News of the World in Brief

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 41, 18 February 1937, Page 7

News of the World in Brief

Baby’s Body Posted as Parcel POSTMAN’S GRUESOME DISCOVERY. Catted Pres* Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyrlah t. Received Wednesday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 16. At the inquest on the body of a baby posted from a Leeds shop to an address in Dublin, the jury returned a verdict of death owing to post natal neglect. A postman was unaware of the contents of the parcel, which was wrapped in a newspaper and labelled, “With Care,” until a shop-hand’s inquiry led bigi to open it, when they saw the baby’s head. The body bore no mark 3 of violence. AMERICAN FARMERS MOSTLY TENANTS. Received Wednesday, 7.15 p.m. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. In a message to Congress transmitting a report of the special committee on farm tenancy, President Roosevelt said that less than half of the nation’s farmers own the farms they were operating. About 40,000 farmers were added during the year to the tenaut class and prompt action was necessary to correct this evil. “When fully half the farm population no longer feels secure and when millions of the people have lost their roots in the soil, action to provide security is imperative,” ho declared. FOSTERS TO AID RECRUITING (British Official Wireless.) Received Wednesday, 7 p.m. RUGBY, Feb. 16. Free hoarding space worth £20,000 has been placed at the disposal of the authorities by the British Poster Advertising Association in London and 38 counties of England and Wales in connection with the campaign for recruits for the Territorial Army. NO GIPSIES AT THIS YEAR’S DERBY Received Wednesday, 7.5 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 16. The picturesque gipsies will probably be banned from Epsom Downs at this year’s Derby. BRITONS HURRY TO FAY (British Official Wireless.) Received Wednesday, 7 p.m. ' RUGBY, Feb. 16. Exchequer returns show the total ol ordinary revenue amounts to £637,544,' 040, compared with £617,757,852 for the corresponding date last year. Now we have entered the period of the financial year when the collection of income tax ij approaching its peak, it is interesting to note that last week’s yield of both income tax and surtax exceeded the amount collected in the corresponding woek last year. The income tax rose in a week by £18,695,000 to £185,717,000, compared with Inst year’s rise of £15,776,000 to the total, at the corresponding date, of £180,174,000. The total from Customs and excise is £278,503,000, compared with £266,107,000 last year. The total of ordinary expenditure is £676,745,724, compared with £637,667,273 for the corresponding date of 1936 SPEEDING UP EMERGENCY CALLS (British Official Wireless.) Received Wednesday, 7 p.m. RUGBY, Feb. 16. The Post Office has made elaborate arrangements for effecting & considerable speed-up of London’s emergency telephone calls in cases of fire, crime or accident, as regards a call by private subscribers. In the near future a system is to.be introduced in the areas served by automatic exchanges in whieh, on & subscriber dialling a code number, the immediate attention of the operator will be secured by a visual signal and audible alarm at the same time. Police stations, fire brigades and ambulance services are being linked by a newly devised system reducing the operation of an emergency call to seconds. The new type of street telephone pillar boxes is to be exec ted in large numbers throughout London. COLLISION OFF MALTA LONDON, Feb. 16. The Admiralty reports that the destroyers Active, Worcester and Antelope were involved in a collision off Malta. The Active’s steering gear jammed and she collided with the Worcester, both being damaged. The Ante lope was also involved and received slight damage. All are returning to harbour under their own steam. army and navy manoeuvres. Received Wedne.day, 11.30 p.m. HONG KONG, Feb. 17. One thouMnd troops from the JSingapor. garrison, a squadron of flying boats and 25 warships from the China station, will be participating in the largest manoeuvres in Hong Kong’s history in ‘■he middle of March. AMERICA'S CUP TO BE CONTESTED. Received Wednesday, 11.15 p.ip.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Chandler Hovey, a Boston banker, who purchased from Harold Vanderbilt, The Rainbow, the 1934 America s Cup defender, has announced a race against \ underbill '■ new Ranger for the defence of the cup. The move was greeted with rejoicing by the cop committee of the New York Yacht Club, whicn hitherto has been worried by the lack of a worthy opponent in the tunc-up «... s„ r the Ranger.