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COMMISSION APPOINTED TO STUDY HIGHER EDUCATION IN MALAYA
London, To-day. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has been in consultation with Sir Shenton Thomas, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, and has appointed a Commission which is to visit Malaya in the Autumn to sur- vey the existing arrangements for higher edu- cation, general and professional, in Malaya. In the terms of reference it islege and on any potential · develop- stated that the Commission is to ment which may seem desirable.
The Commission will comprise consider in the light of local needs and conditions, whether they re-of Professor K. W. M. Pickthorn, quire extension, and if so, in what M.A., M. P. (Nat. C.). of Cambridge direction and by what method. University, as Chairman, Professor The Commission will also report H. J. Channon, D.Sc., B.A., F.I.C., on the present work of Raffies Col- of the University of Liverpool and Sir William H. McLean, Member of the Advisory Committee on Educa- tion in the Colonies.
According to present arrange- will sail ments, the Commission about the middle of September. Reuter.
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Hamburg, To-day,
It is feared that the Hamburg- Amerikas Line's crack' world- cruiser "Reliance" may become a total loss. A great fire has been raging in her amidships, all day,
The superstructure has com- pletely burned out and firemen are still working amid the debris.
The blaze broke out amidst the "Cruise Ball" decorations a few hours before the vessel was due to leave on a cruise with 400
Reuter. passengers aboard.
NO PASSENGERS ABOARD
Hamburg, To-day.
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A destructive fire broke out on the liner, Reliance, of the Ham- burg-America Line just before it was scheduled to depart on a voyage to northern waters.
The fire evidently began in the storage rooms and soon. spread. to the cabins and social rooms in the central part of the ship...
The bridge as well as the crews". quarters and the turbine. rooms were protected but the damage was extensive since the interior of the social rooms and numerous cabins were burned out. Passengers had, fortunately, not yet gone on board.
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RESISTANCE BROKEN
San Sebastian, To-day. An important insurgent victory on the Ebro front is announced by military headquarters in Burgos, which declare that the resistance of the Republican forces has been broken and all positions surrender- ed during the past days have been regained.
The entire right b between Fayon and now in hands of the " is assorted, and the ed during the offendi, two days amounts. square kilometres.
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