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Busman's Holiday To London

LIVE PYTHON CAUGHT

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valling in Madrid is described in NIKLOS OF BUDAPEST me from Pangkor Police station an eye witness's report, by a red

an alarming experience 'militláman, who deserted to the nationalists, and which appears in Thirty-Ove pounds is a lot of recently while returning from

Pangkor at night. the paper "ABC"

money to spend on a busman's About half a mile from their The deserter declares that in the | holiday. Two and a half years house a python lay across their respectable section of Madrid the savings is a lot to pay out for path and when the men, mis- population is absolutely at the sentiment.........Or perhaps you mercy of the red rulers who are don't know bashful Miklos of takes the python for a log, step- THURSDAY, JAN. 7, 1937.

EVOUT imaginable Budapest, writes a "Home corres-tigation it was found that the ped on it, it wriggled. · On Inves-

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underground railways who are in possession of special permita jasued by the red authorities. Buch per- mits; however. according to th deserter, are only granted to. per- sons who havė gained favour, and those who cannot afford to pay for this privilege are forced to seek shelter in the cellars of their houses which, naturally, only af- ford insuficient protection.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 8, 1937

COMMENCING AT 5.15 P.M.

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Foreign criminal elementa which congregated in the capital are stated to be the virtual masters of the streets and evidently prefer terrorizing and robbing of respec-

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"pondent.”

He is fair-haired ex-cowboy from the plains of Hungary. To Lon- don socialites he has been for five years, the shy doorman at Buda- pest's famous Kakuk Inn,

To title revellers on a thousand Loccasions be has repeated, in slick English, his studied lines "Up- tairs is Gipsy music, downstairs is Vienna music. The taxi is two pengos; please"

Twice

this fair-haired Miklos has been greeted by the Duke of Windsor, when Prince of Wales. Recently he turned up in London broke. He had drained his tip coffers of £35, two and a half years' savings, and his only re- gret was that there weren't en-

sweetheart Olgà along.

Somebody had whispered to Miklos that artists were making a

python was devouring, a dog. It fortunate the reptile's atten- ion was concentrated on the dog men might have otherwise the been attacked. They immediately summoned assistance and had the Python noosed,

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The next afternoon four men carried the python to Limut to and a byer. Many people had the chance of seeing a live python 2 Dental Chairs and this was the biggest one ever

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and

A Chinese medicine shop pro- prietor bought the reptile for $11 for the sake of the gall bladder which is supposed to be effective Sundry Dental Equipment for various ailments.It is under- stood that the skin, which is a

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shortage of provisions 13 making itself greatly felt and olive o, which is an essential ingreat-replica of Kakuk Inn for the "Old ent of Spanish meals is hardly ob- Budapest,” charity bazaar at tainable throughout the city any Claridge's Hotel. Those were longer. Fist fights in front of fighting words for Miklos. Fig shops, where long queues are al-determination flared; his savings ways waiting, are a matter of daily flew. occurrence since the nerves of the An so to London. He will stand half starved population are begin- | before the Kakuk Inn, even in re- ning to give out. Only persons pos- plica. Sentiment has made him sessing rationing cards are permit- squander his savings on what is- ted to buy foodstuffs and it fre- when you work it out—a busman's quently occurs that even families of holiday. militiamen, fighting on the front, are unable to provision themselves if they do not happen to have in- Auential acquaintances among the red officials.

The reds are taking special plea- sure in making control tours through cafes andrestaurants since this affords them the oc- casion to force the frightened guests to get up from their seats and raise the closed fist for giving the Bolshevist salute.- Transocean Hewn Servicz.

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World's Fastest?

Orders For Britain's Latest

Fighting 'Plane Although only made its first public demonstration fight here during the week, it is learned that production orders already have. been placed for a new single-sea- ter British warplane, claimed to be the fastest in the world.

to the Japanese taxidermist Bruas.

Volunteer Airman In Spain

£500-A-Month Pilot Tells His Story

month

at

One of the thirty French volun- teer airman in the service of the Spanish Government at 50,000 francs (£500) &

told "Paris-Midi” (he is on leave in France) that there were also Eng- lish, German, and two Russian pilots in the "Spanish Squadron,“ with the French writer, Andre

Malraux, at their head.

The airmen in this, squadron, it was stated, went up at least twice a day, and their aeroplanes went up four times a day to face what

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Known as "Spitfire I," it is

The Junts air force, said the air- the very latest of Britain's now

man, was equipped with Savoia- five-miles-a-minute" fighters. Marchett! bombers. Mat Dghters. Teak Bed Room and Dining Room with which the Air Force is be Heinkel and Junker bombers, and Furniture, Drawing Room sad Office ing equipped in large numbers

Arado Bghters. At the very be- Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Oil Pain- under the expansion scheme. ginning, he said, the Junta had tings, Pictures, Ornaments, Curios, Details of its construction, po scarcely any aeroplanes, and al-Dinner Service, Cutlery, Porcelain & wer, maximum speed, and arma-

most all they had had been im Glass Ware, Aluminium & Bras ment are still secret.

