NEWS BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 103, 18 May 1937, Page 6

NEWS BREVITIES

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Pacific Pact The Sun's Melbourne eorrespondenli ; says an early conference between na- , tions with interests in the Pacific is almost. certain to be called by the British Government, It is probable that Australia will suggesjs Tokio as the venue, — -Sydney. New 300 M.P.H. Plane Orders for an advanced type of twinengined monoplane with a long cruismg range and high speed have been placed in England for the Australiau Air Jbrce. The new tyoe of plaoe i« known only by a number and detaili of its performance are secret but it i> believdd to have a speed of about 30fi miles per hour. — Melbourne. JLeave for Police Three days' leave has been granted te members of the Metropolitan Polica Force in recognition of their .work during the Coronation ceremony.— .Oflficial Wireless, Accident After Accident A message from Langkorne, Pennsylvania, states that while 40,009 watched, a racmg motor-car driven by Frank Bailley threw a tyre and plunged through a fence into a group of spectators. A moment iater spectators swarmed on the dirt track in the path of another motor-car. Three were killed and four critically injured, including Baiiley, The police are unable to determine which of the casualtdes are attributable to each motor-car. — New. York.