40-DAY HUNT FOR
CHILD MURDERER
FAILS
No Rest Till We Get Him"
Bradford.
SUPT. J. O'HARA, head of
the Bradford C.I.D., the man who for more than 40 days wrestled with the ap- parently clueless crime of the murder of eight-years- old Phyllis Hirat, said re- cently, "A murder inquiry never closer not until wo get our man."
This was his reply to sugges- tlona that the investigation had reached a blank wall and that, inquiries
to be discon-i
tinued.
were
was
The body of the little girl found in a lonely carriage-way in a suburb of Bradford more
weeks ago.
then six
Police have checked and re-chucker! hundreds of statements, and they have searched roughly in the district in which the girl was last seen.
TRAGIC HOME
O'llar there is no With Supt. Blackening off in the keervers of this hunt which bas so far falled. His ntillude in that of his whole depart- ment. They mean to get their inan.
Meanwhile, in the home of Phyllis Hirst's parents there is no happiness. Her father, given a temporary job in again unemployed.
Often he calls at the police ofce
to talk with rympathetic detectivos
and ask for news.
"We shall have to do some thing for the sake of the other children," Mrs. Hirst said.
"But it will be a frage time. The mystery is still there. We sit and think of it all.
Frank Salazar, 24-year-old Mexican farmhand, charged with killing Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ken- nedy, In San Angelo, Texas. Sheriff Lee O. Auen cha that Salazar went berserk, und attacked a family, shooting the parents, bludgeoning two chil- dren, Fay, 3. and Imogene, 10, with an axe, and kidnapping third child, V.lmn, 18. Sheriff's possu found the youth and the girl
nt a farmhouse near Austin. The girl was unharmed but the other children were in critical condition.
Friday,
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Skiing On Salt
UFS
1luge 10,000-ton pile of salt at a salt works near San Diego, Denied Cal, put ideas into the heads of Coronado's social set, winter sports activities enjoyed by garls in colder climates, they nevertheless got out their skis and tackled the salt pile. Here are Barbara Watson and Ton Ince courting thrills ind spills on the pile.
EMPIRE NEWS
Auckland,
Mr. Savage indicates that the development of the iron and steel Industry will be one of the Govern ment's principal schemes under its Industrial
programme, expension provided the survey of the Onekaku Beld results favourably.
If the survey reveals the presence of sufficient ore in Nelson Province in the neighbourhood of Onekako, the Government will exercise the authori ty granted by Parilamint this year [to invest » sum of £5,000,000 to nance the tron and steel industry.
A member of the Auckland Cham- ber of Commerce has challenged the validity of the Government's re- julations affecting the control of
oversens trade.
AUSTRALIA ·
INCREASE IN JEWISH IMMIGRANTS
Canberra. During the nine months ended Sept. 30, the gain in the number of Austrain was fallen immigrants Lo
5,784, but there was a net loss of 1,192 persons of British stock. Southern Europeans-3,036 - still the newcomers. comprised the bulk
Since last S:ptember there has been a steady Increase in the number of arrivals of Jewish refugets from Austria and Germany. This number is likely to be still further increnseti shortly.
Pensions War
Cost. The total amount paid to Australian war pen- sioners in 1937-36 WU3 £7,701.307. The annual report shows that 257,214 pensions are still in force. During the year new grants of pensions were mode to 10,992 persons, including 743 ex-soldiers, 3,320. wives, and 15,595 children.
R.A.F. Show Magistrate Rebukes CANADA
'Lindy' Is Wrong
HERE arc
some
facts about the R.A.F.
technical
and its Lo shy,
warplanes, In answer globe-trotting United Sintes fler Charles A. Lindbergh, who has reported to Mr.
Chamber-
lain that Orlain has 1,500 war- planes only 500 of them "le- pendable"-to compare with
Germany's 9,700,
European
On
DR. MANION OPPOSES ENTRY OF REFUGEES
Quebec.
The Canadian Conservative party is definitely opposed to the admission to Canada of refugees from Germany,
his, i
A European caused a sur in the First Magistrate's court, Ipoh, re- cently when he walked into the court in his shirt sleeves and with 1 walking-stick under his arm. He walked up to the Bar table and Addressing his first political gather- started to open conversation with the ing in Quebec province since his election to the leadership of the prosecuting officer, who was
party, Dr. R. Manion declared he had feet at the time.
been opposed to immigration ever The magistrate. Mr. P. F. Y. Rad- since the depression started. cliffe, asked him what he meant byl
"So long as we have hundreds of (coming into court in his shirt-sleeves | thousands of people in this country and carrying a stick. It was highly who are out of work and on relief,"
mproper, he said, for a person 1 he said, "we should not jcome to court, in that manner.
The offender who apeared to be out of countenance,
Britain is producing a new pitat considerably every half-hour and the fastest retired from the court after apologis- fighters and longest-range bombers, ing to the Bench.
in the world.
The Hurricane fighters (338 in.p.lt.} and Spitres (365 manh.) compare with Germany's fastest. the B109 (310 m.ph.).
The
California
To
Wellesley bombers, which War On Rats
hald the world record of 7.362 miles non-stop, are already pla lete. The R.A.F. are not having any more. The heavier. faster. longer range twin-engined Wel lingtons have taken their place.
Berkeley, Cat,
State health authorities have an-
nounced that California is apparentlyj at the top of a cycle of rai popula-
Of the world's fastest bombers, the tion. A statewide rat-catching cam Blenheim, type, Britain has on orderpaign will be worked out in con- at least 1,700. Omleial top-speed is
authorities Junction with 205 m.p.h., but it is known to De University of California. faster,
GERMANY'S BEST
οι
the
immigrants to come."
nilow any
He added, however, that imanigra- tion might be desirable In some I future time when there was abundant
employment.
Fremiers In Feud.-The Quebec Premier, Mr. Duplessis, broke silence on the feud between the Federal Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, and the Ontario Premier, Mr. Hep burn. He described the charge that he and Mr. Hepburn had conspired to oust Mr. Mackenzie King as ridi- culous. People in Ottawn were suffering from nightmares, he said.
LASH SENTENCE QUASHED
Toronto. The Ontario Court of Appeal has unanimously cancelled the judgment Imposing 20 lashes on W. R. Childs,
Court Ontario. The branded the strap as among the
for "provisions punishment having
the dark ages" their origin
The court als
also
quashed n a seven-
Germany's crack bombers are the load, and Wes a lot further than the of London. Doru,er NO17 and the He.nitel 11 Horiow it replaces. types, The Dornier has a non-stop range of 1,500 miles, can do 202 m.p.h. with just under a ton of bombs. The Heinkel type can do 260 m.ph.; their full load-bombs, crew, radlo..
Most of German-is six tous.
The arrow did 200 m.p.h., carrying Tour tous. On a delivery dight, a Rampden, without hurry- ing averaged 200 n.ph. for 1,100 year sentence against Childs for an milts. Another big bomber does alleged offence against an 11-year- about 250 m.pl, carrying four old girl, but
but uplickd concurrent sentence of seven years imposed on Many hundreds of Ballies, the Chikis for a similar offence against world's fastest single-engined bom-a 13-year-old girl.
tons.
a
bombers are Junker JU52 type, doing 180 m.p.b..| and carrying 111⁄2 tons of land.
Britain's answer is the Hampden, ber type, doing, with a new engine, Royal Visit Dollar-A new silver Its performance is steret, but it is 300 m.p.h, are on order for the dollar commemorating the King's Har fuster, carries o much heavier N.A.F.
I visit to Canada will be struck shortly.
January 27, 1939.
Cheary, Supreme Cont
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