News In Brief

Northern Advocate, 17 May 1945, Page 5

News In Brief

Elections. The record number of 963 candidates arc contesting the 245 scats in the Canadian House of Commons at: the general elections on June 11. The campaign is a three-cornered contest between Mr. Mackenzie King's Liberal Government, Mr. M. J. Cold well's Corporate Commonwealth Federation Party, and Mr, John Bracken’s Progressive Conservatives. The Liberals are contesting 236 seats, the C.C.F. 206. and the Progressive Conservatives 204. Subs.—The United States Navy announced that American submarines in Far Eastern waters sank a destroyer, two small escort vessels, two patrol vessels, a large tanker, a medium cargo ship and two small cargo ships. Manufactures.—British and American manufacturers wishing to establish factories in Australia should be encouraged to bring full staffs here, said Mr. John Storey, director of the Beaufort Division of the Commonwealth Department of Aircraft Prduction who has just returned to Australia after a six months’ survey of British and American industry. No Tour.—The New South Wales Rugby League has decided that it will not be practicable to send a team to New Zealand this season. Support. South Africa supported the Canadian proposal that France should be immediately recognised as one of the five Great Powers and entitled to a permanent seat on the Security Council. Ukraine. More than 26.000 collective farms in the Ukraine have already been re-established. A big percentage of the 500,000 farms destroyed by the Germans have been rebuilt, says a Moscow message. Complete. Huge maps used by the military spokesman at the Ministry for Information today shows every part of Germany. Austria and Yugoslavia occupied by United Nations forces.