NEWS BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 127, 15 June 1937, Page 4

NEWS BREVITIES

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(By Telegraph

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World Flight Mrs Amelia Earharfc arrived at Mae»sawa at 12.44 British standard time! yesterday on her world flight. — London. Head-Hunter Caught Kalinga, the head-hunter, who ran amok, was arreeted in a cave in the mountainous wilds of the Cagayan province by a member of the constabulary. After a furious resistance with arrows and axe, the captive was felled by a rifle-butt and taken to gaol. Kalinga 'a victims totalled 20. — Manila. Revolt in Ma&chukuo Messages which are filtering through the Japanese censorship of news state chat an attempt on the life of the Emperor of Manchukuo was the signal for a revolt of Chinese soldiers, who captured several villages bn tho bord.er at Chahar and Jehol. The Manchukuo fofces suppressed the rising. — Hqng Kong. Sir James Barrie III » Sir James Bhrrio, the well-known author and playwright, and the creator of "Peter Pan," is seriously ill. Lord Horder, after a visit to Sir J. M. Barrie, issued a bulletjn stating that he wae BUfi'efing from bronchial pftOUmonia. Al though he was a little impfoved this morning, his condition eauses considerable anxiety, — Londbn, Wool For Japan The Australian Associated Press learns authoritatively that the Japanese Government has decided to adkere strictly to the Australian agreement limiiting the purehases of wool for the current 18 months ending June 30, 1938, to 800,000 bales, thus obliging it to purchase the balance of its requirements for the coming season elsewhere. Therefore it is expeeted that Japan will purchase about the same quantity from countries outside Australia as iin the at&BQft just. conclu4qdL — ^^TQkj^