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Red Star Line Scheme
COMPANY'S NEW OFFER
PROPOSALS CONSIDERED
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has promised to consider new pro- posals from the promoters of the company formed to purchase and run the Red Star Line with £10 Transatlantic fares. This project, us the House of Commons learned from the Chancellor recently was [ "discouraged by the Government,
In Parliament Colonel Sandeman Allen, Conservative member for Birkenhead, again asked why the Government had "discouraged” the purchase of the Red Star Line.
The Red Star Line, he told the House, owned in America, though sailing under the British dag waa put up, for sale. British enterprise decided to
remove this foreign competition to British ownership.
It was proposed to take passen- gega on a cheap cablu service from Liverpool to New York for £10. Five ships were /to be laro. giving work in British shipyneda į and to British vamen and shore Statis.
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LICHEN GREEN
New Dress Colour Used
With Satin
POPULAR SHADE
"Lichen Green". Lichen green in another tone which seems to have become quite popular suddenly. It may be ttted with dead-leaf brown with great ancers, the cold tour of the one throwing up the warmth of the other. Lichen green crepe wax uned with dark brown dull-surfaced natin tu this model.
The new idle. thought Colonelį MENDING CHINA Sandeman Alfa, would create market at present untouched and which would therefore not compete with the Cufard-White Star Line, Foreign interests, he said, know, ing of the dificulties which had Carlson, were nt present in actual negotintojis to take over the Red Star Line
VALUABLE china may be mend-
1985:
Peculiar People For Trial
CHILD ANOINTED WITH OIL
FAILURE TO CALL DOCTOR
Members of the religious sect known as the "Peculiar People" led the Police Court at Grays, Essex, when Walter Lovett and his wife, Hannah Levett, of Victoria- rond, Stanford-le-Hope, were com mitted for trial charged with the manslaughter of their 15-year-old
son, Cyril,
They pleaded not guilty,
Mr. G. J. Ball (prosecuting) said that the boy was taken ill about October 2, but His parents objected to calling in medical ald, It was the case for prosecution that be- cause of this the child died on Octo- ber 13.
William Copsey, of Stanford-le- Hope, an elder, said that he visited the child, who had a sore throat. He could speak "a little above a whisper," and could be understood,
"We laid handa on him in the name of Jesus In accordance with the beliefs of the 'Peculiar Peo- ple," he said. "We had a special prayer meeting after the anointing with oil-me and the father and mother."
Mrs. Levelt, he said, gave the and when dry will resist hot water
ed with the following mixtureboy a gargle and a warm drink. and ordinary usage. Mix a ten-n October 13 a prayer meeting spaful of alum in a teaspoonful, was held in the kitchen, and he was ni water. Place the atm in a hot culted upstairs as the boy was “just oven until it is quite transparent, about passing away." Also 'place the broken pieces off china in the warm oven until they jare moderately hot to touch, andj (then eat the broken edges with Dr. Douglas Craig, of Stanford- But so keen were the promoters the mixture quickly and thinly, write-trope/ muld that the cause of of the new ezarpany that they were it sticks instaully, willing An undertake not in build
any new
tonnage without first
consulting the Government
THE QUEEN MARY
The Chancellor of the Exchequer ; reminded the House that the Gov ernment's desire to financing the compellini or The Queen Mary was'te rationalise the British ship-
the
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PARIS EXTENDS INVITATION
Paris, Dec. 26. The Parts Exposition of E87.
THE DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE
death was toxuesia due to a septle
child throat. The
had simple -tonsilitis but the right side went on to abscess formation. If the child had had medical attention the icon- in the system would have ten, avoided and his life might bate been saveil.
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Across
1 A volume about foreign money
in.dlilicult to manage.
8 Lethargy. Control.
12 Upsel a gift to get this wond, 13 Bird that gives pleasure
children. 14 Metni.
15 Turncoat.
17 Metal tree 10 down). 18 Irish county.
tel
Mr. Petey Lamb (defending) 20 Everything in the exhibition is
Incking in depth. submitted that there WOR
[24 It takes many of this coln to make up the money in 1 across. evidence upon a charge of man-
28 English town from which must be
luach my btained.
red
He believed that If the White Star- i dodicnted to science and art, 178ughter because there Cunard merger company were faced being especially planned for the wantan neglect or such neglect as 28 People are bakhful when in this with this new competition' before Babbitts throughout the world.
ito show that the parents did not
they bad had time to sittle dowr In an addreas here explaining care whether the
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Levett
Scottish Loch.
