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R.A.F. MISSION BARCELONA
DEPARTS
LONDON, Jan. 19.
SIR DONALD BANKS and Air-Marshal Sir Arthur Long- more, members of the British Air Mission to Australia and New Zealand, left for the dominions to-day.
Sir Hardman Lever, who is head of the Mission, is leaving in the middle of February.
The Mission is to establish a scheme for the construction of aircraft in Australia and New Zealand.-Reuter,
U.S. SEARCH FOR NEW REVENUE
Taxation Of Govt. Bonds Urged WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.
A PLEA for all private in- come from all Government. salaries, and all future Govern-
January 20, 1939.
CITY TO SPEEDY PLANE
RAGING
FRANCO'S ARTILLERY POUNDS LOYALISTS' FORTIFICATIONS
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BURGOS, JAN. 19.
“HE BATTLE for igualaDA, KEY-TOWN TO BARCELONA WHICH
IS 33 MILES FROM THE CAPITAL, OPENED TO-DAY.
By nightfall the Insurgent troops stationed at the foot of the hill were within three miles of their objective.
Insurgent artillery throughout the day rumbled along the highways converging on the city, while lighter mounted batteries, transported by mules, wound their way down the eastern slopes of the Queralt range of hills.
Once in position, the Insurgents began a bombardment of Igualada, while Insurgent aeroplanes, after bombing and machine gunning the first of the Loyalist outposts, returned to their bases, leaving to the guns the task of battering down the Loyalist
fortifications.
Meanwhile, from Mont Maney and Aguilo, 1,000
ment securities, to be made sub- lorries had been bringing up Insurgent battalions ready
paved the way.
ject to the general income tax for the assault when the tanks and armoured cars have laws of the Federal and State governments, is contained in a special tax message, sent to Con- gress by President Roosevelt.
Federal tax officials estimate that
such actions would result in an in- crease of $300,000,000 a year. State governments would also benefit by considerable increases ia
revenue
from the reciprocal authority given
them to tax Federal salaries and bonds.
Commenting on President Roose- velt's message, Treasury officials ex- pressed the view that removal of tax exemption on future issues of public securities would not make much dit
ference with respect to the rates of interest, or the marketability of Federal securities.
If the entire Federal debt was res funded into taxable securities, the an-. nual increase In interest cost Wilf estimated between $18,000,000 and; $40,000,0000 compared with the pre sent total annual Interest burden of $1,000,000,000.
rates be
Ofeluls also estimated that the difference in the interest tween the non-exempt Government securities would not be more thing one-half per cent. on the longest maturities-Reuter.
British Health Compaign Is Big Success
London, Jan. 10.
were
By midday, the centre forces had progressed three
miles over a difficult ravine, their further position being near the town Pontons, the capture of which will give the Insurgent centre columns access to the network of roads between Igualada and Villa Franca, threatening to form another of General Franco's famous "pockets" between Villa Franca and the coast.
The Urgel divisions are reported to be striking across Lower Cyred from Pons, witile near Valions, the Maestrazgo.divisions are sweeping through the country north of the Lerida-Barcelona highway, and are reported to have captured and passed Mont
Falco.
A report from Insurgent field headquarters to-night states: "Our forces are advancing with great rapidity and enthusiasm." ---Ryder.
BRITISH AVIATION TRIUMPH
Brilliant Invention For New Airliners
London, Jan. 19.
LABOUR DEMAND FOR INTERVENTION
London, Jan. 10.
The demand for immediate action with a view to ending the policy of non-intervention in the Spanish war is contained in a letter sent to Mr Neville Chamberlain by the National Council of Labour, representing the Labour Party, Trade Union Con gress, and the Parliamentary Labour Party.
FRANCE BUILDS
PARIS, Jan. 19.
A NEW FRENCH pursuit plane, the De Voitine D.520. was demonstrated in a trial flight to-day before experts of the French Air Ministry.
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The new plane is fitted with
910 h.p. Hispano-Suiza PYJAMAS
engine, and has a maximum speed of 327 miles an hour, which is 30 miles an hour more than the top speed of the present type of French chasers. A second plane of the same type is now under construction with a 1,000 h.p. engine, re- ported to be capable of 370 miles per hour.
The plane demonstrated to- day was constructed within 6,000 working hours, and is armed with 22 centimetre gurs, as well as two machine- guns Trans-Ocoan,
DOLLAR LEGISLATION
Washington, Jan. 19. President Roosevelt to-day asked
authorisation for the Government's
We have pyjamas in plain colours, contras.
ting colours and in
every kind of pattern,
discreet or cheerful,
The prices from $10.50 for lustre poplin up to $17.50 for light flan- nol. All prices loss 10%
cash discount.
