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EMPIRE AIR MAIL EXPANSION

"Australia Not To Co-operate

London, Feb. 3. The Australian Government's decision not to co-operate in the British Government's Empire air mall plans, which involve the use of flying-boats on the Singapore- Darwin section of the route, and the carriage of all first-class mal by air at a flat rate ląd. per v2.. will not affect the scheme 25 1 whole. All the other Dominions have agreed. But if Australia's decision should not be modified in

some way before the scheme comes into operation next year, letters arriving by air in Australia will not be conveyed to their various destinations on Australian Inter nal air lines.

At Australia House yesterday it Was stated that no .comment could be made. Among · Austra-

SAVED FROM STARVATION

Airship Drops Food To Islanders

London, Feb. 3. The 1.800 inhabitants of Smith and Tangler Islands in Lower Chesapeake Bay, 90 miles from Washington, who have been ice- bound for more than two weeks. have been saved from threatened starvation,

To-day an airship arrived with food sufficient to last four or five] days.

When the airship landed on the ice close to the shore the popula tton Blocked round cheering and

shouting with excitement,

"Many of them looked as though

they had not had a decent meal for days," said Cmdr. Kari Lange. who piloted the dirigible. They had only one day's food left.

"The supplies., furnished by the Red Cross, included flour, coffee, Hans in London. however, the tinned milk, fresh and canned prospect is regarded with some concern.

The Australian Government ob- jects to the adoption of flying boats for the Singapore-Darwin section, and desires particularly to control that section. The De- fence Department maintains that the aircraft on this section ought to be under the control of the Australian Government. and of a type adaptable for defence pur-

pases.

IF WAR CAME In any case, the new fying- boats would have considerable naval value in war, and their em ployment on all, the Empira ar routes is important not only opera tionally, but strategically.

On the question of defence a high Australian authority said that the decision seems to call for a further exchange of views be- tween the home Government and

meat, vegetables and groceries,

Thick ice has cut the islands off trom communication with the mainland. Food and fuel supplies were virtually exhausted and me- dical aid was also urgently need-

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XITH OLYMPIAD

Preparations, Etc.

STAMPS OF THE NEW KING.

Not Before End Of The Year

London, Feb. 2.

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the

de.

stamps in black, will not be acter upou unlike a common practice abroad, there aVAC nag been The nearer the Festival of the

mourning stamp in England. Nith Olympiad approaches, the

Famous artists throughout wider is its echo throughout the

country wil be invited by K world. A counterpart to

official committee to submit this

With the accession of King Ed-signs of ooth the King's head and event will be sought in vain in the ward, plans are being made through the general "décor" of the stamp,

life of the cultural

nations.

out the British Empire for the issue the final choice éles with the King. There is nothing equivalent to it.

of new coinage and postage stamps and, having been made. the head nothing which so binds the pep bearing his effigy, and the trans- will be used not only for stamps ples together, touches youthference of his name or initials to but for coins and everything upon everywhere, permeates the publle various State documents,

which it normally appears, lite" in all countries with such a spirit of friendship and also con- gradual one,

The process is

cerns the governments.

The Olympic friendship which unites all countries and which sets the pace for a closer friendship monstrated most clearly by these between their peoples was de-

bound to be a although the King has already commanded that ne- Lessary changes be made in the Prayer Book. "with the pen" for the time being, and these include the substitution of the names of the Duke and Duchess of York.for Prince of Wales in prayers for the Royal Family. The England are the Oxford University publishers of the Prayer Book in

Press. the Cambridge University Press, and the King's Printers; as far as is possible. stock in hand will be amended,

inst visits to Paris and" London, that

Curried out in the special Olympic

plane "Ju 52"

Gaim. The Reich Sports Leader flown by pilot

called on leading statesmen and officials and advanced the cause

the Olympic Games in political as well as athletic circles; and the reception accorded to him by sportsmen showed how thankful they were to him for these visits. visitors and the National The Olympic Committee were found to be striving for the same aims; the

of the

NO MOURNING STAMPS

of the

One curious custom is that al- though the Monarch's effigy on coinuge is reversed with reign-the head of King Edward every

VIII. will face towards the right- invariably is turned to the left on postage stamps. The Dominions and Colonies

are responsible for their own coins and stamps.

