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February 9, 1939.

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German Expedition Awakens Suspicions

LONDON, Feb. 8.

COLONIAL MATTERS, with particular reference to Tanganyika figure in a series of questions in the House of Commons this afternoon.

Asked about the objects of the German scientists and ex- perts who have left Germany for an eight months' expedition to East Africa, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald snid that he could ndd nothing to the statements

which have appeared in the

press.

The Governors of Kenya and Tan- Kanyika have been informed of the visit, but no special facilities have been

granted. The Governors of the territories are fully aware of the necessity of ensuring that there shall bé no undesirable anything undesirable or

propaganda.

If

ANGLO-U.S.

NOTES AIRED IN DIET

Britain And America Not Acting Jointly?

TOKYO, Feb. 8. REPLYING TO QUESTIONS

in the Lower House this after- or improper is noon, the Foreign Minister, Mr.

done in connection with this expedi-Arita, made three points clear tion, the authorities on the spot will with regard to the alleged joint give the matter careful attention."

nction against Japan by the

EMIGRATION OF GERMANS

Replying to another question, Mr. Powers. MacDonald sold that he was not pre- The three points are, firstly that re- pared to encourage the emigration of piles to the British, American and German

settiers

Tanganyika, French notes on Japan's policies in und to facilitate settlement upon the China Affair have not been de- land thus vacated of Jewish refugeen cided on by the Government, second- with a view to securing a more loyalty that Great Britain. the United population in these areas, as well as States and France are not taking a contributing

to a solution of the re-joint action against Japan Iugee problem.

MacDonak!

points. Mr.

com-

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on all

Thirdly, sal Mr. Arlia. the Government's attitude will not be affected even if joint action against Japan is taken by the three Powers.

REPLIES UNDECIDED

New is Knowledge

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nowa.

QWhich famous tomb in Den- mark is now believed not to contain the body of the man previously thought to be buried there?

A. That of the Earl of Both- well, one-time husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. He Hed, Insane, in Denmark 1570.

in Many tourists have visited the tomb at Funrevile Church, North Zeeland, but ex- perts are to find out if the body is that of the Earl or of a local sheriff,

tr

Q. What Area of Britain.

planted with trees for limber? A.Five per cent. The Forestry

Commission has now 400,000 acres, costing £10,500,- planted 000. Q. Why has the United States Board of Education suspended the making of maps of Europe? A. It is felt that the Central European situation is still un- sellied. New Gerinon maps show that the Reich has in

added 621 miles to its

Near

frontier.

REFUGEES IN KWANGSI

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A Look Through The "Telegraph"

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CHILDREN'S HOUR Egyptian Government to the Equa- torini Proviners has just returned, Z.B.W. on a Frequency of 845 k.t's. Radio Programme Broadcast by having left Khartoum last Christmas. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pm He states that Lupton Pasha is dead, and 8-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.e's. per but that he reported surrender of second, Bahr-el-Ghazal to the dervishes was merely a rumour, and that the garri- son still holds out,

According to bazaar rumours here the dervishes are concentrating at Khartoum prior to an advance on Dangola. The Mahdi has declared that he will attack Egypt. Rein- forcements have lett Khartoum for Osman Digna's forces.

Secretary Bayard has received advices that the Amerleans who were iscized and made prisoners by the released, and that all is now quist there.

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Flat Major, Op. 23, No. 8 (Rach maninoff); Prelude In A Minor, Op. 32. No. 8 (Rachmaninoff).

7.40 Studio-Z.B.W. Orchestra.

1. Orpheus in the Underworld-

Interval: Because line-Gavotte Overture (Offenbach); 2. La Crino- and

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B

12-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of ment. dral, Intercession from St. John's Cathe-

Victor Silvester and His Orchestra.

12.30 Val tosing (Tenor)

A

Germans in Samoa were Immediately Be The Girl You Used Toi (Translateur); Jollity On The Moun-:

Renter's

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Invocation (Munno); Interval: and Old Song Memories....Westminster

Ballad Singers; We're Friends Again--Quickstep: "The Mikado" (Sullivan).

Selections from Silvester and His Ballroom Orches- of the Y.M.C.A. Debate on Z.II.W.'s What A Night Waltz...Victor 8.30 Relay The Opening Speeches tru: A Penny In My Pocket (film Programmes. Millons in the Air'); A Little Deor.

Concert Waltzen, A Little Lock, A Little Key (Harry Woods)....Val Rosing (Tenor) with (Strauss); Viennese Singing Birds Tales From The Vienna Woods

(film 'Mr. Dodd takes the taina nir)....

