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Monday,
HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH
June 26, 1939.
Franco Fails In Action
Over £1,000,000 Bonds
Flown To London For Refugee Fund
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EMPIRE NEWS
SOUTH AFRICA
AN EFFORT by the Franco Government to restrain | LABOUR SHORTAGE IN dealings in £1,000,000 securities which were deposited in London by the Republicans as a trust fund for refugees, failed in the Chancery Division recently.
CAPE TOWN, The Native Farm Labour Com- mittee, whose report was laid on the
Mr. Henri de Reding, the proposed administrator of table of Parliament recently rejects the fund, in addition to resisting the request for an in-ns impracticable and undesirable the junction, moved to strike out the Franco Government's statement of claim.
Mr. A. Grant, K.C., for the Franco Government, said that with the fall of Catalonia, thore ceased to be any Republican Government.
Realising the imminence' of défent, which would sweep them out of Spain, the late Republienn Govern- ment transferred securities which they had seized from private indivi- duals or had in their own coffers.
Mr. Grant said it was an attempt to deprive the incoming Government of property which was rightly theirs.
"DYING REFUGEES"
Mint Medals
For Natives
auggestion repeatedly
made by farmers that natives should be imported to relieve the shortage of farm abour in South Africa,
The report states that un efficient and contented supply, of farm labour, can be built up.on basis of exist- ing legislation, without any further legislation, provided the farmers take steps to make farm labour more attractive in comparison with town) Inbour by paying a higher percentage of wages in cash, by providing better balanced rations, and by improving housing.
ted that the securities were trans-world's coiners, as the Mint's work- to farmers in rationa, wages, housing,
Dr. Serge Voronoff of Paris, who has porformed more than 2,000 gland rejuvenation operations, arrives in New York with Mrs. Voronoff, to visit the fair.
Wireless Drowned Noise
Of Murder
BOURNEMOUTH.
UNDER cover of radio music from a flat above, 64-
MAKING money is not the only ment
The committee urges the establish–|
of district labour advisory nctivity of the Royal Mint, for out of boards, the same white-hot crucibles comes farmers and a native affairs depart- comprising representative Sir Stafford Cripps, K.C., read on the molten metal from which the ment, which would serve as a gulde stated
men have become known, now treatment, control and of ferred by the late Spanish Minister medals and commemorative plaquel-natives.
Fensions for M.P.S-A scheme to Mr. de Reding said he intended to administer the trust for the benent The latest order is for a silver establish a pension fund for Union medal, to be awarded annually to Ministers may shortly be investigated members of Parliament and Cabinet
An extraordinary feature of the murder is that. Southern Rhodesian chiefs whose by a Select Committee. A scheme although the radio drowned sounds at the time of the tribesmen adopt improved and more has been submitted to the Treasury murder, two women who occupy the flats on the first and
of Finance.
of Spanish refugees, generally, many of whom were at the present
of starvation," He wa
dying
was
tims
tes.
Swiss subject, wholly up-to-date methods of raising crops for its observations.
and livestock.
unconnected with poilties.
Mr. Justice Morton, giving judg ment, said that 10 crates of bonds and Recurities were flown from France to Britain. There
There was no evidence as
to ownership.
His lordship said he had arrived at the conclusion that it would not be right to strike out the statement of claim at this stage.
HIS UNDERTAKING
by Viscount Bledisloe, chairman of The medal has been commissioned the Rhodesin-Nyasaland Royal Com- mission, which visited South Central Africa Inst year.
or
KENYA
MORE PROTESTS AT LAND ORDER
MOMBASA.
year-old Walter Dinnivan was murdered in his home at Westbourne, near here, recently.
second floors later heard moans, and one of them twice went down to make inquiries but could see nothing wrong.
"She anid: 'I heard a noise as if someone was moaning."
"We both listened and then I heard knocking or inpping as if someone was tapping with a foot or a hand
Mr. Dinnlvan was found dying | Miss Lansfeld come to me and said: The obverse of the medal figures a The British Government's Order in from brutal head injuries, native Afrikander bull, and is in-Council forbidding Indians to hold had been inflicted with
which Can you hear anything? Did you weapon hear it?'" scribed "Southern Rhodesia Mun-Iand in the Highlands has led to such as a hammer or a spanner, by "1 said: 'Heard what?' tungomiri Umtungameli," the Bantu more protests.
his pretty 18-year-old granddaughter, and Sidabele terms for Leader Kikuyu Central Association and Hilda Dinnivan, when she returned He did not think he would be justi- Guide: the reverse depicts an ear of other natives have protested to the with her brother and a friend from fied in granting an Injunction against maize and is inscribed The Bledl-Government against exclusion from a party. Mr. de Reding, as Sir Stafford Cripps, i sloe Medal for Advancement of Native areas situated outside the reserves, on his behalf, said he would under-1 Husbandry."
