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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 27, 1939

BRITAIN MOVING

TOWARDS CONSCRIPTION

Priscilla Lane, who appears in "Romance and Rhythm,' coming to the King's Theatre shortly. Dick Powell plays the male lend.

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CAPONE TURNS SQUEALER

New York, March 10.

"Scarface" Al Capone, imprison- ed overlord of America's gangs, has broken the unwritten law of his kind. He has squealed---on the man who first gave him his chance in Chicago, Johnny Torrio,

London, To-day.

The increasing urgency with which the conscrip- tion issue is being discussed in Britain was clearly indicated in the London press this week- end.

The "Sunday Despatch" diplomatic correspondent! declares that in political circles some form of conscription is now regarded as inevitable and the first step towards this will be the announce- ment shortly of a compulsory national register.

"The Observer" considers that. there is little doubt that there is now a majority in Parliament which favours some measure of conscrip- tion.

While some commentators refer to the Labour Party's opposition to conscription they also indicate the importance of not disturbing the Labour supply for key industries.

CITIZEN SERVICE

LIECHENSTEIN NEXT ON LIST?

Is Liechenstein a mildish next on the list?

50 MILLION YEARS OLD

Á fish belonging to a species be- lieved to have been extinct for fifty million years, caught in the sca forty fathoms deep, is describ- ed by scientists as being of "ab- solutely-incalculable value.”

Five feet long, it weighs 127 lb. It is a brilliant steel blue and has no bones but a cartilage. Its fins and scales are most primitive. The species are known as crossoptery- gio, fossils of which are numerous in the northern hemisphere.

THREE RAIDS ON SWATOW

A Trans-Ocean message YESTERDAY

says that a statement has The great majority of leader been issued showing that writers agree with the editor of the "Observer," Mr. J. L. Garvin, the formation of Greater in demanding some form of citizen service as a statutory obligation.

Swatow, To-day.

Three raids were carried out on Germany has had its the port yesterday by à squadron effects "even in forgot-of Japanese bombers, the air-raid Torrio, having gone from New

Mr. Garvin adds:-Until we make ten corners of Europe.' alarm being sounded at 7.30 York to Chicago in 1920 and be-

"One gathers from this statement a.m. and the "all clear”” signal after" come underworld "big shot," sent it plain to friend and foe alike that for Capone, who then running the spirit of this country is utterly that 10,000 German speaking citi-

6 p.m. York, and resolved to attain equal organisa-zens of this miniature Alpine State speakeasies in New

tion and power by equal service and which since 1920, is not as formerly At 8 a.m. four Japanese ma- taught him the "business.” ·

sacrifice, there will be no sufficient in customs union with Austria but chines coming from the direction Capone outshone Torrio and be-belief in totalitarian societies that with Switzerland, are carrying on a of Namoa, where an aircraft car- came frightened that he would try we are as virile as they in fibre."

violent controversy as to whether rier is located, flew over the city to kill him. *

--Reuter.

Liechtenstein should or not enter and dropped 10′bombs on and in At the end of this year Capone

into economic union with Germany, the neighbourhood of the Chao- leaves prison, so, knowing that Tor-

The majority of younger genera-On-Swatow Railway terminus.

The ticket office and sleeping rio was still at. liberty, he asked

the elder and more conservative quarters of the railway staff were... for Government agents to be sent. The new French Ambassador, M. tion is said to be in favour, while to his cell on Alcatraz Island, off Henri Cosme, is expected to

generation would prefer matters to reduced to ruins. rive here on board the s.s. Canton remain as they are. San Francisco.

And he gave the agents fifty this afternoon from Hanoi, accord- pages of testimony against Torrioing to the local French Consulate.

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MYSTERY OF EXPLOSIVES LIFT IN A TRAIN

WOMAN FINDS BOMB IN PARCEL

Home Office experts were examin- to go off," said an officer engaged ing six detonators and a time fuse on the Inquiries. "But I wouldn't apparatus found in a brown-paper like to say what might have hap- parcel by the Hon. Mrs. Francis pened if the parcel had been drop- Hodgson, of Sherecroft, Botley, ped." Hampshire, among her shopping,

some-

coaches

One of the railway Public meetings were held at the was hit and wrecked. week-end in Schaan when

Fortunately, not many people thing which has not occurred in were in the neighbourhood, the Chinese Liechtenstein for 21 years took only casualty being a place, namely police had to inter-policeman who was killed: Our vene and take number of a parti- Own Correspondent. cipants at these meetings into cus- tody,

SECOND RAID

Two hours later another squadron One group

of young men who appeared 'along the river.' Flying were on march to Schaan from low, they opened up with machine- other villages returned home when guns on the rivercraft; the major informed what had happened.ity of which had been temporarily Trans-Ocean.

abandoned after, the alarm sounded.

BORRACHITO DESTROYED

(By "RAPIER”)

The Hon. Mrs. Francis Hodgson Borrachito, which was origin- Mrs. Hodgson had been shopping is the aunt of Lord Walsingham ally owned by "Gordos" but in town. Her parcels were placed and the widow of the Rev. Francis which was recently, purchased at |

the train at Waterloo by a por- Henry Hodgson.

the Pony Roup for $65.00 by Mr. |

Winchester.

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ter. Another porter transferred When the Parkview Brickworks, Robert Chin, had to be destroy- the parcels to the Botley train at Belfast, was opened for work, ited this morning.

was found that the entire stock of It was taken out by its new own The police believe the parcel gelignite, half a hundredweight, er for its morning exercise, Mr. containing the explosives might had been stolen during the week Chiu giving the pony a last

ter gallop. On nearing the winning, have been left on the rack in the end.

post, however, the pony devel lameness and refused to 1 jockey dismounted, and, amined - by Major. Hogg, found that the pony "had Jameness to euch an

was no alternative but

destruction.

express restaurant car by another Two men were arrested in. passenger and picked up inadver-fast by a constable who saw one of tently by the porter at Winchester. them throw a parcel away.

GELIGNITE STOLEN. "Obviously it was not intended as 'bomb, for it had not been fixed

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It was found to contain rounds of ammunition, and a quanti ty of potassium chlorate covered on one of the man.

was

Shortly after 1 p.m. four ma- chines flew upriver and dropped bombs on the river-boat "Tai Wah.” Six passengers were killed and 10. wounded.

About 15 Japanese warships are cruising outside Swatow, and ten- sion is now high in the port.---Our- Own Correspondent:

BOEING BRINGS SOCCER TEAM

It was revealed this morning that the Straits Chinese, football team, visiting Hong Kong In the course of a tour, left Manila, this morning by air, in the new Boeing Clipping! Al- together, thirty pas "ers, the lar” gest to travel on a or from Hong

and were.du

nked plane at 8.80.

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