CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 26, 23 October 1937, Page 6

CABLE BREVITIES

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Moderator of Scotland Dr. James Black has been nominated as Moderator-General for Scotland, in 1938. Manchukiio Iron Mine The Tokio newspaper Nichl Nichi Shimbun reports that one of the richesc iron mines in the world has been revealed at Kaiyuen (Manchukuo). It is expected to solve Japan's iron problem when it is developed. Trade Reciprocity The Chambers of Commerce Congress at Capetown urged the Government to co-operate with the British Commonwealth to secure reciprocal trade agreements with the United States and so enlarge the volume of international trade and increase the circulation of gold. Women's Corps After the suggested revival of the W.A.A.C. 's the British War Office anncmnced that it had no intention of recruiting any women's corps. Whereas certain women's voluntary organisations are in existence, the War Office has no direct connection with them as regards the supply of the personnel. Germans Arrested The Moscow correspondent of the British United Press says that two Germans, Paul Zilverker and Erwin Klein, were arrested on a charge' of espionage. They are alleged to have entered Russia as foreign journalists, uSing false passports. New Plane Tested Sir Hubert Wilkins tested the new plane purchased by the Soviet from Dick Merrill, says a New York message. Sir Hubert will probably set out. for Winnipeg so that skis and other winter equipmen^ may be fitted there before he goes on to Alaska. Golfer on Trial Pointing across - the Courtroom, ltoger Norton, who served two years' imprisonment for the crime with which the freak golfer, Montague, is charged, identified Montague as his ' compamon on that occasion. states a New York message. Norton described the holdup at the roadhouse from which they stole 700 dollars.

Pyramids for Advertising? Samuel Goldwyn/ the film producer, has telegraphed the Egyptian Minister at Washington xnquiring the rates and ►conditions under which the Pyramids could oe ieased for advertising purposes. He explained that he desires to place on them eretric signs announcmg the completion of the film "Adventures of Marco Polo." "This is not a publicity stunt. We are interested in using the Pyramids in a dignified manner," he said. Late Lord Rutherford Sir Thomas Inskip, in a letter in The Times, pays tribute to the iate Lord Rutherfgord's services to the Government. "Those who worked with him in directing research in certain directions alone know how invaluable was .his help,'' he writes. Mr. W. J. 'Jordan will be a ' pallbearer at the interment of Lord Rutherford's ashes in the Abbey nave, close to Newton's and Kelvin's tombs. New Zealand is sending a wreath from the Government, Parliament and people. Were They Emden Shells? Naval experts are not impresscd by the reports that the 400 une'xploded sixinch shells that the police found aboard a Japanese fishing lugger at Singapore came from the wartime island cache of the Emden. The Japanese declare that the shells were discovered buried on a beach on an island in the Indian ocean. Marks on the casings appeared to confirm that the shells were from the Emden, but experts declare it extremely unlikely that the Emden would part with a single round of ammunition when liable for action at any time. They also point out that her main armamem consisted of ten guns of 4.1-inch calibre, whereas the shells in the present case are larger