The murderer had plundered the such temporary reserves and native house of jewellery, money and other take not to spend more than £50,000
leasehold areas. #month, and not more than £100,-
It is declared that the order affectsoperty to the value of many hun-on the floor.
of pounds, 000 in
in nil,
100,000 natives, squatters, &c. tion, out of the proceeds of the sale and more orders are being received to state that they are being excluded Hospital without being able to say Mr. Dinnivan, who was a retired The members of the association garage proprietor, died in Boscombe of the securities."
The judge directed that the securi-strike medals to celebrate in metal from land which has been held by anything about his assailant. ties should be sold at prices approved first time that medals or coins have NEW ZEALAND
some outstanding event. It is not the their ancestors from time immemorial. by a Master in Chambers. Facilities been
made were given for a speedy trial of the
natives." ncilon.
unlil
Judgment in the ne
"BLACK MONEY"
At the Mint officials said:
for
"More
distribution
lo
Baby Under Train coinage Of nickel composition they
Escapes
Five years ago the Mint manufac- tured 20,000 pennies for Fill's first)
had a hole in the middle and bore a Tudor crown and the inscription, "George, King and Emperor." MARTENS FERRY, O.
But the islanders 'objected to the Two-year-old Ruth Mogg was run penny-"black money. n3 they Pennsylvania railroad called not only because of its size, by n freight train, but esenped injury. colour and weight, but also for its Knocked between the rails, two loco- taste. For the Fijian, in the absence motives passed over her, the wheels of pockets, often uses his mouth as a missing her body.
over
purse.
Empty Train Saves Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy, the United States film star, was spirited-out of Water- loo Station in an empty train re- cently to escape the attentions of 2,000 cheering admirers.
There the crowd slood, packing the exits, when Tracy arrived in the bont train from Southampton.
Station officials hurried him from
one end of the train to the other in the hope that he could slip out un-
mobbed, if not unobserved.
V. C. Pilot Commands Air Navy
But it was no use. Added to their THE Admiralty recently took
dificulties was the breakdown of the
Rear-Admiral Richard Bell Davies,
over from the R.A.F. the Juggage lift, usually employed to get administrative control of the celcurities out of the clutches of their Fleet Air Arm. It will bo too-ardent admirers.
brought into line with the rest Finally the time came for the of the Navy. vacation of the platform by the bost train, and Tracy was still an boord.
With briliant generatship an oficial suggested that the star should travel back in the empty train to its siding
A special stop was made at Vaux-flag is flown hall, and he left in comfort to reach
WHY HE'S HERE
at Clapham Junction,
his hotel.
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The Queen Mary brought him England with his wife.
Just a vacation. A hustle for a week." he explained at Southampton "I've tried
four
to reach Eng- umes land and here we are.”
V., will be in commur, it was of cially announced, He became Rear- oftes at Lec-on-Solent, where his Admiral, aval Air Stations, with
He will administer the stations at Lec-on-Solent, Ford, Worthy Down and Doalbristie, Fife, now transferred from the R.A., and direct and co- ordinate their work.
CONFUSION CAUSED BY IMPORTS RULING
I "The noise stopped and then heard the top start again.
"I sald to Miss Lansfield: 'Come on, we will go down and look,'
AWAY THREE HOURS
"We went downstairs and out through our door into the grounds Miss Dinulvan, her brother and went by Mr. Dinnivan's window. Walter, who is home on leave from
"We did not see anyone in there, service in the Navy on the China but we could Вес the chairs and Station and a friend. Mr. Jack furniture and noticed that the electric Elllott, had left Mr. Dinnivan
fire was burning. about eight o'clock to go to the party and returned about eleven. "We went back upstairs and talked and hud to breaks some panes of glass Lansfield is a little lame, I thought I They found the front door locked it over for a bit, and then as Miss
had better have another look round
AUCKLAND, N.Z. The Customs Department is ad- ministering the import regulations until the new situation caused by the clarified. The Court ruled that the to get in. Supreme Court's decision has been! New Zealand Government's restrictions were invalid.
It was then that Miss Dinnivan by myself. import found her grandfather lying in a front
There were savoge wounds room,
exchange funds is not affected by the The State Reserve Banks control of Supreme Court's judgment.
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BRITISH LOAN FOR HOUSING
SYDNEY.
The New South Wales Treasurer, Mr. Mair, is in negotiation with British interests for a loan of about £5,000,
head.
bleeding and unconscious.
оп
his
Blood was spattered about the room and on the curtains,
"So I went downstairs again and as well as I could gain looked through the window, but again saw nothing to exelte my suspicion."
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Yard, and Chief Inspector Burt and
WHAT WOMEN HEARD The house is of three storeys, and Sergeant Dyke are now here assist- is divided into three fats. Missing in the investigation. Young occupies the top flat and Miss; Lansfield the first foor flat.
Miss Young small, elderly and grey-haired, said:
back
"I had been gut and came
000 for home building, Some dim-at about ten minutes to nine on culties will first hayo to be overcome. Sunday night," she said. however, before the loan can be
sanctioned by the Government.
