1937-02-18 — Page 9

U.S. HASTENS NEUTRALITY BILL

Pittman Measure Approved By Committee

H

Village Battle On N.W. Frontier

New Delhi, To-day. Five were killed and three in- jured in a land dispute on the North-West frontier gesterday.

The dispute arose

two villages, whose

between

members

possessed fire-arms" and started

a minor skirmish.

- Quiet was restored by mobile police and 25 have been arrested in connexion with the affair Reuter's Bulletin.

EARLY PASSAGE

THROUGH SENATE ANTICIPATED

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.

THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE HAS COMPLETED CONSIDERATION OF THE PERMANENT “CASH" AND CARRY” - NEUTRALITY BILL INTRODUCED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SENATOR KEY PITTMAN.

NEW ATTACK ON

SUPREME COURT

DIFFICULTIES

SEVEN YEARS ON

REFERENCE DRUG CARRIER OF BANNED

Campaign Against Heroin Evil

LAWS BACK TO CONGRESS

Washington, To-day. Despite an eloquent plea for

The power of the Supreme leniency by Mr. H. C. Macnamara,

Court to declare. Acts of Con- Wong Sheung Sang, who pleaded

gress as unconstitutional is on guilty to charges of importing and

the point of disappearing. possession of 228 ounces of heroin,

Yesterday the draft constita- was this morning sentenced by the

empower Chief Justice, to seven years' "hard tional amendment, to labour.

Congress to re-enact by a two-thirds Mr. Macnamara said it was clear vote in both Houses, any Law help that accused was not the principal unconstitutional by the Supreme but was merely a carrier.

Court, was introduced in the Before his arrest he was employ-Senate. ed as a fireman on vessels operated The morers of the amendment, by Messrs. Butterfeld and Swire Senator Burton K. Wheeler (Demo- but when taken into custody was a crat, Montana) and Senator Homer passenger and had accepted $35 to T. Bone (Democrat, Washington) bring the contraband to the Colony predict that the proposal will be ac- Mr. Willams, for the Crown, said cepted as a compromise by both accused had not made any dis-supporters and opponents of the closures to his principals.

President's plan for reorganisation Mr. Macnamara said accused had of the Supreme Court. ⠀⠀ no knowledge of his principals and The Seaste adopted a resolution was unable to supply the informa-introduced by the Chairman of the tion.

Judiciary Committee, Senator Pa

Mr. Williams drew attention to trick A McCarran (Democrat, the enormous quantity of drug-ac Nevada) asking Government depart- cused had carried. He considered ments to submit details of Acts of the importing charge was far more Congress invalidated by the Su- serious than the other.

preme Court-Beuter.

CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORED

Shanghai, Te-day

The Bill, as amended by the Com- mittee, now provides that:

Loans and exports of muni- tions to belligerents in an interna- tional or civil war are forbidden.

High Commissioner In Philippines

Washington,

Mr. Paul Yories McNutt, former Governor of Indiana, has been nominated as Prest- dent Roosevelt as High missioner of the United States in the Philippines.---Reuter

NO JEWS FOR GERMANY'S ARMY

(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL

Berlin, To-day. "Jews are not admitted to mili-

2. Other commodities cannot be tary service, declares a new de- exported to belligerents until owner- cree issued by the Reich Minister ship has been transferred from of the Interior, Dr. Wilhelm Frick- Americans to the foreign purchaser. The decree was issued after con- 3. American merchant vessels sultation between Dr. Frick and must not be armed.

the Minister for War, Marshal von

4. American citizens are forbid-Blomberg, regarding the enrolment den to travel on vessels belonging of those liable for military service. to belligerents..

All liable for service are to be PRESIDENTIAL POWERS informed by the competent author- All the provisions automatically ities as to the juridical definition become effective whenever the Pre-of the term “Jew"! sident proclaims the existence of al In reporting for military service they will be required to give a

state of war.

The President is also given dis-written declaration that examin- cretionary power to forbid Ameri-ation of their racial antecedents can ships to carry any material has brought to light no non-Aryan whose shipment might endanger blood. American peace-Reuter.

"If it should be established-later,

WAR VETERANS IN as the decree, that the recruit's declaration was incorrect he will GERMANY jat once be dismissed from the

army-Trans-Ocean.

Paying Visit To The Fuehrer

IMMIGRATION TO CANADA

Berchtesgarden, To-day. Delegates to the international committee of war veterans,

London, To-day. which held its first meeting in Immigration to Canada during Berlin yesterday, have arrived the past year amounted to 11,643, here for a visit to Herr Hitler. including 4,876 from the United The Fuehrer will hold a recep-States and 2,197 from the British tion in their honour at his coun-Empire, according to official statis- try house this afternoon. tics released to-day- Trans-Ocean.

RICHMOND BRIDGE

To Be Strengthened And Widened

London, To-day Richmond Bridge is to be strengthened and widened at a cost of £72,000.

His Lordship pointed out that -the Hong Kong authorities had been conducting a vigorous cam- paign against the traffic in danger-

The bridge will be widened ous drugs and he found it difficult It is officially reported that Mr. Lin to imagine that anyone even al- Sex, Chairman of the Nationalist Gov-four feet and two foot-paths will though they had only made short ernment, issued a decree yesterday res- be laid along the sides.

toring the civil rights of Marshal Work is expected to visits to the Colony, was unaware Chang Hauch-liang. Our Own Cor: of this campaigu

"You have quite deliberately, for

a money consideration, undertaken what I am satisfied must havel

respondenti

very shortly

Reuter.

known, was a very dangerous task Reappearance of "Ghost"

and it is a good thing for the po pulation of this Colony that you were caught.

"I would be entirely failing in my duty if I did not pass an tremely heavy sentence on you”

Today Two Com Championship matches wer held yesterday, Devonshire losin at home to Middlesex by 9 points 7, while Berkshire also lost at home

Surrey by mine clear points. Beater.

begin

Plane Over Norway Reported

Much

fity has as yet The latest

Oslo, To-day.

has Norway sance, by the

plane, as

are the captain and crew of the Norwegian cutter "Fram

They allege that they saw the plane, which is fitted with float at rest on the water off Kvalsv yesterday.

een tighted re

As they stee

plane

towards

machine it discharged

omb and took off to be lost

view in 2 few m

Ocean

This was an increase of 3.2 per cent, over 1935.—Trans-Ocean.

SHE HAS NO FEAR OF GETTING FAT

Eats Well But Takes

Kraschen

Here is a letter from a woman who has discovered the ideal way of getting slim and keeping slim:

For the last 11 months I have used Kruschen Salts, and I have come down in weight gradually. ave reduced 33 lbs., and I feel so much better

alth_ without having

with

a-condition. sluggishness of the liver, bowels, and sult, poisons and vigour, ambi- the blood tons of the body is

dose

alts

chen ing

vitality