NEWS BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 6, 22 January 1937, Page 9

NEWS BREVITIES

American Floods Hundreds of families are homeless and ma|iy were rescued by boats ' as rivers continued to rise, states a Chicago cable. Schools are closed in many parts of the flooded areas, Tbe main streets of several cities are under a foot of water, forcing the residents to travel in boats. Near zero weather in some sections has increased the suffer. ing and complicated relief work. British Empire Games The New South Wales organising council for the British Empire Games, 1938, has arranged the allowances for visiting teams. New Zealand's is fixed at £200. The games will be held in Sydney from February 5 to 12, 1938. Trans-U.S. Air Record The American airman. Howard Hughes, set a new trans-continental air record of 2490 miles in 7 hours 29 minutes 28 seconds. He reached a speed of 370 miles an hour at times and a height of 14,000ft. A tail wind helped his speed. France Seeks a Loan It is believed in London that France will shortly be granted a £50,000,000 loan through the agency of the joint stock banks on the security of gold and bonds deposited in London. It will be repayable witbin a year. Another Red Trial The State trial of Karl ltadok, ciokolnikoff, and 15, other old Bolshevik associates of Lenin, opens on January 23. They are accused of organising wrecking groups and plotting to kill the Soviet leaders at Trotsky's orders A special police investigation also liaims to have disclosed that the acvused have been engiaged in espionage on behalf of foreign Powers witli a view to smashing the military power of Russia and dismembering lier territory. Tbe death sentence appears certain. Flyweight Boxing The title-holder, Benny Lyiich, defeated the Filipino, "Small" Montana, for tbe world fljweight cliampionsliip on points in a fifteen-round bout at London. It was a fast fight in which Lynch was the more aggressive and punched harder. The attendance was 13,500 and the receipts £14,700— both a Wembley ltjcord.