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FASCIST TYRANNY CONDEMNED BY THE FREE CHURCHES
Conference Calls For Religious Freedom
Bournemouth.
Dictator regimes, Mussolini's war talk, and Nazi per- secution of Christians and Jews were condemned at the National Free Church Council Assembly last month.
Dr. J. D. Jones, the president, moving a resolution (unanimously carried) calling for religious freedom, said: "Suppression of religious freedom is making it difficult, if not impossible, to enter into amicable relations with Nazi Ger- many and Fascist Italy.
"I find it difficult to enter into friendly relationship with a man like Mussolini, who broke his pledged word and committed outrages in Abyssinia, and who, by employing Italian troops, is prolonging the agony in Spain.
in While Mussolini and Hitler want a friendly England, it
we in this country regard with detestation time they knew that the persecution to which Christian people are being subjected in those countries.
war,
"Signor Mussolini in a recent speech talked about millions of men and thousands of aeroplanes ready to win a quick but we ought to tell him that that kind of talk does not promote peaceful relations."
religious
THE ANTI-JEW "HORROR" "You rantol stpastile freedom from vivic freedom, for ex- ample Une freedom of the ess
"It is possible that if the Press of Germany were fee there would be vast change of public temper in Ger many. You canto suppress bberty of the Preus without imperiiling re ligious Iberty."
A resolution, moved by Mr. Owen:
2,000 Fewer Ships
In Britain
Railenbury, of London, and unanim, Disquieting Fall Since
ously carried, expressed "horror and detestation" of the persecution of the Jews in Germany and elsewhere, and
Government urged the British
take all steps to vnd thie endal humunity and cleillaatioti.”
Les!
The Rev. J. Ernest Janies. of Lon;
for unity to fight don, uppealed against the grawing Godlessness and paganism of the present day.
Among the lay members of the newly-elected Executive Committee was Miss Megan Council of the Lloyd George, M.J'.
The Council nccepted an invitation to hold its Assembly next your at Bradford.
The War
By HECTOR C
BYWATER
The British Merelunt Fleet has alexised since the war to an extent nenace to that now constitutes 15
Thus the warm- nutionad severity ng implant in the annual report of the Chamber of Shoppint of United Kingdana
the
In June, 1974, 1 is pointed out, the United Kingdon owned 18.300.000 gross tons of steam and motor ships, this being 41 per cent of the world's totul
In June, 1937, our total was down to 17,400,000 Cons, or 21 per cent, if the world aggregole.
The number of vessels owned in DR. JONES HONOURED During
size. the afternoon Dr. Jones, the United Kingdom has declined,
owing to increase in average who was for nearly 40 years minister
'chmond Hill Congregational fronts 8.587 in June, 1914, to 6,903 1.1 Church Bournemouth, was presented in June, 1937. with the honorary freedom Bournemouth.
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OFFICE BOY TO LORD MAYOR
Sir Stephen Killik Dead
JUNE
9, 1938.
RADIO BROADCAST
First Performance Of Z.B.W. Orchestra "TROOPING THE COLOUR"
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z..W. on a Frequency at 8-16 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. .m. on 9.62 m.c's, per and 8-11 second.
5.45 London Relay-Trooping The Colour.
In Honour of the Birthday of His Majesty The King-with a descrip- tion by Major J. B. S. Bourne-May (Late Coldstream Guards) from the Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, London.
A
7 Sea Shanties and Choruses. Agincourt (Wan); Here's
(Harris) Health Unto His Majesty
..John Goss (Daritone) and Cathe- deal Male Voice Quartet: John Peel (Traditional)...Herold Williams and The B.B.C. Male Chorus conducted by Joseph Lewis (Ernest Lush at the Piano); Wrap Me Up In My Tar- The Jacket (Traditional); paulin Lincolnshire
The B.B.C. Stanford
Harold Wilier Traditional
and
Male Chorum conducted by Robinson with Finne; Ar Hyd Y Nes (All Through The Night); March Of The Men Of Harlech (Welsh Air) co Mountain Ash Male Choir
by T. Glyndwr Richards, 7.18 Cesar Franck-Prelude. Arta and Finalc.
