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Britain's Factories Busy On

POLAR. FILM

Admiral Byrd in busily occupied Arranging the films he took during his last expedition to the South Pole. The film will be screened in Hong- kong shortly under the

"Little America",

title of

New Ship Sails To Sea- Vanishes

ANOTHER MYSTERY OF THE ATLANTIC Nowcastic-on-Tyne, Oct. 1.

THE

Canadian destroyer Saguenay is searching the Atlantic for the matorship Joseph Medill, which sailed from the Tyne, turned her prow northwards-and disappeared into the North Sea haze.

Already the Joseph Medill, with her crew of sixteen souls, is nineteen days overdue.

Welded Ship

where-

The mystery of her abouts in profound ns the silence which has encompassed her.

The Joseph Medill is a new ship. She is the largest all- welded vessel in the world. Not a single rivet was used in the construction of her hall.

Scientifleally, she is the last word in mereantile naval con- struction.

She was built in the Tyne yard of Messrs. Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, builders of the Mauretania.

Built for service on the Cana- dian lakes, had a gross tonnage of -2,090

Thore were six Tynesiders, one mun from Glasgow, one man who joined the ship at Grangemouth, Scotland, a German, and seven Canadians,

Without Wireless The master is John Macintosh, of St. Catherine's, Ontario.

It is possible that the Joseph Medill had been held up by a difficulty that may not seriously endanger her safety and the lives of her crew.

Her owners have despatched a search vessel carrying oil in case the Joseph Medil! has run short of fuel for her 1,000 hp, engine.

£10,000 AIR YACHT FOR ́ MAHARAJAH

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The Merchandise Of

Peace-Not War

SPECTACULAR INCREASE IN EXPORTS

BRITISH mills and factories are busy on the mer-

chandise of peace, not on materials for war.

Another spectacular increase in overseas sales of manufactured goods was recorded in August-according to the trade returns for the first eight months of the year. Only one-seventieth of British exports were {materials,

M.P.H. DRAWING ROOM FOR SIX THE most luxurious air

yacht ever designed is to be built at Hanworth for the Maharajah of Patiala, one of the world's richest men,

It is to be a Monospar 200 m.p.h, twin-engined airliner. It will cost £10,000 and be the fastest machine ever built for a private owner.

But instead of seating ten passengers and two pilota, as it would as an airliner, it is to be a flying drawing-room for six passengers.

Konn On Chess There will be six armchairs and a long table in the middle of the cabin.

The Maharajah is ก keen chess player, so there will be a chess set, specially made so that the pieces cannot fall.

The sound-proofed walls will have concealed cupboards, con-

a cocktail cabinet, a radio, and bookshelves.

It is true Britain is exporting more armaments this year than for five years, but the total ex- ports are insignificant compared with the increases recorded by other industries.

1934

Here are comparative exports for the first eight months of the last three years:

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1035 Ammunitio ..1.221.768 £1,419,714 £1,045,277 Arin... £564,000 £405,84 £072,084

£94,279 £30,684

£123,818 380,368 €180,001 $377,006 €230.000 £276,880 £874,226

Torpedoes and imine applianc Military store War yeukela

Total $2,412,818 £2,381,370 £3,991,010 The returns give no indications of the countries purchasing these materials, but it is known that most of the war vessels-there were eight completed this year with a total tonnage of 4,210-r were built for South American countries.

In contrast are the export figures for iron and steel goods (non-armaments), electrical ap- paratus, and machinery, the, three branches of trade mainly conducted in the centres de voted to armaments in war- time.

Motor Exports--£3,560,000 · Exporla of iron and steel so far this year total £24,350,000; an in- crease of £2,357,000 on last year; machinery, exports at £25,146,000 are up 24.431,000 on last year; while an Improvement of £1,055,- 000 is shown in exports of elec trical goods at £5,913,000.

Most eheerful feature of the re- turns concerns motor-cars. So far exported

this year Britain has 28,939 motor-cars, valued at £3,564,361,

Corresponding figures last year were 22,252 motor-cars worth £3,105,000.

Total British exports in the first eight months of the year are valued at £277,736,000, an im- provement of £22,647,000 on 1934, and of £479,091,000; show decline of £301,000 on 1934.

CANT PROVE

HE IS ALIVE

SO BOHEMIAN HAS TO PAY OWN DEATH DUTIES!

Prague Oct. 1. A Bohemian farmer is trying hard to prove that he is alive, so far without success.

He is Robert Guend, of Zater. Unless he can satisfy the authori Lies by means of an official certi- feate certifying that he is living. his "widow" will have to pay death duties on her "late" husband's estate.

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When his wife received the de- mand for these death duties, her hushand at once, went to the tax- office and protested that he was alive.

The alleials agreed that there must have been some error in their records, but pointed out that they were in no position, to make the

necessary correction unless Guenzi could produce a certifiente proving that he really was alive.

The fact that the parish churchi at which Guenzi was baptised and married did not mention his death

in its register was not accepted as proof that he was still living.

war

TOY BALLOONS AS AIR DEFENCE

INVENTOR'S OFF TO ABYSSINIA

Addis Ababa, Sept. 28, There's a fellow from Texus who wants to sell the Imperint government a million toy balloons.

The idea is simple,

They mined the North Sea during the Great War. This is purely an adaptation of the iden

mine the air You fir a bit of dynamite to the

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up, it floats some- balloon, acuit takere abare the city, un nero- pluar comes along, and

There's another fellow who wants to market, almost any given number of metal aamlols, to pro- teef the bure feet of the Abyssini- fan army apainat u chemical which he says is in the possession of the Italians, and which would burn those feet terribly,

Worried

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER ∙14, 1935.

