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WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. LEGISLATION IS TO BE EN- ACTED 'WITHIN. *`~A FEW WEEKS TO ESTABLISH ~RE- GULAR AIR SERVICE DELI- VERIES IN LONDON AND NEW YORK IN 24 HOURS.
This was revealed yesterday by the chairman of the House of Re- presentatives Post Office Commit- tee, Mr. James M. Mead, following the recent successful trans-Atlantic tests by: Imperial Airways and Pan- American Airways.
Cost of the mail, Mr. Mead add- ed, would be twenty cents an ounce Reuter.
RETURN TRIPS
1937.
VOLUNTEER SYSTEM ON TRIAL
* London, To-day, 4 Recruits for the Territoria), Army last month - were higher than in any one month in the last twelve years, announced the War Minister, Mr. Leslie Hore-Bellsha, yesterday.
The Minister added that the vo- lunteer system was now under- going its severest trial-Trans- Ocean.
WAFDISTS IN
EGYPT ASSAIL PARTITION
Cairo, To-day. Severe criticism of the propos- ed partition of Palestine is con- tained in the official organ of the Wafd Party.
London, To-day. The Air Ministry announces that the Pan-American air liner, Clipper Third, which is now in Southampton The paper says that land allot- will take off from Foynes; Ireland, ted to the Jews under the scheme on the first stage of her return would amount to 4,000 kilometres, journey to America this morning.⠀⠀ which is barely sufficient for the ***The Imperial Airways liner, Cale-needs of the present population, so donia, which left New York for that tendency towards expansion Montreal yesterday of the first stage of the new Jewish State would of her return Transatlantic journey eventually become inevitable. to-day continued her journey to Botwood, Newfoundland, which she will leave for Foynes on Thursday evening. British Wireless.
INJUNCTION AGAINST FARR REFUSED
London, To-day.
Moreover, formation of a Jewish national army and con- -tinuation of «Jewish immigra- «tion,^would-mean perpetuation
of feuds in Palestine.
The article concludes by appeal- ing to Britain not to sacrifice her Arab friends, as otherwise the lat- ter would be compelled to seek assistance elsewhere:" Trans- Ocean...
BAGHDAD-DISCUSSION
Baghdad, To-day.
Animated political discussions are going on here with regard to the Palestine question.
5.
Trans-
In Arab circles the partition plan “An injunction applied for by
tele- the British boxing promoter, Mr. is rejected unanimously and Sidney Hull, to prevent the Bri- grams of protest-have been sent to <tish Empire Heavyweight cham- the British authorities. -¡pion, Tommy Farr, from fighting Ocean.
Joer Louis before he meets--Max Schmeling, in September, was refused yesterday on formal The Prime Minister stated in the juridical grounds following a Commons that discussions are pro- long deliberation.
Ceeding with a view to arranging
DEBATE PROMISED
London, To-day.
It was pointed out that Farr's for a debate on the Report of the contract to meet Schmeling conRoyal Commission on Palestine be- -tained no clause preventing him fore the House rises for the Summer from engaging in another public Recess. British Wireless.
-bout before boxing Schmeling.
In a statement read before the ecourt, Schmeling declared he was willing to fulfil his contracted -obligations to meet Farr in the
middle of September.
He also stated that the American promoter, Mike Jacobs, had a pro-. posal that he fight Joe Louis, but under conditions which he
FRANCO'S DAY OF NATIONAL
(Schmeling) could not accept. MOURNING
d.
res? BOXING, BOARD STATEMENT
A statement of the British Box- ing Board of Control was also read, in which it was pointed out that a pause of six to eight weeks must he observed by each contender be- tween major public bouts.
Salamanca, To-day.
Two celebrations were carried out by General Franco's troops yesterday.
It is announced that Farr will One was a "Day of National embark on Wednesday for the Mourning" for the murder of the United States, where he will go officer which started the present Into training his fight against ċivil war a year ago.
Louis. Trans-
The other was a peace ceremony in a tiny village in the Pyrenees,
Mr. M. C. Avis, President of the on the Franco-Spanish frontier.
Idon: -"organisation,
and Continent, South Africa, The Ceremony is a very ancient Fapan and South Ching, is in Hong one and consists of Frenchmen and Kong and is staying at Repulse Spaniards laying lances on the Bay Hotel His office is in French ground along the border-line and “Bank Building,- 5,- Queen's Road solemnly swearing keep the
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