THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 17, 1937.
Civil List In Commons
NO MENTION OF DUKE OF WINDSOR
"NEW DUKE OF
CORNWALL”
LONDON, TO-DAY THE WISHES. OF THE KING AND 'THE GOVERN- MENT AS REGARDS THE NEW CIVIL LIST. WERE ANNOUNCED IN THE COMMONS HOUSE OF YESTERDAY.
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HEAVY ITALIAN LOSSES
IN OFFENSIVE American Observer Puts Total At Over 3,000
Valencia, To-day.
It is estimated that 3,000 Italians were killed at the end of last week in a Government bombing air raid and subsequent machine-gunning by twelve machines on the Guadajalara front, according to an American observer.
FIVE INSURGENT PLANES BOMBED BARCELONA AND THE VICINITY OF THE PORT EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING
The Chancellor of the Exche- quer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, presented the Royal message to the was Speaker, who read it.
sailing vessel in harbour sunk but the crew were ashore at the time. Several The message stated that the houses were destroyed and at King desired provision to be made least four killed and 13 wounded. for the Queen and children other A rebel communique issued than the Princess Elizabeth and Salamanca states that their troops the Duke of Gloucester.
have consolidated their position on
in
It was His Majesty's intention as the Guadalajara front. long as the revenues of the Duchy } "We scored some success on the of Cornwall were vested in himself Jarama front and destroyed two to make provision for Princess Russian tanks. On the southern Elizabeth and the Duke of Glouces-front we annihilated a battalion of ter in so far as the revenues were the International Brigade.”—Beu- sufficient to provide for His Ma-ter. jesty's Civil List and, in the event
of birth of a Duke of Cornwall, to assent to arrangements similar to
those asserted to by his predeces Japan Will
sor-Renter.
Mr. Lloyd George's Protest
Mr. Lloyd George, former Liberal prime minister, has announced in
Smuggling In North China
LONDON, TO-DAY.
THE QUESTION OF SMUGGLING IN NORTH CHINA WAS AGAIN RAIS- ED IN THE HOUSE OF - COMMONS AT QUESTION.
TIME YESTERDAY.
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Viscount Cranborne, în a
London Awaits Mui Tsai
Comment
"I have
London, To-day. asked the Govern-
ments of Hong Kong and Malaya. to let me have their full views on both the majority and minori- ty reports of the Mui Tsai Com- mission, but, in view of the ob- vious complexity of the problems somé raised, I expect it to be little time before I can reason-
ably expect to receive considered replies."
So stated the Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. Ormsby-Gore, in answer to a question by Mr. H. Graham White, Liberal Member for Birkenhead East, in the House of Commons yesterday. Reuter.
WELL WE'LL BE - DASHED
Kovno, To-day. Lithuanians may curse and swear in public in future, but it will be an expensive indulgence following publication of a new-de- cree.
The decree, issued by the chief written reply to Sir Walter Smiles, of police in Kovno, says that any
Torpedo 1936 Conservative Member for Black one heard venting exasperation in
Naval Treaty
burn, said that the attention of the the form of oaths will be liable to
a fine of 1,000 lits. Trans-Ocean. Japanese Government had re- peatedly been drawn by the Am- bassador to the general question of smuggling.
Tokyo, To-day. Japan will shortly notify Great
He was sure that details of the an interview with the News Britain that limitation of naval gun remedy could be best dealt with by Chronicle" that he intends to pro- calibres to fourteen inches is un-the various-authorities concerned. test to the government's civil list
acceptable.
The essential point was that the committee because no funds have Japanese finds the proposal un- Chinese preventive services should been set aside for the former King acceptable on the ground that quali-be allowed freedom to operate Edward VII
tative limitation without simultane effectively. This point had con- "It will be scandalous if the
ous restriction of tonnage of the stantly been emphasised by the former king is omitted (from the navies is contrary to the true spirit Ambassador.Reuter, civil list.)"
of disarmament - Beuter.
