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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-12
PAN AM FLIES MANY
 PASSENGERS FRIDAY

Pan American World hlrways transported % passengers yesterday with l4 arriving from Seattle. F from Fairbanks, % connecting here vith PIMA for Cordoya, 26 to Seat Gle and Il to Fairb1nks.
 From Seattle: Ronald John. Crh Rupp Joseph Pike, Jack and J Sarvella, Bertha Surrett, Irene Pitt man, Joe Connolly, B. Goodenough M. Vansescu, D. Davis. R. Rasmus- sen, Bessie Fergussen.
 From Fairbanks. MT. and Mrs. Stanley Sachs and two children. Adelyne Leitzke, Dale DeBoer, Ear Beistline, Linn Forrest, Al Boberg, Webb Trimble. pr. Milton Keppler Anna Northway,. Frances Williams,
 To Seattle: Mrs. w. Hellan, MT. and Mrs. Grenin, Henry Rodes, I, J. Montgomery, Frances Williams, Mrs. Leonard Williamson and Joan, MT. and Mrs. William Finnigan and Vickey Lee, Kenneth Glenn, Mrs E. Calhoun, Alberta Collins. Mrs. Leo Osterman and Leana, Mrs. A. John son and three children; Frank Man net, Stella Lee, Gordon Neimi. Ken Bowman, Mary Miers, John Alder son, Harold Kessdes. Lew Hall, John Sullivan, c. D. Stone.
 For Fairbanks: G. Wilson. Joe Zayeral, Harry Deland, Robert Chapman. Eugene Holland, Frank Jenkins, Frank Williams, Mir. and Mrs. s. K. Bartlett and two chill dren.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-12
Dn. BUCKLEY KEW LEADER RESEkRCH
 UNI Al CQLlEGE

Word has been received hy Clar- ence Rhode, regional director ot the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Ser vice of the appointment of Dr, John L. Buckley to be new leader of the AlasRa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit at the University. At present he is an instructor in biology courses. He will succeed Dr. N. w. Eosley who will become dean of the faculty July l.
 Dr. Buckley, a native of Bing- hamton, N. r., graduated from the New York State College Of Forest " at Syracuse University in 1942,
 He served nearly four years in the Marine Corps, two of them in the South Pacific battle area, and rose to the rank of Captain.
 Following the war, he returned to school to complete masters de- gree in wildlfe management and then was employed by the U. s Fish and Wildlife Service as man. mal control agent in the east He received his doctorate degree ir tho summer ol 1850.
 He joined the staff of the Uni versity of Alaska last year and besides biology, has taught zoology botany and conservation of natur- al resources.
 As head of the Alaska Cooper ative Wildlife Research Unit. Dr Buckley will be in the employ oi the FWS, which cooperates with the Alaska Game Commission, the Wildlife Management Institute anc the University in supporting the work of the Research Unit. He will have charge of instruction oi graduate students and conduct in- vestigations on Alaska game ami i mals
 lie is married and has two yea old daughter, Susan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-12
Tl CARRIED <)aI AlAsKA COASTAL
 THURSDAY TRsP.S' .S'

