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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 19, 1938.

MR. JOHN GARNER JIBS

AT THE NEWEST "NEW DEAL" Emphatic Objection To New Spending Plans

Administration Faces Serious Problem

Washington, To-day.

Despite denials, it is persistently affirmed that Vice- President Garner is objecting to President Roosevelt's spending programme with an em- phasis boding ill for the Administration. Although Vice-President Garner has fought for all the President's objectives for five years, he was never a New Dealer but really belongs to the conservative Southern Democrats, who have recently done much to oppose the Pre- sident.

If Vice-President Garner were to throw in his weight with this bloc,

the Republicans who are opposing

the spending programme will be

encouraged, and the Democrats

TOWNSEND MORGENTHAU

SENTENCE

COMMUTED

Washington, Te-day.

President Roosevelt has par- doned Dr. Francis Townsend, the elderly author of the "old age re- volving pensions scheme."

Dr. Townsend was recently sentenced to a month's imprison- ment for contempt of the Honse of Representatives by walking out of the Congressional committee which was enquiring into his scheme.-Reuter.

DUCE SALUTES D'ANNUNZIO

Poet Rests In Hold Of Old Cruiser

A FAVOURITE HAUNT

1951 POPULATION OF LONDON MAY

might split with very serious con- BE 10,750,000

sequences for President Roosevelt's remaining two years of office, apart The body of Gabriele d'Annun- from the economic paralysis which | zio, Italy's great soldier and poet, Transport Unable

might follow an Administration was taken to its temporary rest- To Keep Pace split on such a vital issue.

New Dealers are convinced that Figures prepared by Sir Charles the conservatives who are sabotag- Bressey, of the Ministry of Trans-ing their objectives must be de- port, of the recent and estimated feated at the forthcoming primary elections, and more progressive future population of London were disclosed before the Royal Com- men elected, but the Vice-President mission on the Distribution of the cannot be defeated, so the Presi- dent and he must work together if Industrial Population. They were:

Congressional chaos' is to be avoid- 9,500,000

ed-Reuter.

1931:

1941:

1951:

1961:

1971:

10,350,000

10,750,000

10,700,000

10,700,000

Mr. Frank Pick, vice-chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board, who was giving evidence at the time, commented:

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“I should say those figures are based on the natural increment of the population.”

ties.

KING GEORGE V's INDIAN SERVANT

Now Destitute In Lucknow

GOLD

STERILISATION

Washington, To-day.

Mr. Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury Department, announc- ed that the Treasury is considering the partial sterilisation of any fu- ture floods of foreign gold to Ameri-

ca.

The new policy may take the form of accumulating the foreign gold in a general fund or the ex- change stabilisation fund.

He added that last Thursday's de-sterilisation of some $1,182,000,- 000 emptied the Treasury's old “in- active gold account," which is "be- {ing abolished. Reuter.

U.S. NAVY “MUST

BE READY TO FIGHT"

“Our only justification for being ing place at Gardone in brilliant is to be ready to fight," officers and sunshine. D'Annunzio now lies in men of the American Navy have the hold of the old Italian battle been told at San Pedro by their cruiser Puglia by the lakeside in new Commander-in-Chief, Admiral

Claude Charles Bloch. his own park.

the Admiral Bloch, taking over The bows of the Puglia were highest American naval post at sea Arthur Japy Hep- salved from the Adriatic, where from Admiral the ship was sunk during the burn, made this statement in a Great War. D'Annunzio had them ceremonial speech on the quarter- cemented into the earth and re-deck of his flagship U.S.S. constructed the ship as far as Pennsylvania. possible. It was one of his fav- ourite haunts.

"We have fine ships" he declar- ed, and knowing you men as I do, I know that you will continúe your Signor Mussolini spent the hard work and unselfish devotion night at Brescia, a few miles to duty so that our navy will al- away, and drove up to the Vittorways be ready and second iale. He was accompanied by none."

Admiral Hepburn, after Count Ciano, the Foreign Minis-

trict at San Francisco California.

to

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Eighty-year old Kullan Khan Ra- ter, Gen. Starace, the Secretary months as chief of the feet is 25- as King George of the Fascist Party, and other suming command of the naval dis- Sir Montague Barlow, the chair-zaqui, who acted man, replied that Sir Charles did V's personal servants in India ten-members of the Government. not visualise a 12,000,000 popula-ty-six years 2go, is now destitute The Duce walked straight up tion, as mentioned by Mr. Pick at in Lucknow and has applied for as- to the open coffin, lined with red a previous hearing.

sistnce from the militar authorisatin, and gave the Roman salute!

to the frail face within. As the Mr. Pick added that transport could not keep pace with a London He served King George V. during coffin was closed the first gun sa- extending beyond a limit of 12 His Majesty's visit to India for the lute boomed from the Puglia. miles from Charing Cross.

Ccronation Durbar in the winter of

Pause At Cemetery "If London develops beyond that, 1911.

Gabriellino and Mario d'Annun- the means of transport on which it Even old age and infirmity has zio, the poet's sons, and some depends will be inadequate," he not repressed his loyal devotion to friends carried the coffin to the said.

his late Royal Master and it is waiting gun-carriage and ther "There will always be standing pathetic to see the grey-haired ve- long procession went down the passengers at the peak hours," he teran clinging to a few faded pho- narrow road to the parish church. stated in reply to another question.|tographs of the late King.

Signora d'Annunzio, the widow, Later he declared: "There is 3 His most treasured possession is her sons and the Duce with his point at which people will no a yellow brittle piece of paper giv-Ministers walked immediately longer stand.”

en to him by the Personal Equer- behind.

AIR RAID FIRE PERIL

Are You Peeved With Your Pimply Skin? Frequently one sees an otherwise

and wind, too, play have with a

Bono, of Abyssinian fame, was lips, heat spots and rashes. among those who attended. - ás a skim remedy and complexion Wreaths from the King and preservative nothing is better than

ry to the King which sets forth his The Duke' of Bergamo, the The Commission later discussed qualifications and the work that he King's cousin, represented the pretty face marred by pimples. Sure in private with Mr. Herbert Morri- did during His Majesty's visit to Italian Royal family. Marshal de delicate skin, causing cracked or sore son, leader of the LCK, and Sir India. George Gater, the Clerk, the evid-

ence which they had submitted for

tacks.

SHE-KO.

the council dealing with London's The existing water supplies fire danger in the event of air at-might be inadequate for fire fight-from Signor Mussolini and a

ing in industrial areas in war-time. laurel crown from the city off The L.C.C.'s views were:

In war conditions normal com- Rome were placed on the coffin Dr Williams Medicine Company'

specific for skin troubles, She-Ko Risk of fire in war-time would munications essential to fire fight-after it had been laid in the hold ointment of perfect purity and deligt be reduced by scattering industrial{ing services might be seriously dis-of the ship.

ful fragrance, for the curative premises as far as possible.

located.

D'Annunzio, it is believed, leftment of cuts, bars, scalds

abrasions, bruises, Fire fighting services must be A map showing future develop instructions about his place of strengthened to meet the risk of ments contemplated by the LC.C. burial which will be divulged other skin ailments, serious destruction by incendiary was also examined by the Commis-when the family has opened his - Soothing -Aut bombs.

sion in private.

will

Itch, and chemists.

thing.