Country League. It is likely that a country team will tour the Dominion next year. * # * * The Stewards' Cup. six furlongs, run at Goodwood yesterday, resulted: — Harmachis 1, Old Reliance 2. Davy Dolittle 3. Twenty-five started. Won by a head, two lengths between second and tViirri