CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 18, 14 October 1937, Page 6

CABLE BREVITIES

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Nine Die in Crash A Dutch naval bombing aeroplane erasked into the sea off Java. Nine are dead, includiug Commander H. G. de Bruyne, who led the Dutch air contingent at the opening of the Singapore airport. Motor-Boat Exhibition An important sectiou of the interuutional motor exhibition opening at Earl's Court on Thursday is dovoted to motor yaehts, the demand for which has been unprecedeuted during the past 12 months, states a British Official YVireless message. Tho craft range from an eight-foot dingliy suitable for use with a small outboard motor and costing only £5 to a motor-yacht aboard which several can live in comfort and cruise the Mediterranean and Baltic. The number of marino engines on view is probably a record. Petrol units rauge from a single-cylinder outfit of one horsepowor to a 12-cylinder model of 500 h.p. Sydney Wool Saies At the Sydney wool saies yesterday 12,204 bales were offered and 10,323 sold; also 1322 privately. The market was without change. The Continent and Yorkshire gave strong support, and the Japanese usbful help. The top price was 24^ pence. Search for Smith) The Australiau Associated Press correspondent at San Francisco says Mr, E. H. Kingsford-Smith sailed on the Mariposa to Jielp to direct the expedition searching for Sir Charles Kings-i'ord-Smith in the Maiay jungle. He is conviuced the aviator is still alivo. Congress Session President Boosevelt, in his radio address, said that a special session of the United States Congress would deal witi

crop control, wages and hours, strengthening of anti- trust laws and the.reorganisation of Government bureaux. The session • would begin on November 15. The President will also outline the foreign situation to Congress.' £750,000 for Charity A giant windfall for'charities is announced as the result of the death of Dame Eadith Walker, says a Sydney message. At least £750,000 will be available for distribution to Australian charitable institutions under the will of her father, who died in 1886. Dame Eadith was the only cliild and was a life tenant on her father 's huge estate, which at the time of probate was worth £938,000, but to-day with the appreciation of the properties it' might" easily be worth £2,000,000. Women's Motor Corps Mrs. G. Cook, eommandant of the Women's Legion of Motor-Drivers, announees that the War Office has de-

cided on the furthor training of women in readiness for war services in an emergency. Begent 's Park barracks are to be handed over the enable drilling, signqlling, map-reading, anti-gas instruction, lirst-aid, transport and engineering to be carried out. An annual camp will also be held. The corps will be provided with an attractive unif orm. • Missing Soviet Flyeri It is announced that Sir Huber Wilkins, the famous explorer, is oitaining a new aeroplane, equipped wil skis, and will resume the search !'■ tho missing Soviet airmen in a .foj night 's time. The missing airmen, v\ . left Moscow on August 13 to oross ti North Pole, were led by M. Sigismu Levanesky, the famous Soviet "act. Mr. James Mattern, the Americ: round-the-world flyer, also participair in the search for a short period. English Compulsory The Minister, of Education unnouuc ed yesterday that, henceforth, Spanish would be treated on an equality witn the French and Italian languages in German schools. Every student in a secondary school must learn two foreign langues, but English remains compulsory.