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U.S. FIGHTING PLANES WILL GO TO SPAIN

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day and there is now a disposition

to minimise the whole affair Reuter Bulletin Service,

Cruiser Standing By?

Berlin, Dec. 29,

It is now staled that a. 0,000-ton cruiser has been ordered to proceed to Bilbao.

Only Four Perfect Film Voices

CROSBY, POWELL, BROOK, AND JEAN ARTHUR

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the New York commodily exchange are Issued by Reuter,

New York Cotton

12,40/40

12.55/56

12.30/40

12.51/02

12.30/32

12.41/43

12.24/25

*12.34/34

11.00/02

12.04/04

12.00

13.11

January ... Her name and present location aro Only four Alm stars have perfect March unknown, na are her orders. low-votees for talkies and only one of May ever, It to expected she will stand by them is a woman.

July until a sciticment is reached. This assertion is made by one of October United Press.

Hollywood's chief experts on the sub-Spot ject, John Livadary, who fa in charge

Government

Successes

Madrid, Dec. 20., The Spanish Government claims considerable succenses in yesterday's fighting, which lasted until nightfall. It is stated that militiamen complete- ly cleared the Corunna roads and that communications with the Gov- ernment positions in Aravaca have been re-established. The lines of communication with Pozuelo have

gaid. also been cleared, it is

The Government claims to have in- alleted heavy losses on the insurgents in there areas and to have captured five of the rebels' armoured car fleet. -Renter Bulletin Service.

Rebel Thrust Stopped

Valencia, Dec. 20. The War Department announced to-day that militia units had com- pletely encircled Teruel, following the seizure of Conoud by Ardgon troops, six miles to the north. The militia thus claim to have halted the rebel advance to the Mediterranean, by which the insurgents hoped to Isolate Valencia and Darcelona.-

United Press.

Many Priests Slain

Monseigneur

Avila, Dec. 28, Coma, Primate of

Spain, and Archbishop of Toledo, has returned here from Ronic, where he was twice received by His Holiness Pape Pius,

The Primate is reported to have declared that 10 Bishops and 9,000 priests out of a total of 35,000, have been killed since the outbreak of the civil war.-Reuter.

of the sound recording at one of the biggest studios.

The four are:-

William Powell, Jean Arthur. Clive Brook, Bing Crosby,' "They have all the essential ele- ments, and their voices fall within what we call the vital range," Mr. Livadary explained.

Ile has discovered why Bing Crosby's volee is so nitractive to

women.

Dec. March

May

July Sept.

Total

Dec.

May

New York Rubber

21.57

21.07/07

21.506/420

21.30/30

21.22n

sales-7,010 tons.

Chicago Wheat

23.14a 23.20 /20 22.02 704

42.50 /30

22.30 740

14144/1413% 137/4/137 130/130% 135/135% July...

11034/110% 118/118 Saturday's cales:

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Chicazo Corn

Dec. May

110 /110% 1094/100%

101%/104

100%/100%

104%/1042 100%/101

" upper and lower registers nee matched exactly," he said, "That al- lows him to go from one register to another without a break and gives him a seemingly effortless produc- tion in regard to range, as well as

loud and soft singing. In

"The second element is a well-July- rontrolled vibrate. That's what gives him the heart-appeal. Exaggerated, the vibrato becomes a tremolo, and that in a singer of Crosby's type would be fatal.

May "And, finally, his voice is full of July fovertone. It is complex in its tonal

qualifies, and therefore rich."

NEW MARVEL CLOCK

Second's Error In 100,000 Years

Dec. May

Chicago Corn

New Contrnet New Contract

Opening Closing 185%/100% 1057/106 102%/10234 10276/103 Winnipeg Wheat

1283%/120% 1274/12714 1286/120% 120 /120%

MANILA SHARES

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Antamok

Atok

The man whose, elneks assist the i Astronomer Royal in measuring the thee of the world has produced 7 new marvel clock.

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whom Benguet Embassy Move Explained chrome Company, to

householders owe the bron of me dated over the electric light wires.

London, Dre, 28.

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6,000 30th Jan. Marselles, Havre, London, Hamburg.

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TALAMBA TALMA SIRDHANA SHIRALA TILAWA

Big Wedge Coco Grove Consolidated

The Transfer of the British Em-

For centuries clockmakers have lusgy from Madrid to Valencia is been trying to produce the perfect due to the fact that there seems To

two-dialled clock, operating from a prospect of on early return of AU

single mechanism, for recording both Staatiksh Government

Mines to Aladrid,

mean solar time and sidereal ilme~ Hence,

Dayakta the British.

time in relation to the stars. representative, Mr. Oglivie Forbes, is

Demonstration AT A GLANCE not in

Boori position to maintain close

Recently Dr. L. J. Cómrie has

East Mindanao contact with important political authorities,

worked out the true ratio between Gold Creek Moreover, measures to supply the

the two times the mean solar day Is Gumaus Gold

Itogon Embassy staff with the necessary pro-24 hours 3 minutes 56.55536 seconds vistons are becoming increasingly itope-Jones has been able to produce Marsman & Co.

