DENIAL

Northern Advocate, 12 August 1948, Page 4

DENIAL

BUCHAREST.— government today denied rumours 'that Rumania would “join the Soviet Union by a plebiscite on August 21.” * » • PRINCESS* LONDON.— Princess Margaret will travel to Holland September 3 by air. She is expected to be away four or five days. The King has approved her trip as "a special mission.” * * * VAMPIRES LONDON.— The De Havillands announced that Norway has contracted for a substantial number of Vampire jet fighters. Vampires already are serving in* the "'Royal Navy, RAF and the Canadian, Australian, Swedish and Swiss Air Forces.—(ll a.m.) * * * BENES MOSCOW.—The New Times accuses Dr Benes. former President of Czechoslovakia, of trying, during the war, to “hold back the Czechoslovak people from active battle with their German Fascist oppressors.” The newspaper implies that tile Czechoslovak people rid themselves of Dr Benes because of his mistakes. o * PLAYS WELLINGTON. A special Maori play, “Sacred Valley,” written by Miss Violet Spurling, of Auckland, has been placed first in the children’s radio play competition conducted by the New Zealand Women Writers and Artists’ Society. Mrs I. Mantell, of Petone, with “Trouble in Fairyland,” was secowl, and TLittle Ping Ching,” written by Miss Helen Code, of Wellington, was placed third. The judge was Mr Bryan O'Brien and there .were 13 entries. * * • TRIESTE NEW YORK. The United States delegate (Mr Philip Jessup) told the Security Council that Yugoslavia’s complaint against the American and British administration in Trieste was “baseless and ridiculous.” He demanded that Russia should agree to the return of the Free Territory to Italy. Britain aad States pressed *e return of Trieste in March, but Russia, who is a party to the Italian peace treaty, refused. PENSIONS - LONDON.—The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions (Mr Arthur Blenkinsop), accompanied by Miss M. Cox, the deputy secretary, is leaving England by air at the end of September to visit Australia and New Zealand. The primary object of the visit is to review arrangements for the payment of wa* - - pensions tojgritish persons in the two Dominions, but they hope also to study Dominion pension schemes. 9 9 9 DRUG CANBERRA. The American manufacturers of a new drug called aminopterin used in the treatment of the blood disease of leukaemia have banned further' shipments to Australia. The reason given is that the drug is only in its experifnental Stages and several deaths have been due to its use. • A small quantity has been mad.jl to a Melbourne doctor who has been experimenting with it, but no more will be sent to Australia until more is known of its effects. It is stated that the results obtained so far have been “mystifying and contradictory.” z 9 m WEATHER An anti-cyclone covers New Zealand. A depression is over the north Tasman. Forecast to 5 p.m. on Friday: Light to moderate variable winds, northerlies gradually prevailing. Weather fine, but cloud increasing. Moderate temperatures. Further outlook: Gradually becoming unsettled. Therm., 8 a.m. .. 47 deg. Barom., 8 a.m. .. 30.3 RAINFALL— At 8 a.m. today .. .Olin. August fall 07in. August average .. 6.58 in. Year's fall 35.13 in. Yearly average .. 64.02 in. TIDES— Town Wharf —Thu., 12: 1.17. 1.47; Frj., 13: 2.07, 2.40. •* - Whangarei Heads, deduct 43m.; Hokianga, add 2h. 11m: Awanui, deduct 3m.; Mangonui, 5m.; Bay of Islands, 14m. SUNRISE, SUNSET— Thu., 12: 7.8. 8.44; Fri., 13: 7.7, 5.45. PHASES OF MOON— August New Moon . jj 4.13 p.m. First Qtr .. 12 7-40 a.m. Full Moosr •20 a 32*a.m. Last Qtr . 28 6.46 a.m.