(Fetras); .Victor Silvester and

Morning

Papers His (Strauss)....Marek Weber and His Ballroom

Orchestra: Louisiana Fairy Orchestra. Tale (Gillespie and Coots); In A 25 YEARS. AGO

9.15 London Relay-World Affairs.' Little Gypsy Tea Room (Leslie and Burke)....Val Rosing (Tenor) with G.S.S.I., G.C.LE.

A talk by The Lord Halley, Berlin correspondent Orchestra: There's Money On The states that it is officially announced Moun, To-night-Quickstep; This is

Moun

9.30 London Relay-The News 9.50 Orchestra. that a visit of the Crown Prince to My Night To Dream-Slow Fox-Trol the German Colonies in Afrien is

Calm "Doctor

A Night At The Proms; Intro: Rhythm')....Victor Carmen--Prelude to Act 1 (Bizet): belig considered, but nothing has yet Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra. Symphony No. 8 in B Minor "The been settled.

The Tageblatt believes that the

(Schubert); William Prince will start in the coming sur-

"Elg Broadcast of 1038"-Selection Cave-Overture; Spring Sony (Men- (Rossini); Fingal's mer, returning to Germany in

(Robin-Rainger). November.

....Anton and the delssohn); The Princess does not Paramount Theatre Orchestra, Lon-No. 3 in G (Bach); Merry Wives of Brandenburg Concerto accompany him.

don, with Al Bollington at the Organ; Windsor--Overture (Nicolai)....Sir "Anything Goes" Selection (Cole Henry J. Wood Conducting. Reuter's correspondent at Munich (Piano); "Double

Porter). Patricia

Rossborough says the aviator M. Ingold has made es

Or a record uninterrupted flight, which

Nothing Selection occupied 10 hours and 20 minutes, Vocal Refrain; "Broadway Melody

and Levy Gaumont-British Symphony over 1,000 miles being covered.

of 1938" Selection; "Curly Top" Swing-Fox-Trot..... Willie Selection..

Lewis Vocal Retrain.

Louis Levy and His and His Orchestra with Vocal Chorus Gaumont-British Symphony with by Willie Lewis; Plano-Variations

"Tipperary" Reuter and Rugby Press, Judge); Miracles Sometimes Happen (Williams and Weather and Announcements.

1.40 Stravinsky-The

Ray Noble).....Renars; Dance ....Orquesta Tipica

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does not want to stop with sheltering revealed in reply

und feeding the refugees in camps, to another question that the Governor

It wants to send the vast number of of Tanganyika had already submitted a preliminary report on the possibility

China's war-stricken people to pro- of Jewish settlement in that territory.

ductive arcus so that they, too, may actively assist in advancing the cour the naval programme for the current The information had been

The two repmaining battleships of municated to the

try's cause. So

a survey for land enigration mitice

the Co-Ordinating

Foreign Minister Arita said that the

was made in the province of Hunan,ancial year, the Royal Sovereign mittee for Refugees,

Cam-Government attaches importance to

Szechuan, Kwelchow, Yunnan, and nd the Royal Oak, were laid down Kwangst, the relations with Great Britain and 5,500 mow of land in the district of These, like the other three ships, will As regards the settlement of Jews America, while, he added, the ques-Liangfeng was chosen to be one of

and at the conclusion at Portsmouth and Devonport Dock-

yards 'in British

respectively on January Gulana,

13. Mr. MacDonald sald that the investigatory commis-

of replying to the British, Ameri-

be smaller, slower, and less costly many colonies for refugees. sion which was going to the Colony and French notes was still under

thun the vessels of the Queen Eliza- would begin its inquiries within the

study.

Until the first harvest the refugees beth class begun last year. Instead next few days. It was impossible to decided what kinds of replies or when 1 sald that it had not yet been

were given 15 cents, a day per capita of using oil they will employ coal. say how long the investigation would they would be given.

for their dally maintenance. While take, but it would certainly be a mat-

men are farming the newly-reclaimed ter of several weeks before the com-by Great Britain, the United States Referring to the alleged joint action

land, their wives and some of their mission's report could be expected.

children above the age of 13 are -Reuter,

and France. Foreign Minister Arita

working in the small cotton spinning Kowloon C.C. in a match against

The following will BURMA FLAG

said that Great Britain and America

and weaving factory which has also had not necessarily been taking

been established in Liangfeng Mass Crewer at Happy Vallcodwin Londen, Feb. 1. In recognition of the position of

Joint action

education classes against Japan since the

morrow are conducted to (Capt.) W. Brace, A. W. Ramsey, N.