ported ance the war started. The Ware, Silver and E. P. Ware "Spitfire" is a low-wing mono-well-known German airman, Enamel Baths, Cair Door Mats, Alfred Butt, the former pinne, powered by a 12-cylinder, seler, was in command of the Ara-Electric Table Fans and Lamps, MP.. has resigned his member-v-shaped, liquid cooled Rolla- ship as an underwriter at Lloyd's Royce "Merlin" engine, possessing

Records, Typewriters, Bewing Mach * Badiators, Radios, Gramophones and Bir" Alfred was Conservative greater power than any other at

ines, Cinema Projector, Cabin and member for Balham, and Tooting present in use in the Service. from 1922 until June inst, when j

Wardrobe Trunks, Linen. This whirlwind fighter its he resigned following the "Budget speed is stated to be considerably

Modern Style Bed Room Suite One Upright Piano by Pleyel "

leakage" inquiry... -

in excess of 300 m.p.h.-has been The Budget leakage Tribunal built at the Supermarine Aviation

also found that Mr. J. FL. Thomas, Works here to the design of Mr. former Colonial Secretary, made R. J. Mitchell, who achieved world

unauthorised disclosures of fame by designing, the racing sea- two information relating to the year's planes” which in successive' con- Budget, Mr. A. Cosher Bates and tests proved victorious in the Sch- Bir Alfred Butt were. named as neider Trophy races, and set up the persons to whom the Informa- | new world records for speed, tion was disclosed

Bir Alfred is a financier who has been prominent in theatrical ventures. Kla son, Mr. Alfred Butt, is a member of Lloyd's.

CHINA CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY

Nanking, Jan. 2. January i being the anniversary

As in the case of all the new

The informant said that he be eved that there were Frenchmen and Englishmen in the Junta air lians. Two Italian crews had been force as well as Germans and Ita-

captured.

A FINE SELECTION OF CANTON BLACK WOOD WARE

Comprising

, GOVERNMENT PLANES The Government air force had hitherto Included a dozen De- woltine fighters (nominally sent

Fotez 54, a from Lithuania), a Bloch 210, five prehistoric, Spad, an American Boling fighter, a Hawker Fury, and an Air Speed, as well

manufactured in as a certain number of aeroplanes Spain under licence from the French models Breguet 19, and Nieuport Four Sets of Valuable Chines

Literature.

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high speed warplanes, the pict's .cockpit is cowled over with transparent material, as the rush of ́air when travelling at maximum velocity is so great

The whole fleet of the squadron that it would be almost impo4was about 60 planes, and the air- sible to control the machine be- cause of the tremendous buffet ing he would receive.

Many lessons learned in the de- sign of the Schneider racers have been incorporated in "Spitfire,"

PLOTTERS SENT TO PRISON

of the 26th year of the Republic and many great advances made. of China, and in celebration of the pacification of Sian, and the safe return of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to" Nanking to continue the great work of ma tional advanctment and salvation. the Nanking Central Government. celebrated the great day in grand style, followed by a big lantern procession at night,

At 10 o'clock in the forenoon of New Year Day, the high civil and military officials of the Govern ment met together to celebrate the occasion and to exchange mutual New Year greetings, payme

President Lin Sen made a fel citous speech in addressing the brilliant assembly the civil om cials being dressed in long gowns and black riding Jackets, and the military officials in gay military uniforms with swords Chinese Evening Preiz.

Nanking, Jan, '17 The conspirators connected with the attempted assasination of Dr. Wang Ching-wel, President of the Executive Yuan in November 1935 were called up for sentence by the Nanking Supreme Court on Dec. 31

For conspiring to endanger the

safety of the Government Chang

Joss Tables, Tables, Flower. Stands, Marble Top Stools, Chairs. and Armchairs, Chests, eta, eto,

and

man emphatically denied that large numbers of modern plants or VIEW Fox WEDNESDAY,

had been reaching Spáin · from France since the non-intervention declaration was made.

It may be recalled that a dozen Dewoitines and the Poteres arrived

in Spain.

- A number of very ancient and useless machines had reached Madrid by devious ways and bed been thrown into the back of the hangers whence they had never been taken out, an

SOVIET PILOTS, SOVIET

· MACHINES The Soviet Union had now sent considerable number of bombers. and Aghters capable of 400 kilo- metres an hour, but would only allow them to be down by Boviet

pilets to be ow

The Government aviators, had Yu-wa and Ho Por-kwong were each sentenced to seven years' im- used much more powerful bombs, prisonment and seven years de-one of which had destroyed some Drivation of civil rights,

of the Dewoitines,

Four others were found guilty of conspiring to assassinate and sentenced to terms of imprison ment as already announced."

Ten days ago when the airman left Spain for his holiday belther side had used gas bombs, he said On neither side had used us. Dr. Wang Ching-wel is now on bombs, herald. On niether side- his way back to China from } was there much aerial reconnoIS - Europe, and is expected to arrive almost entirely for nghting or in Hong Kong early this month on ring The seroplanes were used do.] his way to Nanking -

almost entirely foraghting.or

We are told that certain musical notes prevent, sleep. So also certain promissory notes,

Chinese Evening Prem...

bombing

Tru Ba JANUARY, 1987.

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