Not smiling, but decidedly wor- ried noe, is Mr. Anthony Eden, Britain's League of Nationa minister, as he fights in Europe's most difficult diplomatic pame brought about by the Italo- Ethiopian crisis.

England's Oldest House Is Up For Sale

Minster Abbey, Isle of Thanet, reputed to be the oldest house in England-it was venerable when William the Conqueror landed in 1066—is to be sold. The house was built because | Since that time it has been con- of a murder committed 1,200 tinuously used as a house, years ago. The two brothers of Dominova, niece of the King of Kent, were killed at the King's (command.

Now it contains fourteen bed and dressing-rooms and, in the words of the prospectus, "com- pany's gas and water are laid

on.

As blood money the King offer- taining an electric refrigerator, ed his niece one half of Thanet, Despite modernisations, the peo- and on It she built a nunnery, ple who lived in the Abbey hun- whore prayers wore said day and dreds of years ago would not find night for the King's forgiveness. It unrecognisable if they could re- visit it. Tho character of the Three hundred years lator King building has been stronger, thon Canute granted the abboy, to the the wear of the centuries. ------ monks of St. Augustine's, Canter- bury, and they lived in it until the The abbey is to be sold by dissolution of the monasteries 500 Messrs. Knight, Frank and Rutley,

of Hanover-square, W.1.

Next to the main cabin `will be the kitchen, with electric cookers.

The whole machine will be air conditioned and have electrical heating.

years later.

ENGLAND ADDS NEW SUBMARINE TO NAVY

The latest addition to Britain's mighty navy is shown sliding down the ways at Barrow. Named the Narwhal, this submarine of the Grampus class, with all latest "wrinkles" in naval design, will be mighty support to the sea supremacy of England. It has a

displacement of 1,520 tons, and a surface speed of 15 knots.

You Must Eat Meat

Ment

If You Want To Get On

Liverpool, Oct. 1. sce, dilly-dally, and hope-for-the- ealers have been and best type. always will be-the conquering "A great many people do not ent he-men of the world,

Dr. J. Neil Leitch, of the London College of Dietetics, gured conference of fresh meat traders in Liverpool yesterday that this

Was 80.

"If you study the history of the world right from the beginning you find that people who ate meat came out on top," said Dr. Leitch. "Wherever you go the meat-eaters are strong people who get on in the world; the others are the wait-and

enough meat to keep up their stamina. They buy houses on the never-never system, motor-cars, wireless, and household gadgets. and by the time they have paid their weekly Instalments there is nothing left for the joint of beef.

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"There is also danger in week-end habit. People go away in their motor-curs without having their Sunday dinner. They ought to take their joint at the back of the car and eat it."

Lovesick Princess

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DOORN ROMANCE "BROKEN OFF"

Secretary Will Not Take "No"

Berlin, Oct. 1. TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD "Princess Car- mo," stepdaughter of the ex-Kaiser, whose engagement to Herr Wunderlich, commoner, has been frowned on, has been "interned" at Doorn,

Herr Wunderlich is distraught. For nine years he has known the Princess: they were boy and girl lovers.

Big Speeds In The Stratosphere

LORD - ŞEMPILL CALLS

FOR RESEARCH OUR Imperial future undoub-

tedly depends on the deve- lopment of the most rapid means of communication," said Lord Sempill, when he made a plea recently for greater attention to be paid in this country to the conquert of the stratosphere.

He was speaking at the open ing of the Shpping, Engineer- ing and Machinery Exhibition.

He was speaking at the opening of the Shipping, Engineering and Machinery Exhibition.

"For really high speeds," he said, "we must look to the air-not only to that lying immediately above the surface of the earth, but to the stratosphere.

He is sure she has not gone voluntarily to Doorn, the Dutch refuge of the old German Court,' Taken To Castle Herr Wunderlich was private secretary to the Princess' mother when they said they wanted to marry. Mother ob- jected, then yielded.

But the condition was made that Herr Wunderlich must find a new job. He went to Berlin.

Princess Carmo ran away him. from Doorn, `followed Mother followed her, secured her daughter again, took ber to a silesian castle, forbade the engagement.

Three weeks ago Herr Wun-

derlich received a letter from his princess breaking it off. He see his lost sweetheart and is now going to Doorn to try to soften the heart of her parent.

OPERATION ON

QUEEN OF TONGA

Sydney, N.S.W., Sept. 30.

Queen Salate of Tongn, the ruler of the Friendly Islands in the "In this region there are greater South. Seas, has just undergone a possibilities of achieving high serious operation in a Sydney hos- speeds without the expenditure ofpital.. She is stated to be recover- excessive power, and research ling rapidly.

should cortainly be directed in Queen Salote, who is 35 years this country to its potentialities of age.and Gft. 3ins, in height, suc- to a greater extent than has been ceeded to the throne in 1918. the case up to the present."

Lord Semplll predicted that before the next exhibition spoeds of 90 m.ph.with-heavy trains, and of more than 100 m.p.h. with light coaches, would not be un common on the railways.

Eduented at Auckland, Now Zen- land, Quten Baloto is an able speaker and a capable administra- tor. Apart from jurisdiction-in foreign affairs and dance, the Tongans are wholly self-govern Ing-Router.

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It takes thief..

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to catch

a thief

But the only thing that Futher Brown over stole was the march on Scotland Yard! He loved to match with with clever people and

Flambeau, the boldest of adventurers, appealad

to him as a worthy opponent. Adolph Zukar.presenta

FATHER BROWN,

Detective"

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