11 2 p.m.-F. Burma as a unit of the Empire, His outbreak of the China Incident.

teach the rudiments of learning to IL Ross, E. C. Fincher, E. F. Fincher, Majesty has annroved of a national

the refugess and to heighten their J. Hirst, F. E. Lawrence, H. A. Only recently the two countries flag for Burzna, which hitherto had sent notes of the same tenor to Japan

patriotism-Central News. no distinctive Bag.

or rather their Ambassadors

Gregory, S. Jex and F. Cavenay. the Rome

mahe

The flug approved is a blue ensimmoral cominunjentions in bearing in a fly emblem a peacock in tenor to the Japanese Government. natural colours on a circular gold! He reminded thit the diplomatic background.

representatives of the two countries

The peacock is generally regarded stated that their notes did not incan as the national emblem of Burmaa joint action taken by their Govern- Reuter,

ments after taking counsel with each other.

"NOT IMPORTANT"

National Service

For Rhodesia

A Press message from Paris, For- eign-Minister Arita continued, sald that the French note did not represent French Joint The Government of South Rhode-Britain and America against Japan.

nction

Great with 'sin has decided to muke national Pointing out that British and

London, Feb. 8.

registration compulsory, with an Act American interests in China lacked providing for military service with In

community. Foreign Minister

out undue dislocation of industries. Arita declared that it was inconceiv

-Reuter.

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It is officially announced that the state burial of the remains of Dr. Sun Yat-sen has been postponed to A Bill providing for national ser- June 1, so as to allow time for the vice for all citizens in time of war completion of various preparations, is now being examined by the Gov-especially the construction for ernment according to the Prime Cliungshon memorial highway, work Minister, speaking in Parliament to-on which has been considerably day-Reuter.

| delayed by bad weather.

able that the Powers would take n Joint action.

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Relay The Summing Up of the YAL.C.A. Debate on Z.B.W.'s Hi Programines, with

Fire-Bird

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10.20 Dance Music and Variety. Dance Orchestra-Swing. Brothers,

Fordena-Tango; Viejus

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Leopold Stokowski and the Phila- Francisco Canaro with Vocal Refrain; delphla Orchestra,

Vocal-Did Your Mother Come From 2.15 Close Down.

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Studio Children's Hour.

7 Closing Local Stock Quotations. Gracie Fields with Orchestra: Dance 7.02 Reginald Foort at the Organ. Orchestra-Swing and Sway-Fox- Lover, Come Back To Me ('New Trai: You're An Education Quick- Moon-Romberg): One Kiss (New step....The Six Swingers directed Paradise (King); Serenade (Mous- The Range In The Sky Out" Medley (Krekler); Sam Chenge

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7.20 Elleen Joyce at the Plano. Etude De Concer! In F Minor Park-Fox-Trot (from "Happy Major (Paul De Schlozer); Si Oiseau (Fox-Trot (im Girl of the Golden J'Etals, A Tol Je Valerals (Bird West)....Roy Fox and His Orches- Study Henselt); En Route (Concert tra with Vocal Refrain by Denny Study-Selim Palmgren); La Danse Dennis. D'Olaf (Mangiagalli); Prelude In A

11 Close Down.

London might have sent it to him on an open order.

WRONGFUL DELIVERY parcel xick, thinking his agents in

OF CLOTH LEADS TO COURT ACTION (Continued from Page 7.)

Sold at Low Price He sold three and two-thirds yards the same kind of cloth from other of the cloth at $3.25 a yard. He had firms in England, and

charged the same price. had also

The French Air Ministry has con- It was not necessary for Japan to cluded an agreement with Handleyants, and as a result he had to tell allach much Importance to it Page. Ltd., and have paid a sub-them he could not put the transaction should they take # Joint action Mantial sum to them for full rights through as plaintiffs had obtained the against her, the Foreign Minister of the French Air Force and French sole selling rights for Kowloon. counselled in conclusion.-Domei manufacturers to six Handley Page

Cross-examined, Kishen said he slotted wings to their aircraft in

There had been a great demand for sold the cloth on the day after it had French territory.