In sidereal time. As a result Mr. I. X. Lor

Lan electric grid-driven clock whitch | Masbate

Is almost perfect,

Mineral Resources

frukt.

With regard to the voluntary relief expeditions and organisations, it is pointed out that Mr. Forbes will be able to visit Madrich periodically and give them the necessary assistance.-- Reater,

Detailed Arrangements

London, Dec. 26. His Majesty's Government has deelded to listract Mr. Ogilvie- Forbes, British Charge d'Affaires at Madrid, to chase the Embassy and to withdraw his stuff and

remaining British subjects to Valencia, present sent of the Spanish Government.

As regards humanitarian any Het work, the Spanish Government has now made, through the League

If this clock ran for 100,000 years | Mother Lode the error between the two dials | Paracale Gold wnokl. 8 is claimed, be less than Paracale Gumaus one second.

San Mauricio The practical value of the clock is Suyne that it will allow astronomers to have United Paracale sidereal time translated into Green-Universal Explor- wich mean time at a glance,

ART EXHIBITION

Mr. Lau Kwan-yum, a promising local artist, Is holding an exhibition | Paris................ of his works of the Hotel Coil-Mr. Genevu... Lau is an artist of no mean order Bertin. and his exhibited works consist of Athens

of Nations, efforts to obtain the ser- oil paintings, water colours, pastels Milan,

vices of such

Sur exp re they con- and sidde nezytory, and will consider of

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BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS

.. 0,000

2nd Jan.). 10,000 16th Jan.

Jan. Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penans 8,000 30th 0,000 13th Feb.

Rangoon & Calcutta, 10,000 27th Feb.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

NANKIN NELLORE TANDA

7,000 2nd Jan, 7,000 30th Jan. 7,000

5th Mar.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney,

Melbourne & Hobart,

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

*BANGALORE 8,000 30th Dec. Shanghal & Japan.

Cargo only.

7,000

1st Jan. Shanghal & Japan.

3,000 7th Jan. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 17,000 ath Jan. Shanghai & Japan. 3,000 21st Jan, Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.

14,600 22nd Jan. Shanghai & Jupon. 0,000 23rd Jan. Shanghai & Japan,

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12.21

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550

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22,40

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10.30.12 1/24

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4.012

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26%

1301

140

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Nom.

1102

110%

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4.01% 20.124

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213

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30

44

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620

670

21

214

105%

-British Wireless,

besides a number Copenhagen paintings and calligraphy, Stockholm. reporta of thes

there experts before All counted, there

200 Shanghal are nearly taking any further teesion.

pieces on view. Among

Mr. Lars New York.

Lu's Unless the Spanish Goverment Chinese paintings are excellent t

Amsterdam. bas received reports of the export presentations of the fine-le execu Vienna. the question of orgaused inter-on of which is considered

so in Prague, national relief measures Coes not partant in Chinese art. Expression Madrid, art

Lisbon is admirably done with mer

mere black and white.

Hongkong Bombay. by Montreal

Further, in regard to voluntary organisations already at work in Spain, and which are allowed to continue their Individual activities It will no doubt be pasible for Mr. Fothes to visit faded from time to Ling, should ecension arise, to give such advice or readey patch resist-

uice as hyy de porable. As temu The maintenance the bar itself at Madrid, mearures for keep ing both the stall and British sub jeels who are still there suppliesk with necessary provisions

Pitest necessarily have become increasing- ly difficult. Such difficulties will be colderably smaller in Valencia where British hips can co-operate in dealing with the problems of maintenance and supplies.

Exact details reminding the with- drawal are hevur left to the tits- cretion of Mr. Fobra, win will bear Jb mind both the needs of the Bellish interesis and British subjects.

British Wireless.

24 Hours To Move

Madrid, Dec. 49. With the decision to move the British Embassy from Madrid to Valencla, some 200 remaining mem- bers of the British Colony have 24 hours to decide whether they wish to be evacuated or to remain in the besieged city,

There was a pathelle scene when Mr. Ogilvie Forbes explained the position at a special meeting at the Embassys Many of the people under British protection have this advan lage only because they were born in Gibraltar or in other nearby Bri- lish territory, and unless they de- cide to be evacuated their lives may bo endangered when they no longer have the sanctuary of the Embassy. -Reuter.

FAIR WEATHER

The "Prawna" (since bought Dr. S. Y. Chung), "Craba" (bought Brussels... by hir. Wut Alei Hino, another artist) Yokohama. Mr. Tikker) are specially worthy of Munte Video. Land "Beggar Woman" (bought by Belgrade

mention.

Ria. The exhibition clores to-day at Bucharest. pm. Works by other artists will Silver (forward). 201 to be shown. Part of the proceeds ver (Spot)....20% sate of pictures will be | War Loan......1054 thanated to the Suigvan Relief funt.j

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