Played by Alfred Cortet (Pinno). 7.49 J. It, Squire Celeste Octet.
Memories Of Chopin (arr. Wil-
loughby); Valse Bluette--Ale De Bal-
tel (Drigo: A Venetian Barracolle
Serenade (arr. P. Willoughby?
む Tine, Weather and Ann
invals.
8.03 Studio-R. Abbit on the Int
Test Match.
8.15 Studio-A Concert by Z.BW. Orchestra.
Maiden
1. Threr English Dances (itoger Quilter
The Gentle 2. (Bestillion-ara Sumervell), Passing By Dennis Purcell. เร่ (terrich Nable (Baritone); 3. A Forest Melody Allegretto (Montague Phillips): 4, (Wolstenholme), Merte England- Vocal Gems (H. Houd and E. Ger-
Miriam
Clara man); 3
Livette, Serena, P. Itussell, D Noble, H. Carr. Orchestra, # ant
with Chorus Cloverley Suite (Edward German); (a) Valsette, (b) Legentle, (e) Bolera.
9.15 London Relay-World Affairs. A talk by the Right Hon. Sir Ma!- colm Robertson, a.c.M.G., K...
9.30 Landon Relay The News. 9.50 A Ballad Concert. Hirenuse
(E.
Teschemacher-...
Sir Stephen Killile, Lord Mayor of London in 1934-35 King George the Fifth's Jubilee year-who has died of pneumonia at the age of 77, was once an office boy earning Hardelot); 1 Love The Moon (Paid) 5s. a week.
"My father, a doctor, died when I was 12," he once said. "He left only debts. We had to leave our home in Chelsea, my mother, my two sisters and myself, and I had to go to work. I got a job as an office boy."
it.
of
He had a thirst for knowledge and no money to satisfy up a good collection But by economising in meals he built The latter gure
second-hand books. Includes 304 tankers.
Excluding tankers, which are one-
Sixty-one years afterwards, when i The casket containing the resolu-way ships, useless for general cargo purposes, there are about 2,000 fewer tion conferring the freedoni
vargo and passenger vessels owned Lord Mayor of Landon, he must often PORTSMOUTH TEST presented to him by the Mayor of in the United Kingdom to-day than Bournemouth, Councillor J. Bennett
in 1014. Beale, for many years an offer of
He referred. Richmond Hill Church.
Wow
the Mansion House received him as
have thought of the old eating house a tew yards away. It was there that "These facts," SYN the report, are disquieting when it is rememe ate bis 4d. mild-day meal. to the great influence Dr. Jones where that 7,000,000 gross tons of
A FAILURE
Stewart
When
When
A. Rubens). Murray (Tenor) with Orchestra: Love's Old Sweet Song (Molloy, Bingham): A Brown Bird Singing (Haydn Wood, Barrie... Mary Kay (Contralto) with Plano Accompaniment; Dull Care (Lane Wilson) Lights Go Rolling (Ireland). Stuart Robertson (Bass-Baritone) with plano accomp. by Gerald Moore: Sink, ted Sun (Coleridge and del Reigo); The Banks Of Altun Water (Old Scottish Ballad)....Murlel Brunskill (Contralto); The Bay Of Biscay (Davy); The Saucy Arethusa (Traditional)....Stuart Robertson.
Lights Shown By Cars Orchestra Sir Stephen's favourite hernes were
had on the cultural and religious life United Kingdom shipping were sunk Dick Whittington and David Copper-
of Bournemouth
"Santa Claus"
Wife is Bankrupt
Having refused to
disclose
name of a person from whom she lind
Mrs.
in the war, and that the population of the United Kingdom has increased fleld. from 46,500,000 in 1913 to 50,000,000 || in 1937.
