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NEW ROBOT.
Said To Be “All But Human,'
TO BE PUT ON MARKET.
Can Deliver Goods to Customers
And Repeat Phrases.
New York, Yesterday.
THE FRANC.
To Be Stabilised Shortly.
POINCARE'S STATEMENT.
No Definite Date Mentioned: "Trustful Co-Operation” Asked."
Faria, Yesterday.
A new robot talking auto- In the Chamber,, M. Poincare in
با
UNLUCKY CITY.
One More 'Quake at Corinth.
FELT AT ATHENS.
Damaged Houses Collapse: Papulace Panic-Stricken.
Athens, Yesterday.
A number of houses damaged
maton, said to be so nearly human a ministerial statement indicated in the April earthquakes at that it can deliver goods to cus-that the stabilisation of the frane Corinth have collapsed as the re- tomers in shops and even repeat would come shortly but he did not suit of a severe new shock.
The inhabitants were panic- phrases, is being manufactured by reveal the date rate. He merely the Remington Arms' Company. asked the Chumber for trustful stricken and believe that clouds The new corporation will have collaboration towards financial of smoke are hanging over the town due to the volcanic eruption. a capital of $25,000,000 and will restoration and social reforms.
The shock was also felt at be formed by a combine of leading
Further Details.
Athens. Reuter, automatic purchasing companies, The Governmental declaration who will market the robot-summarises the important pro- Reuter's American Service.
INDIAN MARINES.
REAR ADMIRAL APPOINTED FLAG OFFICER.
INDIA'S NAVAL DEFENCE.
London, Yesterday,
RUBBER SCHEME.
TION SCHEME.
RUBBER PAVING.
blerns left undecided and declares that the conditions are of such a nature that financial rehabilita- DETAILS OF DUTCH VALORISA- tion may be continued in a serene! atmosphere. Therefore, France! has to keep together all factors indispensable to success and! stabilisation. French frontiers cannot be left open but nobody can doubt the praceful intentions of France.
London, Yesterday. According to details of the Dutch Valorisation Scheme published in the "Financial Times, the organisa-
Concerning Communism retion would finance surplus rubber The announcement that Rear-Ad-pression will be resorted to where at a low price, and dispose of the miral Humphrey Walwyn has been necessary to protect law and same in such a way as to stimu- appointed Flag Officer commanding order. Havas.
late consumption.
and Director of the Royal Indian
The main. outlet in view is rub-
Marine is the first step towards im- ATLANTIC FLIGHTS.ber paving, which is deemed to plementing the decision to recon.
struct the Indian Marine as a com-
THE ATTEMPT
batant force. This is done with TWO WOMEN PREPARING FOR' the view of India ultimately under- taking her own naval defence.-- Reuter.
H.M. Government's Intentions. Simia, Yesterday. Owing to the Legislative Assem- the
bly negativing by one vote,
Indian Naval Discipline Bill, the
LEVINE ALSO READY.
Curtisfield, Long Island,
Yesterday. Levine's aeroplane "Miss Colum-
have reached a practical stage.
од
It is proposed to establish a bank with a co-operative basis capital of £1,250,000 of which three quarters will be ear- marked for subscription by the pro- ducers. The balance will be raised by public subscription, and the bank will take over surplus pro-; duction when the price is below one shilling, and release the
#C.
Indian Government has decided, bin," with Miss Mabel Boll, known cumulated surplus when the mar- in consultation with His Majesty's as "the Queen-of-Diamonds from-ket rises beyond 27
and two British ex-Air Force off cers, has left for Old Orchard.
the distribution, uniform legisla
Government, to proceed under the her profusion of jewels, on board To enable the bank to regulate limited powers of the existing law to complete the reconstruction of the Indian Marine, which has been proceeding during the past two
ycare,
in
tion.
