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Bilbao.
A new International airport is to be established at Bilbao, Spain. An official announcement of the site is expected shortly, and it is hoped that construction will start immeulataly.
The landing-ground, which is expected to be at Lamlaco, near the harbour, should be available for public use in a short time.
Two hangars are to be erected, of which the first will accommodate two passenger-liners and three light aeroplanes. Later, A res- taurant, cocktail-bat, and other "modern conveniences" will be provided.
Negotiations are on foot for the purchase of two-bi-motored Do Haviland Dragon aeroplanes, with seating accommodation for bight passengers cach, and when those are delivered-It is hoped within the next two months-passenger services Avill be initiated to Ma- drid, Barcelona, Biarritz Paris.
BULGARIAN POLICE TAKE ACTION
Sofia.
THE SWORD AND THE PEN
JOURNALISTS MAY NOT DUEL
THE
FUNNEL
BLUE
SOLDIERS CAN Budapest. Dueling is legal for a soldier, but Reports from owners of re-not for a journalist, according to Colving sets in the South of Eng Judgments handed down -by-law land and the North of Franco have courts here... stirred the Bulgarian Police to action against a secrot revolution-a retired hussar major of a chargo The Miskolc court has acquitted ary wireless station somewhere in of duelling because "fallure to fight Bulgaria: The trouble is that the would have involved loss of rank." polico do not know where.
His opponent, à member of parlin-. Messages in the Bulgarian lan-ment, was also acquitted. Huage prefixed by revolutionary greetings have been heard by Eng- But a journalist, also charged Iish' wireless amateurs and the with a duelling offence, has been authorities here belleva them to sentenced to a fine of 5 or 10 days' be instructions to Communist imprisonment. In his defence, he agitators in the Bulgarian pro-stated that he moved in circles vinces.
where importance. is given to readiness to give satisfaction, and LONDON SERVICE that faflure to do so would have damaged his career.—Routor.
The mysterious wireless station is also believed to be the means of conveying nows of Bulgarian Communist activities to the Soviet tho Rus- Union; for some time stan newspapers have been singu- larly well and promptly informed regarding such occurrences.
The police here think that the wireless station must be in for near the capital. They have no special apparatus for detecting Its and actual whereabouts, but they are redoubling their offorts to trace these secret mesanges to their source.-Router.
The now airport, the distinctive mark of which will be "Bilbao" in bold white letters on the hangars and landing-ground, will be the first of its kind on the north const of Spain. It will be situated within seven hours' flying distance of London.-Router.
NEW POSTAGE STAMPS NEXT YFAR
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WOMAN LEADS ROBBERS
INFATUATES BOYS OF UNDER 17
Prague.
21 YEARS AGO
Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files
the Hongkong Telegraph for the The following extracts are from week ended June 29, 1912.
*
The rate of the dollar on demand was 2/-1/8.
/
In writing to the editor of "The Dragon," Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the Chief Scout suggested that there was a great opportunity of forming a Boy Scout movement in Hongkong.
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From the 127 cases of plague BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
reported during the week, 99 proved
A beautiful young peasant wo-fatal, The total number of cases man has been found to be thefrom January 1 was 1, 688 with Inspiration behind a skilful gang 1,560 deaths.
Change In Design And of robbers.
Possibly Colour
Sir Kingsley Wood, the Postmas- ter General, speaking at the banquet of the Philatelic Congress in Lon- don hinted at forthcoming changes in the colour and design of stamps. "Great Britain, early next year, will have an issue of new stamps as the present contract will expire at the end of the year," aald Sir Kingsley. "I hope to take the opportunity of making some minor changes in design and possibly in colour.
"It is not proposed to alter the size or the general character of tho stampa, which will, of course, con- tinue to bear the head of the King. "Criticism is sometimes mado that our stamps remain unaltered. It is the valued tradition of Great Britain that our stamps should bear the effigy of the ruling Sovereign. They are distinguished also by the fact that it is unnecessary for them to bear the name of the coun- try of issue.
"Any variation. In size would moan the complete alteration, of stamp machinos, of which there are 9,000 machines in London alone,"
The district around Bedihost, in Moravia, has suffered from the activities of a clever gang of burglars for some time.
sus-
A presentation was made to Mr. A. Plowery, one of the founder of the Civil Service Club on the oc- casion of his retirement.
*
Mr. T. F. Claxton was appointed Director of the Royal Observatory., FRIDAY, JUNE, 80, 1938,
Complete mystery surrounded their sudden raids-unt!! picion fell on a labourer's house, for large parcels were alleged to be often sent at night from this cottage to a neighbouring town. Police surrounded the house and ATMOSPHERIC FREAK. made a search
They are atated to have found that the gang was composed of five boys, all under the age of 17. Their leader was the Inbourer's beautiful young wife.
The boys, who were infatuated with her, carried out the thefts and gave the booty, to the girl wife. It was afterwards sold in another town-Reuter.
£5 NOTES TORN
TO SHREDS
COPPER SMELTER'S LAST ACT
Cape Town.
WHIRLWIND IN JAPAN
UPSETS POULTRY.
Kobo, June 29.
A whirlwind struck a village near here yesterday afternoon, partially destroying several houses.
A waterspout occurred in a pond about two-acres in area, carrying a large volume of water to a height of 30 metres.
Hundreds of chickeris in poultry houses were carried away by the whirlwind-Reuter Special,
Take Care This Summer.
Avold stomach and bowel troubles Philatelists would no doubt ap- had been torn into shreds, were clear and clean. An occasional dose Pieces of £1 and £5 notes, which by keeping your internal, organa prove their policy that it was no found scattered about the floor of of Pinkottes, Liver and Laxative { function" of the Post Office to make
a bedroom in an hotel in Cape
and naturally. Pinkettos crenting unnecessary issues.
are the copper-smelter, John McGee, was Indigestion and troubles arising
latest. thing for constipation, The toast of "Distinguished found hanging from
in Philatelists" was proposed by Mr. with the window-cord tied around occasional internal cleansing. You a fanlight the food tract. Don't neglect the John Drinkwater, and responded to
his neck:
will feel better and the heat won't McGee, reported to have bean a bother you so much." All chomists wealthy man, left £6,000, believed can supply you with Pinkottes, to be in a bank in Bulawayo, to a brother and sister. In Ireland, Ho had been worried about the pos- sibility of somebody stealing his money and had even reported the maids at the hotel for "watching” him-Reuter.
reyenue out of stamp collectors by Town in which a retired Rhodesian / plane only all do this for
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HOW ON EARTH. DID YOU KNOW WE WERE HERE ON TIBURON GALEN
OH-WE GOT BLOWN OFF OUR COURSE, AND. I SAW YOUR UNCLE'S PLANE. THROUGH MY GLASSES-WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS UP, SO DAD _THOUGHT OF THE
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KNOWS, THE ***SERIS'
WEAKNESS FOR EMPTY.
OIL CANS...
THEY PRIZE
THEM AS
'A CHILD
DOES A
FAVORITE-.
TOY...... JUST LOOK HOW HAPPY. THEY ARE
WHERE'S YOUR. UNCLE PRIS "SEAPLANE S DOWN ON THE BEACH, BUT.. I DON'T SEE SHIM
THAT'S WHAT
WORRIES
MEAN MISTER. MENDOZA
HED JUST LIKE TO
KNOW, WHO THẤT WAB,, "POUNDING ON, AN
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(MAYBELYS IT'S A RUSE
OF THEIRS