NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF .

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 49, 20 November 1937, Page 6

NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF .

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(Bj Telegraph-

Typhoon's Destruction. MANHjA. — A typhoon over southern Mindoro left heavy destruction in 'its wake. Five are dead, and 900 houses have been destroyed. Communications have been cut. oif. Largest Naval Guns. BEELIN — The German Naval Year Book for 1938 reveals that two new 35,000-ton battleships are under constructioh. Each will mount eight 3 3.5inch guns. This is tjie largest gun ever mounted on a battleship. Ther German guns at Jutland were 12-inch ones. Threat of Violence. BUCHAEEST— Thousands of manifestos threatening violence fo M. Titulescu have been distributed by' university members of the Iron Uuard following the announcement that he is returning from abroad to resume his seat on the senate and his professorship of law. Typhoid Outbreak. EUGBY — The. Ministgr of Health, Sir Kingsley Wood, has direeted that a publie inquiry should be held djito the circumstances of an outbreak of typhoid in the Croydon district, where to date 95 cases have been notified. Five deatlis have so far resulted from the epidemic British Official Wireless. , . . Cyclist's Record. EYDNEY — The cyclisf Opperman arrived at Sydney from Fremantle after covering 3017 miles in '13 days 10 hours 11 minutes, beating W. Eead's record by .5 days 8 hours 21 minutos.Police cars piloted the cyclist through the city, - which was • -crowded with welcoming thousands. • - - . . Wed Husband' s Murderer. ST. GEOE.GE (Utah)— Mrs. Charles Bosskard finally knows the truth about her two husbands. 'Her first was slain and. buried in an abandoned well neRr the . rancli.-house where ' sbe lives, and she fias been married for two years to the niian who killed him. Spencer Malan, her first husband, when angry always threatened to dcseft her. -He finally disappeared in 1935. She reluctantly obtained a divorce and married Bosshard, who treated her kindly. iEtumours in the .neighbourhood, however, spread, and the sheriff obtained a confession rf rom Bosshard and Mrs, Bosshard' s -brother that both killed Malan after a' drunken brawl. N.Z.'s Tax Burden. LONDON— Mr.' Edmund Parker,' at Dalgety and C'o. Ltd.'s annual meeting said: "With a. further period offsettled government .ahead, and given good seasons, there is no reasoii wby tho present pr.osp.erous times should not be mjaintained. It is true tbat tbe price of wool has fallen sharply and that the market is unstable, but to-day's prices are still remunerative. Taxation in Australia and New Zealand, hc added, was a vety heavy burden, and there was little prospect of relief." "In fact, Kew .Zealand bids fair to becomo onexof the most heavilytaxedv countries in the world," he said. ' . Italy Remembers. EOME— Throughout Italy celebrations are being held in commemoration 6f the ' second anniversary of the imposition of sanctions by the League of Nations. Exhibitions have been, sponsored by Signor Mussolini with the, c-bject of* sliowing that Italy is becomiiig self-suffieient. The London Daily TeJegraph's Eorne correspondent says that- Italy's need of self-sufficieney is emphasised by tho announcement -of kn adverse balance for the nine months bf £42,060,000. " No Defaiilt. , I ONDON — A small improvement in Brazilian stoeks followed the announcement that Brazil will not defauit atter all in hcr payuients of foreign debts. The- service will be kept- up-to-da'e until a new agreement is" reablied. The cnnouncefiient ranm aa a grcat surjirise to the market, Pose as Man. NEW YORK — A message fronl Qyster Bay says it is disclosed that Gr' tiard, the woman who posed as a mau and'in orcler - to -keep her secrct refused medical aid during a fatai illness, was L'ucy Hall, a Pennsylvauia servant girl who' rau away from home 40 ' years ago. She informed her- employer at ' Oyster Bay /that she was born in ;the south of France and came to America at the age .of fouT. She sent a ietter to'hei par'ents, not knowmg they were dead, only a few days before her own death, saying that she was dangcrously iil- and needed hplp. Nairobi Riof. LONDON— The Times Nairobi correspondent says that the riot of Italian deserters , originated through fisticuffs between tWo opposing players during a f ootball match African Iiifles v. Italian deserters; The referee stopped the game. A general fraca.s followed, Eritrean spectators seizing firewood.and attacking the military players and spectators. Then the guards fired on them. The, trouble was quelled in 30 seconds. Found Murdered. MJNNEAPOl.lS — Patriek Corcoran, a well-known Ainerican Federation of Labour membcr in the Middle West, wias found shot dead -with his face in the snow in a street near his home. The gossip eolumn of a local newspaper last week said: "A prominent labour leader may be assassinated in a fortnight." The writer declared that he had immediateiy turned the information over to tho police. Mr. Corcoran's sou disclosed that his fathcr had been beaten and fired on last week but had not recognised his assailant. * I