A total of "A passengers travelcd n Alaska Coastal Airlines Thurs lay nights with on interport, 90 departing and 33 arriving.
 Departing for Sitka. John Mur- .ay, c. Whitoomhe, Louie smith, 7. Bechaune, Frank Kontroo, W. smith, Fred Rulison, Art Rulison. :. H. Schaffer; for Flick Cove: 0. Colby; for King Salmon Bay: T. T. Logan, Fred Harris
 For Petersburg: L. A. Barton; for Ketchikan: Ronald Mayo, ". A. Wood, c. Brown, Marjorie Ross; for 1aines: Harriet Sheldon; for Skag- way: B. T. Marlowe; for Tulse- luah: T. O'Grady, R. Thomson, R ,. ByeIs, E. J. Eriere; for Tenakee Robert Kemp; for Gustayus. Mrs. Chase, Alice White; for Pelican. Mrs. Donald Terne, Carl Westoy, ,or Eoonah; T. P. Hansen. II. II schwsnd.
 Arriving from IIocnah Mrs. Ed Win Lindoft Mrs. Don Underwood Tiny Underwood, Jimmie Under \ od. Mary Johnson. Tom Joha- son, Isabelle Bean, Mrs. Roy Bean l>Early Douglas, W. II. schwind, T ? Hansen; from Pelican: J Clem- in
 From Tulsequah: Nels Bgaathan J. Sullivan; from Haines: Lewis A. Stanley, Tom Skagway: F. II Dent; from Ketchikan M. Bent haer, Russell Carlson; from Wran- gel l.. French, B. Hanford, k Helsee, K. Ulrickson; from Peters. berg, F. Perry.
 From Windnam Bay Rod Sud- man; from Sitka Mrs. G. Logan D. Dinneen, B. Rauseh, Mrs. J Gushing, pr. Baird, Mrs. Baird, Bot McMahon, Mrs. Ashby, Mrs. Johr Hope, Art Franklin, W. Fromholz William Smith, T. Brady; fron Fish Bay: Floyd Bays.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-12
BERIIk, pUlkETT TO ANCHORAGE ON
 FRIDAY'S PLANE

Leonard Berlin, chiel of the Di- vision of Engineering, Bureau of Land Management, left Friday with Lowell Puckett, regional administ- rator, for Anchorage. They flew via Pacific Northern Airlines. Puc- kctt is returning to his headquar- taers in Anchorage and Berlin, af- ter visiting field survey parties in the Anchorage region, will go to Fairbanks on similar mission He expects to be gone about ten days.
 Berlin said that John Short, ca dastral engineer, has left for Aniak where he will lay out the first of- ficial townsite on the KuskokWim river at that town.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-12
HOSPITAL NOTES

Admitted to St. Ann's hospital Friday were Walter L. Cooper, Mrs. Uvalde Moody. J. w. Lyles. Marie Jensen, Barbara Edenso; dischars- ed were Ralph Smyth, Clarence Lyons. Harry Aase. Raymond Harts- field, R. Hendricks,
 Born to Mrs. Malcolm Hardy at St. Ann's hospital at 1923 Satur- day morning. a girl weighing pounds Ii ounces.
 Admitted to the Government hos pital was Darrel St. Claire, Juneau There were no discharges.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-12
COL. MOVES DELAYED BY
 WASHINGTON HEARING

Gel. John R. Moves, commissioner of the Alaska Road Commission, will he delayed in his return to Juneau for several days. Senate ap- propriation hearings on the budget for the Alaska Road Commission have heen postponed until next Tue day. Moves will return when the hearings are completed.
 A. r. Ghighone. chief engineer of, ARG said that bids for the con- ssruction of new concrete and steel warehouse at Fairbanks will be opened in the ARC office next Monday May 14 at Il am.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-12
LUCILLE JOHNSON
 WITH CONSTRUCTION co

Lucille Johnson is now account ant at the Valle- -Sommers Cons ruction Co. office here. She had previously been with the Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Assoeia- ton here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-12
ATTENTION MAsoNs

Stated Communication of Mt Juneau Lodge No. 147 Monday eve ming at 7:5o with Labor in the M M. Degree.
 J. W. Leiyers, Secretary
Evening star., 1951-03-28
Planes Seeking s.
IAt Sea Find Debris
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. Mar. 28.-Rescue air.
craft searching the Atlantic for
a United States Air Force trans
port plane missing with SO persons
aboard have sighted a number
of small yellow objects" some 800
miles southwest of Ireland. Sd Air
Force headquarters said today.
The American Globemaster dis
appeared on Good Friday on
flight from the United States to
England.
The objects are the same color
as life-rafts carried by United
States aircraft on overwater
flights. Individual life belts
known as Mae Wests-worn by
passengers on such flights also are
yellow to aid in spotting them
from the air.
| Weather in the area was mod
crate, with clouds at $500 feet and
a Is to 20-mile wind.
The pilot of an American Air
Force rescue plane-one of more
than 100 securing the Atlantic
area-first reported seeing the
objects yesterday.
| About two hours later, Air Force
headquarters here said, another
plane reported debris" in the
same location.
Surface ships were ordered to
the area but no further informa-
tion has been received here.
Evening star., 1951-03-28
Simon SmigeIskY, 81,
Father Of Mathematician

