CABLES IN BRIEF

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23319, 1 October 1945, Page 5

CABLES IN BRIEF

Supplies From Unrra Two million tons of supplies would have reached Europe by October 1. it was announced at a- meeting of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in London. War Criminal Trial Lord Justice Lawrence will be the British member of the international court which will try major German war criminals. Mr Justice Birkett will be the alternative member, according to an announcement from No. 10 Downing Street. German War Criminals The fourteenth list of German war criminals, which was officially issued at last week's meeting of the War Crimes Commission, contains the names of more than 1000 persons against whom the commission found a orima facie case, and also full details of the offences with which they are charged. French Radio Electioneering French political parties and resistance groups will be permitted to use the Statqrcontrolled radio for alectioneering campaigns. The barties include the Communists. Socialists. Radicals, and Catholic and Right Wing organisations. Diplomatic Relations Broken The correspondent of the Associated Press at Laoaz reports that Bolivia has broken ’ off diplomatic relations with Spain. Civil Air-liner in Britain The first air-liner not under military control to land in Britain since the end of the war touched down at Prestwic' - "irport on Thursday. It was the flagship America, one of a fleet of four-envined 40-nas-enger airliners with which American Exhort Airlines will inaugurate a trans-Atlantic service between America and Britain and Europe. The aeroplane was making a survey flight. 1.J..0. and United Nations Mr Edward Phelan. Acting-Director of the International Labour Office, in a reoort for presentation at the 1.L.0. Conference in Paris on October 15. expresses the hone of ultimately establishing a relationshin between the 1.L.0. and the United Nations Organisation. When that has been achieved. Mr Phelan states, the attitude of Russia will lie most important. The 1.L.0. would warmly welcome a resumption of )”«mWhio bv Russia.. British T.U.C. Protest Reuter's Paris correspondent says that the Council of the British T.U.C. held an emergency meeting to draw up a protest against the attack on Sir Walter Citrine by the Secretary of the World Conference and . the Leader of the French T.U.C. iJ. Saillant) who in a speech lasting an hour stroke against the acceptance of the British amendments and the postponement of action for the formation of a new world body pending negotiations with the old world federation. Head of Fighter Command Air Vice-Marshal Sir Harry Eroadhurst. commander of the Desert Air Force from Tripoli onwards and leader of the fighter group of the Second Tactical Air Force in the Normandy campaign. has been appointed administration chief of the Fighter Command. f»a.. . nlar- Broadcasts The Postmaster-General (Senator J. Cameron) stated that the broadcasting 'of Parliament would begin next March, states a Canberra message. Post Office experts were now working on the intricate m -'hanicnl details preliminary o setting schemes in motion. King of Siam Abroad Ananda Mabidnl » 'outhful King of Siam, does not intend to. return to his country for at least three years, one of his closest advisers told Reuter's correspondent a' Lausanne. The King who succeeded to the throne vhen his uncle. Kino Pra'adhinol. abiicated in 1935. is studvine a* Lausanne University for a Doctor of Laws degree. Victorian Parliament’s Dissolution In accordance with the advice tendered him bv Mr A A Dunstan (Premier of Victoria', the Governor has granted a dissolution of Parliament from next Wednesday. In the meanHme an effort will be made to get the supply through.