tion will be necessary in Great From here they will attempt Britain and in the Netherlands, Trans-Atlantic fight, which will compelling the producers, both thus be a race between two women. European and native, to deliver to The force will be called the Royal The news of Miss Boll's plans has the bank a percentage of produc- Indian Marine and will become a caused the crew of the "Friend- combatant force limited to Indian ship to speed up. arrangements The producers in exchange for waters but at the disposal of His for their departure. notwithstand-deliveries receive bonds bearing no Majesty's Government emering adverse weather reports. Interest but entitling the holders gencies. One commissioned VA- Mr. Levine is going to Old to 5 per cent. of the bank's surplus! cancy in three of both executive Orchard in another plane to super profits, while on the other hand and engineer branches will be revise the departure of "Miss Colum the bank undertakes to supply 75 served for Indians and open to bia. Possibly he also will fly in per cent. of the rubber stock, for competitive examination. change to combatant statue will! render enrolment compulsory in- stead of optional for the lower ranks. Reuter.
AGAINST ITALY.
The her.
BERLIN ITALIAN EMBASSY ATTACKED.
"DOWN WITH MUSSOLINI."
Unable to Find the Way.
New York, Yesterday. "Mias Columbia" has returned to Curtisfield after six hours' flight. The occupants said they were "an-! able to find the way to Old Orchard owing to fog."-Reuter's can Service.
Ameri-
JAPAN'S STRIKE,
MEDIATORS MEETING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS,
CONCILIATORY ASPECT.
•
the purpose of making and paving roads, to the British and Nether- lands Governments at a shilling a lb.
"Strictly Confidential."
London, Later.
ROMANCE & THRILLS!
VIVID drama of the sea in the days of the convict
ships depicting storm, shipwreck and mutiny with amazing realism !-
AT THE
CAPTAIN
SALVATION
The tang of "the sea in a great film spectacle
With LARS HANSON, PAULINE STARKE MARCELINE DAY & ERNEST TORRENCE.
QUEEN'S
A MERVILLA
BROWN PRODUCTION
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW,
AL 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20..
A Comedy Riot Bulle Around the Army of Occupation!
stang LYA DE PUTTI and
MALCOLM MoGREGOR
A UNIVERSAL PICTUNĘ
BUCK
PRIVATES
AT THE
WORLD
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
Orchestra 5.16 & 9,20, Interpreter 2.30-&-7;15:--
A wife's comedy that almost became a tragedy !
She was chased out of | RIVADA
alimony into matrimony ANA ONE UNS
CUPID IN THE QUISE OF A DUCK HUNTER. TWO DECOYS EVADING THE LAW, A DOUBLE BARREL ROMANTIC COMEDY THRILLS CHILLS-SPILLS
In the House of Commons, reply- ing to Sir Frank Nelson with re- gard to the scheme, Mr. Margesson, for Mr. Amery, said the scheme was submitted to Mr. Amery with AT THE the request that he treat it £9 strictly confidential. Consequent- ly, it was impossible to give any information.Reuter.
ADVERTISING.
NEWSPAPERS THE BEST MEDIA.
VALUE TO HOTELS.
ACTION STAR
STREET DANGERS.
ACCIDENTS OF THE PAST 24 HOURS.
PRISCILLA
DEAN in FORBIDDEN
WATERS"
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW.
Continuous 2.30 to 11.15.
|G.C.H., when knocked down by motor car No. 180 in Des Voeux, road, West, near the Tal Ping Theatre yesterday,
Berlin, 'Yesterday. Seven youths drove up in a motor- car to the Italian Embassy and commenced stone throwing. Others
Tokyo, Yesterday. rushed up and joined in, and The mediators in the Seamen's several windows were broken, in- strike are meeting new behind cluding those of the Ambassador's closed doors. The atmosphere is study, which the Ambassador had conciliatory and it is believed that just entered.
after sessions lasting a few days After the attackers had gone, an agreement may be reached. It leaflets were found on the ground, is, however, uncertain whether the Newspapers and magazines are
According to reports received by inscribed "Down with Mussolin!" Union will accept the decision of the best media for advertising the Police, several accidents occur and calling on the people to attend the mediators...
declared Major Isidore red overnight yesterday. About Salmon, Conservative (M.P. for an amnesty demonstration at the Meanwhile increased tonnage la; Sporting Palace on June 8,
being held up as more ships loin Harrow, addressing the first annual half of the total were traffic acci- The
Communist newspaper the strike as they enter port. The conference of the Hotels and Below are given the brief “Rotefahne" declares that the at- latest reports show that the strike Restaurants Association on May 5 tack must be considered a protest is holding up 266 shipa.
at the Savoy Hotel, Strand.