29 Material that is often span out.
at length.
1 A time of rejoicing
̈renewal,
J
trades.
Dow
The
were not
2. Bird. 3 County that sounds like a wifely
remark from a goose,
4 Vensel that many men carry
about.
child lived or no definite the building of a sister ship to The the scope of the undertaking, Al,died. There
com-jevidence that the life of the child 32 This one of the U.S.A. sveina- to Queen Mary might be jeopardised. Edmond Labbe, general
be part of 19 down. missioner of the Exposition, de-yould have been prolonged or saved. 33 One the common reasons for The interests concerned with theclared that it will be the biggest
Mrs. Eliza Stammers, sister of purchasing of the Red Star Line thing of its kind in the history of had, he achlert, approached the France and that even its scientific Mrs. Levett, called for the defence, 31 A characteristic of the Jack of
and cultural aspects will be of said that Mr. and Mrs. Treasury informally. They were
tindness and every attention. told that It would not be in therent interest to the man in the treated their children with great
street. national interest to proceed with
"I want to assure everyone that Cyril had not flannels and other their proposition.
if a flock of Rabbitts come to treatment and they Paris in 1937 they will be pam-etter after the prayer meeting. The Atlantic shipping trade was pered and petted." M, Labbe said. alarmed about him. He neemed better after the prayer meeting. not, he thought, in so prosperous a "Remember, this Babblit is not condition that a
new, concern caricature nor a marionette. Hebut he had a sudden and very bad
minutes, would hope to build ships and run is a good man, sensitive, restless, change and died within five or ten limited in his views, but not; without his aspirations. Like our "I would not have a doctor in the counterpart, M. Prud- house," she declared. "I have al He had only just heard, how-French
ways trusted in the. Lord, and my ever, of the new conditions which homme, he is a man. the company interested in the "Let us invite Babbitt to visit children have always got well Red Star Line were willing to our 1937 Exposition. It will be though they have been very bad at accept. If their proposals were made for him, for him and his times. If people do not
that is the will of the Lord." put in writing he would give them kind."
them at a profit.
his consideration.
TECHNICALITIES
recover
Mr. and Mrs. Levett were allowed
Sierral Conservative members Describing the more technical bail. expressed their disapproval of the side of the project, M. Labbe sundi Guvernment's attitude. pointing that the exhibition will cover
out that if foreign interests pur seventy acres of land on each side glass edifice, 360 metres long and chased the Rid Star Line owing of the Seine with the Eiffel Tower 120 wide, to be constructed at the to the Government's disenurag:-(and the Trocadero as the focal base of the Eifel Tower. Bulld! ment of the new British company points. The area will be covered ing will be constructed for the thie Chancellor's hope of avoiding with Imlaces and pavilions. housing of graphle and plastic competition with the Cunard Landscape gardens, and artificial arts, for science and applied arts. White Star merger would in any mountains. A fleet or show-boats, Most of the foreign pavillons, it
defeated, while employ-will ply the Seine,
was explained, will be located on ment would be given to foreign One of the architectural fea- the Ideal side of the left Bank.
United Press. shipyards and foreign seamen, tures of the exposition will be af
cas: be
SALESMAN SAM
4
AW, I DON'T FEEL LIKE PLAYIN' RIDDLES,
NO LUCK; SELLIN' THOSE PUPS ON
THE STREET CORNERS, CHIEF! THEY'RE
OUT IN TH' BACK YARD — WHAT'M
GONNA DO WITH 'EM?.
SALAH
POLICE
STATION
All Over the Place!
TH' GANG DOWN AT. HAIGHT BALL'S POOL ROOM GAVE ME TH' CUE THAT YA GOT SOME PUPPIES FER SALE.
LE'S SEE TH' LITTER-
PRIKING OF
American plain with one vehicle to be seen in it.
8 Money made by the successful
perhaps.
A prehistoric creature.
8 Weapon that may be caused by a
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succession of kisses.
(10-A little cut. In 17 across.
11 Though this is no slight ailment
it may make a foe very well.
16 A palindromile vessel.
19 4ne of the USA. (580 12
cross).
21 Wond that may be found in a
shaving from à Genon ketch.
122 Unfortunately thin describes
many man on the dols.
2 Torch.
26 Fords or pinnes might be found
hereis.
27 This work is done with wonted
29 acrosB.
30 Part of a church.
31 A quick, antithesis to 31 pernes
perhaps.
Yesterday's Bolution
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