World News Brevities

Chronicle (Levin), 9 March 1948, Page 5

World News Brevities

Pact With Russia: The Finnish Cabinet has decided to send a delegation to Moscow to discuss Stalin's proposal for a Russian -Finnish Pact. Price of Rice Soars: The price of rice in China today soared to 4,000,000 Chinese dollars per picul (a varying Oriental weight, about 133 lbs. in China). This is an increase of 1,600,000 dollars since Saturday. More ' Migrants : The largest post-war contingent . of British migrants to reach New South Wales in one liner arrived in Sydney yesterday from London . by the Prmonde. Of the 504 migrants, 372 were for New South Wales, 92 for Queensland, and 40 for Canberra. The majority of the 'men were artisans. There were many family groups and 156 children, including a party under the farm scheme. , . j Scientific Missioh: The scientists Sir Howard Florey, Professor M. L. Olophant, Professor W. K. Hancock and the New Zealander, Professor R. w. Firth, left London by j air today for Australia. They will j confer with Australiaii' specialists! on- plans for the research schools i pf the National University at Can- 1 .oerra. Two Fleets In: Two fleets — one British and one American — arfived :n Singapore today and anchored in the outer roads. The cruiser London, carrying the British Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific, Sir Denis Boyd, with three destroyers and a dispatch vessel, arrived from* Saigon. The United States Task Force 38, with Rear-Admiral Martin in command on the air-craft-carrier Valiey Forge, and escoited by three destroyers arrived at Tsingtao. '