News In A Nutshell

Northern Advocate, 10 August 1938, Page 5

News In A Nutshell

A message from Paris says a huge air raid shelter, with three entrances, is being constructed under the Chamber of Deputies during the recess, In order to accommodate all personnel necessary to conduct legislation in the event of war. x> « * • The trading profits of the Standard Portland Cement Company, Ltd. (Sydney), for the year ended June 30, rose by £29,972 to £99,853. The dividend rate is raised from 8 per cent, to 10 per cent, and absorbs £39,941. * * * * Britain ate less butter and cheese, and fewer eggs, in 1937 than in 1936, but margarine consumption increased, declares the Imperial Economic Committee report on dairy produce. Butter imports were the lowest since 1933, though Empire supplies were only slightly affected. Home production of butter and cheese declined considerably. Purchasing power also declined. The British 1938 fruit season was one of the worst for a generation. Failure of the crops not only hit the farmer, but also the jam industries.

Denmark's wonder swimmer, Ragnhild Hvegei’, won the women’s 100 metres free-style championship of Euroije, at Wembley, in 66 1-5 seconds, establishing a new championship record by 9-10th of a second. No Finnish swimmer qualified.

A schoolboy named Charles Richardson, aged 18, blistered his feet in a golf marathon of 173 holes, says a cable from Kansas City. He played these in 11 hours 15 minutes, and thus beat the performance of J. S. Ferebel, a 38-year-old Chicago broker, whose 144 holes last Friday took him 15 hours five minutes. Richardson averaged 82

strokes per* round, compared with Ferebel’s 86.

The net profit of Newbold Silica Firebrick Company, Ltd. (Sydney), increased from £24,891 to £31,814 for the year ended June 30. Dividend on the increase capital is maintained at 10 per cent.

The Archbishop of Canterbury dedicated, in Harewood Church, Yorkshire, new altar rails, which were given by the Princess Royal in memory of King George V. * * * * Most of the air mail consigned to Britain by the flying-boat Coriolanus, which left Rose Bay yesterday, was from New Zealand at the l£d. rate. It weighed 3383 lbs. Sydney mail at the sd. rate weighed only 403 lbs. * * * * The Canberra Maru has abandoned its search in the Douglas Reef area for the Hawaii Clipper, which has been missing since July 29 between Guam and Manila.

One hundred persons and 1100 cattle have been drowned in the Nonda district, says a message from Lucknow, where floods are estimated to cover 400 square miles. Relief is hampered by rail washaways.

The greatest famine and disease in history is facing China, declared Mr H. T. Silcock, Director of the China Institute, who has arrived in London from the Far East. He said that cholera, typhoid and typhus will be worse in winter time in those parts of China occupied by Japanese invaders. Millions of people are under threat of death from starvation and disease.

A life-jacket washed up near Hull is a clue to the bomber which was missing at the conclusion of the day’s exercises on Sunday. It is feared that the crew of four are killed, says a message from London.