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The Prince As A Dancer: Chief Scout's Illness: Magnificent Gift To Guys "Free Style" Wrestling Ninety Years At The Oval

(Special Air-Mail Service)

BRIEF

Solar Eclipse

valuable data for London, Jan. 27.

Tokyo. Feb. 14. Japanese and American scientists. who gathered at Rosop, Caroline Islands were given a fine oppor- tunity on Tuesday to observe and photograph theolar eclipse, as the skies were absolutely cloudless.

They have the happiest reason to:

obtained belleve that they have

re-testing the eaten a good breakfast and lunch. Then came the change in his con- Einstein theory.--Reuter. THE "SPEAKERINE”

dition, and throughout the after- French wireless critics have in-ndon anxiety was

TEA TRADE LOSSES fall for pin vented the curious English word This continued until late in the

New York, Feb. 14. speakerine.

evening, when the doctors were The Stock Exchange here hasi able to state that his condition was ❘ adopted new rules prohibiting improving,

members from having any interest. in the profits of any pool or other market operation used intentional- ly for the purpose of unfairly in- fuending the market price of any security..

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They use it to describe women broadcasters in English, who now | regularly operate from Luxembourg Last night it was learned that and other Continental stations.

Lord Baden-Powell was sleeping For a woman broadcaster in their peacefully, and that it was hoped own language they have discovered to have him as well this morning P.M. P.M.FM: VM. ...the hardly less disputable term as he was before the relapse. `·

'annonceuce."

Lord Baden-Powell underwent a second operation at King: Edward

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· LORD NUFFIELD'S GIFT

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London, January-27. Lord. Numeld has given £45,000 to Guy's Hospital, London, for the

Another rule prohibits any mem-. ber acting as specialist, or his Arm or any partners therein, from ac- quiring or granting any option on, stock in which that member is a specialist.--Reuter.

STOCK EXCHANGE REFORMS

London, Feb. 14. Imports of British-grown tea in.

NINETY YEARS AT THE OVAL Cricketers all over the world VII, Hospital on January 20. The have an interest in the Oval, where rst operation took place on Janu- the completion this week of a new lary 3. brick wall of formidable height shuts out all hope. of free views Irom neighbouring windows such as many enjoyed in the past. The exclusiveness coincides with the ninetieth anniversary of the erection of a new block, a private to the United States fell by 7,750.-

paying wards.

000 lbs. in 1933, while. imports of Interview to-day before leaving Dutch-grown tea increased by 7. for a ten

weeks' cruise, Lord 500,000. Ips., states the review of has prompted me to be responsible by Messrs. Brooke, Bond and Com-, for the erection of this new block of private wards' in Clay'a is that I Have thought for a long time that private paying ward commeda- tion for invalids is not easy to obtain.

Arr. 8.02 8.40 11,08 11.47 1.18 3,43) 4,0715.08 8.4) 5.296.19 7,117.28 8.197.549.41 / turned off their ground in Wal- Nužield said: "The reson that the tea trade for last year, issued

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famous playing-field, for it was in 1844 that the old Montpeller club, worth, obtained the use of what had previously been a market gar- den at Kennington. The landlords, the Duchy of Cornwall, granted a thirty-one-year lease at a rental of £120 per annum, and the work of turfing was completed in time tor play to begin in 1845.

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to th club fell on evil days, and the Oval suffering of the cine was on the point of being sold for nabafford to Building sites when the Prince Consert intervened and arranged for its preservation, as a cricket ground so long as the game maintained its popularity."

and while those of us who plentifully blessed with this world's goods can go into nursing homes, those of what I may call the mild-. dle-class, sometimes described as the backbone of the country, and it dificult tó obtain proper treat- Dfment in their own homes, and are also not in a position to beneft from the specialised care of a trained hospital ward stan

THE PRINCE AS A DANCER Danilova, famous ballerina the Monte, Claro Ballet Russe, has been talking in New York," where she is at present, about some of the people she has danced with.

And she considers that of them all the Prince of Wales is one of the best he is one of the finest ballroom dancers in the world she believes.

"Dancing with royalty makes one nervous," she said to Reuter, "because everyone is looking at you.","

"This has been forcibly brought home to me on several occasions, and I hope that a number of people will benent from this inno- vation at the famous hospital of Guy's."

Lord Nuffield's donations to hos- pitals and charities now total over £750,000.

"A VERY POOR FORM OF REVOLUTIONARY"

"But the Prince is a wonder- ful dancer. He has marvellous Mr. Churchill was the guest of rhythm.

I don't know anyone honour at the twelfth annual din I'd rather dance with again. He ner of the North Paddington Con- 1s far better than the Americanservative and Unionist Association dancers. They are not class last nights. Danilova had a good word for He said that he thought English all English dancers. She said, they men and women had a great deal are the best ballroom dancers in to be thankful, for when they saw the condition of chaos which the world.

existed throughout the world, and the tyranny under which so many nations, had füllen..

