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SEAFORTHS ARRIVE IN COLONY
RECENT SERVICE IN PALESTINE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY
A day late in her journey from Southampton, owing to bad weather fter leaving Singapore, the transport Laneyshire arrived in Hongkong this morning and fled up at the North Arm of the Naval Duck Yard shortly fler 8 a.in. On Board were some 100 officers and men, and their families, of the 1st Battalion, The from Seaforth lghlanders, fresh their campaign in Palestine and now eplicing the 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. In the Clin Command.
CONGRESS STARTS TO WORK REPUBLICANS SHOW THEIR COLOURS TOP-HEAVY MAJORITY
Washington, Jan. 5. The 75th Congress, top-heavy with Democrats, convened at 12,02 p.m. to-day with traditional horse-play and confusion in the House of Re formal
and more
JANUARY 6, 1937,
BRITAIN'S INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
MANY INDUSTRIES
SUFFERING
CROWDED HOSPITALS
(Special To "Tolagraph")
- Influenza
the
London, Jan. 5. is ravaging the whole country, though attacks are generally mild in typo and hitherto there have been few deaths.
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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW.
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THE BIG CAME
RKO
an
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presentatives routine in the Senate.
Legislators inaugurated a session which is expected to adjourn sine lie six months hence, after the enucl
A large number of offices, factorles, ment of the frame-work of President mills and collieries are workng under Roosevelt's second New Deal
staff dimeculties, and doctors, nurses leader, Senator
and chemists are very busy. The majority
advised the upper House Robinson,
Hospitals
ire filled with Among the Seiferths was L/Cpl.
that neutrality legislation would re-
abnormal number of influenza patients A. Miller, M.M.. whose decoration was
and are coping with the situation as recently awarded for gallantry dur-quire their first important action.
wered The galleries of the Senate
well as they are able in view of the ing the emergency operations in
Vice President,
R$ fact that in some cases,
量 St. crowded when the between April 13 and
clad in a blue Bartholomew's and Guys Hospitals rapped his gavel for members of the nursing slatts occupy business suit, Grant, of the name Dattalion, received
order as 78 Democrats, 16 Repub-kick-beds in the wards themselves. the M. C. decoration st the same
and two Progressives Beans, two time, but he is at present Home Farmer-Labourites took their plat routine leave. A dozen officers and 60
of other regiments and six fees and two men of the Royal Air Force were simultaneously
zied.
Pleber 14. Captain E. 1. G. Mr. Join Gorner
on
men
on
Fewer spectators watched the House opening, where the principal business was the formality of electing Mr. William Bankhead as Speaker by a strict party vote.
WAD
The Lancashire left Southampton
Thereafter, the membership of the December 2, taking the Foreign Affairs Committee Battalion, Royal Sussex Regi, quickly approved, preparatory to with other troops totalling 1,200, to rushing emergency neutrality legisla Port Said and there she embarked
Highlanders. Seaforth troopship leaves on January 12 with New York, brought the first minority
policy. of the East Lancashire Regiment bound
the
tion.
The Mr. Bertrand Snell,
Republican,
Не
for Ambala, India. She will there pronouncement take on the 2nd Battalion, Durham pledged the Republicans to "a polley of constructive progress under the Light Infantry, for Sudan and nt that
Essex Constitution," asserting that "op-- Battalion, the 2nd pori Regiment will board for their home-position based merely unity
62DAYS TO-DAY • TO-MORROW The Battalion will go into Murray
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stirs nelther lear ward journey,
of Disembarkation of the Scaforth Our high duty," he continued, "wili
be the studious examination
legis Highlanders is proceeding rapidly.lative proposals. We shall support what is sound and constructive and Barracks vacated by the Royal Ulster Rifles who are at camp. When the oppose, in proper debate, those execu
tive recommendations which appear Rifles return they will go into the
hastily drawn
or imperfectly con- East Lancashire's barracks at Shum-
cieved. shulpo.
our majorities auch 25 "Large Democratle friends wield this session can function properly only if con- stantly disiplined in debate by courageous opposition," he declared.
United Press.
THE OFFICERS
The personnel comprises: Seaforth Highlanders.-Lleut.-Col. J. Autrhead, Mrs. Muirhead and family; Brevet Lieut.-Col. G. L'ominic and Mrs. Lammie; Major I. C. Barclay, M. and Mrs. Barclay; Major G. S. Hawstorne, M.C., Mrs. F. Nawslomme and family; Cept. R. Mason, Mrs. Mason and family; Capt. and C. P. Murray, Mrs. Murray family: Lieut. F. H. Neill and Mrs. Neill; Capt. J. R. Mackintosh-Walker, M.C., Capt. S. J. Ritchie, A.c.; Capt. J. S. H. Douglas; Lieut. I. K. C. Hoblark, Mrs. Hobkirk and family; Lients. K.
Garner-Smith, R. G. B. Innes, C. D. A. Ross, E. C. Gray, R. D. Maclugan, 2/Lleuts. J. M. Marshall, R. R. Hammond Chambers, C. F. Allen,
len, R. I. Mackenzie. Lient, (QM) R. Paterson, D.C.M., Mrs. Pater son and family.