Simon Smigelsky, 81, father ot
the head of the mathematics de-
partment at Syracuse University
died yesterday at the Monmouth
Apartments, 1919 G street NV.
where he had lived for the last
three years with his daughters
Ithe Misses Freda and Julia
|Smigelsky.
Mr.. Smigelsky, a native of Po-
land who came to the United
States in 1884, was a grocer in
Mount Carmel, Pa, for many
Years.
One son, DR.. Frank Smigelsky
lis at Syracuse University. An
other son, DR.. I. E Smigelsky, is a
physician in Mount Carmel
Three other sons and another
daughter also survive.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed at Danzansky's
funeral home, 35O1 Fourteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1951-03-28
Francis Howard King;
Headed Funeral Home

Francis Howard King, 43, who
headed the Money and King Flu
neral Home in Vienna, Va, died o1
a heart attack yesterday in his
home in the firms building, Maple
avenue and Lawyers road.
A resident of Vienna all his life
he was the only son of F. Garth
King and the late Mrs. King.
The funeral business conducted
by Mr.. King was established in
1881 by his grandfather, the late
Howard A. Money. During the past
year, a new and modern funera,
home was completed for the firm
in Vienna.
Mr.. King was lifelong member
of Wesley Methodist Church in
Vienna and was past chairman
of its board of stewards. For many
years, he was a trustee of church
property.
In addition to his father, Mr.
King is survived by his widow Mrs
Edith Masters King. >
Funeral services will be held
from the chapel of the funeral
home at 2 pm, Friday. Burial will
be in Flint Hill Cemetery, neal
Oakton, Va.
Evening star., 1951-03-28
By John M .Hishtower
Assoeia.ed Press stoff Writer

A young former vice consul al
Hong Kong, John Wayne Will
liams, faced possible criminal
prosecution today after repeatedly
Econfessing he accepted $4,000 in
bribes to speed up yisas for Chi
IneSe.
The State Department said the
Justice Department is actively
following up the case. The State
Department said it's own investi-
cation also turned up confessions
OF homosexuality by Williams and
three other consulate employees.
Meanwhile, the State Depart
ment and immigration authorities
are trying to track down any Chi
nese in this country who may be
here on visas obtained by bribery
Officials said that they could be
expelled. At least 100 Chinese
were understood to have entered
the country as result of deals
with Williams but most are be-
lieved to have made only short
visits or to have gone on to some
other country.
Full Confession Reported.
A State Department announce
ment last night declared that
Williams had made a full confess
sion OF accepting gifts or presents
to expedite visas for Chinese and
that these totaled about $4,000.
The announcement also re-
ported that the investigation of
Williams activities had uncovered
''homosexual aspects to this case"
and that "in addition to Mr.. VIII
liams three other homosexual
Evening star., 1951-03-28
Mrs. Joseph H. Wheat, 79.
Former Officer Of OAR

Mrs. Joseph Henry Wheat, 7s
Ia former Washington resident
who died Saturday IN Allentown
Pa, was buried today in Arling.
ton Cemetery after funeral serv.
ices in st. Marks Episcopa
Church.
Mrs. Wheat. a former officer o1
the Daughters of the American
Revolution, was a member of the
Capt. Joseph Magruder Chapter
and once served as State historian
for the District.
Her husband was a Geological.
Survey employe for more than sc
years. Shortly before his death
lin 1942, he retired as chief OF
the surveys topographic mapping
section. He had served as a ma
Ijor in World War I.
Mrs. Wheat was the former
IMinnette Dram of Shamokin, Pa
She and her husband came tt
Washington in 1898. She returned
to Pennsylvania after his death
Mrs. Wheat is survived by 8
sister, Mrs. Francis j. Dever, ano
a niece, Miss Louisa Dram, botf
Iof Philadelphia, and two nephews
James w. Dram, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
and John E. Dram, Harrisburg. Pa
Evening star., 1951-03-28

