1936-12-28 — Page 10

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JACK LONDON'S “WHITE FANG

SEQUEL TO “CALL OF THE WILDS A 2015 CENTLEY PRODUCTION.A

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1936

GANDHI BREAKS

SILENCE National Congress Impressed

Fairpur, To-day. Mahatma Gandhi broke his half-

| yearly silence in a speech made at the Village Industries Exhibition held in connection with the Na- tional Congress here yesterday.

He said "Show me the way and; I will be prepared to go back to gaol, prepared to be hanged.j you do what I want the Viceroy will have to admit that he has

COLDEST SNAP TERS YEAR

52.9 Degrees Recorded At Royal Observatory Yesterday

ing this

Following the wild weather so far experienced, the lowest read- Winter was recorded yesterday morning between 6 and when the temperature vas 529 degrees.

The coldest December reading on record was on December 23, 1896 when 40,7 degrees was re- gistered.

been wrong and will offer to re- LORD MAYOR

turn with the rest of the Britons. by the next steamer.” The Ma- katma said that he would, then reply that "India is big enough to hold you and more like you."

The speech deeply impressed the Congress camp as a possible fore- cast of the Mahatma's, re-entry to active politics.

Interviewed by Renter, however. Gandhi scorned such an interpreta- tion of his speech.-Reuter.

DRAMATIC RESCUE

OFF DAKAR

Crew Of Air Liner Saved

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Dakar, To-day.

A German South-Atlantic air liner was dramatically saved yes-

ON CITY FOOD

GERMAN GENERAL

PASSES

Distinguished War Career

MILITARY ADVISER TO NANKING IN 1935

Berlin, To-day.—The death is reported here of General von Seeckt, reconstructor of the post- war Germany army.---Recter.

Berlin: General von Seeckt who was 71 years of age, died sudden- ty, news of his demise coming as a great blow to his many friends and associates as he had only as recently as Christmas Day been)

SAFEGUARDS visiting the soldiers of the 67th

TRIBUTE TO COMMITTEE

Infantry Regiment, of which he POLS appointed Commander-in- Chief by Chancellor Hitler on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

General von Seeckt had a dis- LORD MAYOR'S SPEECH tinguished war career and his name

has been a household word in Ger What the nation owes to the many since 1920, when he Corporation of the City of London made Commander-in-Chief of the in safeguarding health by way German army, which he subsequent- of food supplies was the themely developed into a highly qualified | of the Lord Mayor, Sir George and efficient force. He retired în Broadbridge, at a City dinner last 1926 and since then he bad made month

several journeys abroad, including

ALHAMBRA

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He was responding to the civic China, being the Military Adviser toast at a presentation dinner, at to the Nanking Government Innholders Hall, EG, to Capt. G. 1984-35. Tsas-Ocean Service. S. Elliston, M.P. late chairman of the Public Health Committee of the Coroporation, at which the

terday by a fast motor catter be present chairman, Mr. Gerald Me SCHOOLS NOVEL

longing to a rival French line) The cutter was passing when the plane landed on the sea after los- ing her propeller.

Donald, presided.

No Cause For Anxiety The Lord Mayor asked if it was fully realised what vital services!

The crew was transferred to the the Corporation rendered through catter but the plane was abandon its committees and expert officials ed owing to a heavy sea-Reuter.to the health of the nation a 2

PRETORIA LEAVES SOUTHAMPTON

Delayed 60 Hours On Maiden Voyage

London, To-day.

EXHIBITION

"Family Treasures"

On View

HEIRLOOMS WORTH $1,500

whole. Among the various mat- ters dealt with by the Corporation

An unusual exhibition was hek was the distribution of mest by last mouth at Sloane School, Chel ("way of Smithfield, fish

passea, of family treasures and heir- ing through Billingsgate, and looms of the schoolars" parents. fruit and vegetables which reached the consumer by way of Spitalfields.

Thanks to the meticulous me- thods of inspection at those mar- kets and at the Port of London,

which could

The exhibits included:

A clock, stated to have been at! Lochleven Castle during the stay of Mary, Queen of Scots;

Hat and sandals

through "Rembrandt": give the

The German liner Pretoria left there was very little chance of any Charles Laughton in Sonthampton yesterday for Cape food being distributed town after a delay of 60 hours. London The captain of the liner stated slightest cause for anxiety. that he expects to arrive accord-j ing to schedule and will omit the calls at Lisbon and Casablanca.---| Reuter.

It will be recalled that the Pre- toria, which was on her maiden. voyage from Hamburg to South Africa. ran into a mudbank just; outside Southampton but was fin-) ally refcated at high water and with the assistance of tug boats.