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Royal Amnesty In Holland
MUTINEERS WILL BE PARDONED
Amsterdam, Jan. 5. All the mutineers on the warship Zeven Provineten, who rebelled when Fost the vessel was in the Dutch Non-Indies in 1933, In addition, there are
will benefit by a Commissioned Officers who, with Royal Amnesty on the occasion of ranks, total 673.
Princess Juliana's wedding.
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Also on the Lancashire are Miss Heten Gray Marlin and Miss Jean Imrie, private nurses; Sister Miss.1
The amnesty is very wide, and in- cludes 1,300 income tax defaullers .I. who are absolved from liabilities.
F. McFent, Q.A.L.M.N.S. Travelling-Reuter, on the transport on their way to Shanghai are Capt. J. G. Hickson and two ranks of the 1st Battalion, Loyal Regiment: N.C.O.'s of the Royal the Royal Army Signals Ordnance Corps.
Bnd
The Seaforth Highlanders' sporting record has already been published und it will be remembered that be- sides winning the football champion- ship of the Egypt Command, they are strong in general athletics and in 'boxing.
MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT
BRITISH
MESSAGE
TO FRANCE
London, Jan. 3. Naval arrivals comprised. Capi. E.
The French Foreign Minister has G. N. Rusbrooke, R.N., p.s.C., vice Capt. J. W. A. Waller, R.N., Chlef of published in Paris a message from the the Commander-in-Chief's Staff; sub-British Foreign Secretary thanking Lieut. J. E. Poulden, R.N., for H.M.S. him for the statement made by M. regarding the Dainty: Warrant Supply Officer H. G. Delbos on Saturday
declaration on Stuart for 1.M.S. Tamar, and five British and Italian
the Mediterranean, and the course ratings.
Work in the pallée courts hampered by the illness of magis- trates, police and witnesses.-Rctiter ratio
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Prepared
For Every
Emergency
ARITA EXPLAINS JAPAN'S AIMS
Tokyo, Jun. 6. Mr. Hachiro Arita, Foreign Minis- designed to clarify the Japanese- ter, delivered a radio address to-day.
German anti-Comintern pact. He re-stated all the previous explana- tions and added: "Those belleving that Japan is showing Fascist trend are not well informed.
"Japan is not concerned whether
nde the treaty is effective through a Nazi Government or some other."
reiterated that anti-Com-
He
munism was the only objective of the treaty, concluding: "Japan cnn. not advance in any direction with- out reclaiming wuste Innd and making a way for herself. There- fore the nation must be in a state of preparedness in order to cope with various obstacles. Let us start on our way with courage and carry through our aims at all costs."
Well informed quarters interpret the speech as meaning, merely, that the nation must be prepared for al. emergencies.-United Press.
Grooming
Plane For
H.K. Route
ANOTHER CLIPPER READY FOR WORK
Alameda, Jan. 5. Pan-American Airways revealed to-day that Capt. Edwin C. Musick, senior pilot of the line, first man to bring a Clipper across the Pacific. had left Miami at 4.15 .m.
for and
Sen Acapulco Alameda, vid Diego with a crew of four.
He is flying the Sikorsky 9-42-B and is expected here Thursday or Friday, This is the same type as the Clipper used for the first exploration lights
of which Mr. Eden anld:"It is a over the Pacific, but it is an improved
matter of considerable satisfaction to know that the agreement was well with which His Majesty's Govern London, Jan. 5, ment are in such very close relations. Queen Marie of Jugo-Slavia, and I am certain that the agreement will her eleven-year-old son, Prince contribute, ns is its object, to the Tomislav, arrived in London to-day. maintenance of peace in a part of the The Prince, has come to attend school world where France is in like maliner In England.-British Wireless.
interested."British Wireless.
TOUNG PRINCE'S EDUCATION received by the French Government,
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GENE RAYMOND & ANN SOTHERN TO-MORROW in "WALKING ON, AIR"
“An R.K.O;; Radio Picturo
machine.
The plane will be berthad at Alameda, where it will undergo tests. It will eventually be used in a "shuttle service" between Hongkong and Manila, it is believed, when that final leg of the Pan-American Pacife service is
in view
the demand on the Honolulu- California leg, owing to the maritime strike, the lane will be temporarily used to augment the present "Clipper service-United Press.
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London, Jan. 6.
Next Change A Paramount. Pictura
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warriors:
Jay Berwanget, U of Chicags, Bui Shakespeare, Notte Dame: Bobby Wa. son, Southern Meibod Monk Moserip, JAMES GLEASON Stanford; King Kong
With
PHILIP HUSTON
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The Home Office announced to-day in "THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE”
that arrangements are being made to give all families Individual in- struction in the fitting use of gas masks, 30,000,000 of which will short- ly be available.
Messrs. Geoffrey Lloyd and Com- pany open their Arst tantory, to he exclusively devoted to the menu- facture of gos masks, on January 12, at Blackburn. The output will be at least 500,000 weekly, Reuter. /
In allegedly attempting to` escúpo arrest for stealing a quantity of iron bara from house under construction in Beltram Road, Kowloon City, yesterday, a coolle named Chan Sing fell whilst he was running arid, was taken to the Kowloon Hospital to receive treatment.
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