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SHANGHAI JOCKEY THROWN
NARROW ESCAPE FOR MR. HEARN
(By "RAPIER”)
Reich Ambassador To Burgos
Berlin,
General Faupel, formerly charge d'affaires to General Franco's rebel government, has.. been appointed German Ambas- sador to insurgent Spain. Reuter
A serious accident was narrowly CORONATION averted this morning when SOUVENIR FOR
Mr.
Hearn, the well-known Shanghai
THE CHINA-MAIL, FEBRUARY 13, 1937.
RELIGIOUS WAR
IN GERMANY
Church Committee Dissolved
FAILED IN OBJECT
Berlin, To-day.
The failure of the Reich Church WHERE Committee to terminate the religi- ous dispute in Germany is seen be- hind the dissolution of the body by order of the Government.
To Be Carried By H.M.S. Carlisle
jockey who is riding for Mr. L.TRISTAN DA CUNHA Dunbar at the Annual Meeting, was thrown from Tyne, belonging to Mr. V. M. Grayburn, when out! in a trial gallop. The incident oc- curred a short distance past the main entrance to the Race Course, directly
London, To-day. Advance editions of the Corona-
The Committee came into being in October, 1935, as the principal governing body of the German Evangelical Church.
Religious circles are of the opinion that there is no likelihood of another Committee being set up. What will probably follow is that some work of reorganisation will
Football opposite the Stand. At this point, the pony tion programme for overseas, print- he carried out by the State "under shied unaccountably, turned vio-ed under the auspices of the King the Law of September 28 for safe- lently to the left, and its sudden re-George Jubilee Fund, have been sent guarding the German Church.”
The Reich Church was formed to fusal to run caused Mr. Hearn to to Tristan da Cunha in order that become unseated. Fortunately, Mr. the inhabitants of the most isolat-affect uniformity of the various r Hearn's head hit the ground just a ed island in the Empire shall have ligions in Germany and to establish time for the an authoritarian administration.- few inches away from the iron bar the programme in
Trans-Ocean. supporting the rail.
Coronation.
With "another pony on the ex- The programmes left Croydon, by treme left, and practically a clear air yesterday morning for Cape will field ahead, it is hard to under- Town, where H.M.S. Carlisle stand why this pony should have sail for the island with them behaved in such a mysterious man-February 23-Reuter.
ner. However, beyond slight shaking up, Mr. Hearn was able to walk back to the paddock, and shortly afterwards he returned to the track again on Tyne. This time Tyne was accompanied by Ythan, its stable mate, and the gallop was completed satisfactorily.
SELECTIONS FOR KWANTI
First Race
WEMBLEY STAG GLENSHEE- KING'S PARADE
Second Race
IKE SUSAN NEBULAR STAR
Third Race
DOUBLE CHANCE
EBONY IDOL
·BELMONT STAR
Fourth Race
PRIDE OF TSINGTAO
DIOGENES
ESTOVER
Fifth Race
RACING STRAIN
GLENSHEE
LANCASHIRE LOOM
Sixth Race
KING'S WORTHY
-WIGAN
PUNCH
Seventh Race
STREAMLINE.
BELINDA
LUCY GLITTERS
SOVIET AND THE NEAR EAST
Moscow, To-day.
NEW NORMANDIE CHALLENGE
New Bid For Blue Riband
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French Line officials here are con-
SCHOOL CLOSURE DENIAL
London, To-day. All Catholic schools in Bavaria are to be closed, according to the Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph."
This, however, is denied in the German capital, where it is stated that only a few confessional schools are to be converted into communal schools, as provided for in the Con- cordat
No confessional schools outside
vinced that the Queen Mary will have of Munich will be closed, it is to look to her speed laurels next spring stated.-Trans-Ocean. when the Normandie will return to the
Atlantic service.
The French liner will then have four
new propellers and will have been tho-ATTABOY" BOWLS
roughly overhauled at Havre.
TOURNAMENT
Annual Event Held At K.B.G.C.
STOP PRESS
TEL: 20022 or 33993.
DOIHARA MAY GET BIG JOB
Japanese Lawrence Of Arabia"
Lieut-Gen. Kenji Doihara known throughout the world as "Lawrence of the Orient," may soon return to the scene of his earlier activities in Man- churia.
