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REFUGEES GOING TO AUSTRALIA
CANBERRA.
The Department of the Interior states that it is denting with applies- from tions for landing permits European refugees at the rate of 2,000 n week.
Most of the applicants are German and Austrian Jews. A few Czech refugees have made Inquiries.
The number of applications is ex- pected to show, aubstantial gains, and the Department is making arrange- ments to cope with the antlelpated flood.
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clastic. No will be attempt will be made to limit the granting of permite to a set number every month
FUTURE OF NEW GUINEA
SYDNEY
The Administrator of the Mondated Territory of New Guinea, Sir Walter McNicoll, who is on a visit to Sydney, says that the proposed amalgamation of the administrations of Papun and New Guinea would be the Boundest course for Australia. in the long run. He emphasised the necessity of the Commonwealth maintaining control Guinea and not only over New
Solomons
Papun, but over the string of Islands extending from Papua through the
New to the
Hebrkles. Many of these islands, declared Sir Waller, had good harbours, and should be semi-fortified and fited as seaplane or warship bases to act as the outer fringe of Australian de- fence.
BETTING SHOP HOURS
ADELAIDE.
An attempt which was made to carry out the recommendations, of the recent Royal Commission to res- trict the operation of South Austra Han betting shops has failed. The Legislative Asserably of South Aus- trulla has defeated the most import ant proposition, which provided that the betting shops should close be-i tween 1.30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
This was proposed to prevent large sections of the population spending their whole afternoon on race-days in betting shops, making bets and listening to descriptions of the races. I was also intended to increase at- tendances at actual racing meetings, which had had steadily declined since belting shops were first opened, INDIA
NATIVE REMEDIES
CONDEMNED
CALCUTTA. An inquiry financed by the Indian Research Fund Association into the native systems of medicine known as Ayurvedle and Unani has rejected
to their claims scientific.
Monday,
HONGKONG/TELEGRAPH (
January 30, 11939.
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Taking shape in foundations and steel framework, the pavilions of the nations of the world become increasingly visible na the New York World's Fair 1939 nears completion. Viewed from an airplane, the Foreign Zone of the 121634 acre site reveals the importance of the vast Court of Peace, with a capacity of 50,000 persons, as the nerve centre of this unprecedented assembly of three score governments that represent 90 per cent of the globe's inhabited regions.
In this broad area, dominated by the United States Federal Building and flanked by the Halls of Nations, it is hoped that a new spirit of international good-will may be born, The numbered sites, showing various stages of construction, are: 1. United States Federal Building, with the Halls of Nailons extending toward the lagoon, all partly enclosed over steel; 2. The Court of Peace; 3. Canada, foundations started; 4. Argentina, foundations started; 5. Norway, foundations started: 6. Elre: foundations started: 7. Rumania, up in steel; 8. U.S.5.. foundations completed; 9. Czechoslovakia: 10, Japan, foundations started, 11. Belgium, steel partly enclosed; 12, Sweden, foundations started; 13. Turkey, foundations started; 14. Lagoon of Nations; 15. France, steel being erected: 18. Brazil, foundations started: 17. British Empire, steel completed: 18. Ilafy, steel com- pleted: 19. Chile, foundations started: 20. League of Nations; 21. Portugal; 22. Veneruela; 23. Poland, foundations started; 24. Netherlands, founda. tions started; 25, Switzerland.
In the foreground are alsown exposition buildings and those of private exhibitors, many in an advanced state and ready for interior decoration. Constitution Moll also nears completion with fin elaborate plauting and wide pools of cascading water, dotted with sculpture. Con- struction of the entire $160,000,000 exposition is now several weeks ahead of schedule.
head of native-owned cattle aze threatened.
Another outbreak is threatening the Kruger National Park, the great Kame reserve in the Eastern Trans- vaal.
Boots And The Sir
Marine
Marine Walter Henry Robert Birch, jaged. 19, appeared five minutes late
be regarded 35 Claim to be 118-A Cape Town when parading in a draft to join
Molay, Gariel Itendricks, claims to be 1.M.S. Resolution.
He was also wearing civilian boots The report states that only a very110 years old. He says that he was
born slave 1820, and remembers and did not sinne atins with the rest. limited number of Indigenous re-
the celebrations in Cape Town when Then he said "I don't want you to medies deserve the reputation they Queen Victoria ascended the throne, swear at me," and shooting out his have earned as cures. Many of them are worthless and have pro- bably crept in through tradition and
folklore.
