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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 24, 1939.

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THREE NEW LINERS

FOR THE

$100,000,000 Plans In Washington

Washington.

The U.S. Maritime commission has projected for next year a $100,000,000 shipbuilding pro- gramme including construction of three passenger liners for trans-Pacific service.

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When the commission began functioning, it set a goal of 50 new ships annually for the next ten years to rejuvenate a merchant marine made up largely of slow, obsolete vessels.

It was successful this year in putting on the ways or letting construction contracts for 50 modern cargo and passenger carriers.

BRITAIN GETS READY FOR EMERGENCIES

London, To-day.

Early in 1939, the commission in- tends to concentrate on west coast shipping problems. Bids for the. proposed new liners, which will operate from Pacific coast ports, probably will be opened within the next two months, according to a commission spokesinan.

TO MEET FOREIGN COMPETITION

PACIFIC

3-DAY BATH

SPAIN AND

FOR MADELEINE ITALY KEEP

CARROLL

Madeleine, Carroll has been having her fill of a bathtub scene. "I feel like a prune-all shri- velled up," she said. "The script for the film, Cafe Society, calls for nie to take a bath-or rather for me to be pushed, with all my clothes on, into a tub of hot wa- ter by Fred MacMurray.

"I spent three full days in that tub, with and without water, but mostly with-and mostly hot. Gradually my skin began to shri- vel, and the longer I was in the water the more wrinkled I got. I thought the director would never be satisfied with the scene. Once he got so interested that he climb- ed in the tub with me-there was no water in it then.

"Mr. MacMurray was in it, too, and there we all sat, discussing our problems,”

NO. 10 BUSY

London, To-day.

Mr. Chamberlain

was in con- sultation with several of his Cabinet colleagues during yester- day afternoon.

They included Lord Halifax, Sir Samuel Hoare, Sir Thomas Inskip, Mr. Oliver Stanley and Mr. Mal- colm Macdonald.

Sir Robert Vansittart, Diploma- tic Adviser to His Majesty's Gov- ernment, and Sir Alexander Cado- gan, head of the Foreign Office, were also at No. 10 during the afternoon.

Late last evening, Mr. Attlee, Leader of the Opposition, and Mr. Arthur. Greenwood, deputy leader,

MR. KENNEDY TO called on the Prime Minister, who,

STAY IN LONDON

In addition, there was a pos- sibility that the commission would call for construction next year of The Minister for Labour, Mr. Ernest Brown, appointed yester- and express freight liners of the from one to three new passenger day a Consultative Committee en-so-called "ambassador" type for use trusted with the task of enroll-in the South American east coast dermine the solid position which ing for service in time of war

trade where American operators

their services would be the most

Attempts are being made to un-

it is understood, gave them an account of his recent visit Rome. British Wireless.

to

DUCHESS LOSES FASHION TITLE

and allotting to places where face severe competition from for- Mr. Henry Morgenthau, jun., Secre- effectual, of all particularly com- be built under the supervision of tary to the Treasury, occupies in eign carriers. These ships would petent persons in England in the the navy and be made convertible the Roosevelt Cabinet. Rumours are sphere of science, technology, ad-into aircraft carriers in the event being spread that he is about to HER POSITION AS THE QUEEN

ministration and so on.

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The Chairman of this commit-

of war. tee will be Sir Walter Hamiltona tentative state but the blueprints Plans for these ships are in Moberly, a well-known British and scientist.

specifications He was Professor of

for the new Philosophy at the university at advanced stage.

west coast liners are in a more Birmingham from 1921-to-1924. The committee consists of 25 members. Trans-Ocean.

ALBERT HALL RALLY BROADCAST

London, To-day, Specches by the Lord Mayor of London and the Lord Privy Seal

on the occasion of the National Service Rally at the Albert Hall will be heard to-morrow morning at 4 a.m. Hong Kong time,

There will be short recordings at 7.50 a.m. H.K.T. and at 4 p.m. and 10.45 p.m.-British Wireless.

fic vessels will have accommoda- It was understood that the Paçi-

tions for approximately 1,000 pas- sengers each and will have every conceivable safety device.

ROYAL VISIT TO BELFAST TO BE POSTPONED?

London, To-day,

resign.

THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE LOST

OF FASHION, ACCORDING TO Similar rumours have been given HOUSES. SHE IS

A CANVASS OF PARIS FASHION currency before. They are usually BY MME.

REPLACED ANTENOR PATINO, traceable to the same source a DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF small

group with access to the THE SOUTH AMERICAN White House whom Gen. Hugh

MILLIONAIRE. Johnson has named "The Palace Janissaries,' and who are the suc- cessors of the "Brain Trusts" and "Kitchen Cabinets" of former years.

Mr. Morgenthau is unpopular with this group because of his op position to their theories about finance and extensive Government spending.

THE TIN

Reventlow, from being one of the Countess Barbara Haugwitz world's ten best-dressed women, is latest ranking is: now, ranked as a runner-up. The

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1. Mme. Antenor Patino. 2. The Duchess of Windsor. 3. The Duchess of Kent: 4. Baronne Eugene de Roths- child, an American. 5. The Be- gum Aga Khan. 6. Mrs. Harri- son Williams. 7. The. Marquise de Paris. 8. Mrs. Gilbert Miller. 9. Senora Martinez de Hoz. 10. Despite determined efforts by is a close friend of Mr. Roosevelt, The five runners-up are:

In general, Mr. Morgenthau, who Mme. Jean Dupuy, an American. the police of England and North

Coun- Ireland it has, so far, not been servative influence within the Pre- Mme. Jean Nash Dubonnet, Mrs. is regarded as representing the Con- tess Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow, possible to ascertain the identity sident's Cabinet.

Doris Duke Cromwell, Lady Elsie of the organisers of the bomb out-

de Wolfe Mend) and Mme. Georges rages.

Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, the Am-Bonnet, wife of the French Foreign bassador in London, is also under- Minister. For this reason, the "Evening stood to belong to the Conservative.

TENANTS IN ARMS News" expresses the opinion that wing of the New Deal, and rumours

IN LONDON'S EAST END

London, To

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the visit to Belfast of the Duke of his retirement from London have and Duchess of Kent scheduled been circulated. for March 6 of this year, may be

postponed.

That the two rumours should

BRITISH ARMY MANOEUVRES

London, To-day..

"modern steel army" of 50,000 to 60,000 men.

Sir Dawson Stabate, Minister coincide and appear in the Press as Home Affairs in North Ireland, a report that Mr. Kennedy is about sau to have broached this on to succeed to Mr. Morgenthau's post Conflict has broken dat

The British army manouvres this his visit to London, which aimed is a development which could hard-[year will be based on the hypothesis. tenants and landlords of London's at strengthening co-operation bely be welcomed by those, who ori-of an invasion of Yorkshire by a East End owing to high rents and tween the authorities of England ginated them. the dilapidated condition of houses. and North Ireland.-

To force their demands for

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conversations conducted speedy, remedy the tenants,

Other realgnations which are 2-over week-end are said to have led being similarly encouraged" at the as closely as possible to warlike The manouvres will be conducted cording to the Daily Heraldare to the conclusion that the leaders moment are those of Mr. Swanson, conditions. threatening lay down strike of the terrorist group are operat-Secretary of the Navy; Mr. Wood- within the next few days on Pic-ing from various places in Eng ring, Secretary of War, and Missnemy troops from reaching assen

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The air force will try to prevent cadilly Circus. Trans Ocean

Perkins, Secretary of Labour. bling points. Trans-Ocean.

land.

Trans-Ocean.

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