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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1938.

PALESTINE Egypt To Have DISTRESS IN

Army, Navy CHINA

CASUALTIES

ARE HEAVY And Air Force Local Branch Of British

520 Die In Month Of Terrorism

Calro, Oct. 31.

Following the decision to form a

Fund Opened

modern army of 100,000 men, with A Hongkong and South Chin, 1,000 modern aeroplanes, the Govern-Branch of the British Fund for Rolle JERUSALEM, OCT. 31.

ment has announced a scheme to form of Distress in China had been opened CASUALTIES IN PALES. the nucleus of an Egyptian fleet, to-under the patronage of Ills Excelleney gether with plans for the creation of the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, TINE during October amounted a Naval Academy at Alexandria, and and an appeal is made for alt, to 620 killed, of which 370 were un nuxilary department UK. art Arabs, and 240 wounded, accord-arsenal for naval stores and repal Northcote, II. E. Sir Percy Noble, Vice-Patrons of the Fund are Lady ing to an unofficial estimate. workshops.

Commander-in-Chief of the China Abdel Wahab Bay, Director-General Fleet, H. E. Major-General A. W. The figures include 14 Britons kill-of the Coastguards Administration Bartholomew, General Omeer Com

said that it may be necessary to send manding, and His Honour Mr. Justice naval officers to England for training. R. E. Lindsell. addlog: "The new Naval Academy

ed und 80. wounded,

The aures for four months are Kiven as 1,357 killed, including 42 Britons and 210 Jews, and 1,102 wounded, including 138 Britons and 454 Jews-Reuter,

AMERICANS WORRIED.

- Washington, Oct. 31.

will be on the same luca us similar The Branch issues the following British institutions where a number appeal: of Egyptian naval ofeers have been trafned vendy to become instructors In the new neademy-Reuter Special,

BRITISH EXPERTS TO AID

Cairo, Oct. 31.

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The outbreak of hostilities in Kwangtung Province has led to deep and widesprand distress among the poorer classes of the Province, in- cluding some who have token refuge in this Colony.

On the eve of the 21st anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. President The Egyption Government decid-

Large numbers, of women and Roosevelt received a petition, signed ed on Monday to increase the Bri- children are homeless and desiltute by bt Senators, 104 members of th.tish Military Mission by including and they, together with the sick, the House of Representatives, and 30 British Naval Officers whose task Itaped and those wounded in air raids, State Governors, realeming will be to collaborate in the execu depend for their lives on the сате Amerien's Interest In the Jewish National Home.

Egyptian Reet. The petition urged President Ioose- Besides this it was decided twriting, there are already many velt to invoke the powers at your employ British experts to advise the thousand refugees assembled in five disposal to convey to Britnin the Egyptian Government on the con-area-camps, and it is almost certain anxiety that all United States atruction of arms and munition on er-that their numbers will grow 指挥 citizens share respecting the present senals-Trans-Occan. stluation in Palestine." Reuter Special.

Hon of building the projected and charity of others.

MILITARY TAKE CONTROL

OF JAFFA CITY

Jalla, Oct. 31.

A Ranching Life

¡

In Canton alone, at the time of

winter approaches: elsewhere In South China wany thousand others lare in similar dire need,

Funds are most urgently required

to provide food, shelter, clothea and mestical ald for these helpless victims

of war. For that purpose this Branch

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Since the fall of Austria, Prince Fund has been opened and this appen CLIVE BROOK . DIANA WYNYARD

Prince,

Board of Administrators

in

'CAVALCADE"

The city is now in the throes of Starkemberg and his wife, the film military occupation which is described netress Nora Gregor, with their busy who plead most earnestly for all the is being issued by the undersimed, a3 psychological demonstration. son, have lived in a small house.ald that can be given in money or rather than spectacular action.

With them has been a loyal servant, kind. Troops, assisted by aeroplanes and who works for them without pay. coastal launches, have thrown a cor- A wealthy friend of the dou round the town, and at present Herr Fritz Mandle the former owner are bombing the troublesome denshia of the Hirtenberg munitions factory. The Fund will be administered by quarter, as yet without opposition--in negotiating for a large farm in Board consisting of the following: Reuter Special.

South America, which Prince Star- the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith (Chair- hember, who has expert agricultural man), the Ion, Sir Robert Kotewall knowledge, is to manage; for he has (Deputy Chairman), the Hon. Mr. Jerusalem, Oct. 31

found that there is little hope of his T. N. Chau, the Hon. Sir Shouson The Coldstream Guards have ex-discovering a means of existence in Chow, Sir Vandeleur Grayburn, the tended their "mopping-up" campaign!

Europe.

Rt. Rev. R. G. Hall, Sir Robert Ho to Jaffa, after the surprise occupation has fulfilled a film contrart in Paris. Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo (Hon. Sec.), the TOMORROW

He will travel as soon as his wife Tung, the Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan, the in which over 300 rebels which were] trapped in the alleyways and huts

Hon Mr. R. A. C. North, the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K., Rt. Rev. H. Valtoria.

COLDSTREAMS MOPPING-UP

result of machine-guns being 35 #1

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captured, ptared,

on the house-tops, had been

Meanwhile it is revealed that 520: people have been Killed during four weeks, including; 376 bandits, 12 policemen and III eivilians. The number of wounded is put at 240,~~ United Press.

TENSION AT TEL AVIV

Jerusalem, Oct. 31. While complete calm prevailed to- day in Juffa, where extensive British ! troop movements are now in progress, ' during which already several hun-- dred Arts have been arrested, aj high deger af tendon prevailed at Tel Aviv, where

ere the system of sretion! search was being

site carried out So far,

ויי

sion bombs, in who p arrester.

were found, have been

troops engager in thei search converged concentrically from the outer districts towards the ole

which has not yet ben clty,

en recheri

It is expected that this search action will last for three or four days.

The town of Jaffa will also be searched later on Trans-Ocean.

CHINA ASSOCIATION DINNER

London.

The Annual Dinner of the Chino Association is this year to be held on j Monday, December 5 at Grosvenor House, Park Lane. The charge for, the dinner, including light wines, or whisky and sada is £1. 18. Od. per head.

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EXCHANGE RATES Britain's Birth

Geneva.

Berile.

Brussels..

Oct, 27 Oct. 31

20.00

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1.

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Amsterdam. .0.77%

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Stockholm.

19.41

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110

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Prague. Helsingfors.

New York. Bucharest: Vienna.. Lisbon.

Hongkong.....

Shanghai..

Bombay. Yokohama.

Belgrade.

Montreal.

Rate Highest Since 1932

London, Oct. 31.

The report of the chief medical 22.40 officer of the Ministry of Health for. 19.41 1937 records that the birth rate of 130 14.9 was the highest since 1932. In- fant mortality and maternal mortality rates were both lower,

the Jatter

600 being the lowest since 1911.

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Nom.

1/3,

1/511

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