Montgomery County representa-
tive on the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission in May, 1945
Resigned in 1945.
Mr.. Shaw decided to retire in
May, 1945. He submitted his res
lignation to former Gov. Lane
although he had two more years
in office. SO that he could have
more leisure time"
When he left public life friends
and various Democratic organiza-
tions presented him with an auto
mobile at his former home,
Meadowood, near Colesville.
He was a member of the First
Church of Christ Scientists, Silver
Spring.
Beside his widow and son, Ben
ljamin C. Shaw of Meadowood, a
vice president of the Suburban
National Bank, Silver Spring, he
lis survived by -four sisters, Mrs.
Sally Bellfield, 7o5 Sligo avenue,
Silver Spring; Mrs. Mary E. Ben
nett, 3725 w street NV; Mrs.
Carrie McKerichar and Miss
Bertha Shaw. both of 1913 Coles
willie road, Silver Spring, and seven
tnieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star., 1951-03-28
Hong Kong Visa Bribe Data
Given to Justice Department

cases were uncovered in Hong
Kong" The three other persons
were discharged but none of them
was found to be involved in the
visa irregularities. Their names
were not given out.
The investigation which lied to
these disclosures was made last
year by Julian F.. Harrington, a
veteran foreign service officer, act
ing as deputy for Deputy Under
secretary of State Carlisle Humel-
sine. who is in charge of admin
istration under Secretary of State
Acheson.
Mr.. Harrington substantially
wound up his case last November
and Williams was Immediately
suspended in Hong Kong and sent
back to Washington. On his ar
rival here. the State Department
said, the departments security
officers obtained a fuller confess
sion than he had given in Hong
Kong. He was fired last Decem-
ber /.
| Congress Group Given Details.
Meanwhile, the case was turned
over to the Justice Department
"for action and possible prosecu-
tion." In addition. the chairmen
of House and Senate appropria-
tions groups handling State De-
partment funds were also given
details of the affair.
The belated public disclosure
was made after the State Depart
Iment had received inquiries from
reporters about hints of a Hong
Haon caovIol
Evening star., 1951-03-28
Files
Answer on Ad Policy
By the Associoted Press

NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 28.-TEe
Times-Picayune Publishing &C
filed an answer in Federal Coufi
yesterday arguing for the admis.
stability in evidence of certain es.
tablished newspaper practices a.
part of its defense against civil
antitrust action by the Govern.
ment. u w.
The answer was filed to a Gov.
Iernment motion asking the coult
not to allow testimony about such
practices as evidence when The
Times-Picayune Publishing Co
ANTITRUST suit comes to trial
April 80.
The Governments motion
claimed that the practice of Other
newspaper publishers in using
combination advertising rates FOL
their morning and afternoon news
papers was not evidence of it's le-
Igality.
The Times-Picayune said il
would "offer evidence as to a trade
practice in the newspaper publish
ing industry commencing approx.
mately 40 years ago."
The practice, it said, is whereby
a publisher of a morning and eve
ming newspaper promulgates (sets
fup) a combination rate for adver-
tising :"
The Times-Picayune said the
fact it wanted to prove with such
evidence is that 179 other publish
ing companies who publish both
Imornng and afternoon papers are
using combination rates, too. +
The Government brought its
civil antitrust suit against the
Times-Picayune Publishing Co.
last June, charging it INDUCED IN
certain business practices injuri-
Gus to the competing New Orleans
Item.
Evening star., 1951-03-28
Walter W. Taylor, ST.,
Investment Banker
BY the Associated Press

DELRAY BEACH, Fla, Mar
28.-Walter w. Taylor, ST., 81, q
retired investment banker of New
York, died at his home here last
night.
Mr.. Taylor headed his own in
vestment firm in New York for
Is years before his retirement
about three years ago. Previously
he was in the investment business
in Chicago.
Survivors include his widow, a
son, Walter w., jr., an anthropolo-
|gist Of Santa Fe, N. Mex, and a
daughter. Mrs. Carl Lloyd of Ar
|lington, Va.
Evening star., 1951-03-28
Dr.. Everett Gat|in, 80,
Glen Echo Clergyman

