CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24912, 27 June 1946, Page 5

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

N.Z. Yachtsmen in British Race.— Two Auckland yachtsmen took part in the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s first big post-war race from Harwich to the Hook of Holland recently. They were Lieutenant-Commander C. P. Thode, who' before the war sailed in lorangi and during the war was the first member of the R.N.Z.N.V.R. to command a submarine, and Mr Arthur C. Robb, who is now practising as yacht designer in Britain. Lieutenant-Commander Thode and Mr Robb formed part of the crew of the Mindy, a 12-ton sloop which finished fourth in the second division of a race which took 40 hours. —London, June 25.

Sir William Beveridge’s Title.-—Sir William Beveridge, who received a peerage in the King’s birthday honours, has assumed the title of Baron Beveridge of Tuggal in the County of Northumberland.—London, June 25. Mongolian Republic Seeks Entry to. UNO. —The Prime Minister of the Mongolian People’s Republic has requested admittance to the United Nations. In a letter to the Secretary-General (Mr Trygve Lie) asking him to submit the request, the Prime Minister says that the Republic took-part in the struggle against the Fascist States and contributed to that struggle by placing its material resources at the disposal of the Soviet. The Republic also declared war on Japan.—New Ybrk. June 25. N.Z. Apples in Britain.—The Roslyn Castle, wnich landed 54,000 cases of New- Zealand apples at the London docks a fortnight agO, has been followed by the Athlon® Castle, which i« unloading a further 51,000 cases fit Southampton. Both shipments were in excellent order. They are being distributed in the southern counties, but the London area will have to wait until next week, when the Vagrant will unload 10,000 cases for distribution in the city* and suburbs. Further shipments are expected to reach Britain by the Port Lincoln, due at Hull on July 0, and the Northumberland, due at London on July 24.—London, June

Claim by Madame * Lupcacu.— Mademe Lupescu is asking the Rumanian courts for compensation for five houses which she alleges were illegally confiscated by General Antonescu’s Government. Madame Lupescu was last reported in Brazil, where the former King Carol has been living since last November.*—New York, June 25. Tokyo Trial Judge Resigns.-—The United States War Department announced that Chief Justice Higgins, of the Massachusetts Superior Court, has resigned as a member of the War Crimes Tribunal in Tokyo. Mr Justice Higgins said that it Was imperative that he should return to his own Court duties immediately. He pointed out that the military trials were likely to last much longer than originally expected.—Washington, June 25.

U.S. Financial Policy.—Mr John Snyder has been sworn in as Secretary of the Treasury. He announced that the Government’s policy was to reduce expenditure ifi every possible way, maintaining adequate tax rates, and achieve a balanced budget or better for 1947. — Washington, June 25.

Use of' German Patents.—Britain, the United States, and France have invited Australia, South Africa, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Holland. Norway, Luxembourg, and Czechoslovakia to attend a meeting in London on July 15 for consideration of the opening up of German patents on. a reciprocal non-exclusive basis within their countries. The invitation arises from the recent discussions by the inter-Allied Reparations Agency in Brussels.—London, June 25.

Six Burned to Death in Craah/—The six occupants were burned beyond recognition when a Wellington bomber crashed near Derby. The aeroplane was evidently attempting to land at a nearby aerodrome. It narrowly missed the roofs of cottages before nose-div-ing. There was a terrific explosion. Flames prevented would-be rescuers from approaching the machine.—London, June 25.

Baseball Players Killed.—" Seven members of the Spokane baseball team were killed and nine others critically injured when a chartered bus transporting them to Bremerton plunged through a guard rail and fell 500 ft down fl steep rocky mountainside. The cause of the accident is not yet explained.—New York, June 25.

Breakdown of British Marriages.— “The marriage breakdown rate has now reached the appalling figure of approximately one in five,” said Dr. D. R. Mace, secretary of the National Marriage Guidance Council, in a Speech at Edinburgh. He added that the figure before the war was one in 20. Dr. Mace considered that 90 per cent, of the couples who resorted to divorce courts need not do so. The remedy lay in more adequate preparation. for marriage and the establishment of district advice councils.—London, June 25. Swedish Consul for N.Z.—The New Zealand Deputy-Prime Minister (Mr Nash) met Mr Erland Kleen. who recently was appointed Swedish Consul to New Zealand. He will sail from Sweden with his wife and two children at the beginning of September. With Mr Kleen and other Swedish Government representatives, Mr Nash discussed trade questions and the likelihood of New Zealand securing pulp for fibre containers or butterboxes and sending Sweden pelts, sheepskins, and apples. Sweden has not been represented at Wellington bv a consul since 1939. Before joining the Swedish foreign service, Mr Kleen was engaged in business and was director of the Swedish General Export Association.—London June 25. t

Lord Montgomery In Italy.—FieldMarshal Lord ’Montgomery, the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, flew from Athens and landed at Casetta, the Allied headquarters in Italy, for a conference of commanders before continue his journey to Britain by air to-morrow. Field-Marshal Montgomery will not visit Rome.— Rome, June 25.