"Sharksitin" during 1938, but wit- been delivered to him. He did not ness could not tell the difference in know then that the parcel did not (prices

between the American! belong to him, nor was he aware "Sharkskin" and that of his firm. from where witness maintained he told Mr. Hari on the cloth, and as a result of that Questioned by Mr. Mackinlay, found the name "Ferguson" stamped When he opened the parcel, ha he could not sell the goods to him he took it back to the Post Office to as the Paris Silk Store had become ascertain if it was for kim. the sole retailing agents,

Reporting Progress: by Ritchie Calder

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of tho Research Associa- Sir Frank recently announced his retirement from his post as head of There are 22 of these associations, the Department of Sclentile and In- formed by the various industries, dustrial Research.

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Almost immediate resumption of wark on the ginnt Cunarder (No, 534) in expected, an been reached between the White Star agreement having Line and the Cunard Line.

The merger between the companies, which is applicabib

only to the North Atlantic branches of the activities of the wo

vide financial facilities.

upon la contingent |

came.

Although he placed an order with

Mr. C. E. D'Almeida, of the United Mr. Dixon in January, 1038, it was decision to pro-Sales Association, which dealt most- not Mr. Dixon but Mr. Finch who Iv in sult-lengths, testified to having subsequently told him it could not An announcement was made in the bought about 100 yards of "Shark be House of Commons this evening by skin" from the plaintiff firm at $0.50, promised the Paris Silk Store not to carried through as they had Mr. L. Hore-Belisha, who stated that. the agreement to merge the Cunard yard sometime last spring, lie in sell the goods to any other firm in turn retailed the cloth at $8 a yard.arrel was for the plaintiff firm: he and White Star companies has been

Kowloot. He did not know the approval of the Treasury advance to reached, conditional upon legislative

American "Sharkskin" of the same thought it was sent to him by his

Was more expensive die merged company of a maxmum Ferguson's by 25 to 30 per cent.,

than agents in London. of £9,500,000.

the reason being superior quality. Further questioned, defendant He also imported American "Shark said he learned the goods were not skin," for which he paid from $4 to for him three days after delivery, $5.50 und retailed it at $9 a yard. and agreed that it was not until Mr. Mackinlay: I put it to you October, when they went to the Post- that no silk store has been able to master-General, that he offered to sell "Sharkskin" at $8 & yard?-1 give up possession. bave been selling it at that price.

A SUPER PESSIMIST

(Continued from Page 9.)

which are spending £10,000 or more Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert have He has reached the age-lint, and a year on research.

to become

general adviser, an

had a dig at the pessimists in their selentine research and development

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Mr. Mackinley submitted that the the cost price was only $2.25, witness held as having been converted, as his had intention to convert the goods a

When told by his Lordship that balance of the goods could not be ample evidence to show defendants remarked: "This is the first time I clients had offered to return them, they had been told of the agreement paid such huge profits to the Paris SIR FRANK'S successor, Profnator

Silk Store."

although admittedly there had been Appleton, who is 48 years of age,

conversion in respect of the 34 yards by Mr. Dixon, whose story must be Hari Kishen, proprietor of defend-which had been sold, There must believed. His clients were perfectly gave hle name to an electric layer THERE IS a vast difference between ant firm, said that in June, 1938, a be a demand and a refusal before entitled to refuse the offer for their 130 miles above the earth, which re- apprehension and pessimism.

parcel of "Sharkskin" was delivered one could bring an wireless waves. Ho also Britain may have been apprehen to his store by the Post Office... He version,

action for con-

con- return because of the reasons which showed that, about 180 miles up, the slys concerning the possibility of war was not expecting it, and as the

and here

had been stated, and the fact tunt THE old resontment of indivi- temperature is in the region of 1,000 but she has never been pessimistic.

there as the refusal. Further, plainte, dualist firms to the idea of co- degress Centigrade,

defendants kept the goods for over parcel did not have any label, he so desired, could have obtained operating, with State assistance, on

The unanimity of all parties in took it back to the Kowloon Post goods three days after they been well plaintiff wanted the for trade

Three months researches which will keep their in--to road surfaces, shoaleather, pro-le quite sufficient arance that there were for him and that if he did not claim therefore must be confined to convert

while, knowing full Now he coming "down to earth". Parliament on the question of Defence Ofice. There he was told the goods delivered to defendants. The only fully established their intention to dustries in line with modern progress serving fruit, meat, and fish, and so and world competition, has been on.

are no grounds for pessimismo want them he could throw them into the 8% yards which had been sold. why not lock, head optimistically? the harbour." He then took the Mr. Remedios contenided there was time to dounider his decisions

His Lordship said he would take

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