Military circles regard him as the leading contender for the important post of Chief of the Kwangtung Army's Staff, whose present head, Lieut-Gen: Seishiro Itagaki, is expected to become Vice Minister of War in the new Cabinet
M. Henri Morin de Linclays, United States representative of the line, who has returned to New York from France, where he inspected the Normandie in dry dock said the liner would certainly
Lieut-Gen Doihara, whose activities be capable of greater speed when she
were carried out in his capacity) as resumed the Atlantic run on March 10,
Director of the Kwantung Army's "Each of the new propellers," he stated, "weighs three tons fewer than Presented for annual competition Special Service Division in Mukden, is the old ones. Whereas the latter were among members of the Kowloon now attached to the First Division.
His leading rival for the coveted post turned over at 189 revolutions a minute Bowling Green Club by Mr. D. Fin Manchuria is Lieut-Gen. Hideki the new ones are expected to turn over
Warren, a former President, the Tojo, a divisional commander present- at more than 200 a minute."
"Attaboy Shield was yesterday ly stationed in the new state. won by S. Randle's rink, compris
WORLD'S LONGEST
SWITCHBOARD
ing T. Coleman, P. J. A. Hamilton, B. S. Rogers and S. Randle.
Eleven rinks entered for the com-
(skip)
LIBEL ACTION BY
MAJOR FEY
Major Emil von Fey, former Ans- Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Chan-petition, which was held under the trian Vice-Chancellor and leader of the cellor of the Exchequer, recently open-American Tournament system, and Heimvehr, and Major Fritz Lahr, de- ed Birmingham's new £600,000 Tele- Randle's quartette won the event Paty Mayor of Vienna, are bringing an Faction in London for alleged libel phone House.
with a score of plus 18. E. W. Lines, against the printers and publishers of The building, which is in Newhall-S. M. White, V. Petherick and M. J. the "National Review and Mr. Walter street, houses what is believed to be
were second, Crotch, author of an article in the ma- the longest switchboard in the world. Henderson
London. It contains 92 operating positions. three shots behind, while J. Mcgazine. They are expected to come to
At present 32,000 subscribers use Kelvie's rink (D. W. Waterton, F. this large exchange, and 14,000 moré will be taken over within the next two Morley and W. MacFarlane) were tors who are acting for Major Fey and Major Labr, stated: "The action may third, with a score of plus 13.-
be heard in a month's time." years. By Myths
Telephone House has a floor space of After he had presented the prizes,
Messrs. Stanley and Co, solicitors, three acres and five floors, and is divid- the President asked the gathering announced that they had accepted ser
The to drink to the health of Mr. War-vice of the writ on behalf of the prin-
ters and publishers.” ren, which was heartily honoured.
ed into three blocks-administrative offices, switch room, and plant. building contains:
239 miles of cable;
631 miles of wire;
226,000 call lamps for 400 opera-
tors,
14,900 plug-holes,
5,600 soldered joints; and
30,000 fuses.
Mr. Chamberlain was accompanied by the Postmaster-General, Major G. C. Tryson, and other Government officials.
COL. LINDBERGH IN EGYPT
RECRUITS FOR TERRITORIALS
Big Improvement Recorded
London, To-day
Messrs. Gordon Blair and Co. solici
We are asked by the Hong Ko Ladies Hockey Association nounce that all Brawn Cup fiz for this afternoon have been between celled. The game Champions of the Cser Clark League, the "Y" Ladies, Shanghai Ladies' team,
to have been played on th Doo ground, next Mon
A visit to Afghanistan, Iran and
Recruiting for the Territorial be played on the YMCA Tucker will be paid next summer
Alexandria, To-day Army during January was another at King's Park, commeno the Seriet assistant Commissar for Foreign Affairs, M. Stomonyakoff Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh record being the best for that month p.m.
The journey, which will cover and his wife completed their Bight in any year since 1921. period of several weeks and will be from England to Egypt yesterday Returns show that 2,993 made by plane, will have as its ob-when they landed at Narsah Na-were obtained against 1,192
January 1936, an increase ject the establisament of closer truk relations between the Soviet and the They are flying to Heliopolis, and 147 three countries Trans-Ocea near Cairo, to-day Trans-Ocean.
December.
Cruits
151%
nts more then itish Wireless.
in
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