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$7
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152
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OTTAWA.-Drastic
curtallment
of luxury limports, mainly from the United States, increased excise taxes on domestic and personal conveniences, and reduced customs £11 duttes on United Kingdom com-
$23
$216 $410 80 ct. 8170
$125
modities were the highlights of u special budget introduced by Hon. J. Isley, Canadian Minister of Finance. The minister estimated the measures would save from $5.000.000 to $6,000,000 a month
FINANCE & GENERAL
GIANT U.S. PLANE
NEARS TEST
Inside the United States' largest airplane assembly hangar, at the Douglas Alreraft Company in Santa Monica, the nation's foremost military aviation "puzzle" nears completion in the shape of the 164,008-pound four-engined XB-19. bomber. It will make its initial test flight Late in December, according to pro duction engineers.
in foreign exchange. He would spokesmen now have titled the base. venture no figure on increased tax XB-19, the "hemisphere defender," reccipta.
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Although the XB-19 has been thoroughly exploited in the press. Its purpose never has been fully detailed. Critics of the $3,000,000 prototype project have pointed to the huge plane's com- paratively slow cruising speed of 200-add miles an hour, to its supposed vulnerability and balk, to its cost and the possibility of producing any quantity of this type in a short period of time. On the other hand, Douglas trip, to Japan from an Alaskan
Among features of the XB-19 a name which aptly denotes the which are worth of note are $100
The list of non-essential Imports Army Air Corps' hopes for the loudspeaker system by which the $60 41/104 to be prohibited under the Interim ¡craft.
commander of the machine's ten- budget are as follows:
Its size staggers the imagina-mer crew can address his aldes Prepared cereal foods: florist tion, for the single-finned tall, and a virtual three-dèck arrange- stock and cut flowers: processed standing forty-two feet of the ment, including bomb-storage space and canned fruits and vegetables concrete hangar floor, towers in its deep belly, gunnery com- (but not currants, raisins, dates, high as a three-storey building.partment above, and spacious apricots, nor grapefruit juice); Its still unfinished interior, in flight quarters on top. On the up- preserved fish, oysters and crab which 125 armed troops could be per deck are a galley, sleeping ac- manufactured tobacco: spirits and terried across the United States commodations for eight men, wines; certain. classes of fiction non-stop, looms larger than the flying office" for generals and a magazines and comics: consumers' biggest railroad "luxury" ear |navigation room larger than the
Here you get some notion of the new transoceanic Clipper's. XE-19's ultimate use, perlisps. It
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8205ha Cottous (8.)...
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1941.-PAGE 9
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NO COLOURINg matter
NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
paper items; perfumes, ets, china jand glass, silverware, electrical household appliances, ́stoves, etc.;
B formidable weight-carrier. bathroom fittings; automobiles,
Already mechanics are installing Stu in the ultra-experimental huge de-icing, boots along the $97 sporting goods and fishing tackle:
stage, a catagory it will undoubted-leading surfaces of wings and tail, cameras, furniture of wood Or
of the future higli- metal; radios: phonographs, musly occupy for at least a year after indicative
Douglas's vice president and chief altitude missions of the XB-19. cal instruments; luggage, all
Meantime, company , officials The airport's single runway mea- finished clothing or wearing ap- test pilot, Major Carl Cover, takea The cabin, however, has not been have an
even more troublesome aures only 2,000 feet. That wil parel; silk, fabrics; ornaments: t aloft the bomber shows splendid pressure-proofed.
