NEWS BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 35, 25 February 1937, Page 4

NEWS BREVITIES

Baby Derby Case Appeals from the Ontayio Court in connection with the ''Baby Derby" were affirmed, the Supreme Court ruling that the "baby Derby" clause in Mr Millar's will was valid, but that illegitimate children do not count. More Sit-Down Strikes A message from Santa Monica, California, states that a sit-dqwn strike pf 500 out pf 5600 employees, halted operatiohs at the Douglas aircraft plant. The strikers demand increases ranging from 15 to 25 cents an hour. The company 's unfulfllled orders include a 10,000,000-dollar contract for Government planes. At Groton, Conneoticut, a sit-down strike was called in the shipyards of the Electric Boat Company, which is building six subxaarines for tbe navy. Maternal Researcb The Minister of Health for New South Wales, the Hou. H. P. Fitzsimons, has announced that the £32,000 raised on behalf of the King George memorial fund, will be invested by the Government and the revenue from it used for research into maternal problems. Junior Tennis Players The visiting New Zealand junior tennis players' next major tournament will be on Sunday at Hlawarra associated hard court, Sydney, when they meet three of the best juniors in New South Walep, Gilchrist, Lindo and Bepnett. Australian Trade It is officially announced that Australia 's favourable overseas trade balance for the calendar year 1936, was £24,540,476, this represents an improvement of £3,031,635. Experts gained by more than £12,000,000 in 1936 but imports rose sharply from £79,543,539 in 1935 to £89,066,595 in 1936. A» adverse balance with America was substantially reduced while the adverse trade balance with Italy was converted into a favourable ona,