DR.. Everett Gatlin, 80, pastef Of
the Glen Echo Baptist Church
died yesterday at his home, 2611
Garfield street NV, after an ILL
ness of several months. -.
DR.. Gatlin and his wife, DR.
Mary Gatlin, came to Washington
from Louisville. KY. shortly after
their marriage in 1917.
Before becoming pastor at tbs
Glen Echo church about II years
ago, DR.. Gatlin' had been pastor
at the Cherrydale Va.) Baptist
Church and the Mount Rainier
Baptist Church for about q
years.
A native of Kentucky, DR.. Cat
lin was graduated from Bethe.
College, Russellville, KY, and the
Southern Baptist Theological.
Seminary, Louisville.
Mrs. Gatlin, retired physician
is the only survivor.
Funeral services were to be helc
lat 3 pm. today at the Garfield
street address. Burial will be ir
Bladensburg Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-03-28
Sir Harold Butler, 81;
Former British Envoy
To United States
BY the Associoied Press

READING. England. Mar. %
Sir Harold Butler, British Min
lister to Washington from 1942-46
died at his home yesterday after
a brief illness. He was 81.
AS minister, Sir Harold was In
charge of the British Information
Services in the United States
From 1928 he was director OF
the international Labor Office in
Geneva.
Sir Harold made countless
friends in this country during the
war years when he undertook the
task of tirelessly and patiently
spiking enemy inspired rumors
designed to disrupt Anglo -Ameri-
can unity.
In series of press conferences
statements, signed articles ano
letters to editors, Sir Harold
pressed always for a fuller under
standing by Americans of Britain's
position and war effort.
Defense Commissioner.
Sir Harold was called from his
important war job as defense
commissioner Of Southern Eng
land to become director of EN-.
plre public relations in North
America. He was appointed de-
fense commissioner in 1910 anc
charged with guarding against ar
expected Nazi invasion and with
the air raid defense of 3 million
inhabitants of the Portsmouth.
Southampton area.
Was Director of IO.
Sir Harold served as deputy
director Of the Internationa
Labor Organization from 1921
until 1882. He was director from
1882 to 1888. He was credited
with wide knowledge of labor con.
|ditions in the United States. Two
of his books were entitled Indus.
trial Relations in the United
States" and Unemployment
Problems in the United States"
The wedding of Sir Harold.
daughter. Noorna to 1t. Henry
Owen Eversole, jr.. U. S. N. R., o1
La Canada, Calf, at Washington
Cathedral in June, 1945, was one
of the highlights of the socia
season that year.
Evening star., 1951-03-28

He began his Government
career in 1886 as associate direc-
tor of the Social Security Boards
Information Service. a job he held
for five years. He subsequently
became executive officer of the
Office of Facts and Figures,
Deputy Director of the Washing
ton branch of the Office of War
Information and from 1914 to
1948 was director of the Social
Security Administrators Infor-
nation Service. ...
Member of Colonial Family.
Born in Manchester, N. H., Mr.
Huse was a member of a family
that settled in Massachusetts, in
1880. He earned B. A. and M. A.
degrees from Boston University
and took graduate work at the
University Of Wisconsin.
Before entering Government
service he was active in private
enterprise and educational work
From 1919 to 1924 he worked on
various New England newspapers,
including Boston dailies. He later
served as director of the Univer-
sity News Bureau at Boston Uni
versity and as director of advertis-
ing and publicity of the New Eng
land Council in Boston.
Mr.. Huse also had been on the
teaching staff at Boston University
and was a member of the Littaue1
School of Harvard University.
Was Trustee Of Boston U.
Mr.. Huse served as a member
| of the board of trustees at Bos-
ton University and in 1886 was
president Of the Boston Univer-
Isity Alumni Association. He was
active here until his illness in the
Society for the Advancement of
Management.
| Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Katherine Huse, and twin daugh-
ters, the Misses Pamela and Joan
Huse, both of 2the Chevy Chase
address. A sister, Miss Anna L.
Huse, lives in Manchester.
| Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow in All Saints
Episcopal Church, Chevy Chase
Circle. Burial will be In Man
chester.
Evening star., 1951-03-28
Lacy Shaw Diesin 7 okomoP Park;
Montgomery Political Leader
Retired Official Held
Stote and County Posts
In Long Civic Career