problem on their hands. Some not leave any margin-for-error on At present, the chief delay, in what in the position of the man the first fight. Jewellery and precious stones; toys "on paper" performance. For me and dolls, and various miscellan-dium mission it will haul eighteen completing the plane is finishing who builds of sailboat in his base- But by backing the tall tall of
tons of TNT. On its maximum the "oleo strut" which contains ment, only to
discover that it the plane against a hillock, · rip- fights of 7,500 miles it will carry the hydraulic landing gear cylin- won't pass through the cellar ping out a fence at the opposite PERSONAL PROPERTY about eight tons,
ders. Almost eighteen inches in door, they now wonder whether end of the field, temporarily clos $7.40 Any of these articles which are
As a "temisphere defender." *no (diameter, this could be built only Clover Field, adjacent to their ing a highway to traffic, and 131 the personal property of non-XB-19 may serve a purpose unique by one type of manufacturer-one plant, is adequate to handle the moving a half-dosen houses, an resident visitors to Canada may jin military aeronautic. With its making largebore coast defence ticklish maiden voyage the additional 500-odd feet can be be brought into Canada by such fuel tanks filled with 11,000 gal-guris.
guaranteed.
$373
$208
$185
jeous articles.
$17.00
$17.90
Pesk,, Traina (new)....)
#87
$8.10 $6.15/20
Star Ferries.....................
$67
$249.
Y'masi Farrios.......... $241
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Chins Lights (0).....
$6.20
$1.97
China Lights (New)..
+4
#31
H. K. Flectrics (Old)...
$1.85 $40
1301
$18
$19
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#394 H. K. Electrics(New)..... $17Macao Electrics (Old) Macan Electrics (Now),
Sandakan Light....... Telephones (old)..
$10.20 Telephones (new)....... S'pore Tractions (Ord.) Industrials
Cald., Macg. (Ord.) 5.
$30 $25
Call, Maeg (Pref.)5
$174
$17.90
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$961
3941
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131%
(1934)
(1940)
$8K. Ropes
HE. Govt. Losas
14% Loan
37%2
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$19.20 Dairy Farms..
Entertainmenta"
$1.60 Constructions. (old)...
$7
$11/10.95
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tourists for "their use here, in the lons-approximately 70,000 pouuda
things have lor
almost same way that such
half its total gross always been admitted by Customs weight-the craft will be able to regulations in the past.
patrol whole coast-lines or to wine Imports. for which permits will quickly to any threatened zonë in have to be obtained include un- North or South America Further- manufactured tobacco; automobiles more, it could hop to Hawali f and motor vehicles other than trouble arose there or intercept an passenger Cars: hardwoods and enemy fleet far out at sea. veneers. raw silk and silk yarns,
all petroleum products, and certain minor items.
ABLE TO DEFEND ITSELF
Douglas officials, and Army men,
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The excise tax on passenger an- too, admit that nu gation but the United States would require such be increased from tomobiles will 9810 per cent to 20 per cent on the & machine. As to its alleged vul- first $700 of the manufacturers nerability, it can be reported that its armament w "permit defen- įprice, the progressively higher
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XB-19 Engineering Speeds closed to 300 miles an hour House.
Thousands In P.I. Gaze Up At New Comet
Blazing in the southwestern sky, is a new comet which is clearly visible to the naked eye from nightfal] up to about 8:30 p.m. First observed in New Zealand, by A. A. McIntosh, of Auckland, last Jan. 25, the comet last night attracted the attention of local astronomers at the weather bureau who said they were "deluged" with calls from people in the elty and suburbs who had seen it, reports the Manila Bulletin.
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Mr. Usley announced removal of all Customs duties on cotton, ar- tificial silk, bituminous coal,
Jellies. Jams and marmalades.
leved. Here are some
Department, Shell 85
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be- company |predictions for the monster war- ship: That, by cutting corners
WE PAY HIGH PRICES slightly, it will be able to fly non- for all gold and silver articles, stop around the perimeter of the
furniture, gloves and mitts, and United States; that it could-#80ld bars, diamonds and jewels.
number of miscellaneous Items Customs imported from Britain. duties on many other items im- ported from the United Kingdom are sharply reduced.
