CABLES IN BRIEF

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21553, 16 January 1940, Page 9

CABLES IN BRIEF

Chinese Fishing Boats Sunk The Shanghai correspondent of the United Press of America says that the Chinese reported that a Japanese warship off Swatow sank 70 fishing boats. One thousand Chinese were drowned.

American Pilot Killed A message from San Diego, California, states that two United States navy torpedo planes collided in midair; five of the crew parachuted and suffered minor injuries. One pilot was killed. The planes have not been located. Price Control In Italy The Rome correspondent of “The Times” says that the Rome Clothing Corporation has approved standard suits, shoes, underwear, stockings, cloth and household linen to enable it to control the prices of such goods which will be marketed shortly. Talks With. Soviet A White Paper on the negotiations between Britain, Russia and France probably will lx? published before the end of the present month. Sir William Seeds, British Ambassador to Moscow, who is on leave, has arrived in London. Lieutenant-General of Malta The King approved the appointment of Sir Edward Jackson, legal secretary of Malta, to be Lieutenn.nt-Governor of Malta in succession to Mr John Adams Hunter. Gaol for Defending Soviet A French woman teacher was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment for having attempted to defend the Soviet in a classroom. Postal Concession The Australian postal authorities extended penny postage facilities to soldiers and those .who desire to communicate with them. America Will Want More Wool Dr. H. Clunies Ross (Australian representative on the Imperial Wool Research Institute) returned to Sydney after two months “getting American woolgrowers to regard Empire growers as friends, not opponents.” He added that America could take large quantities of wool from the Empire in 1940—at least double the 75,000 bales now available from Britain. Norwegian Defence Vote Defence estimates total £11.800.000 in 1 the Norwegian Budget of £48,700,000. | The Government proposes to double income tax, capital tax, and the tax on war profits. Hunger Strike in Internment Camp. It is reported from Johannesburg that the inmates of the Keeuwkup internment camp are hunger-striking except for bread and coffee. They exceed 1000 and are mostly Germans, with some South Africans. Aliens Interned in Britain The Aliens Tribunals which were engaged in considering cases of enemy aliens in Britain since Octolxr, have now. with few exceptions, completed their tasks. As a result, 436 Germans and 50 Austrians have been interned. Spanish Trade With France A Franco-Spanish trad? agreement, which has been concluded, is expected to restore Franco-Spanish commerce t the level it attained prior ) the civil war. France buys iron, zinc, mercury, pyrites and oranges. Spain buys raw r. r.terials, wheat, phosphates, rice, motor cars and chemicals. Lisbon Chamberlain Fund The results of the subscription for the erection in Lisbon of a statue to Mr Chamberlain as a tribute to his efforts for peace will, according to the wish of Mr Chamberlain, be applied to a public charity. It has been resolv d to donate portion of the money to the erection of a maternity hospital in Lisbon.