aLacy Shaw. prominent Mont
gomery County Democratic leader,
died today at Washington Sani-
tarium, Takoma Park.
Mr.. Shaw, 81, had been i'll about
two weeks and returned to his
home, 8013 Eastern avenue, Silver
Spring, from Florida last Thurs
day. He suffered a heart ailment
and had spent the winter at Miami
and at Deerfield Beach, Fla.
A former chairman of the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission, he had been a Montgom-
cry County political figure for
more than 30 years. He once was
member and chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners
and was park commissioner for the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
At 81. Mr.. Shaw married Miss
Alma Huset, So. a Veterans Ad-
ministration employe. He had
been divorced and had q son by
his former marriage.
In politics. he was closely allied
with E. Brooke Lee. long time
head of the Democratic Party in
the county and closely associated
with the party at State levels.
He was first elected member
of the Board Of County Commits
sioners in 1921 and was reelected
in 1926 and 1880, serving as presi-
dent of the board for a number of
years.
In 1888, the late Gov. Albert c.
|Ritchie appointed Mr.. Shaw to the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and
designated him as park commits
sioner. posts which he held
through 1912. In that year he
again was elected county commits
sioner, and also president Of the
board. Z.
Former Gov. (now Senator)
IO'Conor appointed him as the
Evening star., 1951-03-28
III. Comdr. Wagner,
Administrative Aide
In Naval Transport

1t. Comdr. 10y A. Wagner, 81
an administrative officer in the
Navy Military Sea Transportation
Service. died suddenly today in his
Navy Department Office.
Death apparently was due to a
heart attack. Colleagues noticed
he appeared i'll about 9 am. and
urged him to go home. Ter
minutes later he slumped over his
desk.
Comdr. Wagner is survived by
his widow. Mrs. Ruth Wagner;
his mother. Mrs. Jessie v. Wag-
ner. Delphi, Ind. and a sister
Mrs. Mildred E. Graves, Martins
vile. Ind. The officer and his
wife resided at 2637 North Green
brier street. Arlington. He was
born in Lafayette, Ind.
Comdr. Wagner rose through
Navy ranks after enlisting as 6
hospital corpsman in 1919. Al
the time of his death he was ad.
Iministrative officer of the medica.
division OF the transportation
service. He took that post here
Ia year ago in a transfer from
headquarters, 1st Naval District
lin Boston.
Previous service in Washington
included two years duty at tht
Naval Hospital starting in 1923
and another two years as an in.
Istructor at the Naval Medica
School from 1932-34. His over.
seas duty included a two-yeal
tour in Asiatic waters. During thu
last war he was stationed at thu
Navy Medical Supply Depot
Brooklyn.
Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery after funeral service,
at the Arlington Chapel at tim,
to be announced later, according
to the Navy Department. .
Evening star., 1951-03-28
Rev, Stephen Gardner,
Retired Episcopal Cleric

The Rev. Stephen Gardner, 66,
Ia retired Episcopal minister, who
was born here, died March 7 at
his home in Washington. N. c..
friends here have been informed.
During his boyhood he lived at
st. Johns Episcopal Orphanage
here. For 81 years he was rector
Of st. Peters Church in the North
Carolina city before his retire.
ment last December.
Evening star., 1951-03-28
PIucks Fowl in IS Seconds

By wet-plucking a fowl in Is
seconds, A. v. Robertshaw, Tt
maru, New Zealand, poultryman,
is believed to have established a
new record. Mr.. Robertshaw
modestly says this feather in his
cap should be shared by others
on his staff, as they probably are
even faster.
Evening star., 1951-03-28
u. N. Reports "a Billion
AS World Population
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Mar. 49,
The worlds population is grow
ing at the rate Of nearly l per
cent year and in 1949 reached
"a billion, a United Nations sur
vey showed last night.
The survey, included in the
u. N. Topographic Yearbook for
1949-50, said the worlds popula-
tion was up more than 500 million
over 1920's figure.
Latin America, with an increase
of 2 per cent, was shown to be
the fastest-growing area of the
world.