The new comet" was so conspl-¡ "I may be the first one in Manila cuous it had thousands of residents to see this new comet, but I know account of Its brilliance and its gazing skyward not only in Manila I am not the first in the Phup very long tail. The location is near
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and the suburbs but also in the pines to observe it. Last night my the constellation Sculptor, located MORE POLITE provinces. People lined the Dewey mother and my sister who are in between constellation Cetus,and A recent rate in the Mafava gold and silver articles. Jade Boulevard, Vito Cruz and other San Luis, Parapanga, saw the 'constellation Phoenix
Tribune criticising the question- dlanionda, jewels, watches, foun- city streets clear from obstruo | comet and called me up by long| He admitted he was skeptical at able attitude of certain employees tain pens. Apply Far East Dia tions to watch the comet. At about distance telephone to tell me about first when he heard of the new of the Singapore Traction Commend and Gold Refining" Co. 7:36 o'clock. OTCT 100 persons it. As they called me up too late comet but careful observation pany towards passengers travelling Room 821, China Building, 6th gathered at Baclaran, Paranaque, at night I was not able to see toe confirmed that the new heavenly in their vehicles has brought re-floor. Rizal, also to look at the heavenly comet, so I began to look for it body existed at about the same faults. body,
this evening. Unlike the Cunning-locality as that given by press dis
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ham comet which was nebulous patches from New Zealand. The The Singapore Traction Com- FILST RETORT
this new one appeared to have comet was hidden behind a cloud Dany. Employees Association "han
Why not learn all the Fancy Firat in Manila to report the distinct features."
at 7 o'clock, but later came out issued an appeal to its members
latest Stitches for your dresses comet to the weather bureau is
to treat passengers on the Com- Shortly after Gonzales had called and became conspicuous.
and Sweaters. Rolando Gonzales, an
pany's vehicles more courteously, and to avoid unpleasantness of any AT $3.00 per month (Tvice a week JOIN THE KNITTING CLASS astronomer, who began looking for UP the weather bureau another
kind at all cost. call was received by the bureau
lesson). Please apply to Box No. 854 c/o HK.D.P.
amateur
TAIL DEVELOPED Father Charles E Deppermann. It before sunset. He went to Dewey from Miss Bocorro Lulu Buenaven8.J. assistant director of the wea Boulevard long before 5:30 p.m. to
A circular signed by the wait for nightfall. Due to clouds tura, of Baclaran, who also saw the ther bureau, remarked on the fact.
Association's president, comet became visible
Mr. in the sky he did not locate the heavenly body. After this call the that the
Kartar Singh, states that it comet until 8:30 p.m. He then call-weather observatory received from somewhat suddenly and immedia
has been brought to his notice 40 to 60 calls from residents in tely
that the behaviour of indivi- dual drivers, conductors and Inspectors of the Singapore Traction Company is ŋot-ade-, quate.
became noticed by large
ed up the weather bureau to ask Manila and neighbouring towns groups of people. His explanation them if it was the Cunningham who had observed the comet. is that possibly the comet develop-|
comet or a new one,
"Many people in the boulevard were looking at me with marked
ZERO HOUR
Father Pablo Churman Rivas, 8.J.
ed its tail only during the last two | or three days and, therefore, did not appear "so conspicuous in the
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Bend particulars of address, etc. curiosity," he said, "as I kept my of the observatory, gave the post-sky.
The circular emphasises that it to Box 502, HED.P. gaze in the sky and looked intently tion of the comet at 8 o'clock as First report on the new comet jis the duty of the employees to tor the comet, I believe most of zero hour, 10 minutes right ascen- was received in Manila on Jan. 28 treat their "patrons" courteously
Experienced Book-keeper Wants those who saw me thought I was sion and 32 degrees, 45 minutes through R Reuter report from always, and declares that the students to form a class. Guaran- crazy, or at least moonstruck. I south declination or about a third Wellington, New Zealand, stating Association's first and foremost tee'students to keep a whole set öf to books after completion of a course sorry my amali telescope is of the way up from the horizon in that the comet first sighted by duty is to urge its members broken and is now undergoing re- the southwestern sky. He ald McIntosh was confirmed to be a deal with passengers in a pleasant of a months. For Term and Par- tama', Bin thei palta as I have to rely on bino- anybody looking for new new one and not the Cunningham manner, and thereby maintain the ticulars. Please Apply to:-Box
good name of the Association.
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this
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