STRONG COMPETITION
is
These figures
regarded by! shipping experts as justifying their view that Sir Thomas Inskip, Minis-
"They were pour boys like myself. David toured shorthond and male it the basis of his career, In all re- pects my story resembles his.
A REPORTER
It was one of his early ambitions ler for Co-ordination of Defence, was to become a reporter in the House of He attended evening unduly oplienistic when he stated that Communs.
10.23 Rachmaninoff-Concerto No. 3D Minor, Op. 30.
Horowitz Played by Vladimir (Piano) and the London Symphony conducted by Albert Contes
God Save The King....The 1.B.C. Rells Symphony Orchestra cond. and Home Office who flew over South Hampshire Adrian Bault.
11 Close Down.
Naval
white the arta was darkened for two hours before dawn recently were, it; la reported, disappointed with the results of the test,
by Sir
HOTTEST DAY OF H.K. YEAR
ת!
Nearly al centres of population could be seen. Southampton show- ed up more prominently than Parts- the tonnage outlook in the event of classes and taught himself shorthand,
outh. A new type of lighting in- stalled in some departments of the He became a shorthand writer in # then emergency was not unsatisfactory.
The figures show that every 100mockbroker's uffler and rose to be dockyard was missed by observers tons of United Kingdom cargo and been receiving an income of £2,000 passenger shipping had to compete senior partner in the stockbroking flying as low as 4,000 feet.
frin af O. Killik and Co. blonde Lall,
Joy with 126 tons of foreign shipping in a year,
Some years ago Sir Stephen dis- Hermione Cochrane, of Hampton 1913, and with 255 tons in 1837.
attended her first Such competition, the report states, covered that a man who had unce court, Surrey,
fellow-clerk with him was meeting of creditors at the London is met not only in international trade, been a
House of Commons Many motorists disregarded the re- but on Empire routes and in the head of the Bankruptcy Court recently.
staff Gallery
well-known quest to drive with sidelights only of Two months ago, at his public ex-U.K. coasting trade.
A Board of Trade return is quoted journal.
Their headlights indiented the post- amination, her husband had said that
The last 24 hours were again rain- he did not know the source of her to show that to-day. In trades such
lie was invited to the House took us of main roads. It as the import of timber or the export
Observers state that a great desi ofleas, the rainfall for the year now income, saying that he
totalling 21.34 inches stainsi came from a relative, and that his of coal to Northern Europe, foreign a turn at reporting, transcribed his notes, and they formed part of next
average of 27.20 inches. wife used to say that she was "going vessels have almost a monopoly.
It is an astonishing fact that 80 morning's report on the debnic. to see Santa Claus."
thought
in
Mr. L. A. West, Senior Official per cent. of our Umber imports now While touring a Fleet Street news-
out to Mrs.come in foreign vessels. Of our conlpaper office three years
ago, Sir Receiver, pointed
that he wrote a Cochrane that she had not yet fled exports to Denmark, Norway and Stephen revealed
She said Sweden, 77.6, 90.8 and 92.3 per cent. two-column report of the funeral of her statement of affairs. that she had had difficulty
the respectively are carried in foreign Queen Victoria for a London daily.
slips mutter,
RUSSIAN MONOPOLY
Sir Stephen was admitted a mem "I WILL DO IT"
ber of the Stock Exchange In 1899, Russia provides an outstanding elected one of the Sheriffs of the City example of how British tonnage is in 1922, and knighted at the close of being frozen out of the market.
"You realise you are every much in arrears with it and it is essential that It should be prepared at once? When can you do it?" asked Mr. West,
"In a couple of days," said Mrs. Cochrane.