LARGE FIRE IN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY STN.

PROGRAMME GIRL WRITES A PLAY

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Six Months' Work Bring Reward

PRODUCED AT STOCKPORT

Nina Jarvis sells programmes

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Signed portraits of King George V. Queen Mary, Edward VIL, and Queen Victoria;

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Chains and banners used Suffragettes in 1908;

Pieces of a fifteenth century scaffold.

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Buffalo Bul's buckskins;

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A 5ft sword with which Si Christopher Seton defended bert Bruce in 1306;

Irving's "Hamlet"

The "Hamlet" prompt book of Sir Henry Irving;

A whip belonging to Fred Ar-j

at the Haymarket Theatre, writes cher, the champion jockey of last!

a Home correspondent. For years century;-

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she has seen plays, not as you and A photograph taken by Lewis

show Carroll; Anxiety is also felt for the see them, but the same

A railway timetable for 1844; neighbouring buildings which the hundreds and hundreds of times. work on

Every night she has gone home A quill pen belonging to Nelson, excavation necessitated

to her little fiat in Charing Cross-found in his cabin in the Victory supporting on iron beams. It must road and thought about the thea- after Trafalgar; and be expected that these will become tre and the plays she had seen, red-hot and give way. Special pre for Nina is very interested.

Teasares. however, cautionary

A book-mark made from a piece

72,395 feet.

of the fabric of the I. S. Army||| One day she started to write: balloon. "Explorer," which last have now been taken by engineers She went on for six months, writ-year reached a record altitude of for this eventuality.

ing and correcting. Fortunately there were no work-

ziz- She Showed Him

lizer models included the Queen Very seared, Nina told Mr.Mary, shown proportionate in size $17 D-

EXCAVATORS TO RESCUE

One day that play was finished. A collection of ship and

the sinking of the Lusitania, anc is food. ration tickets.

ers in the tunnel when the out- break occurred, the only persons underground being watchmen, who were able to save themselves iStuart Watts, the Haymarket's to Trafalgar-square, and time-Trans-Ocean Service.

general manager, about it, and luminated water-line model of the he maid, “Let's have a look at it." French Liner Normandie, War re- Berlin: Excavatora aided fire- So she showed him the play, alics included a replica of the Ger- Sghters to tear up a roadway in light comedy which she had call-man medal struck to commemorate Potsdamerplatz to enable the led "Where is Bohemia.” latter to reach a big fire raging Mr. Watts declared, "This in the tunnel of the underground extremely good; 1 don't want

Buried For Years railway which is now under con- play for the Haymarket at the struction.

moment but something ought to The beadmaster of Sloane The baulks of sleepers and tarbe done."

School held the exhibition to raise barrels fed the flames and

And something was done. And funds to meet the expenses in- dense clouds of smoke prevented Nina's play produced last month curred in sending the school's |all approach through the tunnel. at the Garrick Theatre, Stockport, Scouts to the jamboree in Holländ

General Goering and Dr. Goebby one of the oldest amateur com- next year. bels joined the huge throng ofpanies in the country, watchers.

DANGER AVERTED

the

An Artist's Model

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"Many of these exhibits ́have) been buried for years as family

“I suppose. I spent about six treasures," Mr. Goodbourn, the Later: The underground fire months on this play," she said. "It school Scoutmaster, who is super- was practically extinguished by 1 is about the Hfe of an artist's vising the exhibition, said: "The am. after 17 fire brigades had model showing that it isn't all stamp and coin collectices are of been in operation, directed by the galety and fun, but often dull and considerable value.” head of the Fire Brigade with a poorly paid.","

Special police precautions were

loud speaker from a special car. While the play is not autobio- taken to prevent burglary, the Many of the underground work-graphical, Miss Jarvis does know exhibition being valued at & shops, most of the electric wiring about what she is writing, for she rough estimate at £1,500 at least: and wooden panelling were des has been an artist's model her-One exhibit alone was insured

for £100.

troyed-Beuter,

MARCHER'S GIFT FOR HOST

Before the Jarrow-maschers left Chesterfield -on their way to Lon- don last month, they presented "a

selt.

OFF TO ANTARCTIC

SNAKE IN CHURCH

A party of 118 Hull fishermen "A sriske 271⁄2 long, hidden in â pipe to Mr RM. Carruthers, set all last

two whale, shext of corn, was found in curator" of Trinity Church Intă, ictory shi

arth Shields plusión.

Burton Latirser tute, where they stayed for the for four month naling in the Northarta, after the beverest fem

<tival last month,

CHARLES COLLINS FRANK MORGAN

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