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An excellent picture of the giant Boeing Clipper taken by the "China: Mail" photographer as the ship was cruising up to the pier at Kal Tack yesterday. The Clipper did not leave on the return flight to Manila as scheduled this morning, but managed to get away at 10.10 a.m. The engines were in the course of tests this morning.
Pope
World
XII's
Pius Peace
Superior Interest
Of The Great Human Family
Vatican City, To-day. Pope Pius XII, in the course of his peace broadcast
yesterday said:
"We mean that peace which our predecessor of pious memory counselled so earnestly to men, and invoked with such ardent prayer, for which he made a spontaneous offering of his life to God.
"That peace is the supreme gift of Heaven, which desires all right-minded souls as the fruit of charity and justice.
"We invite all to the peace of a conscience tranquil In the friend- ship of God, a peace of families united and harmonised by the holy love of Jesus, and finally peace be tween the nations in brotherly
DEFENCE BILL
love, mutual help and friendly RUSHED THROUGH
collaboration
and cordial under-
standing for the superior interests of the great human family under the eyes and protection of Divine Providence.
PRAYER FOR LEADERS "In these troubled and difficult hours we raise a special prayer to God for all the heads of States, on whom is the very great honour and very heavy burden of guiding their people in the path of prosperity, progress and repose.
"In this solemn moment our thoughts go to all outside the Church whom it will gladden to know that the Pope offers for them to God; --prayers and best wishes for all good things.”- Reuter
CONGRATULATIONS TO POPE PIUS XII
CHARLESTON, SOUTH
CAROLINA, TO-DAY,
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESEN- TATIVES YESTERDAY PASS- ED THE BILL, WHICH WAS FORWARDED TO THE SEN ATE, APPROPRIATING $500,- 000,000 FOR THE WAR DE- PARTMENT.
RANGOON SITUATION EASIER
Call To
Rangoon, To-day.
The Hindu-Moslem riot situa. tion is less tense but a further six rioters died yesterday as the result of injuries, while 24 were wounded.
This brings the total casualties since January 27 to 218, includ- ing 14 dead. Reuter.
ITALIAN SENATE CONVOKED
Rome, To-day.
publishes a decree convoking the
The official Italian "Gazette"
Italian Senate and the new Italian Chamber of Fascist Corporations for March 28, when the King of Italy will read a speech from the Throne. The dissolution of the old Italian Chamber is decreed simul- taneously Trans-Ocean.
OXFORD REGRETS RECOGNITION
London, To-day.
"The Oxford University Union has passed a resolution regretting This includes funds for the the recognition of National Spain purchase of 784 aeroplanes as hy the British Government by a part of Fresident Roosevelt's air majority of 18 votes. - Trang force expansion programme, Ocoan.
The Bill was passed at almost record speed without single amendment being offered.
The vote was not recorded but was apparently practically unani-
Reuter.
'mous,
ROOSEVELT
HOME AGAIN
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Charleston, South Carolina,
HAS SENT A MESSAGE TO
To-day-
HOWARD CARTER DEAD
London, To-day The English archacologist, ¦ Ho- ward Carter, who, with the late Lord Carnarvon, in 1922 discovered and opened the tomb of the Egyptian King Tutankamon, died last night at 65-Trans-Ocean.."
THE POPE STATING. WITH President Roosevelt landed POPE'S SECRETARY
TRUE HAPPINESS I LEARNED here yesterday from the cruiser OF YOUR SELECTION AS Houston after watching the SUPREME PONTIFF.
Inaval-manoeuvres.
Recalling with pleasure our The President has already left meating on your recent visit to for Washington, where he will the United States, I send you a address Congress to-day on the personal message of felicitation occasion of its 150th anniversary appointed and good wishes. Reuters
Router:
OF STATE
Monsignoro
MRS. ROOSEVELT CHRISTENS YANKEE CLIPPER
Washington, Today.
The new 74-passenger flying- boat which is to begin a regular trans-Atlantic service for Pan- American Airways within a few weeks, was yesterday christened “Yankee Clipper" by Mrs. Roose- velt.
The ceremony took place at the Anacostia naval air station.
Instead of the usual cham- nagne the First Lady used a vial containing water gathered from each of the seven seas..
sister ship of the Boeing Clipper
The Yankee Clipper is the
which arrived in Hong Kong yes- terday after completing the cross- ing of the Pacific from San Francisco Router
KING'S THEATRE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN CONNECTION
WITH
MARIE ANTIONETTE"
THE WINNERS OF THE NEPTUNE CONTEST
P. CHANG LORNA G. MOK
I CHANG
THE WINNERS OF THE COLONIA
CONTEST
1st. Prizo MISS CHANG
2nd. Prize
Т. ТАМ 3rd Prize MISS M, TAM: MISS L. CHAN