1939-01-30 — Page 3

EMPIRE NEWS

REFUGEES GOING TO AUSTRALIA

CANBERRA,

The Department of the Interior states that it is dealing with applica- tions for landing permits from European refugees at the rate of 2,000 a week.

Most of the applicants are German and Austrian Jows. A few Czech refugees have made inquiries,

The number of applications In ex- pected to show substantial gains, and the Department is making arrange- ments to cope with the anticipated flood.

The quota will be clastic, NG attempt will be made to limit the granting of permits to a set number every month.

FUTURE OF NEW GUINEA

SYDNEY.

The Administrator of the Mandated Territory of New Guinen, Sir Walter McNicoll, who is on a visit to Sydney, says that the proposed amalgamation of the administrations of Papun and New Guinea would be the soundest course for Australia In the long run.

and

He emphasised the necessity of the Commonwealth maintaining control not only over New Guinea Papua, but over the string of islands extending from Papua through the Solomons to the New Heurides. Many of these islands, declared Sir Walter, had good harbours, and should be seml-fortified and fitted as Ecoplane or warship bases to act as the outer fringe of Australian de- fence.

BETTING SHOP HOURS

ADELAIDE.

An attempt which was made to of carry out the recommendations the recent Royal Commission to res- trict the operation of South Austro- lian belting shops has failed. The Legislative Assembly of South Aus- tralia has defeated the most import- ant proposition, which provided that the belling shops should close be- tween 1.30 p.m. and 5 p.m.

This was proposed to prevent large sections of the population spending their whole afternoon on race-days In betting shops, making bets and stening to descriptions of the races. It was also intended in incrense al- tendances at actual racing meetings, which had had steadily declined since befting shops were first opened. INDIA

NATIVE REMEDIES

CONDEMNED

CALCUTTA. An inquiry financed by the Indian Rescoreli Fund Association into the native systems of medicine known as Ayurvedic and Unani has rejected their claims to be regarded as scientific.

Monday

HONGKON

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January 30, 1939.

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14.

Taking shape in foundations and sicel framework, the pavilions of the nations of the world become increasingly visible as the New York World's Fair 1939 nears completion. Viewed from an airplane, the Foreign Zone of the 121011⁄2 acre sile reveals the importance of the vast Court of Peace, with a capacity of 30,000 persons, as the nerve centre of this unprecedented assembly of three score governments that represent 90 per cent of the globe's inhabited regions.

In this broad area, dominated by the United States Federal Building and flanked by the Halls of Nations, it is hoped that a new spirit of International good-will may be born. The numbered sites, showing various stages of construction, are: 1, United States Federal Building, with the Halls of Nations extending toward the lagoon, all partly enclosed over steel, E. The Court of Peace; 3. Canada, foundations started; 4. Argentina, foundations started: 5, Norway, foundations started: 8. Eire, foundations started: 7. Romania, up in steel: 8. U.8,S.R. foundations completed; 9. Czechoslovakia; 10. Japan, foundations started, 11. Belgium, steel partly enclosed; 19. Sweden, foundations started; 13. Turkey, foundations started; 14. Lagoon of Nations; 15, France, steel being erected; 16. Brazil, foundations started; 17, British Empire, steel completed; 18. Italy, steel com- picted; 19, Chile, foundations started: 20. League of Nations; 21, Fortugal; 22. Venezuela; 23. Poland, foundations started; 24, Netherlands, founda- tions started: 25, Switzerland.

Con-

In the foreground are shown exposition buildings and those of private exhibitors, many in an advanced state and ready for Interior decoration. Constitution Mall also nears completion with fis elaborate planting and Wide pools of cascading water, dotted with sculpture, struction of the entire $150,000,000 exposition is now several weeks ahead of schedule.

head of native-owned cattle are threatened.

Another outbreak

is threatening the Kruger National Park, the great game reserve in the Eastern Trans- vaal.

Boots And The Sir Charles Corkran

Marine

Marine Walter Henry Robert Birch, aged, 10, appeared five minutes late

Claim to be 118-A Cape Town when parading in a draft to join Malay, Gariel Hendricks, claims to be | H.M.S. Resolution.

118 years old. He says that he was

He was also wearing civilion boots

Found Shot After

Fall

The report states that only a very born a slave in 1320, and remembers and did not slope arms with the rest. Hmited number of Indigenous re- the celebrations in Cape Town when

Then he said "I don't want you to medies deserve the reputation they Queen Victoria ascended the throne, swear at me," and shooting out his have earned As cures. Many of them are worthless and have pro-i Nurses From Britain-The Notatst. pushed the sergeant major in MAJOR-GENERAL SIR CHARLES bably erept in through tradition and folklore.

Provincial Administration has deeld-the chest. ed to import 25 trained nurses from

ME. CORKRAN, Serjcant-at-Arms Birch pleaded guilty at a Chatham at the House of Lords since 1936, las Britain owing to the shortage of court martial recently to offering been found shot dead in the grounds throughout the Union. nurses, a shortage that general violence to his superior officer and of his Berkshire home, Fitzharrys

sentence will be promulgated in due Manor, Abingdon.