"In the exercise of the monopoly she claims and is at present permitted
to exercise," says the report, "Russia
Mr. West: I will give you until next prevents Great Britain from employ- Monday, and perhaps your husband, ing her own ships to carry her own who has had some experience, can imports and exports from and to help you I can and will do it my-Russia, and Russla now carrier the whole of the British exports 10 self.
and over alf of British Have you considered the question of Russia ndjudication? You were asked at your imports from Russia." preliminary examination if you would consent to adjudication and you and you wished to consult your solicitors. You will not consent now?---Not for
day or two.
Later she consented to be adjudged bankrupt.
Streptococci Racos
Clocked
that
year.
The highest temperature of the recorded Hongkong The Isle of Wight was more effec-year was
most of the yesterday, when the maximum read- tively darkened than
Ing was 9 degrees. The minimum other centres.
temperature last night was 01, which is also the highest murk reached during 1938 after sunset,
useful information was obtained.
carried Eight R.A.F.
machines observers over the area at 4,000 ft. and 12,000 IL
an
This morning's temperature was again high, 87 being recorded at 10 o'clock, Indicating thut yester-
possibly bc The fliers included Admiral of the day's maximum may Fiest the Earl of Cork and Orrery, passed before the day is through. Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, Humidity this morning was com- and is Chief-of-Staff, Rear-Adml. Paratively light at 67 per cent.
The Royal Observatory weather It. Leatha.
morning stated report issued this This test was the third in the that pressure is probably highest In | Portsmouth crea in 12 months.
the vicinity of the Bonina and in relatively low over Indo-China.
forecast Local
is:South-west winds, moderale: falr.
Accident Averts Prison Mutiny
Plans for armed mutiny by thousands of political prisoners in Barce- tonn Central Prison have been foiled by an accidental discovery.
While a Nationallat prisoner was being locked up for the night a loaded automatic pistal slipped from under his jacket, The cells were immediately searched one by one.
A great store of
firearms and ammunition was found hidden in beds and under the floor of
Although the report is silent on the subject, it is common knowledge that Britain's adverse balance in shipping trade with many foreign the cells, countries is due to the omission.
Prisoners were questioned for hours when negotiating trade agreements with those countries, to specify that until they admitted that the mutiny
have British shipping shall
fair was to break out early that day, Kays
in correspondent.
treatment,
The deep cul made into the British coastal trade by foreign vessels hns
The report of the prison Governor frequently been referred to in The says that the arms and munitium Rochester, Minn. Daily Telegraph and Morning Posi. were smuggled into the prison by members of "Franco's Fifth Column," Selentists clock streptocer in races it is shown in the report that foreign the mystery organisation woriting for the Nationallats behind the Govern Ave-hundreths of an inch in length tonnage in this trade increased from
ment lines in Barcelona and Madrid. in a Mayo Clinic Inborntory here. 203,000 tons in 1930 to 390,000 tons To the scientists the winners do not in 1937. In the particular branch
Fifth Column members, who matter because it is the losers that of coastal trade in which this com-
often use the disguise of Govern- were uniforms, are the stronger agents in aggravat-petition in keenest, foreign ships,
ment militia one United C. carrying goods from cold. Dr. E.
the prison ing the commen
found serving Rosenow, the referee, plucks out the Kingdom port to another, are doing
guard stay. 13 per cent, of the business: Jonern for use in a vaccino,
J
MUSIC EXAMINER IN HONGKONG
Dr. Mistowal) will probably remain in the Colony nearly a fortnight.
Dr. Alfred Mislawski, examiner for the Trinity College of Music, London, arrives in Hongkong by the P. and Burcelona Central Prison will be. Carthage to-day, and on Satur
day will start examining local candle. dales in Trinity College of Music now evacurled.
examinations. RUSSIA SAYS 'NO' The finances of the Non-Interven
were saved from offer of the tion Committee nations represented on the Chair- bankruptcy by an
their man's Sub-Committee to pay dues up to December 8 of last year.
One exception is Russin, whose Amunssador, M. Misky, refused the until pay anything British plan for the restoration and strongthening of control in Spain was made effective.
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