Congress to extend for two years its Stabilisation Fund, and his power to change the value of the dollar, Mackintosh's Ltd.
authorisation for both of which due to expire on June 30.-Rculer,
Hongkong Orders Two Nuffield "Iron Lungs"
A CABLE HAS been despatched from the Hongkong Government to Lord Nuffield's representative at Oxford accepting the offer to supply iron lungs free to the Colony. Hongkong is asking for two, one for adults and one for children, which will be installed in the Queen Mary Hospital.
The letter containing the offer was sent by Mr. Malcolm Mac- donald, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to all Colonies in [the Empire.
Lord Nuffield is producing "Iron lungs" at his own factory at Cow- ley at an estimated rate of 1,000 in three months. He hopes to com- plete the first 1,000 during nexi month.
The "iron lung is an apparatus to facilitate respiration and is used for the treatment of infantile paralysis and
other diseases that involve lung failure. colonies Mr. MacDonald quotes
various letter from Lord Nufleld in which the latter says:
in his letter to the
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The letter states that the "continued iron lung" and the safety of them "When I appreciated the use of the denial by democratic governments of the rit under international law for decide to manufacture and present Considerable interest haz been the Spanish Government to purchase them free of charge to all hospitals annused among airline operators all arns, while the Dictator governments in Great Britain and also the Empire over the world by the announcement continue ta Assist the Spanish which have genuine use for them. of a notable British invention which insurgents constitutes a flagrant and
is the result of three years intensive one-sided benevolence to the Fascist secret research, and which has now rebels."-Reuter, been embodied in the form of retract- produced by the
The excellent results of the recent able auxiliary wings in the new 270 campaign for wider use of healthị
airliner 1.52.1. services, which was launched by the Prime Minister and leader of the Fairey Company, opposition parties last year
High eruising speed and reasonably commented upon by the Minister for low take-off and landing speeds are Health at a conference of the Central combined in the performance of this -Council for Health Education to-day, aircraft which is scheduled for
Mr. Walter Ellut announced Diat series production next year, The de the exhibit "towards fitter Britain" vice provides an effective means of which was seen by 4,000,000 people varying the wing surface, and there- in the government pavilion at the fore of changing the load carried by! Empire Exhibition at Glasgow, was each unit of wing area. For the take- to be placed at the Council's disposal off auxiliary wings are let down from for their educational work, and would recesses in the after portion of the thus recelve further publicity-main monoplane
wings, converting British Wireless.
machine temporarily into a biplane. In this position they add sufficiently to the lifting area to reduce the load carried by each square foot of wing from 32 lbs-appropriate for cruising, and to a quick rate of climb- ing.
Stock Market Improves
Landon, Jan. 10.
fast
REPORT DENIED
PRODUCTION UNDER WAY
Production is under way, begin ning with 1,000 whieh will be ready within three months. We shall continue to make them until every
which
hospital in the Empire, might reasonably be expected to use a respirator with advantage, possesses one."
The letter points out that the main
Burgos, Jan. 19. A widely circulated report that General Gambara, commanding the Italians Bghting for General Franco, had been wounded in the Barcelona offensive, is without foundation, aç- cording to Insurgent military head-use for "ron lungs" would be during in epidemic of infantile paralysis or quarters-Reuter,
other lung diseases.
Hospitals must regard the possca- son of an iron lung" as a life In- surance, Lord Nuffield states,
ANTI-JEW MEASURES
Mr. MacDonald says that it would be undesirable that respirators should be distributed when no malisfactory jarrangements could be made fur
maintenance.
ar-
"But provided satisfactory rangements can be made, it is Lord Nuffield's wish that no application respecting any institution should be refused," lie adils.
Germany's Ban On Hebrew Doctors
The iron lung, the general cost of BERLIN, Jan. 19.
which is roughly £100-though Lord For landing, auxillary wings are;
DISPENSING Numeld is probably reducing them further extended to form a kind of NO JEWISH
chemist, or veterinary surgeon at a much lower figure would be a valuable respirator for local hospitals
CRUISING SPEED OF 200 M.141.
