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THE SERVICES

SINGAPORE NOW LESS CRUEL TO ANIMALS

Only Isolated

Cases Now

Singapore people are treating their animals much better than they used to do, writes 'n Malaya LL. Cdra.: D. A. H. Hornell, Tribune; correspondent. MV.O., to Excellent, July 8: H. a. Following up a court case 02

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1938

CONQUEST OF ATLANTIC

Regular Services Soon

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LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Recently New Yorkers had the satisfaction of reading London. newspapers published the day previous. This was due to the enter- prise of British publishers in putting batches of papers aboard the picksback Mercury for the Transatlantic crossing. The papers sold THE Understed have received. in the streets like hot, cakes, an after-theatre crowd paying as much is a dollar a copy, My own purchase was proffered to me by the manager of a restaurant as I was dining, writes an Observer cor- respondent.

Survey flights such as the Mer-" T. Padfield, to Pembroke, July 10: [cruelty to animals. I went to the cury made in preparation for! 3. B. G. Temple, to Salamander, in Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Transatlantic passenger and mail command, 18; L. B. Northcott. to Institute to and whether the services are now in full swing. 1 Ramilies, 19.

shocking state of affairs... that went out to' Fort - Washington," on Payr Lt-Cdr. R. E. Sweny, to existed in 1933 had improved. Long Island, with a hundred or so It has Beyond all recognition. Journalists and oficials to greet Five year ago the staff of the the British seaplane. Next day I "Boclety" was almost desperate. had an Invitation to go out again and meet the German seaplane Nordmeer, engaged ... on a similar mission

Boscawen. Aug. 8.

Lts: C. E. Sheen, to Wildfire; R. E. Hutchins, to H33, July 1: H. C. C. Tanner, "to Grafton: W. L.Because——. O'Mara, to Salamander, 5; S. W.į Wright, to Resolution. 10: P. G. Newton, to Gossamer, 24: K. R. S Leadlay, to Royal Oak, 18; L. J. Sedgwick to Capetown. 25; and to Cardiff, on transfer.

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Because there was so much cruelty that the officers simply could not find the time to deal with all the cases.

Day after day the same tragic

lock-day after day cases were

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looks as if it will be big busi- ness, So many flying boats are in commission in America and Europe, so much attention is paid to the survey flights, that popular Imagination has been stirred about the poten- tialities of Transatlantic traf fc.

The prospect is held out of rapidly approaching future when the Transatlantic skies will be as The Nordmeer was also cata-crowded with aircraft as the pulted from a

Are mother ship. the seas

with surface

craft Schwabenland, which discharged Indeed. Howard Hughes, the

PayT. Lt.: D. L. Blowers. to Hood/tale was told. A dog. a cat, a but the seaplane in the Azores, whence round-the-world fyer. says that: It travelled non-stop to New York, the time is coming soon when the brought, in of animals badly muti-at least, New York's oceanic air-fiying boat will supplant the ocean

port. Port Washington. This lap liner. is 2,397 miles, as compared with the Foynes-Montreal lap of 2,715 miles flown by the Mercury.

Aug. 2.

Bub-14.; G. A. MUward, to Gren-lated and battered. ville, July 11.

Proby. Sub-Lt.: B. M. T. Hill, to Cornwall, July 7.

"Cd. Bosn.: H. J. Monk, to Victory,

July 21.

Cd. Supply Offcer: E. Godfrey, to Wildfire. Aug. 1.

Gunner: R. Valentine. to Afridi, July 7.

PROMOTIONS

Lts. T. P. Coode (F-L., RA.F.), W. D. Dunkerley. A. O. Johnson, P. J. Knowling, to rank of Lt.-Cdř seny. July 1.

Lt. (Retd.): E: A, C. Barker. S.

These cases still occur. Make no mistake about that. You who read this may love your animal pet, but somebody a few yards away may have a streak of fiendish cruelty in him.

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Both the British and the fler mans intend to make other survey flights. The French, too, will in- augurate their own trials soon.

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AIR AND SEA RIVALRY Buch visions are not shared by other aeronautical experts" It is true that the per seat per mile cost is cheaper on the aeroplane than on the liner. Also, unlike some other operations, the larger But the cases are on the wane that. Judging from the full sche-the air unit he more efficient the and for the most part the old dule announced by these three na-air service. Bull. the development cruelties of the past are well. tions. Fort Washington, which is of transoceanic firing, it is felt, is PUBLIC AUCTION. the air-base of the Pan-American bound to be slow enough to keep Airways, will be a busy Transat lantle airport this summer.

things of the past.

I thought that was one of the most cheering bits of news .. I heard.

An inspector told me that in the past the worst offences were usual ly against dogs. but these, too,

H. Vennard, to rank of Lt.-Car-have now been practically stamp (etd.), seny June 30.

ed out, and the cases brought to Sub-Lt. (E): "H, G. Southwood.justice are only isolated ones. to rank of Lt. (E), seny. July 1.

