CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24901, 14 June 1946, Page 7

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Demand for Reduction at Sentence. —"ln the interests of international freedom of science,” the New South Wales division of the Australian Association of Scientific Workers passed a resolution demanding the release of Dr. Alan Nunn May. On May 12 the British Association of Scientific Workers demanded a reduction of the 10 vears’ prison sentence imposed on Dr Nunn May, a British scientist, for divulging to a Soviet representative in Canada information on atomic, developments.—Sydney, June 12.

Canadian Conspiracy Trial.—Four defendants in Canada’s spy trials were declared in contempt of Court when they refused to testify after being recalled as witnesses in the conspiracy trial of Mr Fred Rose, M.P. They are Gordon Lunan, Harold S. Gerson. Matt Nightingale, and Eric Adams. Thej; were ordered to remain at the disposal of the Court until the end of the trial, which is now in its third week.— Montreal, June 12.

Farmer Colonial Governor's Death.— The death has occurred of Sir Frank Swettenham, aged 96 yews. Hei was and King of Arms, Order of St. Michael and St. George from 1925 to 1338.—London, June 12. Press Delegates Meet Royal Family. —The president of the Empire Press Union (Lieutenant-Colonel the Hpn. J J. Asjor) presented nearly 100 conference delegates to the King and Queen and Princess Margaret Rose at Buckingham Palace. Princess Elizabeth was absent on another engagement.— London. June 12,

Japanese Officials in Eire.—The Japanese Government has informed Mr de Valera that Sehsuya Beppu, the Japanese Consul-General in Dublin, ho longer holds office. The Press Association assumes that Kazuo Ichihashi, the Japanese Consul in Ireland, will also go.—Dublin. June 12. Concentration Camp Trial.—Women Polish citizens and other foreign political prisoners died by so-called scientific inoculations, shooting, mass hanging, and starvation, said the United States Army prosecutor opening the trial at Dachau of 52 former Nazi officers and guards of the infamous Flossenburg concentration camp.. This is the third large-scale trial iff wiwn camp operators.—London. June 12. I Airmen Murdered by Indonesians. — A Royal Air Force Regiment sentry at the Medan airfield found four of his comrades with their threats cut and mutilating wounds, said the Batavia correspondent of the “Daily Mail.’ They were murdered while slaePtog to the guard tent by a number of Indopesians from the north of Sumatra. A punitive expedition went out at dawn, but found ho trace of the gang—London, June 13. Superfortress Crash.— A United States Army Superfortress on the way from Florida to Chicago crashed into Clingman’s Dome, in the Great Smoky Mountains.. National Park. Tennessee. All the H men aboard were killed— New York June 12. Sterilisation of Lepers.—A bill providing for sterilisation of lepers was passed n the first reading by the Sind Legislature. Mr Gandhi expressed opposition to the measure, calling it sin-ful."-Karachi, June 13.

Four New Saints.—Twenty Cardinals an £. 4Q archbishops and bishops in a semi-public Consistory voted unanimously in favour of the canonisation of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, of Chicago, who will bp the first United States Catholic saint. They also voted in favour of the canonisation of Bernardino Healing, an Italian priest who died in 1616, Elizabeth Richier des Ages, of France, who was the cofaunder of the Order of the Daughters of the Cross, and Joaq Debritto, a 1693 W3S martyred Wool Publicity.—The International Wool Secretariat has leased an entire fiopr jn a mid-town building for its headquarters, which will comprise a large salon for fashion shows and wool exhibits, and a complete library.—New Yprk. June 12. Australian Coal Industry.—The Commonwealth. Government possessed no constitutional powers at present to nationalise the coal industry, said (he Prime Minister Cfiifley) when commenting bn the plan evolved by the New South Wales State executive of the Labour Party and the Miners’ Federation for the rehabilitation of the coal industry. To-day, Federal and New South Wales Ministers will confer on the matter, and their decisions will be referred to the Federal Cabinet to-morrow

British Comedian’s Death.—The death figs occurred of tfie stage and Bcresp comedian. Sydney Howard, aged 63 —London, June 12. Lancaster Bomber’s Return to Britain*— The Epiptre Armament’s School Lancaster bomber ’nior returned today from a tour of Australia and New Zealand.—London, June 12.