NEWS BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 122, 9 June 1937, Page 4

NEWS BREVITIES

Chinese Slaves The Daily Mirror attributes to the Hangchow chief of police, Mr Chaolungwen, who is attending the international police conference, the statement that innocent peasant girls and boys are sold into slavery in South Africa and Australia, the girls to houses of ill-repute and the boys to work in the mines. He says that Ohinese conduct the traffic. — London. Volcanoes QuTft Both volcanoes at Rabaul are now apparently dead. Government officials are returning to resume their duties and the medical officer is table to cope with the situation. The electricity services are being restored. The number o£ native deaths is now estimated at less than twenty. W. R, Carpenter and Company have bought the New South Wales coaster steamer Coombar, which will replaee one of the vessels lost in the eruption. — Sydney. Horseless London The Daily Mail says that as a result of prolonged expert observation, it is most likely that the ban on horse traffic, which is now limited to the eight busiest thoroughfares, will extend over the whole of Central London. It has been found that there is a marked improvement in the streets which have already been made horseless. — London. Montanez Wins Montanez knocked out Pliil Baker in the second round of a ten-round bout, incretasing his likelihood of a title match with Ambers. Montanez was cautious at first, forcing Baker to come , to him} then scoring a series of solid lefts to the paw. In the second round Baker 's attempt to gain elose quarters pormitted Montanez to land a left and three terrific rights to the jaw for a | knockout. — New: York.