1939-06-21 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 21, 1939.

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RAILWAYS WIN "SQUARE DEAL"

Britain's railways have won their "square deal" claim before the Transport Advisory Council. In its report the council present a series of re- commendations, based on agreements reached be- tween the railways and other interests. Main pro- posals are:-

The present system of control of railway freight charges should be

TAGGED FOR LIFE abandoned.

Divorced persons in France who want to marry again will now have to see that their birth certi- ficate carries an official mention of their divorce, duly signed, sented and stamped.

A law promulgated states that the civil code has been modified in this way,

PRESENTED FROM COURT

Subject to certain safeguards, the railway companies should be entitled to make such reasonable charges as they think fit.

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WAITING FOR THE OPENING. Although this appears to be the opening round of a "battle", the tiger cub was really trying to make friends with the dog, much to the latter's discomfort. dently what the cub lacked in size, he did not lack in pluck. amusing picture from Chessington Zoo.

To safeguard trade and industry be it is suggested there should periodic conference on a voluntary basis and that existing rates and charges should not be increased ex- cept by agreement, with right of ap- BIG GOLD FIND IN INDIA peal to the tribunal.

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G.W.R. £4,000,000 SCHEME OFF Mr. F. N. Lucas, electrical en- The G.W.R. have dropped their Commenting on the need for gineer, reported the discovery of £4,000,000 project of electrifying was the safeguarding other interests, the re- gold and silver in Goa, Portuguese the main line between Taunton and

port points out that the roads cannot India. The gold, he declared, com- Penzance.

From London police courts. Solicitor at Wood Green: Just be- fore the accident where

last witness in relation to you.

afford alternative facilities for the pares favourably in quality with the Investigations showed that this Witness: He was my first cousin. whole volume of goods and mineral gold of African and Australia section of line was not particularly traffic-a total of between 260 and mines. Large quantities exist. suited to electrification because of its Cyclist at Wood Green: The car 300 million tons-which passes over was travelling so fast that I did not

the railway system every year. notice it until I had been knocked

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between Goa, tiny Portuguese colony on physical characteristics, the west coast of British India, was traffic and wide variation first captured in 1510; population winter and summer traffic density. 515,000. In old Goa, St. Francis Xavier is buried.

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Woman at West London: For the CAMBRIDGE VOTES FOR second time that day I had to speak GOVERNMENT to my husband about his language. He was speaking so quickly that I A ballot arranged at Cambridge could not hear what he was saying. University by the Undergraduate RADIO "DEATH BELL”

Council on the question of conscrip- tion has resulted in 1,869 voting for the Government's plan and 1,247

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The bell of Death will soon, sever- al times daily, be interrupting radio programmes in the State of Texas. For every time there is motor accident death on a Texas thoroughfare, the tolling of a bell,

No programme

PEER'S FITNESS SCHEME

Inter-village competitions to dis- against. cover new sports champions were urged by Lord Cholmondeley, speak- SHORTAGE OF ing at a conference in county representatives of the Play-One of the results of the unwill- will be broadcast. ing Fields Association. He has ingness of the Italian Government to will be considered too-important for..... given the scheme a start by provid- permit foreign currency to leave the interruption by the death knell. This terrible toll of the ing a playing-field in each of three country is an increasing shortage is another attempt to bring home to villages on his estate at Houghton, of whisky, prices were as high as citizens the

roads. 2s 2d. and 3s. 2d. per "nip." Norfolk.

WELSH TONGUE T Wales, but is usually seen at tä

re-ovet his shop, 1

shopkeer

A USEFUL GIFT.-"Barbara”, the polar bear at Whipsnade, felt rather fed-up in the warm sunshine until somebody presented her with a parasol. At first she threw the sunshade into the air, just a little antic to show her appreciation, and then finally settled down to keep her shoulders free from the heat.

well-known to hundreds of visitors to shopkeeper, however, decided to have the "name at the end of a long paint trail of 58 letters,

CARNEGIE TRUST HAS

HANDED OUT £3,000,000

More than £3,000,000 has been dig. tributed in grants in the twenty-five years that the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust has operated.

The annual report of the trustees states that on the recommendation of an expert Home Office Committee- they have agreed to join in providing: the initial capital cost of a residen tial observation centre for childret who have been through juvenile courts.

Audrew Carnegie, poor boy Dunfermline, Scotland, immigrate to America when he was still a lad When he died he was the "steel kin

Pittsburg U.S.A., many millionaire..