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MEETING OF LEAGUE
Abyssinian Claim Raised
Geneva, Sept. 21.
On Monday at 5 pm the League
of Nations met to receive, the re-
HOPE OF FEDERAL INDIA
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BY 1938
Viceroy's Steps For Early Decision
port of the credentials committee. MISSION TO CONSULT
The Grack delegate. Politis, acting 13 rapporteur, announced that the mandates of 44 delegates were
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Details of the designs of four denominations of the new postage stamps were given by Sir Walter Wamersley. the Assistant Post- mashr-General at the General' Post Ofce recently. Four deno- minations of the new lasue, the id. ltd. 21d. and the id, are now | Ar No. 1, CARNARVON BLDG., on
sale. Designa and dates
KOWLOON. of issue of the other de- nominations have not yet been decided, and in these matters the public reception of the four now annouriced may be a 'determining factor.
The adhesion of the Princes of in accord with the requirements
of India to the Federal scheme is to of the rules of the League Nations, those of sx others being be the subject of important con- not quite satisfactory, but the sultations that will begin this' delegates in question would be autumn, permitted to attend the sessions
The outcome, it is hoped, will be arrival, of correct federation in 1938-two years ear- pending the credentials, but as regards
the Uer than was at first anticipated. accredited Abyssinian delegation.
It is understood that the Viceroy, by writing of His Majesty. Em- the Marquess of Linlithgow, has peror Haile Selass e. the committee sent a personal letter giving de- asked for further time to consider calls of the procedure he proposes all the questions rabad. but pro- to adopt to all rulers with a salute posed that in order to avold de of nine guns and above who exeral, in his announcement, said: laying the proceedings of the ercise ruling powers in their League of Nations. this more de- States. tclled exainluation should be de- ferred The proposal was ap-.
il
To facilitate the rulers in reach- proved. It is undentood that the ing a decision the Viceroy 13 to question had aroused very violent send special representatives of his controversy in the credentials com-own to the rulers with instructions mittee, where the Dutch delegate framed by him personally
For this purpose he has selected. Limburg proposed that the Abyssi- nlan claim be submitted to the Sir C. Latimer. Agent to the
Governor-General, Western In International Court of Justice al
dia States; The Hague. this belay approved by who the Scandinavian counties. all desire a settlement on a basta 01 strict justice.
Halle Selassie himself, accom- panied by his son. Ras Kassa, ar- rived in Geneva by air and was
SERVICE TO READERS met only by members of the
Abyssinian delegation, The party withdrew to Halle Selassie's hotel for the first deliberations,
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The Assistant Postmaster-Gen-·
The stamps on sale will, in the first instance, be the jd, ijd. de- nominations, and during the week. ending · Saturday, September 5, the new stamps will be
supplied as a matter of course: After that date they will be sup- plied only if specially asked for until the stocks of King George V stamps in hand are exhusted. A penny stamp of the same design ME A C. Lothian, additional will be placed on sale very shortly. secretary to the Government of thus completing the denomina- India In the Political Depart-tions generally used for Curres- ment; and
pondence in this country and from Mr. F. V. Wylle, until recently this country to the Empire and joint secretary in the Political | foreign countries. Department, and now resident at Jalpur.
Each will visit a group of states.
Later in the day the Argentine Foreign Minister aavedra Lamas 19 votes, President of the League of Nations Session.- Transocean News Service.
was elected, by 44 out of a total of ters.
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HEAD OF THE KING
The new stamps are of the same and will discuss all points of dif- į size and of the same rich colour as ficulty or uncertainty with the the existing issue. The head of rulers concerned and their Minis- nis Majesty the dominating fea- ture of the stamps--is displayed They will start their tour, to-
on a shaded background, the tone wards the end of October. It isnt which deepens towards the left, probable they will drst go together which the King's head is look- to Baroda and to Rajkot for a pre-ing. The denomination is indicat- Uminary discussion.
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the shortness of the interval be- tween provincial autonomy and Federation and his anxiety to leave nothing undone to assist the Princes to reach a decision as ear- ly as possible.
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An acute shortage of Empire alms for instructional purposes is recorded by Sir Harry Lindsay, Director of the Imperial Institute. London
the
left-hand corner and balanced un the right-hand top corner by crown in a tone corresponding the deep shading on the left of the back-ground, The word "Post- age" is in plain lettering horizon- He appeals to Dominion апс The general effect of Lord Linally across the bottom of the Colonial Governments,, and to the
emphasise stamp.
larger transport and commercial lithgow's action is to
three stamps-id.. Ija.. | #ganisations within the Empire. Empire Film sad 2d. are the first stamps to to supply Se issued bearing the engy of King Library, housed at the Institute. Edward VIII. The head is repru-
with more Alms, quced from a photograph of the Two months ago this Library King taken by Hugh Cec Por-completed its first thousand reels. traits, Limited. The stampe have Owing to the increasing demand' been produced on rotary
schools and educational presses from by the same photogravure process bodtes, its present rate of growth. is has been employed since Augs proving inadequate. ust, 1934 in the production of the Whereas, some 3,500,000 people present Issue, and the high stand-jaw Empire Alms sent out last ard of printing "attained by the year from the Institute. It is firm on the King George V stamps | anticipated that this year's total has been fully maintained. The will reach 5,000,000. Further -'ex- paper is of the usual quality. butpansion, it is pointed out, must on the supply of Alma watermarked with the new Royal depend cipher-ie., E 8.R and Crown.
What People
Are Saying
available.