Perhaps a dog's life isn't su bad

Payr. Sub-Lts.... R. E. D. A. James. now. G. A. W. Haslam, W. C. F. Grant- Dalton, to rank of Payr. Lt., seny. July 1"

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THE ARMY

BALUCH REGIMENT The annual dinner of the Baluch Regiment (King George V's Own was held recently at the Langham Hotel. There were present:—¡

EDUCATION AIMS IN CENTRAL * EUROPE

PAN-AMERICAN'S SPART

Meanwhile Pan American. which long aro "completed its Transatlanfle

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the shipping companies from wor- rying about ponderable competi- tion.

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This is the glat of individual opinions which I have gathered from organisations interested in aircraft development. In answer to my question as to air-sea rivalry, one official, replied with another question: Has the Croy- don-Paris service destroyed your FRIDAY. the 12th AUGUST. 1938 railroad and shipping business" be tween the two capitals?

Still, as I read London news- bapers in a New York restaurant. a miracle had been

The first is still undergoing^et« gineering tests at the Boeing Air- plane Company's base at Seattle. I felt as if But preliminary water and air enacted, even though the miracle tests indicate that these glant might not be as transforming in 6.000 horse-power seventy-four-the foreseeable future as is cur- Westminster School, distributed every specification set for them.

Mr. J. T. Christle. Headmaster or passenger flying boats will exceed rently expected. the prizes at Commemoration and Speech Day at Warwick School,

The first flight will be via the Azores to Lisbon. In time the ser- He said that education in Cen vice will be extended to England, Field-Marshal Sir Claud Jacob:tral Europe and other places was but under the reciprocal arrange Major-Gens: A le G. Jacob, W. M.

no longer training a boy-or a ments which have been concluded Southey, A. A. Gibbs; Brig.-Gen. C.

O. Tanner: Brigs. 1. C. Gretton, A. girl-to be a good citizen. to make with Imperial Airways both sys- L. Johnston; Cols. A. 8. Awret, Aa man of himself in mind, body tems will start this direct service

L. Barrett, C. Chauncy.-P. H. Dyke, and soul. It was no longer a ques-simultaneously.

W. J. Mitchell, W. M. Macleod, G. tion of teaching him to worship

Reciprocity will even go to the A. Pim. O. H. Russell; Lt. Cols. R. God and the great lessons of tole-extent of matching schedules. How

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G. Bacon, B. de L Brock. C. C.rance and appreciation of all that frequent they will be has not yet Crick, O. A. Chaldecott, R. Despard- was best as in England. Davies, J. Eastwood, G. H. Faith- full, B. Holbrook, C. A. Jomes, R. M. Jacob. A... B. Merriman, E. A. W. Lake, P. R. Quayle.

Their view of education was fiercely nationalistic and ma- terialistic. and every boy and girl must act on if if they wished to keep their rights a5 citizens.

"Heaven forbid."" he added, "that

Majors, K. H. Allen, S. Blakeney, H. G. Cooper, J. R. Gregory, J. R. James, H Lynch-Staunton, G. R. Mountain, R. Mildon, W. I. Lang. England should ever voluntarily education. 1. N. Soden. J. Teague: Capts. A. G. adopt that view of Chitty, A. G. H. Jeynes, B. Prince. Our traditions are of liberty and F. R. Stanger, R. S. L. Tahourdin. we owe a great deal to the past." L. E Wilson: Mr. G. T. Chaloner, Mr. S. G. Sparrow, Mr. L. P. Sen, Mr. W. S. Thatcher. Sir Patrick Cadell. Capt. R. L. Yates and Lt.- Col. Archdale were guests.

ROYAL AIR FORCE"

RECRUITING RETURNS

Results for the first week of the new recruiting campaign for 31,000 pilots, observers, airmen and boys, show that 1.731 airmen have al- ready applied for admission and 528 have been drafted to the Reception Depot at West Drayton.

Returns from the 11 main re- cruiting offices are:-

Belfast

London

162

158 60

65 Plymouth *52 408 Birmingham 127 Newcastle 89 Manchester

87 Leeds Bristol Liverpool 144 Cardiff

204 a Glasgow "Applications for pilots totalled 158 and 53 for observers

been settled finally.

the Pacific the Pan-American main- tains a weekly service. but the 9,000-mile Pacific is, of course less travelled than the 3:000-mile At- lantic. There will also be a free and full interchange of radio and meteorological assistance.

At the same time the servi- ces will be in brisk competi- tion for the coming Transat- antic air, business. And. It

Dope Found In Prayer-

Books

Furty pounds of heroin, valued at more than £3,000, have been seized by the French police.

it was concealed in a num- ber of Jewish prayer books, which were being sent to New York by Isaac Leifer, who, when arrested, declared that be was the Grand Rabbi of Brooklyn.