Charles Corkran Found Shot After
Fall
MAJOR-GENERAL SIR CHARLES
Nurses From Britain.-The Natal fist. pushed the sergeant major E, CORKRAN, Serjeant-at-Arms
Provincial Administration has decid-the chest.
the
ed to import 25 trained nurses from Birch pleaded guilty at a Chatham shortage of court marital recently to offering Britain owing to
uses, a shortage that is general violence to his superior officer, and sentence will be promulgated in due throughout the Union.
Minister's Visit-During his visit to Calcutta, Lt.-Col. A. J. Muirhead, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India, Invited Mr. Subhas| KENYA Chandra Bose to Government House
for an interview, Lord Brabourne, BAN ON SUCCESSFUL
the Governor, took the opportunity
to meet the President of the Indian
National Congress.
SOUTH AFRICA
MOUTH DISEASE
CAPE TOWN.
LONDON PLAY
NAIROBI.
Vicious Circle At Work
Kerang, Australia, Drs. Pook and Muriro, physicians
Kenya is being subjected to some- OUTBREAK OF FOOT-&-thing in the nature of a purity cam-
paign. It began with the staging by and partners, have their own con- amateurs of Mr. Thomas Browne's reption of what constitutes a "vicious comedy, "Plan for a Hostess." A circle." After work
local in the parently the authorities were an hospital, they left by separate doors, A particularly virulent outbreak of noyed with the local censors for hav- got into their curs and started for foot-and-mouth disense is being ing passed the play as sultable, home. Dr. Pook turned to the right fought in the Pilgrim's Rest district, A luter proposal to produce another and Dr. Munro to the left. Both Transvaal. Apart from cattle owned London success, "George and Mer-travelled a block and then crashed by European farmers, some 50,000 guret," was banned.
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Sir Charles Corkran went Into his grounds to shoot pigeons,
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TORCH SEARCH
Lady Curkrun and her doughter, with electric torches, went to look for him. They found him lying on his back on a plank over a stream,
It is thought that Sir Charles was crossing on the plank when he slipped and fell, causing the min which he was carrying to discharge.
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The grounds comprise from 3 to 4 neres of woodland and pasture, and it was not until the search had con- tinued for an hour that Sir Charles was found.
Sir Charles Corkran who was 60 years of age, was the son of the late Colonel C. S. Corkran, and was al Eton and Sandhuret...
He entered the Army in 1893, served in the Nile Expedition, the South African War and the Euro- nean war. His distinguished service was followed by the C.B. and C.M.G. LONDON G.O.C.
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In her royal robes and crown sad attended by a dozen maids of lion-
For a time he was commandant of our she chatted with the patients, the Royal Miliary College, Sand-
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Later after an illness of less than 1928 to 1932. In 1932 he was created | RAWALPINDI a fortnight, she died from blood Knight Commander of the Victorian
BURDWAN poisoning
in the same ward to which Order. her bright smile and sparkling eyes
had brought happiness. Her Queen's tions two rather uncommon ones, the
He numbered among his decora- CANTON robes are to be her shroud, and her Order of Karageorge and the Ser- maids of honour will
funeral.
attend the bian Gold Medal for Valour, goined
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From H'Kong about
6.000 1th Feb. [17,000) 4th Feb. 6.000 11th Feb,
17,000 18th Feb. 7,000 25th Feb.
17,000 4th Mar. 17.000 18th March
0,000 25th Mar.
18,000 1st Apr.
Destination
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Flossie won a scholarship to the Sir Charles married a daughter of | TILAWA
South-East London Technical School
18 months ago and was studying to the late Colonel Horace Ricardo in
1004. He leaves two sons and one SANTHIA |be a dress designer. She was top of | 3104
TALMA son in Mr. her last term both in millinery and daughter. His eldest art, but when her mother called at Charles Corkran, who, with Mrs. 3IRDHANA the hospital to tell her she was al-bandits in Manchukuo in September
Muriel Pawley, was captured by SHIRALA rendy unconscious.
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1932 and held to ransom for own dresses. Including her Moy Queen weeks. robes in which she will be buried," her mother said.
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8,000 25th Feb, 10,000 11th Mor. 10,000 25th Mar. 8,000 8th Apr.
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7,000) 4th Mar,
7,000 1st Apr.
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8,000 2nd Feb., 7 am.
7,000 3rd Feb.
17,000 3rd Feb., Noon.
10,000 10th Feb,
17,000 17th Feb.
* 8.000 18th Fab.
10,000 2nd Mar. 16,000 3rd Mar.
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