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Mr. Upton Sinclair: Funeral Of Colonel Sharman Crawford: Father Of Postcard: Hidden Identity: Services Mission Canada: No Japanese Canal Near Singapore: A Mother's Stamp

(Special Air-Mail Service)

London, April 6.

TO LADY INCHCAPE-A SON

The Countess of Inchcape, form- érly Miss Leonora Bropte, eldest daughter of Sir Charles Brooke, Raja of Sarawak. gave birth to a son in a West-end nursing home last night. Mother and son were reported to be very well. The child weighed 7lb 3oz.

Lady Inchcape, who is 23; was married to Lord Inchcape in the spring of last year. Their home is at Culross Street, Park-lane.

Lord Inchcape, who is aged 45, succeeded to his father, the first Bari, in 1932. He was first married to Joan, youngest daughter of Hon. J. F. Moriarty, Lord Justice of AP- peal in Ireland, by whom he had three sons and one daughter. The marriage was dissolved in 1931,

Sir Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke is the only white Raja. He la ruler of half a "milion sub- fects, by whom his daughter was known as "Princess Gold," because of her golden hair and fair com- plexion.

MR. UPTON SINCLAIR

Mr. Upton Sinclair, the novelist, has decided to contest the Govern- orship of California at the com- ing election. Previously an ardent Socialist, Mr. Sinclair is now run- ning as a Democrat to "take the wild beast of greed by the beard." He proposes a drastic programme of returning the unemployed to the land and establishing farm colonies maintained by the State,

To-

ing. They had faced one another round a table and seen the naked confrontations of national economic polley without being able to do anything to soften them."

down with the night they sat armour off in good fellowship." The only ceremonies, observed were the toasts of "The King" and "The Emperor of Japan”

In Sir Thomas Barlow, who pre- sided, the Lancashire deputation has as its leader thas not com- mon combination of a man of the world, my man of culture, and a man of business. One fantles that there could be few. subjects started at the dinner to-night :in which he could not hold his own. The Manchester delegation muster- ed eight or nine. The Japanese Ambassador was not present, nor r. Runciman, who has already left for his island of Egg, of the west coast of Scotland,

picture postcard by a phototype process.

Shortly afterwards he opened his steam photographic printing works at Ziftau, Within a few years his postcards had conquered the world market.

HIDDEN IDENTITY

For four and a half months "Lawrence of Arabla," otherwise Aircraftsman T. E, Shaw, RAF has been assisting in the buliding of a new sesplane ship at North- wich, Cheshire, without his real identity being known". until two days ago.. "

The ship is the Squarius, order- ed by the Alz Ministry from Messia W. J. Yarwood and Sons, Ltd., and she began her trials in the Mersey recently. and will leave Liverpool in order to arrive in Singapore be- far the monsoon season begins, for use as a refueling and store boat for the flying bost squadron.........

Aircraftman Shaw was on board during the whole period that the vessel was being bullt. He has been known as Mr. Shaw.

SERVICES MISSION CANADA

But

Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, I learn to-day, has accepted the invitation to head the Naval contingent that will represent the Navy contingent will represent the Navy the quartercentenary celebrations In Canada In August." Field-Mar- shal Lord Allenby will. Be at the head of the Army contingent. It After the dinner the company has not yet been settled who shall went down to the resteung where command a squadron of the Royal the Bavoy Cabaret presented an

Air, Fores which will complete the International · programmey The private rooms at the Savoy bear representation of the Imperial Service in the Dominion's com- the names of the Savoy operas.memoration rejoicings at Ottawa The cotton dinner to-night was bald in the "Princess Ida", Room, not the "Mikado" Room, which is adjacent,

FUNERAL OF COLONEL SHARMAN CRAWFORD

A strising Masonic tribute was paid at the funeral on Saturday of Colonel the Rt. Hon. R. G. Shar- man Crawford, DL, C.B.E.. a Senator of Northern Ireland, who died recently in New York. His remains were conveyed to Belfast from England by the Liverpool steamer, and the internment took

He has published a remarkable booklet entitled "I Governor of California," and adopted the rally-place ing cry "Epic, adapted from the Initial letters of his slogan, "End Poverty in California."

"Largely owing to the unpopular- ity of Governor Rolph, who recent- ly applauded the lynching of two kidnappers," Mr. Sinclair is gain- ing considerable ground.

at the Kilmore Church graveyard, Co, Down, - «

Colonel Sharman Crawford was Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the Masonic Pro- vince 01 Down, and Bovereign Grandi Commander of the Supreme Council for Ireland. The funeral was attended by large numbers of the Masonic body, members of the Northern Ireland Cabinet, the Benate and House of Commons, and various

with public bodies which Colonel Sharman Crawford In a written reply to Mr. Per-had been connected. kins, the Postmaster-General says that he is afraid that he cannot hold out any hope of the early restoration of penny postage,

THE FAREWELL DINNER TO

NO HOPE OF PENNY POSTAGE

THE JAPANESE

His Grace the Duke of Abercorn, Governor of Northern Ireland, was represented at the funeral by Lieutenant S. Hillington, R.N.VR.

"FATHER OF POSTCARD

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and Toronto. 1 understand that Mr. Thomas as Secretary of State

for the Dominions has accepted an Invitation to attend on behalf of the Imperial Government. The royal family will be represent- ed, but bathing definite has been settled in that respect yet.

NO JAPANESE CANAL NEAR

SINGAPORE

The Japanese Embassy states that it has had its attention drawn to an, article which appeared in a London daily newspaper on March 22. This article alleged that the construction of a canal in the Isthmus of Kra, 60 miles north of Singapore, is being contemplated. The Isthmus iš Slamese territory, but the article alleged that Japan is preparing to finance the enterprise.

These statements have no foundation whatever, and the spokesman of the Japanese Foreign Office has officially and categori cally denied their veracity.

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A MOTHERS' STAMP

On May 1 the United States postal authorities are to lastle a new stamp in honour of Mothers Day (May 13). Approximately it has been agreed to have a repro- duction of Whistler's famous por-

Alfons Adolph, father of the pic-tralt of the artist's mother.

"Controversy has arisen- among The Lancashire cotton. repre- ture postcard, has died at Passau. sentatives farewell dinner to the Bavaria, at the age of 80e the officials, however, over a sug- was the German Court photo-gestion that the clasped hands of Japanese delegation at the "Savoy

the figure should hold the tradi-: Hotel-to-night, I understand, was grapher,

tional On July 1, 1879, he produced the

mother's day symbol a sort of disarmament, or armis

bunch of carnations. tice, or fraternisation forgather-first practicable specimen of the

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