Around the World:

Highlander, Volume 1, Issue 5, 29 March 1945, Page 2

Around the World:

Queen Wilhelmina has returned to London after a 10 day tour ot liberated parts of the Netherlands. The Viceroy of India (Lord Wavell) has left New Delhi for London for consultation with the British Government. Paris reports say the food situation in the big towns of France is causing considerable concern. Supplies are smaller than at any time during the war. With the Clark river rising 50 feet above normal there has been heavy flooding in North-

ern Queensland. Rail traffic has been held up as the result of washouts. In view of anticipated heavy Dominion and overseas tourist, traffic to the Southern Lakes district of NZ in the near future the Government is erecting a new hotel at Queenstown. Mr. Churchill told the House of Commons that Britain’s food stocks were rather less than 6,000,000 tons and would be reduced to 41 million tons by the end of June because of aid to liberated countries. Easter Rail bookings in NZ are the heaviest in years and ' the railways will be fully extended this week-end handling the holiday traffic. There is an increase of 50 per cent on prewar bookings. High tributes have been paid to a work of NZ airmen in Burma and the Pacific. Military officials of both the British and American forces have expressed their appreciation of the valuable services of their squadron.