LETTER-BOXES AND VANS Then the Post Office has to cope with the task of transferring the Royal initials to letter-boxes, mal- vans, and

frankng stamp ma- chines. Actualy most of the 70,000 latter-boxes in the

country wil. remain for many years as public At the Mint it is expected that mementoes of King George's regin, out four months time. the first new coins will appear in because the initials are embossed An in the metal of the box itself, Just official

GP.O., however, as there still exist a number o strengthening or youth and theiring stocks to be exhausted

tated yesterday that, with.(xist "V.R." and "ER. VII." letter-boxes. education in the spirit of chivalry.

and The present King's initials will The relations between

arrangements made for the pro-appear, therefore, only Germany vision of some

new and

milion letter boxes are necessary. They twenty France in

the sphere of stamps a day. view stamps and will be substituted on the 9,000 their way through have failed. athletics have always been very and plans to send food by heavy close. and continued so after the issued much before the end of the

postal urders are not likely to be mau-vans in the country as the army bombers had to be aban-war despite political contentions. year, Suggestions for a mourning the normal way.

vans come up for re-painting in. doned when engineers reported

Apart from the social engage-stamp. H only by printing the 14d that the lee neax, the islands was

ments the visit to London was marked by a practical demonstra- tion of sporting

ed, for several people are seriously

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Repeated attempts by coastguard vessels and ice-breakers to smash

not thick enough to permit them to land safely."

t

'British

ex-

An attempt made by Capt. Forrest Kenyon. omcer, to land an aeroplane on Tangler Island falled yesterday afternoon owing to the darkness.

ercised on the question of air defence and its cost, and faced by the need to maintain existing internal air lines although they at present economically are not

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friendship-the

zerland, Hungary. "Austria, Poland,

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other directions a new Great Beal must be made; by a long- standing practice the old one be- comes the property of the Lord

international association football Norway, Czechoslovakia and Ger. Chancellor. Every Bill and Act of

match between Germany And England. It may be remarked that not only were the first-class German players and the leaders of German sport-beaded by the Reich Sports Leader and the Pre- sident of the Organizing Com mittee--good envoys of the Ger- man sporting spirit, but also the 10,000 German visitors down to

stocks that

Parliament has a serial number in many will be represented in the

each reign; the late king's, name that the United States and Rou- loffelal documents and publica-

ака championships, inboggan

or initials odear in a multitude of

skeleton, championships. The in-with exceptions mania will also take part in the tions; but

exist will like the Prayer dividual and pair titles in both Book," continue to be employed. the toboggan and skeleton events Probably the quickest change has for men are at present held by been made by cinemas that tlf Germany, while the individual end performances by throwing Undoubtedly the Commonwealth of the new scheme against all its an opportunity for

sound, has had to welgh the cost the last man. The match gave title in the ladies' toboggan event

aver 10,000 Government, at present much ex- advantages and defects.

Germans to tee sornething of London and England. and at the same time it gave the English an opportunity of see something of German character.

the Dominion, and that this might result in some clearing of the air. and possibly some modiocation of the present plans.

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OLYMPIC STADIUM

The last scaffoldings have been removed from the outside of the Olympic Stadium on the Reich Sports Feld, and the vast con- strution can now be viewed in all Its imposing majesty. The oval has a length of 333 yards and a breadth of 251 yards. To the top parapet the stands rise to just on 50 feet above the earth level while the arena itself is sunk 40 feet below it. This arena, 93 feet below the top row of seats, is 212 yards long and 131 yards broad. Despite its great size the Stadium, possesses an "intimate"" character, From the finishing line the running track to the nearest spectator is only a distance ot little over 18 yards, and the mast distant spectator is not more than 230 yards away in direct line. The stands are divided by a cor- ridor into upper and lower rings. There are 31 rows of seats in the upper ring and 40 in the lower, the number of seats in each row being reduced gradually from the top downwards.

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The polo field, lying to the west of the main arena, measures 400x295 yards. On its western side is 437 yards long bank for spectators, rising from each end to the centre where. It has a greatest height of 59 feet, with a greatest breadth of 93 yards. Above this bank rises the Bell Tower, 251 feet high,

Three pairs of flanking towers, running east to west, have each a | height of 115 feet.

The whole construction work 18 advanced that its completion

by May is now assured,

POST-OLYMPIC WINTER

GAMES

The

IVth Olympic Winter Games will be followed at Garmisch-Partenkirchen by the European Toboggan and Skeleton Championships, "which will be de- ́ cided on the Olympic bobsleigh run. These European Champion- ships will commence on February 16th, and the Toboggan Section of the International Bobsleigh and Toboggan Federation has de- cided to hold them Immediately after the Olympic Winter Games because some of the foreign Olymí- ple competitors will also parti cipate in them. It is expected that England, Italy, Sweden, Swit».

is held by Czechoslovakia,

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