1939-01-25 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 25, 1939

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The King of the Belgians, who is travelling incognito under the name of Count de Rethy, playing golf at Gagnes in the Maritime Alps: (Air Mail).

THIRTEENTH

HER FATE

SEALED

"FORCE CAPITAL" TO BLACK AREAS

The growth of London and Birmingham must be forcibly restricted. The “light” industries which have been growing up found those two cities "must be forced" into Britain's Black Areas ..

In that way, and that way alone, will this blight which lies on South Wales, Tyneside, Durham and Cumberland be removed

That is the principal point set out M.P. IS, ICE CASUALTY in the report of Sir George Gillett,

Commissioner for the Special Areas. Mr. A. A. Somerville, Conserva- Sir George also recommends that tive M.P. for Windsor, slipped on the training courses for unemployed an icy payement at Wimbledon and

Two stitches persons over eighteen should be ex- cut his eye.

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of sixteen, and seventeen.

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During last year the number of MOTHER OF 15 SONS sehool camps has been increased greatly. Over, 36,000 children at- ténded last summer.

More camps will be provided in 1939.

It is also suggested that they should be used to' accommodate some of the 1,000,000 workers who will in 1939 (fof the first time) enjoy holidays with pay and will inevitably be unable to find holiday lodgings..

In the event of war the Govern- ment would make use of these camps for the evacuation of children.-

Up to September 30 actual pay- ments in the Special Areas amounted

were

Signora Ucellini, of Milan, has given birth to fifteen sons in seven- .teen years. So, dressed in her

The newly completed Coronation Scot train which is shortly to make am exhibition tour of 38 American cities and towns before going on show at the New York World's Fair from April 30 to Oc- tober 31, on view at Euston Sta- tion. Photo shows driver Bishop and Fireman Carswell hoisting the bell which will be used on the en- gine on its American tour.

REFORM FOR CEYLON

Com- some-

Abolition of the existing mittee System in favour of thing approaching a "Cabinet

́to ~£8,500,000. So, however slow provincial costume, she was among system" of government is advocated The thirteenth was an unlucky the progress, the Black Areas have Italy's ninety-five most prolific. by Sir Andrew Caldecott, Governor

date for Margaret Bole, nineteen, not been entirely forgotten.

of Donard-street, Belfast.·· 'On September 13, a boy knocked her down, and at Belfast Children's

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Court he was ordered to pay to her POLICE GO BRAKE-TESTING 20s. compensation. But she will never receive it.

When the case

This was stated

ROAST BADGER FEAST

of Ceylon. Sir Andrew calls the mothers who, with their husbands, were received by Mussolini in the present system "cumbrous and un-

satisfactory." Royal Hall of the Palazzo Venezia in Rome..

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147 TONS OF MAIL SENT

BY AIR TO EMPIRE

Measures of self-government were introduced to Ceylon in 1937, but they have had the effect of putting. the small Europeán executive in the position of a "permanent Opposi- tion" rather than that of a Govern-

All police patrols in Hampshire ROOSEVELT CALLS was called it was stated that on now carry a special instrument to

CZECH MINISTER December 13. Margaret had been test car brakes. knocked down and killed: The boy at Eastleigh (Hants) Police Court President Roosevelt invited the ment.. gave the 20s. to the girl's father. when the first four motorists whose Czechoslovak Minister in Washing- The superstition of the Thirteen brakes were found inefficient were ton to a conference. The President's is possibly the oldest of all super- fined 10s. each.

action was interpreted as a gesture Britain getting up-to-date at of "special friendliness" stitions. Christians declare that

to the PRESENTED FROM COURT Brake-testing by police Czechs its origin is to be found in the Last last?

and another snub to Supper of Christ and the twelve has been carried on in

Empire Hitler.

Heard in London police courts: Motorist at East Ham: I found Apostles, and, in actual fact, it is countries for years. earlier. Nordic legend places its

it impossible to keep a straight path, and when the constable stopp- origin earlier, however, for at a banquet in Valhalla Loki intruded

ed me my face gave me trouble. on the twelve diners and Balder

Christmas mail despatched by the police are fine fellows, but I Defendant at Highgate: I know was slain.. París houses never

A feast of roast badger was held bear the number. Sailing ship in one inn at Ilchester, Somerset, weeks has amounted to 147 tons:

air to the Empire this year in four

cannot say I like being seen with men hate leaving port on the thir- over Christmas-an ancient, custom. Forty tons of first-class mail were

them in uniform. teenth Hangmen in olden days The badger is roasted whole in got 13d for each “job.”

carried away from England by the Witness at Wimbledon: front of an open fire, while guests sit round drinking ale from old-England-South Africa service and know the defendant? No. He is my

107 tons by the England-India- brother-in-law.. fashioned horn cups. Each gets Australia service. --a slice of meat on a piece of bread.

These figures represent over 8,- Rumania's new Foreign Secret- Roast badger was at one time re- 000,000 letters and the totals

garded as a delicacy.

present an increase of about 100 për HE'S TELLING THEM“ cent. over the load for any normal period of four weeks.

Mr. Rhys Davies, M,P., is going During the same period about to U.S. in January to tell the

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tary is Grigore Gafencu, forty-six -year-old Bukarest newspaper owner. He was told of his appointment by 'phone from the Royal Palace while he was writing a leading article for his newspaper, the Timpul..

'M.P. TO ASK ABOUT JEWS

“SACKED BY LONDON FIRM”

Sacking of Jews in London is alleged in a question Lieutenant- Commander, Fletcher (Nuneaton) will nut in the House of Commons.

He will ask the Home Secretary If he has heard that Schenkers. Ltd., a firm of Queen Victoria-street, in the City, has dismissed certain their employees on account of Jewish faith, and "what action he. proposes to take to discourage Ger- an firms in this country" from acting in such ways.

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“CHIEF" OF THE fifty-five tons of first-class mail (3,- Americans how this country runs

NEVER-NEVER

Bloak Shetland Isles,” in the far north of Scotland; arë to have a Chief Constable all to themselves.. The isles will not in future have to share their "chief" with an- ́other county. This decision of the Secretary of State for Scotland is published in the "Police Review and has been communicated. the County Council.

The Shetlands comprise about 100 islands, of which twenty-seven are inhabited. Total population is 25,520, of whom 18,000/ Mainland‹ Fishing is the ch dustry.

000,000 letters) were brought England by the Empire air. vices.

to

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form that Americans have coveted and many soon copy.

its State insurance scheme, a^ ré- long

vast

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"The conveyance of such quantities mail by air over many thousands of miles is incomparably greater than has ever THE KING SEES NEW before been thought of anywhere UNIFORMS else in the world. And not a letter lost!

TRACKING. DOWN CYCLISTS ·

The King at Buckingham Palace recently inspected the suggested new ceremonial dress for the Army. Unless this attempt at reform is Chelmsford (Essex) - Council in- several degrees better than the at- tend to adopt a by-law.early this tempts at new field dress the Bri- year-against cyclists who fail to use tish Army on parade is going to the cycle tracks provided in local, look like a crowd of petrol station recreation grounds;,

attendants on Poppy Day.