THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 11, 1939.
News Snack Bar
OUR ADVERSE TRADE
BALANCE IS DOWN
British overseas trade returns for February show imports for the first two months of this year to be down by nearly $20,000,000 on those of the corresponding period last year, with a decline in exports of only £1,213,982. In February last year the imports total of £75,738,- 644 exceeded by £32,682,216 the combined ex- ports and re-exports. For last month, adverse trade balance is down to £22,690,773.
With the object of proving that British hairdressers and Fashion Designers are leading the world to-day, the Hairdressers' Fashion Committee a fortright "ago" pre- sented a "Parade of the Ages · 1750-1939" at the Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane. Photo shows Gains- borough's lovely portrait of the. Duchess of Devonshiri live”. again at the Parade.'
LEFT HER PIANO TO PUPIL.
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"K" Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery have already begun practising on Wormwood Scrubs for the Royal Tournament at Olym- « pia. Photo shows an impressive study of a line of recruits out at exercise.
CLOVER LÚCK AT WEDDINGS
At St. Ignace, Michigan, US, a Exports for February at £38,052, piece of four-leafed clover is at 216 show a slight increase just tached to every marriage licence. over £500,000-on February last issued. The registrar planted it
specially in the courthouse yard. year, although they reveal a drop.) of nearly £1,500,000 compared with last January.
Levetzow,--who-
* ** * GIANT FLYING DUTCHMAN
ocean
A 100-ton, eight-motor flying- boat is being built at Rotterdam for flights. The flying-boat, which will carry sixty to seventy passengers, will fly to America in twenty hours.
POLICE CAR REFUGE
A woman has every right to use a police car as a sanctuary was the ruling given by a New York magistrate in dismissing a charge of disorderly conduct against a woman who, a policeman said, had refused to leave his pa- trol car.
She pleaded that she sought re- fuge there after a quarrel with her husband.
HE SHELLED YARMOUTH
--Admiral- von
This will be twice the size of commanded the German battle Germany's famous, but not over- cruiser Moltke during the war, has successful, Dornier Do.X__ flying- died. It was he who bombarded boat of the early, '30s. Britain's GERMAN SETTLEMENT Yarmouth and Hartlepool, Later biggest at present are those on the
he was for some time police chief Empire routes, of 24. tons. But SEARCH in Berlin.
the Dutchman will be a single stunt The German Consul, accompanied boat; ours are a regular line in by high British military officials, everyday service .. . Do.X carried" 159 passengers on short flights.
BID OF £1 OPENS SALE
OF EMPIRE'S SHOW
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ERROL FLYNN IS O.K.
arrived at the German settlement of Waldheim, in the Nazareth hills. The settlement is to be searched. It had been surrounded by British troops, during the night after # search for terrorists who planted a landmine which killed two Jews and injured two others.
APPEAL SAVES WILD HERD
A modest bid of £1 opened the Reassuring news about Errol -sale of the late Empire Exhibition, Flynn, the film star, was contained at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. At in a cablegram received at the Bel- the sale, which will continue for fast home of his parents. Miss four days, can buy anything from Flynn, the actor's sister said: “Er- a cocktail bar to cutlery used by rol is perfectly all right." the King and Queen in the royal [Flynn disappeared when on n suite, or a complete flood-lighting hunting trip in Virginia. No news The appeal for funds to preserve system..
of him had been received since he the famous herd of Chillingham Among the 550 lots auctioned was reported in New Orleans a wild cattle has succeeded, and an Her grand piano to the Royal were several typewriters, a num- fortnight ago. Warner Brothers, association is to be formed to safe College of Music, Kensington, to ber of dress suits, hundreds of anxious to get into touch with him, guard them. For more than 700 be awarded to one of the pianoforte chairs, some filling cabinets and a offered £100 reward for news of his years the cattle have lived pupils, is a bequest in the will, just machine for addressing letters. published, of Mrs. Lily Susan Brockwell, of Glebe place, Chelsea, who left £14,842. Charities get the residue.
£4 FOR A CROMWELL COIN
An Oliver Cromwell crown (58.), silver piece of 1653 by Thomas Simon, the great craftsman, was auctioned in London for £4. The coin bore the inscription: "Let no one remove these lettera unless' be is ready to die."
In those days death was the penalty for defacement of a coin.
PRESENTED FROM COURT
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in a wild state at Chillingham, but a threat of extinction came recently when Lord Tankerville announced that he was unable to maintain the cattle at his own expense..
"PLASTIC": "PLANES
Through the use of plastic ma- terials, United States aeronautic experts hope eventually to "pour aeroplanes" like concrete.
Already manufacturers have been asked to submit estimates. This, disclosure in evidence before the Congressional Committee v was made public in Washington.
Among the statements were
The United States Army has present only 879. first-line
planes of all types.
It would, take three years emergency conditions". to American aircraft production
000 planes a month, the figure generally given för Germany's sent output.
The number- industry wVOLL