Cheung Fu (25), a fitterem- Major Salmon, who is managing against the sentences passed on However the public does not en- director of Messrs. J. Lyons and ployed at the Talkoo Dockyard, met with a fatal accident. He was the Italian Communist leaders.tertain any great anxiety, and Co.,Ltd., declared that the advan taken to the Government Civil Hog- the theft of a bicycle from a cycle
Reuter.
AFGHAN ARMY.
TURKISH MILITARY MEN
GOING TO KABUL
RE-ORGANISATION.
Constantinople, Yesterday.
confident that a settlement will be reached soon. Router,
JAPAN'S BONDS.
TOKYO ELECTRIC LIGHT STOCK OVER-SUBSCRIBED.
∙ISSUED AT 90.:
London, Yesterday.
A military mission headed by General Klazim Pasha, Deputy The issue in London to-day of Chief of the General Staff, and the Tokyo Electric Light⠀⠀ 6 per comprising four colonels, is shortly cent. first mortgage bonds, of going to Kabul to re-organise the $4,500,000 at 2 price of 90, repay- Afghan army,
ble at par In 1953, was immedi- Kiazım will become Chief of the ately considerably over-subscribed. General Staff and military adviser-Reuter
hotels,
denta...
facts:--
a
After accidently falling down the door steps of No. 14. Yu On Terrace, a Chinese was sent to the G. C. Hospital, suffering from fracture to the base of the skull.
Lau" "Chof (78) Chinese widow, was knocked down by public” car' No. 174 in Wanchai yesterday, and was also sent to the G. C. Hospital.
The police have been notified of
pital, where he died at 6.35 pm. shop at No. 651-Shanghai-street. A Chinese women suffering from It appears that at 6 p.m. on Mon injuries sustained, as a result of day, a Chinese youth who gave his being knocked down by tram car Dame a Lam Chal, hired a cycle,
and has since disappeared."
tages of such publications were obvious. He said:"
The poster has its definite uses, which I would be the last to minimise. But a poster must No. 85. remain in one position while a newspaper or a magazine circu- lates, is portable, le carried to, and read in, many places by the person the advertiser desires to interest.
The grades in newspaper char acter and social status are so many and varied that hotel and
Admitted to G.C.HL.
The Dowager Lady Noble, who Lam Sun-kung, Chinese was celebrated her 100th birthday re- sent to the Government Civil Ho-cently, was a mourner at the pital suffering from a fractured funeral in Newcastle of Mrs. Boot, spine and fracture of both legs, as wife of Canon Booting
a result of a fall in jumping from
verandah to the first floor. He Professor Nicholas Murray But- is in a critical condition. «ler has been elected president restaurant advertisers can fit in Luf Yes (43) residing at Chung of the Pilgrims Bociety of Amerka exactly with the cliantale they Lee; a shop In Belcher-street, met in succession to the late Mr. Chaun- desire to reach and attract his death after admission to the cey Depow.
Newspaper advertising for hotels
and restaurants stands out alone, since it permits of immediate appeals and instant results.
to King Amanullah, while the four The American Portion colonels will supervise the different
New York, Yesterday, sections of the War Ministry The American portion of the The Earl of Bessborough, who Eventually, Turkish officers will be Tokyo Electrio Light issue has been presided, said he understood that sent to Afghanistan as instructors, over-subscribed. Reuter's Ameri£200,000,000 was spent by Ander
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