HITLER AND KING CHRISTIAN
Neutrality Offer Denied
"He abdicated in order not to make it difficult for the reigning
king.
что
him
ness.
make no provision for is the height of mean- and shows a touch of
vindictiveness.”
The News Chronicle reported that Mr. Winston Churchill feels similarly
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Wreath-Laying At The Cenotaph
NZ. AND EMPIRE AIR PLANS
Control Board To Be Formed
London, To-day. Following the announcement by Sir Philip Sassoon that the New Zealand Government was cooperat- ing in the scheme for training air force pilots, it is learned that the New Zealand Government has now decided to form its own Air Minis-
try and its own air force.
LOST
The Ministry will be entitled the Air Control Board on which will be represented nominees of both civil To-day being St. Patrick's Day, and military aviation-Trans-Ocean Berlin, To-day. the members of the Irish com- The "Daily Express says that Reports are appearing in the munity paid tribute to their war GERMAN STEAMER the Duke of Windsor is gathering foreign press to the effect that dead at a wreath-laying ceremony material for a "non-political, non-Herr Hitler has offered Denmark a at the Cenotaph this morning. controversial" autobiography. neutrality agreement.,, re⠀
The wreath was laid by a party of The autobiography, in two vol The offer is reported to have been officials of St. Patrick's Society, umes, is to cover the period from made to King Christian when he headed by Mr. E. H. Williams, pre- A Spanish lifeboat has succeed- 1900 to 1930/
visited the German Chancellor in sident O
ed in rescuing all fifteen members Berlin on Monday.
Among those present were:Mr. of the crew of the German steamer An official denial of the reports and Mrs. E. H. Williams, Mr. and "Erika" of Stettin, which stranded has been issued by the Danish Le Mrs. B. HC. Hallowes, Dr. G. W. west of Ekages on Monday evening. gation in the German capital Pope, Mr. and Mrs. T. Murphy, Dr. during a severe gale. Trans-Ocean.
NEW ATLANTIC AIR BASE SHIP
Launched At Kiel
Kiel, To-day.
Miss Ethelyn Talbott Dies Of Scarlet Fever
Bremen, To-day.
Erika
and Mrs. Fehily Mr. F. P. R. Owing to the rough sea that is James, Mr. J. D. McLatchie, Mr.running and the continuance of the W. B. Finnigin, Mr. F. G. Maunder, gale, efforts to refloat the Mr. G. C. Perdue, Mrs R. G. Clarke. proved unavailing. Trans-Ocean. Mrs. Howard-Smith and Mr. W-3. Simmons. All who attended were Stricken with scarlet fever, Miss handed clusters of shamrocks as a base ship in the new trans-Etbelyn Talbott, attractive 24-year grown from seeds sent from fre Atlantic air mail service to be old daughter of Colonel and Mrs. land. augurated by the German Lufthan-Sammel G. Talbott, formerly of the
The launching of the motor ship "Friesenland," which will be used
Owing to the "Combined Opera- sa, took place yesterday morning Philippines, died on Saturday on tions, no repr entatives rom the
The new ship is equipped with a board the United States army Services were able catapult device for launching transport Grant enroute from fying-boats, and will be stationed Chiswangtao to Honolulu, near the Azores, while her sister Colonel and Mrs. Talbott were at ship, the "Schwabenland,” will be their daughter's bedside. anchored off the American coaster Talbott: contracted
The distance of 1,000 miles while she and her between the two base ships will be
in China,
covered by the planes in
stop flight-Trans Ocea
the
Miss Allen of No.
Ashley Road
Cut In Visa Fees
British and American gov- mments have mutually agreed to 30 per cent reduction of fees rises to become effec- the Foreign Office
off
While resisting arrest in Bowerr
disease Kowloon, has reported that her dog Road yest ther rebit Miss Salima Lee nea no symptoms san Girls School
Lee was treated
for observation at
Chinese wood-cut-
special guard the chopper. The aitted to the G.C.E