CABLES N BRIEF

Timaru Herald, Volume CLI, Issue 22201, 19 February 1942, Page 6

CABLES N BRIEF

Frank L, Packard Dead The death is announced from Montreal of Frank Lucius Packard, the author. Shipyard Strike Settled The strike of 1180 welders at the Tacoma shipyard at Seattle (Washington State), which began on January 31, has been called off. At a meeting last night the strikers decided to resume full work. Income Tax Increase Income tax receipts in Britain for the financial year beginning April 1, 1941, are 50 per cent greater than at the corresponding date in the previous financial year, according to Exchequer returns. The figures are £604,813.000 against £403,369,000. The total ordinary revenue for the week ended February 14 was £66,106,743 against a total ordinary expenditure of £92,642,115. Planting of Rubber in Americas Mr Roosevelt vetoed a Bill to encourage rubber planting because it was restricted to the United States. He recommended that Congress immediately consider a measure embracing all the Americas. New Zealander Heads Class Leading Aircraftman John Ellis, of Auckland, became the first airman to receive his wings at No. 9 Bombing -.nd Gunnery School at Mont Joli, Quebec Province, when he graduated head of his class. The school was the last to be established under the Commonwealth air training plan. It was opened early m December, six months ahead of schedule. Deaths in Queensland Floods It is known definitely that six lives were lost in the recent Queensland floods and possibly seven. Hundreds of people who were trapped in their homes were rescued with difficulty by 2? lc « Force men and civilians. The flood waters have now receded. Canadian House to Meet The first secret session of the Canadian House of Commons since the last war will be held this week, probably on Thursday, to discuss Canada’s coastal defences and other matters pertaining to the Canadian war effort. The Prime Minister <Mr Mackenzie King) told the house that the Government intended to hold a secret session at a later date, but the fall of Singapore had raised a general demand for an immediate session. Air and Army Co-operation The “Evening Standard” says that the Royal Air Force operating from home bases is beginning large-scale special training in support of the Army, including practice attacks against columns of troops, and antitank invasion exercises. Bomb In British Consulate The Tangier correspondent ol the “Daily Telegraph” reports that an unexploded bomb was found on Saturday morning on the balcony of the annexe to the British Consulate. The windows ot a British chemist shop were broken at the same time. Three Japanese have arrived. They are described as a military attache, a press correspondent and a commercial agent. Goering On German Aims Mr George Messersmith. the new United States Ambassador to Mexico and formerly Consul-General in Berlin, related to the press in Mexico City a conversation he had with Goering in 1934, in which Goering, with truly German modesty, said:: “Our only concern is that all America south of the Rio Grande should be ours.’' Mr Messersmith said that Goering made this statement during a discussion of the Monroe Doctrine