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Far East Shipping Enquiry

The following communique was issued from Government House, re- ferring to a telegram received from the Secretary of State for the Co- lonies:-

“The Imperial Shipping

Com-

mittee has commenced an enquiry into the position of British ship:

ping in Middle and Far Eastern the waters, having regard to changing conditions of sea-borne trade in these waters, and parti- cularly to the increased competi- tion of foreign flags.”

Ship For Far East Scuttled

London, To-day.

The harbour master at Fowey took the responsibility yesterday of scuttling the Dutch dredger "Kantoeng," which got into dif ficulties during

the a storm in Channel while being towed to the Far East.

The scuttling was carried out in the interests of local shipping.

Forty holes were driven in the pontoon, which sank with a tremen- dous grinding of steel girders. Reuter.

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Alleged Motor Car Escapade

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Monday, March 15, 1937

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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

CAUSES DISASTER

IN

Thirteen Killed In PROVINCE

French Railway Smash

Paris, To-day.

Distressing scenes were witnessed at the scene

of a ghastly railway accident near Bourges on Saturday, when thirteen were killed.

Of the thirteen who met their death, two women and a child have

“

are not yet been identifier has QUEEN MARIE OF

left Paris to visit the scene of the disaster.

RUMANIA

Cause of the disaster was a huge CRITICALLY ILL

elm tree which had fallen across the line and caused derailment of the train.

For some years the railway au- thorities have been trying to get the tree either cut down or its branches lopped off, owing to its close proximity to the line, but the landowner on whose ground the tree was situated, has always re- fused to comply with their request.

Trans-Ocean.

DEFENCE BLOC

IN

NORTH EUROPE

Efforts Are Not To Be Abandoned

Stockholm, To-day. The important question of the de- fence of the Scandinavian countries is lengthily dealt with in the news- papers here yesterday."

Chief subject of, discussion was the- speech by the Danish Premier, Mr. A. M. Stauning, in which he stated that Denmark was not prepared to

such a defence

scheme

The Minister

of Ecclesiastical Affairs, Mr. J. Y. C. Hansen, in an Stoker V. Murphy, of HMS article, says that efforts to form a Cape Town, was this orning North European defence and econo- charged before MT. W. Schofield at mic bloc have by no means been Central Magistracy on four given up, and that the Premier's ex- charges (a) of driving car No. 1183 pression of his views has led to on Saturday at 10:30 pm without the matter being t an appropriate licence, (b) driving the car without the owner': permission, (c) with driving with out lights and (d), with iving

ithout care and caution

guilty

March

up and dis

rans

Belgrade, To-day. Queen Marie Rumania is Bucharest dangerously u in after complications which set in following influenza.

Her family has been summon ed to the bedside, where King Carol is already present-Reu- ter.

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MOURNING

Kweihua, Suiyuan, To-day.

The whole of the province of Suyuan went into mourning to day for the soldiers who lost their lives in the defence of the province against the Manchuokuo-Mongol invasion of last year.

All Government offices, schools and

places of amusement are closed and

thousands of national flags through- out the province are being flown at half-mast.

An impressive memorial service held at Kweihua was attended by many notable personages, including Mr. Wang Ching wei, Marshal in

Hsi-shan, and General Hsing Ping, representing Generalissimo Chiang

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To Western Pact Plan Bombing of French Steamer Sir William Shenton's Predic-

tions for Colony Arab Violence Flares Up

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