Minister's Visit-During his visit to Calcutta, L-Col. A, J. Muirhead, Parliamentary. Under-Secretary of State for India, invited Mr. Subhas KENYA Chandra Bose to Goverment House

for an interview, Lord Brabourne, BAN ON SUCCESSFUL the Governor, took the opportunity

to meet the President of the Indian) National Congress.

SOUTH AFRICA

LONDON PLAY

NAIROBI

OUTBREAK OF FOOT-&-thing in the nature of a purity cum-

Vicious Circle At Work

Kenya is being subjected to same-

Kerang, Australia, Drs, Pook and Munro, physicians paign. It began with the staging by and partners, have their own con- MOUTH DISEASE amateurs of Mr. Thomas Browne's ception of what constitutes a "vicious

"Plan for a Hostess." the nuthorities

AP circle." After work in the local were an-hospital, they left by separate doors, A particularly virulent outbreak of noyed with the local censors for hav-ot into thele ears and started for foot-and-mouth discuse being ing passed the play as suitable. home. Dr. Pook turned to the right fought in the Pilgrim's Rest district. A later proposal to produce another and Dr. Munro to the left. Both Transvaal. Apart from cattle owned London success, "George and Mar-iravelled a block and then crashed by European farmers, some 30,000) garet,' was banned,

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May Queen's Robes To Be Her Shroud

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When Lady Corkean, who had been attending a local committee mceling, returned home, she found that her husband was not in house.

the

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Lady Corkran and her daughter, with electric torches, went to look for him. They found him lying on his back on a plank over o stream.

It is thought that Sir Charles was crossing on the plank when he slipped and fell, causing the which he was carrying, to discharge.

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The grounds comprise from 3 to 4 acres of woodland and pasture, and it was not until the search had con→ tinued for an hour that Sir Charles was found.

Sir Charles Corkran who was 06 years of age, was the son of the late Colonel C. S. Corkran, and was at Eton and Sandhurst.

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Companies Incorporated in England.) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for STRAITS, JAVA & BURMA, CEYLON INDIA, MANIAN GULF, MAURITIUS, E. & 9, Africa, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUD ING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, RED SEA, EGYPT, EUROPE, ETC

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He entered the Army in 1893, served in the Nile Expedition, the South African Wor and the Euro- pean war. His distinguished service Lewisham Hospital a month ねよ So was followed by the C.B. and C.M.G. RAJPUTANA

ago.

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HANPURA RAWALPINDI BURDWAN

In her royal robes and crown and attended by a dozen maids of hon- For time he was commandoni of our she chatted with the patients, the Royal Military College, Sund- then kissed each one good-bye "so hurst, and was General Offeer Com- that none of them should be jealous." manding the London District from Later after an illness of less than 1920 to 1932. In 1932 he was created a fortnight, she died from blood Knight Commander of the Victorian poisoning in the same ward to which | Order, her bright smile and sparkling eyes!

He numbered among his decora- CANTON had brought happiness. Her Queen's tions two rather uncommon ones, the robes are to bo her shroud and her Order of Karageorge and the Ser maids of honour will

otlend the

blan Gold Medal for Valour, gained

funeral.

with the Salonika force.

Flossie won a scholarship to the South-East London Technical School

| Tons | From H’Kong about |

6,000, 4th Feb. 17,000 4th Feb. 8,000111th Feb.

17.000 18th Feb. 7,000 25th Feb.

17,000 4th Mar. 17,000 18th March 6,000 25th Mar.

16,000 1st Apr,

Destination

Straits, C'bo, B'bay & K'chi, Bombay, Marseilles & London. M'seilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, [H'bg. R'dam & A'werp.

Marseilles & London. D'bay, Mrseilles, Havre, L'don, Hull, Hbg, R'dam & A'werp. Marseilles & London, Marsellies & London, B'bay, M'scllles, Havre, L'don, Hull, H'bg, R'dam &' A'werp. Marseilles & London..

• Cargo only ↑ Calla Cambianca · All' vessels may call al Malta

Sir Charles married a daughter of || TILAWA

18 months ago and was studying to the late Colonel Horace Ricardo In

bandits in Manchukuo In September

BRITISH INDIA APCAR BAILINGS (BOUTIL)

10,000 11th Feb.

8,000 25th Feb.

10,000 11th Mar.

10,000 25th Mar.

8,000

8th Apr.

S'pore, Port Sweltenham, Penang, Randoon & Caletatta.

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who, with Mrs. SIRDHANA art, but when her mother called at Charles Corkran, the hospital to tell her she was al-Muriel Pawley, was captured by SHIRALA ready unconscious.

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functions she always remained a Although as May Queen Flossie modest, unassuming child," was feted and honoured at countless neighbour.

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4th Mar. ja! Apr.

7,000) 3rd Feb., 11 a.m. 7,000 7,000

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Kegular monthly sellings from E'kong to Shanghai & Japan, & H'kong to Australia, Mong Kong to Sydney-19 days.

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· BAILINGS TO BHANGRAL & JAPAN:-,

8,000 2nd Feb., 7.,m, Japan,

17,000 3rd Feb, Noon. ·

7,000 3rd Feb,

10,000 10th Feb. 17.000- 17th Feb. 10,000 18th Feb.

10,000 2nd Star.:

10,000 Brd Mar,

• Cargo only

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