OLYMPIC GAMES DATE.

Western Star, 4 March 1938, Page 3

OLYMPIC GAMES DATE.

DISAGREEMENT AMONG NATIONS. JAPANESE OBJECTION TO PRESENT CHOICE. PARIS, March 1. A serious disagreement over the date of the Olympic Games arose at the International Amateur Athletic Federation Congress when Dr Nagal, of Japan, said lie would not accept responsibility for the choice of the end of August, when it was hottest anil most moist in Japan. He suggest oil the end of September and the beginning of October. The British, French anil American delegate s pointed out that this would prevent members of universities competing. Sweden refused to semi a tram unless tlie date wu-s changed from ' the moist period. Tim question wag referred to the International Olympic Committee at Cairo.

GIANT NEW AMERICAN BOMBERPLANNED. ' ABILITY TO SINK ANY CAPITAL SHIP AFLOAT. WASHINGTON, February 28. Mr Glenn .Martin, the aeropLano manufacturer, i s reported to he planning a super bomber which will carry five. 20C0lb air mines and will have a range of 8000 miles. It, will he cn,pnhfo of do stioying liny intCesliip a,'lent. Mr Martin told the Naval Committee that the day was coming whim fighting aeroplanes of 142 I,mis would carry’ war to the oiiC’oy for a- distance- of ILUOO in-ilgs.