The Stock Exchange at the opening wingtiap which serves as an air brake to-day showed a somewhat improved and again increases the lift. Landing will be allowed to follow his pro-in cases of severe gus poisoning dur sentiment, and values tended to be speed is thereby reduced by about fession in Germany aftering war. upward, though gains were not fully ten miles an hour. The device hus January 31 next, according to held throughout the session.
enabled designers make main wings were in 10 per cent, smaller, which means an announcement made here to-
Most foreign bonds
especially Far Easterns, on more less head resistance as well as high day.
optimistic customs loans
prospects.
service
and wing-loading, performance i
From that thine onward, only a again ent
enhanced.
limited number of Jewish assistants Elsewhere the market was dull,
Weighing nearly 19 tons, with a full will be authorised to practice in those but movements were generally small. toad on board, the new airliner in professions for the exclusive benefit although among oils, Royal Dutch designed to carry up to thirty passen- of Jews-Trans-Ocean. weakened sharply on. Paris zelling.
gers at a cruising speed of 229 m.p.h.
Special.
DEFENCE WEAKNESS IN U.S.
MONEY TO RELEASE Among commodities, fute was again on only half of the maximum power |
JEWS IN REICH outstanding on reports of Govern delivered by the four 1,000 hp, en- ment orders of Hessians for sandbag gines.
Danzig, Jan. 19.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, purposes, which were circulating in
Ieports from abrond state that THE UNITED STATES Is "weak Conditioned air, supplied from n Calcutta,
Jewish Organisations compared with other nations" in its super-charger will maintain a low International Wall Street WHER easy-Renter level pressure in the cabin when the prepared to guarantee markets defence against bombing attacks, de- for supplementary German exportsclared Brigadier-General Marshall, aeroplane la Gying high, enabling the to the value of 40,000,000 reichsmarks deputy
Chief of Staff before the operator to take advantage of the most economical flying conditions annually, in order to finance the military affairs committee of the
emigration of
of Jews from Germany, House of Representatives to-day. Ciano Arrives For without discomfort to the passengers.
Hundded: "Any future war will Crew accommodation is provided for two pilots a radio operator, fight George Tublee, the delegate of the at least start in the air, and he said engineer, cook, and two stewards. Eving Committee, who la now visit- that 19 new mobile anti-aircraft re-
Belgrade Parleys
Belgrade, Jan. 19.
The only task assigned to Mr.
Full restaurant facilities, and spaciousing Berlin, is that of discovering what gimenta were needed to supply a mall and cargo compartments in Tossibilities, if any, exist and Mr. "reasonable" ground defence.-lieuter, The Italian Foreign Minister, Count the wings and fuselage and planned. Rublee is only in a position to make a report on the subject to his com- Ciano, arrived. this morning with his-British Wireless.
mittéo.-Trans-Octan.
suite by special train at the small town of Bell Monastir, in the north of Yugo-Slavio,
He was met at the stallon by the Premier, Dr. Stoyodinovitch, who is also Foreign Minister, and by the Secretary of State in the Yugo-Slav Foreign Ministry, M. Andritch.
After the formalities, the party drove to the village of Kvescevo, where some shooting will be enjoyed. Trans-Ocean.
RIDBENTROP COING
TO POLISH CAPITAL
Ater
PALESTINE parleys
Calro, Jan. 19. R further conference of regarding Palestine
Berlin, Jan. 10. Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister, will leave Arabs Berlin on Wednesday, January 23, day, it was stated that discussions for Warsaw, it is officially announced. had proceeded harmoniously,
Spelling Bee
HOW
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to- acmibrieve
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anunciation
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Ile will return to Berlin two days that the next meeting would be on jings of these words will be found on Inter-Trang-Ocean.
Saturday.-Reuter,
COLONY
CELEBRATES CENTENARY
Message To People From The King
ADEN, Jan. 19. THE CENTENARY of the an- nexation of Aden by Britain was celebrated to-day by parades of naval, military and air forces, and Arab levies.
The visitors included the agent of the Colonial Office, Lord Lamington.
At the centenary parade Governor, Sir Bernard Reilly, read a message of good wishes to the in- habitants of Aden from the King
The message
referred to Aden's centenary of and devoted ser- vice to the British Crown, and the fact that Aden, for many years ha
hos formed an essential link in the marl- time communications of the Empire. The message added that the King looked forward confidently to the maintenance of past traditions in the continued development of the Colony, and the increasing prosperity of lis inhabitants.
Sir Bernard Reilly sald that during the past century. Aden's an- elent prosperity had been revived and surpassed under British rule.
MACDONALD'S MESSAGE
A message was also read from the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, who said that the re- cent change, whereby Aden, ofter a long association with India, heemne a colony, might have aroused some apprehension among those whose in- terests in the past were wholly bound up with the Indian Empire, but they might rest assured that every
effort would be made to retain the best gradually introducing the best fea- traditions
the old system, while
of
tures of colonial administration.
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