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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19889, 19 May 1936, Page 6

STOP PRESS NEWS ROUND-WORLD FLIGHT. THE MOLLISONS* PLANS. LONOON, May 18. Mrs Amy Mollison told the Associated Press that she and her husband hoped to fly round the world within the next tw.o months, the itinerary including Australia. MOUNT EVEREST. IWEATHER DELAYS CLIMBERS. A copyright message from Mr Hugh Ruttledge at Camp 3 says that heavy •now interrupted Smythe and Shipton while they were advancing from Camp 4, fifteen inches falling at the North Col. The roar of avalanches from the north-east shoulder of Mount Everest was often audible on Sunday. The North Col is unsafe for perhaps two days. Slabs on the upper part of the mountain render it unciimbabie when covered with snow. A violent wind is tearing new snow from the mountain, giving hope of an early resumption. The advance party on the North Col Is comfortable, with plenty of food. MUD FROM ROTORUA. POSSIBILITIES IN ENGLAND. LONDON, May 18. Sir James Parr, High Commissioner fo* New ieaianc, commenting on tne shipping of a ton of mineral-impreg-nated mud from Rotorua, said: “We believe that Empire-produced thermal mud will become a successful part of the treatment at English spas.” PRICE OF SUPPORT. TRADE UNIONS AND MINISTRY. PARIS, May 18. The trade unions demand the nationalisation of the armaments industry as the prfce of their support of tne Blum Ministry.