"Prudence is. no donot a valu- sive inroads into the stock, of able quality, but prudence which degenerates into timidity is very The basis of the present agree-
seldom the path of axiety."--- VIR- Books of jd., . id.... and rjd..
AIDING EDUCATION ment 1 to prevent excessive
count CecL
stamps, välue 23., 38., and 58., of diminution of the whale popula-
"The demand has gathered im- "Our average fellow-citizen is the same general make-up as the tion, by restriction, by close season rostly indifferent to national am- present books, and rolls of stamp petus," Sir Harry Lindsay points and by limitation of the number bitions and fears, to international selling machines and stamp-amx-out, and it is now impossible to meet the full requirements of all of whale catcher that is, small
affections and latreds."-Biring machines will be issued As boats which are sent out from Francis Fremantle, M.P.
those wish to make use of the Don as present stocks become ex- parent ship which shall be used
"The American people are still hausted. The new stamps will be alms for Instruction and entertain- at any one time in connection with trying to figure out what happen-overprinted for sale at British post
whale factory ship. In a few ex
ed to them in what they call the offices in Morocco.
"Some schools have asked us if The total annual laue of postces of films Illustrating consecu- we can supply them with sequen-
ceptional cases where these condi-depression."--Dr. tions would opente unfairly Darticular circumstances, restric
(U.S.A.).
Boyd H. Bode
ง
ment:
"That Indians should ever for age stamps by, the Post Once now Itive lessons in geography over the tion by quota has been substitutedet the debt we owe the European 750.000.000. In books and 750,000.
exceeds 7,000,000,000, including
for restriction by close season.
community for their past labours
000 in rolls, The open season will be from
in the cause of India; or the December 8, 1938. to March 7, 1397,
pressing need we have of their and the number of whale catcher
co-operation in the future, is in-
allowed to be used at any one time conceivable."- Sir Kurma Venkata by any factory ship wid vary from Reddi Naidu (India)► seven to five, according to the
"The spirit of comradeship and classification agreed upon between unity springing
from
knightly the two Governments.
competition is one of the priceless set of this world."--Herr von Ribbentrop (Germany),
"The evil in any human society aitses from the substitution of the nieans for the end."Mr. Hilaire Eetloc.
As legislation at present in force In the United Kingdom and the Dominions does not confer power to restrict the number of whale catchers, the agreement will in the case of their ships be voluntary. United Kingdom ships will all, as "How many of the inspirations in previous years, carry inspector...
of popular lite have been due to who will ensure compliance with the influence of the present King, the statutory regulations and `also
as Prince!"Mr. Osbert Sitwell safeguard the terms of the volun- Youth is cocksure. it is hot tary agreement. The Govern-headed and modly enthusiastic, but ments of the Dominions have been these very things are its insurance asked to make a similar provision policy
life."--Miss Ursula in respect of ships registered in Bloom, their territories. --:
British Wireless.
PRINCESS ROYAL
The King recently approved, the appointment of the Princess Royal as Colonel-in-Chief of the Indian Signal Corps,
Her Royal Highness is already Colonel-in-Chiler of the Royal Corps of Signals, to which she was ap- pointed on May 6 last year. She has been Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Beote, the old 1st Regiment of Foot, since Aug 1, 1918,
on
could do that. but the number of next two terms. We only wish we
tims of any given Dominion or FOR PUBLIC APPROVAL
Colony, and the number of coples of, any, one Aim is so itmited that Womersley said that books of the impossible, to provide &
In reply to questions, Bir Walter it is extremely difficult, and often run of new issue would be on sale in Oc-more than, say, three fims of a tober and rolls for automatic and praticular Dominion in any speci stamp-fixing machines about De-ded month. cember. It is estimated that about "Here, then, is the opportunity 3,000,000,000 of the four denomina presented to Dominion and Colo- tlons would be sold by Christmas cial Governments. The type of The question of the permanency dim we use is not the ordinary of the new issue, he said, was still propaganda or advertising film. the We try to get those that picture Post Office was anxious to do in normal scenes and events in the its capacity as a public institution natural life of oversea Empire
under
consideration. What
was to have a stamp that was suit- countries able for its purpose" and one that
"This type of film is vital to the met with the general approval of life of the Empire in an age of the public. In the past there had been a good deal of criticism of teen new copies of Canadian films rapidly changing conditions. Six- the designs, and the Post Office have arrived. These will be use desired to consult the public in
ful, but what are they among so I am not sure that the public the matter.
many applicants? It is an op-** school does not resaain the most Examples of the four new issues portunity that should not be miss important contribution England were shown to representatives of ed.” has made to education."—Sir Percy the Press who met the Assistant Nunn.
Postmaster-General The recep- "Bcientific evidence gathered in 'tion was favourable. The shading
3
all countries shows the complete effect in the background of the issue-namely, id. deep green; id. unreliability of the examination stamp is artistic. It is darker deep scarlet; 14d. brown lake; and system-Dr. Carson Ryan (US. where the shading meets the 24d, deep ultramarine. It is re
Lighter outline of the features and called that the first sales of King A...
lighter where it meets the dark George V stamps were on Corona- cutline of the hair, thus providing tion Day, 1911, 13 months after the balance in contrasts, which death of King Edward VIL In throws the head into reller, the present case only seven months The official colours of the new bave elapsed since the death of isme are the same as thig existing King George V.
"Speech is the golden bridge be tween the individual and his com munity Dr. Beran Wolte
"Good writing in architecture, not interior decoration-Mr, Ernest Hemingway."