Nobel Peace Prize. STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Peace' Prize, of approximately £8000,. has "been awarded to Yiscount Cecil* of -Chelwood. 5 . War-Time Shell Explodes. VENICE-r-While working at Piave, « position to which the Italians fell back after the Coporetto defeat., five. wero killed and two seriously injured by the explosion of a war-time' shell.' . Foot-and-Mouth Disease. LONDON — A further outbreak of foot-and-mouth disehse has occurred in Lincolnshire, and 208 animals have been destroyed. Drastic measures Eave been adopted in Switzerland and the Netherlands to stamp out foot-and-mouth disease. Seyen thousand cattle have been destroyed in the Netherlands. New Crown Jewel. EUGBY — The acceptance of a new Crown jewel by the King was a»nounced by the Duke of Athol, chairman of the Holyrood Amenity TruBt. ' The gift to the Crown takes the -form of a magnificent golden "cup of majesty" on which the sculptor, Frank Dobson, has recorded the Coronation of - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.— British Official Wireless. British Puhliip Works. ' EUGBY — Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister of Health, in referring to the considerable expansion of Publie . Works, said that last • year tne total amounli sanctioned was some £96,000,0001, a figure which has been exeeeded only twice since the war and • then under exceptional circumstances. These worke ineluded large sums for hospitals, imi proved drainage, street lighting, . publie • ' baths, open spaces and waterworks.— British Official Wireless. Bus Runs on Coal. , EUGBY— The Duko on Montrose, presidentwof the Mcottish Tourist and Travel Association, in a telegram to - the Transport Minister, states that the Highland Bus Co. carried through a most 8uccessful initial run from Inverness to Dornoch of the first 32-seater bus running on a publie. service -ana propeiled by gas generated fro'm coal . , carried on -the vehicie itself. The Duke believes tbis to be the first ^occasioa of .its "kind in 'thq United ? Kingdom.— British Official Wireless.' " . . Hitler and Dietrich. BEELIN— f^he Official News "Ageney defends the film actress Slarle'ne Dietrich agaihst Press attacks and re'bukee soveral ncwspapers, including 'gtreicher's Der Stuemer, in that connection. It declares that American citiz'enship is untrue. The' announcement is apparently inspired * by the fact that Hitler was so 'delighted with. h'er latest picture, '' Angel." He expregsed indignation, that the censor had banned at. Tho pictuTG has now been released throughout Germany. • i ' . * r * Communists Gaoled. LONDON — The Daily Telegrapli'e * Eome correspondent says: Manacled behind iron bars in the prisoners*. cage, 25 more men were charged with oCmmunistic activities. The ringleader was sentenced to , lif e imprisonment, 22 to sentences varying from one to eight years, and two were acquitted. • A total of 107 have now been sentenced. More trials will take place soon, £3,000,000 Company. TOKIO — The Ministry of Commerce 1 is planning a semUfiationalised goldmining company with a capital of' £3,000,000 or £6,000,000 to win gold from low-grade ores. - • • Demonstrators Charged. ■ VANCOUYEE — When the anti-Japa-•mese demonstrators appeared in. Court, the demonstrators' counsel stated, that the affair was an aftermath of tho Brusseis Conference. Tho magistrate declared: "I am getting tired of the atteinpts of these people to settle the affairs of the Empiro. They cannot take ihe law into their own hands." The accused were remanded for a" week. Eab was allowed. . ; Trade Threatened. VlCTORIA (British Columbia)— • The Premior announPes . that he is making representations to Ottawa agaihst the threatened removal of piefference through the British-United States treaty, which would b.e ruinuua' to the British Columbia fruit" and lumber trade. Department Abolished B ARCELON A- — Sehor (.lei Yayo has resigned the post of Chief of the War Commissariiat. Senor del Yayo's department, which controlled war: propaganda, - has been abolished. The inc.ve is connected with army officers' comptaints that politieal commissars, of Avhom there are nearly 600, cancelle.i officers' orders and uridermined discipline. Italian Ship Sinks. PARIS — The Italian steamer Boccaecio sank after an explosion off Ushant. The crew was rescued by a Dutch steamer. The Paris Soir says the Boecaccio was going to Spain with a curgo of bombs_ Legai Problem. BEELIN — It is forbiilden to hunt hares with a locomotive. This precept was established by a Brunswick judge in the case of an engine-driver- charged with Avilfully setting a locomotive on a hare, thereby causing its death. Passengers gave e\-idence that the train lurched and stopped suddenly. The driver jumped down and drew the body of a . hare from under the wheels. After extensive reading of the ' railway regulations and game Jaws the driver was fined 100 Eeich marks for game trespass.