CABLES IN BRIEF

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20926, 4 January 1938, Page 11

CABLES IN BRIEF

Cyclist Creates World Record Ossie Nicholson, the Australian professional cyclist, in a year’s ride, has covered 62,855.6 miles—a world record.

New Aeroplane for U.S. Army The Lockheed Aircraft Corporation has announced the delivery to the United States Army of a new aeroplane which has been tested at a speed of 350 miles an hour and to an altitude of 19,000 to 21,000 ft.

Woman Governor of 8.8. C. Miss Margarey Fry has been appointed a Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation for the next five years, succeeding Mrs Mary Hamilton.

Italo-Japanese Agreement. It is reported from Rome that the Foreign Minister (Count Ciano) and the Japanese Ambassador have signed an Italo-Japanese trade navigation agreement.

Not to be Re-opened. By 18 votes to 3, the Finance Commission of the French Senate rejected the proposal to re-open the Paris Exhibition in 1938.

Transport Expenditure. A sum of £12,000,000 will be spent in 1938 by the London Passenger Transport Board under a great £40,000,000 improvement scheme. —British Official Wireless. Safer Flying. The year 1937 was one of safer flying for the British air services. In spite of an increase in mileage, 67 lives only were lost against 85 In 1936.—British Official Wireless.

By-Election Necessary. The raising of Captain Sir Francis Ganzoni to the peerage will necessitate a by-election for the Ipswich seat in the House of Commons.—British Official Wireless. Record Book Year. According to the "Publishers’ Circular” the record number of 17,286 books were published in 1937.—British Official Wireless. Bad British Weather. The Meteorological Office report on British weather in 1937 states that the rainfall from January to March in England and Wales exceeded that of any similar period since before 1727. Sunshine was almost everywhere short of the yearly normal.—British Official Wireless.

Halting Time. A message from Paris states that the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies again adopted the old device of stopping the clock so that the Budget could be passed in 1937.