But she had one little confession, She said she had twice stepped on the Prince's feet!

pany.

The fall is due to the fact that owing to the Empire preference. ava tea can be bought at much more attractive prices by the Un- ited States importers."

via production, of British-grown

ang the year fell by 108.

CONFIDENCE IN U. 5. A.

Washington, Feb. 14: The lists of America's new been loan have US$800,000,000. closed...

The loan was over-subscribed four times.

The Treasury announced the 1s- sue.on. Monday, for new financing. Half the issue is in 22-month two- and-a-half per cent. notes and the remainder in three-year three per cent. notes.

This will bring the Treasury's cash balance to over the $5,000, 000,000 mark-Reuter.

JAPAN ŠEČURES IRON-PIPING ORDER

Mexico City, Feb. 14. The Mitsui Company, of Tokyo, have beaten 15 competitors, in- cluding three well-known British iron works, and have been award- ed a contract for 27,000 metres of cast iron piping for Mexico City's supply, involving 20,0000 water

tons of material-Reuter.

NEW RUBBER RESTRICTION SCHEME

London, Feb. 14. We had a great country and we

The Amsterdam correspondent of A GENTLER SPORT

had a great chance. We had seen the "Financial News" learns that Association for Olympla to-morrow night all these institutions, of which the International there will be staged a programme this island had been the cradle, Rubber Culture in the Dutch East of "free style" wrestling in a land-brushed away and all sorts of Indles will meet at London to- able attempt to wean the public ideas put forward giving great morrow to discuss restriction away from the ugly "all-in" form ascendancy to brutal power, but It is learned from an authorita- which this sport has taken in re-here we had preserved the liberties tive source that the Dutch Govern ment will stipulate that any restric cent years. "Free style" is noth- of the subject.

"We are told that if the Socialists tion measures will have to be ing more or less than that ancient forzi of wrestling so popular at get into power." he continued, "they taken, principally, by the European Highland gatherings and else will have no nonsense with the Brdučera. where, which is generally known as, House of Commons; they will allow

BIG GOLD SHIPMENT * catch-as-catch-can." "To anyone it to pass a resolution straight

London, Feb. 14 of true sporting instincts it must away, and then after that Bir star- be infinitely preferable to the "all-ford, Cripps and his friends will Gold valued at £7,500,000 was in" method, which regards punch-be telling us where we get off. yesterday placed aboard the White ing, kicking, holds that cut off But I mush say I think him Star Trier, "Majestic,” bound for breathing, break, bones, or cause poor kind of revolutionary. I am New York from Southampton. dislocations, and throwing one's not a revolutionary. I am all. for The ""Majestic" will ship a fur opponents out of the ring as all old England going on, year after ther £2,000,000 worth of gold at perfectly legitimate. Whether it is year, century after century, build-Cherbourg-Britian Wireless Ser- dangerous enough for the modern ing up each generation and losing vice. thrlil-hunting audience is another

nothing.

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Importers are required to send their licence requests before March to the Department of Economic

·Affaba — Reuter.

matter which time alone will show. But if I were a revolutionary TEXTILE IMPORTS INTO DEL I certainly would not adopt the

Batavia, Feb. 14 LORD HADEN-POWELL”

tactics of Sir Stafford Cripps of 4 B restricting textile imports The condition of Lord Baden-umping into middle of in and then into the Dutch East Indies became Powell, the Chief Scout is causing running sway, leading the excited effective from yesterday, for a anxiety. The following bulletin crowd forward to overturn the three-months' period. The basis was issued in London recently: British Institutions and then when for the quota system will be re- "Lord" Baden-Powell has not had somebody says Order, order run-{ *good day and his condition is ning away like a little whipped Yant to the import figures of

1930 danking anxiety?

Immediately it was found that think that is a very poor form the Chief Scout's condition had of revolutionary I do not know changed Lady Haden-Powel was how often you have noticed how communicated with the hired a portion of discontented working to the hospital, and was at her people and they are very little WIRELESS EMPLOYEES - STRIKI husband's bedside until a laté hour. portionate misted by the leaders

Paris, Feb. 14! of s | Arrangéments were made for her whom : thếy hólst upon thelt

Following: the rejection to stay at the hospital throughout hoidets Bome of them, as soon the night, despite the doctor's re- as they are holsted, "áre delighted minimum wage demand all the assuring report was to mingle with the Conservative employees of the Radio France The relapse of Lord Beden-forces which preserve the greatness Comparty which operates wireless Powell came as a complete surprise of our country. Others like Brand cable telegraphs to foreira to the hospital authorities, He Stanford Cripps, are off the moment countries, went on strike yesterday

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