Round the World

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 250, 22 November 1929, Page 2

Round the World

By Telegraph―Press Association—Copyright

VAFU0US HflPPENINGS GABLE ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

H ague Conference. Tlie Daily Telegraph understands the second Hague conference vvill begin on January 3. Flight Across Africa, The French airmen Bailly and Eignensi Marsot have arrived back from Madagascar at tlie conclusion of a remarkable lo.tiOO miles fligbt across , Africa, occupying 23 days, including 1 six days' stay in Madagasear. Lodge Patients. The Britislx Medical Association's Sydnev branclx lias resoived to increase the rates for medical attendance on metropolitaix lodge patients from 26s to 36s per year. Tlns decision i» causing dism'ay ajnong friendly societies. Nansen's Fram. A committee ujxder tlie presidencv of Loxal Cecil lias beeu formed to raise funds for the preservation of Dr. Nansen's old ship, the' Fram, which lies in dock in Norway in a serious condition and which is thi-eatened witli destruction. West African Colonies. Mr Luxxn, Colonial U nder-Secreta rv, stated that tlie Governors of tlie West African colonies were being consulted as to what steps could nsefully be taken for dealing with the sale of intoxicating liquors to the natives of those colonies. St. Paui's. His Majesty the King has accepted an invitation to attend a thanksgiving service for the successful repairing of St. Paui's on June 25, 1930, by which tinie £450,000, received from ajl over the Empire, will have been raised in 17 years for restoration. Debf Payments. In a writteu repl / to a Parliamentary question tlie Chancellor of the Exehequer states that the excess of British payxnents to the United States over Great Britain's aggregate receipts '-from allied debts and reparations to March 31, 1929, was £145,925,000. Dr. Knowles Reieased. _Dr. Benjaniin Knowles, wkose conviction for the murder of his wife by a judge sitting witliout a jnry at Ivmnasi, in Aslianti, was quashed by the judicial ccnimittee of tlie Privy Council yesterday, was reieased from the Maidstone prison to-day. Marketing Board. Mr Lunn, in answer to a question in the House of Comnions, said the Empire' Marketing Board had. approved of four grants to Cauada costing £8300, seven to Australia costing £161,927, four to New Zealand costing £37,933 and one to South Africa costing £85,000. One proposal from Canada and one from New Zealand were being considered. Anglo-Russian Trade. The Department of Overseas Trade announces that Sir Esniond Ovey, who has been appointed Ambassador to Russia, to which post lie will shortly he proceeding, will be glad to discuss with British firms and indviduals matters relating to Britislx tx'ade with that market. Sir Esmond Ovey will be available for interviews at the Department of Overseas Trade.