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THE HONGKONG

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH ·17, 1937.

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MESSAGE SHINES IN DESERT,

MUSSOLINI ON GRAND TOUR

London, Mar. 16. "Fram thn Libyan Desert, By Courier," rends a despatch tipshed from the Libyan const to London to- day. It tells of Sigher Deullo Mus- solini's triumphal progress through the Italian colony.

mighty 120-feet high arch in the middle

the desert at Arae Philninorum, marking the frontier be tween Cyrennien and Tripolitania, was Inaugurated by night by the Dictator of Rome, after a 250 mile drive at the head of a procession of 100 cars.

Signor Mussolini, followed

by. Marshal Balbo, bearded ex-flier, turn ed Governor, were the first to wall und drive underneath the arch, with The bronze figure of a man high over- head, illum:nated by flumes, at, its summit. The figure is visible for miles around and the glow of the chreling braziers locks far into the sky

A Latin inscription is engrayed in The stone. 1: reads: "Gracloud son. may thou gaze on nothing greater than the city of Home."

Searchlights crossed rays in the sky as 01 Dure and 400 others spent the night in a city of tents which sprang up magically in the desert, A group of entries. armed w.th carbines, guarded Mussolini.. A cheetah Was chained outside his marquee in the centre of the camp,-Renier.

Neutrality Must Be Well Armed

Washington, Mar. 16, Neutrality is impossible, unless backed up by adequate force, declared Mr. Izac, former naval lieutenant, now member for San Diego, in a de bate on the Neutrality B in the

P. O. Box 717, House of Representatives. He said

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Mrs. Edith Rogers condemned the McReynolds Neutrality Bill, under which, she said, they would be giving up their trade and not keeping the United States out of war,

Mr. W. Sirovich, New York, asked whether, if the McReynolds Bill were enacted, they President might place an embargo on

on Italy and Germany in view of their part in the Spanish civil

Mr. McReynolds replied: Not un- less the President found that they were actually in a state of war,

Mr. John Bernard declared that both the MeReynolds and the Pitt- man Neutrality Bis hvited aggres- sion by Fascist Powers, since weak countries could not buy from the United States.-Reuter.

Americans Get Best Of Luck

IN IRISH SWEEPS PRIZE DRAWING

Dublin, Mar. 16, The most successful sweepstake on behalf of Irish Hospitals tirow to a close late this afternoon when all the £100 prizes were drawn fropi the drum.

America enjoyed most of the luck, elaiming over a half of the prizes, big and small, although the last ticket to come out of the drum was, Retum: £76, uppropriately, Irish,

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Sir Joseph Glynn, the Vice-Presi- dent of the Hospitals Commission, concluded the proceedings, and ex- plained how

the money would be the hospitals. The amount spent for P.,G.O. Building of work involved four

thousand people sending out a

quarter of a million receipts daily in the last few weeks. Sir Joseph said the fairness of the sweep was now unchallenged throughout the world, supervision being unrivalled and trickery made Impossible. International Press Bureau,

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DOG BITES GIRL

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NAVAL HERO PASSES

New York, Mar. 10. The death has occurred: of: Rear- Admiral Richmond Pearson Hobson, naval hero of the Spanish-American War Reuter