"To enter the upper part of the house I use a separate, entrance and
Inspector Cherrill, the Yard finger- print expert, also visited the house.
Firemen In
The outstanding dimeulty is that have to pass the window of the front Medal Array
the money will be made available only room downstairs where Mr. Dinnivan
if the State Government will guar-was found.
antee the repayment of principal and I noticed nothing in the drive nor FIRE BRIGADE CHIEFS from interest. Under exlating legislation, heard anything as I pussed the win- this guarantee can be given only to dow.
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splendent in magnificent uni- in "I went upstairs and put the wire- forms, glittering, with decora- Australia.
less on and at about half-past nine tions, met in London recently,
Plan To Curb "Work-
Shy" Youths
CONCERNED by the number of "work-shy" young people disclosed by a nation-wide investigation, the Unemployment Assistance Board are urging a revision in the polley of granting unconditional allowances.
Commenting on the results of the inquiry, the board express their sense of the urgency of the problems that arise from the wastage of young manhood in idleness due to lack of work, and, to some extent, absence of the will to work."
:
The Inquiry, which dealt specially with men and women of Rear-Admiral Bell Davies received 30 and under, was begun at the end of 1937. the V.C. In 1916 for "a feat of air- manship that can seldom have been equalled for skill and gallantry."
They were received at the Hotel Victorla, Northumberland Avenue, by Sir Thomas Cook, M.P. for North Norfolk, at whose Invitation they have come to England.
1.
Sir Thomas Funs his own fire
brigade, 14 strong, on his Nor- folk estate.
The countries represented, arc Lourg, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, France, Belgium, Hungary, Luxem- Poland, Rumania, Sweden, Switzer- land and Yugo-Slovla.
in at the employment at any age is a fought the nndant. Lefebvre, of
for all and gallantry June- Binnie Barnes anxiety about younger applicants who than I have ever seen on one tunic;
In an air tion, Thrace, Greece, he landed in "Glad England ked 'Boys Town. enemy territory near £1 burning So did I. But I liked Captain machine which Flight Sub-Lieutenant Courageous better. There's going to Smylle had deliberately set on fire took the other oficer
Injured
New York...:
FOUGHT R 101 FIRE France was represented by Com mandant Gorbet, of Benuvals, who R 101 are in October, 1930, colomity, but the board feel special Arras, who wore more decorations
writes News Chronicle reporter. are out of work," It fo stated.
Three of the officers spoke excel- Stating that the number of cases lent English. They were Count where actual offers of employment Goluchowski, of Warsaw, ex-army bad been refused was relatively officer E. Hagen, from Oslo, and Chief
Oficer A. Grill, of Stockholm.
Chief Omeer Hagen, who.com-
be a sequel to Boys' Town soon." after a plane, despite the approach PINNIE BARNES, the actress, small, the board say:
The liner brought George. Arlis, into his
of a party of the enemy, and returned is in hospital with internal
too,
said, "over the International situa-
"There's tension in the States," he to the wval Air Stations will be injuries caused by being struck "For the most part, however, the manda : the 220 Aremen --guarding)
acrodrome.
The
always feels worse when you're away, flying;
So we've come home."
g
men concerned appeared to have re-Oslo's 300,000 inhabitants, wore a tion. It looks bad. But somehow it given ship names, all associated with by a tennis ball while playing aled themselves to a state of unem decoration awarded him, three years
with Gilbert Roland, :: Lec-on-Solent HMS. Daedalus.
take any by the Vienna Fire Brigade. Her physician, Dr. Irving L. Ress,ployment and ceased to
I am very fond of this decoration," 11.MS. Peregrind. Gald she must stay in bed. He does active steps to alter or improve their he said, "and I feel very sad when I Worthy Down H.M.S. Kestrel.
think that that Vienna does not exist hot expect that an operation will be position." Donibristle
1.M.S. Merlin.
nawi The Admiralty will also take over
He and his wife will stay at thoir Ford
house near the North Foreland,
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Miss was at the
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Toscanini, shyest passenger. In the at an early date the R.A.F. establish- in a doubles game when Gillbert Gideons Still Active After the reception at the Hotel ship, walked down the gangwayment at Lampne and the air station served one
|Victoria," the party, in the charge of of the "cannon: balls". I'm
conducting at the Queen's at Eastleigh,.
Southampton.
Nord Bin Thomas Cook, went to the Foreign which
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Barnes said.The ball knocked me known as the Gideons, held their at the Mansion House, visited the Ono man, among the pEssenker The Jacht's all right now. Tell me at 1 was able to finish the set, but national rally here, at which plans Houses of Parliament, and spent the wore spats--the tall Duke of Suther-bout the Budget and things at home, a little Inter I felt a severe, pain and for future, Gideon activities were evening at the Royal Tournament. land. Whose yacht was holed strik-The 'spld,
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