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S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 11, 1941
MAILS CURATE
The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China is temporarily suspended:-Yunnan,' Szechuan, Kwoj. chow, Hunan,: Fukien (except. Amoy ♣ Kulangsu), Kwangai (except Wuchow & Yunghaien), North & East of Kwang-
Small Packet Post to all countries la suspended.
Canton
INWARD MAILS
TUESDAY
FRIDAY
Strails and Air Mail by "British Over- stas Airways Service" (except Lon-
don) by Aca from Singapore, Canton
Java and Manila,
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shangha! (San Francisco date. 24th January).
SATURDAY
United Kingdom and $traits, United Kingdom and Straits.
MONDAY
Air Mail by Pan-American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco date, 10th February. Sundakan
FOR
DATE & TIME
OUTWARD MAILS
TUESDAY
Straits, Ceylon. India East
and South Africa Conton
10:30 a 2
7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY
GASSED,
WHEN WE DICTATE
NURSE DEAD PEACE
IN
When a 51-year-old clergyman THE VIEW THAT THERE and a nurse of 46 were together in SHOULD BE NO VINDICTIVE- a Bournemouth flatlet they failed NESS
FRAMING PEACE to notice an escape of gas, with TERMS AFTER THE WAR WAS the result that the nurse died and | EXPRESSED BY AIR MARSHAL the clergyman became uncon- SIR PHILIP JOUBERT, SPEAK- scious.
ING. IN LONDON TO MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL EMPIRE SO- CIETY.
This theory was put forward by the deputy coroner. Mr. T. C. Thompson, at the inquest on the nurse, Miss Elsie J. Widgery, of Ardmore Road, Parkstone, Bournemouth when
"We must put the right people Into the job of making that peace, and keep them there," he said. at "We must see that we don't have a verdict of any second-raters who do not even know their geography and will frame vindictive terms im- possible of fulfilment.
| accidental death was returned.
The coroner said that the jury would have gathered that the two people were very occupied with une another. It seemed to him highly improbable that the tragedy was pre-arranged or that it was an attempt by of them to kill the | other.
"I look to finishing it ourselves this time, not as an appanage to an Allied Europe, but as the sole people who are in this job.
"By reason of 800 years of poli- tical development we have reach- ed a maturity in our institutions which is absolutely lacking in any The inquest had been adjourned other part of the world.
We are for the clergyman, the Rev. Eric qualified as a nation to speak as Sherrin Tarrant, perpetual curate the leading hand in any settle- of Wool Dorset, to give evidence,|ment arrived at. but the coroner said that he had "On what lines should we received medical certificates stat- dictate the peace? Surely with the the ing that Mr. Tarrant's memory accent of personal liberty, had not recovered from the shock, ability of the individual to judge and that he was not in a fit state for himself, without treading on to travel.
anybody's face."
Found On Bed
P.s. Butter, who forced an en- try into the fatlet, said that Miss
Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect Widgery was on the bed dead and
with the "British Overseas Airways”.
K.P.O. & G.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
Straits and Calcutta,
Parcels
Letters...
Straits, Ceylon, India, East
and South Africa
FRIDAY
10:00 am, 10.30 a..
10.30 a.in. 11.30 a.m.
3.30 p.m.
Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the "British Overseas Airways."
K.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
4.00 p.m. 4.30 pn.
G.P.O.
Rcg.
Ord, Formosa and Dairen Canton
MONDAY
Mr. Tarrant was
floor. on the There was a partly consumed bottle of sherry and two- wine glasses which had been used, one of the glasses being on the floor was the stem brokén.
There was also a tray of tea things on the table which had not been used, and a kettle was on the gas ring with only very little water in it. The taps of the gas ring and gas fire were turned on. Mr. Tarrant was only partially dressed.
for Mr.
4.00 p.m.
Mr. Lewis Manning,
said 4.30 p.m. Tarrant,
that his client's 7.00 p.m. brother, his wife and Mrs. Tar- 7.00 p.m.rant's mother were present to give
evidence if necessary.
Shanghai and Parcels only for United would never remember what hap-
Kingdom,
Parcels
Reg.. Ord.
K.P.O.
G.P.O.
4.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m.
4.00 p.m. 5.00 pm 7.00 p.1.
Parcels Reg. Ord. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and Europe via "Pan-Ameri- can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Ser vices,"
K.P.O.
Reg.. Ord.
G.P.O.
Reg. Ord..
7.00 p.m.
It might be that Mr. Tarrant
pened on the afternoon in ques- tion. His meeting with Miss Wid- gery was not a haphazard She had been known to the fami- ly for two or three years and was a frequent visitor to Mr. Tarrant's home.
one.
Ernest Hemingway. Married.—
MR. MENZIES TOURS WAR FRONT
The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, has returned from a thirty-six hour visit to the Bardla area in which he was ac- companied by General Sir Thomas Blaney, Officer Commanding the Australian Forces Overseas.
The party travelled .in an | R.A.F. 'plane and flew low over the battle zone, enabling Mr. Men- zies to follow the whole story of the brilliant campaign.
Mr. Menzies' visit was marked
by an atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer.-Reuter.
TRADE MISSION LEAVING COLOMBIA
Members of the British Trade America are Mission to South leaving Bogota, Colombia, to-day after a most successful five-day visit.
for
There have been unrestrained demonstrations of sympathy the cause of the British Empire.- Reuter.
5.00 p.m. Mr. Ernest Hemingway, the The King and New Regiment.- 5.30 p.m. American author, was married in The King has assumed the honor- Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Miss Mar- ary colonelcy of the Newfound- 5.00 patha Gelhorn, 28, also 2 writer, land Heavy Regt. Royal Artillery,
whose first marriage to M. Ber-raised only last spring. The first • trand de Jouvenel in Paris in contingent reached Britain in 1933 ended in divorce. Mr. May, and other contingents have Hemingway obtained 1 divorce since landed here to receive their last November.
training.
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8.S. PRESIDENT PIERCE
6.6. PRESIDENT TAFT
12.28 p.m. - Dvorak
-
Concerto in A
Мілог, Ор. 53.
1.03 p.m.-Rawicz
and
Landauer оп
Two Pianos.
February
22
March
5
March
19
To New York and Boston
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang Colombo,
Bombay and Capetown
8.5. PRESIDENT GRANT
8.S. PRESIDENT JACKSON
8.5. "PRESIDENT HAYES
March
1.15 p.m.-Regimental Band of H.M.
Grenadier Guarda.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce ments.
1.45 p.m.-Dance Music by Billy Cotton
and His Band.
16.2.16 p.m.-Close down.
March 23 April 20
6.45 p.m.-Indian Programme.
4.32 p.m.-Haydn-Symphony No. 102 in
B Flat Major,
TO MANILA
February 15 February 26 March 11
6.56 p.m.-A Song.
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