Secret Information led the Paris police to watch the movements of Leifer, a tall, elderly Jew with a Lowing iron-grey beard and" large- ho:ned-rimmed spectacles, and a young man named Hermann Gottdierer, who accompanied him

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Strange Mission To London!

Strange missions have left the shores of Ceylon before. But the strangest left recently in the Ranchi

As a matter of fact there were two two in one. They hope to meet Mr Malcolm

PRODUCE LARGEST PNEUMATIC TYRE on frequent taxicab Journeys in Macdonald, the Secretary of State

Zuge dirt moving vehizia on which the gian -70 are fited. The total weight of the “Vehicle,, when londad is 140,000 'sconde,?

Huge Balloon Weighs 1200 lbs., Carries 15 Ton Lood

U.S. CANON FORbber industry; the site of the tyre in

JERUSALEM **

The Rev. Charles T. Bridgeman has been installed as Canon. Resi- dentiary of the Church of St. George the Martyr (The Anglican Cathedral) f Jerusalem,

Recently completed by. The Goodyear Fire & Rubber Company was the Jargeat tyre ever built by the

24.00:32 and it weighs 1,200 pounds; it

of 30 ply construction and when in! flated to 15 pounds șir pressure it will have a load capacity of 25,000 pounds The tyre has an outside diameter of 82 inches, is nearly a fost taller than the height of the average man, measures 55 inckes in cross section, and has a rim diameter of 32 inches. To vulcanize the

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BOOKS SEIZED,

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The couple were seen to drive to bookbinder's shop in the Boule vard St. Germain, and from there to the post officer in the Bourse building, where: Gottdiener regis- tered a number of parcels. contain ing prayer-books printed in Hebrew to an address in New York.

Letter and Gottdiener later re- turned to the bookbinders for a fresh parcel of prayer-books, and they were then arrested.

When the backs of the neat, Jeather-bound prayer books were opened two small silic sachets were found. Each sachet contained 80 grammes of heroin.

for the Colonies, and tell him of the political 111s of Ceylon, and prompt him for a prescription.

All those who form these de- putations have gone to the Gover- nor before on the same mission, and returning from Queen's House in Colombo, or Queen's Cottage In Nuwara Eliya. they made us be- lleve: this and promised them that. I that be so, one naturally asks the question, "why go further?"

And why not? A good holl day in England. Is not "to be" scoffed especially when it does not touch all pockets equally, sed three musketeers from the State Council. Mr. E. W. Amara- surya and Mr. George: E de Süva (Congress) and Mr. AE Goone- Forty books were examined, and singhe (Labour) together with Mr.. each contained its secret store of EAP. Wijeyratne, a former De- narcotics, The books which had puty Speaker. also representing.

from been posted at the Bourse were Congress, and another,

to support Mr. seized, and on examination were Nawalapitiya, found also to contain the drug. Goonesinghe, left Ceylon.

--"SAND FROM JERUSALEM”

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Lt.-General Elki Tolo, Japanese

The bookbinder pleaded ignor-Vice-Minister of War, has been ance, Rabbi Lelfer came to me," visiting Peiping. The streets were The sald, and gave me an order all cleared and were heavily policed

to hind all the prayer-books..

when he was out visiting "govern-y, "He gave me the silk sachets and ment" and Japanese officials. told me they contained sand from Jerusalem, and that they were to be bound in the books for the " consolation of those Jews who could "not" go to Jerusalem.

giant rubber tyre in the fond flood is shows the say, ten more required construction of a special meld in which the tyravalcanized Comp Gweighing 18 tone, while for the tube these: of the 24:00-32 fo the backerband

niene a mold

with the: 8.00-24 molar, cat. 1979. 10,500 pounds

Istoresting facte in terms of weight work, the new 24.00-32 outclasses these úgures are that the now 24.80-32 17re in weight by 855 pounds per tyle, and in "I believed him and carried out weighs more than double the weight of inflation pressure as well.

The Bishop In Jerusalem, Dr. F. Graham-Brown, installed the new Canon into the Olivet stall, Mr. Bridgeman succeeds the Rev. Dr. Herbert Danby, who held the post of Residentiary Canor for many years until two years ago when he was appointed. Reglus Professor of Hebrew at Oxford University.

the largest truck tyre that had been The new 24.00-22 preumatic dis on a previously built-on 18.00-24 tyre weigh-rim 17 inches wide upon which there is ing 509 pounds; also ar compared with a flange three and ose-half inches high, the 190x38.50-66 tyres Goodyear built in Tread is of the Goodyear standard Bure 1937 for use on amarah buggy that Grip desigs used on tractor tyres. The

gavele land er water in swamp survey | tyra uses a flap weighing 17 pounds.

his instructions. He told me on no account to tell anybody what I was doing, as it was a religious secret.”

• Leifer "and, Gottdiener were" arrested.

.Four days after

the police only just allowed the news to be published so as not to alarm accomplices,

Information has been telegra phed both to Jerusalem and to New York so that the police can inquire into the identity of persons. who are alleged to have supplied and received the heroin.