1939-03-08 — Page 27

Dutch Ship Attacked By Planes

LONDON, Mar. 7. THE DUTCH STEAMER Aurora to-day wirelessed that she was being attacked by planes of an unknown -nationality.

Her position is given as 37:0 N. and 3.7 W.

The British destroyer, Ivanhoe, had been ordered to in- vestigate, but before it renched the spot, found that the Nationalist warship Jupiter had Laken over control of the Aurora..

It was later learned that the Aurors was allowed to continue her voyage to Genoa.

The owners of the Aurora received

a radio from the caplain stating an the ship was attacked by six bomb. ing planes.

The upper and lower bridge deck was damaged by bomb splinters. but there were no casualties.

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The messaJE E aeroplanes belonged to Spanish Re- publican forces-Reuter,

SEAFARERS' DANCE

A dance for the ship's company of the Empress of Britain will be held at the Sailors' Home and Missions to Scammen, Gloucester Road, Wanchal, at 9 p.m. on Friday. All seafarers are cordially invited to the function, far which there will be no charge. Women will be welcome,

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March 8, 1939.

Guam Seen As "Listening Post" Here's Luck! For United States Navy In Pacific

WASHINGTON, Mar. 7.

THE ESTABLISHMENT of a sea base at Guam as a "listening post" for

the Navy was advocated by Rear-Admiral Arthur Cook, when he testi fied before the Senate Naval Commission to-day. (On)

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The position of Guam Island in relation to the Japanese mandated islande in shown above.

RIOTERS

Admiral Cook denied that the proposed improvements at Guam were linked with a plan to fortify the island:

He declared that the Navy needed a base there from which to obtain advance information of any movements of a possible enemy-Kouter.,

The question of whether to stitute a potential menace to the fortify Guam Island, in the Philippines, not to mention Anglo-

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KILLED, INJURED Ladrone group, east of Philip American trade routes in the Far

-POLICE - HAVE HAD to fire on rioters again in Cawnpore; na the result of disturbances,

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At Cawnpore, following a clash between Hindus and Moslems, one was killed and four injured, says "Reuter."

Two policemen were among the injured. The police fired three rounds above the heads of the rioters,

Pope Begins Audiences

Vatican City, Mar, 7.

Goering To Pay Visit To Rome

U.S. DEFENCE BILL GOES THROUGH

Washington, Mar. 7.

pines, and 1,300 miles south of Tokyo, is--the-only feature of the United States defence pro- gramme that has stirred up proved the Administration's £72,-

controversy.

The Senate overwhelmingly ep-

000,000 army expansion Bill to-day, From remarks made by President

The measure, which will carry cut Roosevelt at a recent Press confer the major portion of President ence it was inferred that he wished Roosevelt's £110,000,000 defence a general sum to be provided for programme, now goes to the joint improvement of naval bases without session of the Senate and House for speeltying how the money should adjustment of differences. be spent. But the relevant bill Among other things, it will attempt enumerates various sums, including to reconcile the Senate's authorisation £1,000,000 with which to begin the made yesterday of 6,000 planes for work of strengthening Guam.

the army air corps, compared with The Hepburn board recommended the 5,500 planes authorised by the 4 new or improved naval bases, House. Twelve have been selected and there The Senate accepted the proposal Rome, Mar..7. were approved last week. They are: to_limit_aviation expenditures to Kaneohe Bay, Hawall; Midway £80,000,000 of the army expansion Field-Marshal Hermann Goering] Pope Pius XII-began giving private

Island; Wake Island; Johnston Bill total, and also agreed to place a audiences in the newly furnished is to pay an official visit to Italy.

Island; Palmyra Island; Kodiak, 10 per cent. limit on the profile of Popal private library to-day, where- The visit to Rome will last two or

Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; San Juan; aeroplane manufacturers and others he. recolved in turn, Cardinal three days, ond will take place at the

Puerto Rico;

Harbour, likely to benefit from contraels under Pearl Maglione, Prefect of the Congregation end of March, after which Field Mar-

Hawaii Pensacola, Florida, and the Bill-Router. of the Council, and Cardinal La ahol Goering will go to Sicily and

Jackson, Florida. the Congregation then to Lybin, in order to return the Puma, Prefect of

Senator Borah, of Idaho, one of of Orders.

visit to Berlin paid by Marshal Italo

those most strongly opposed to the Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop of Balbo. Boston, and Cardinal Muendelein, Altogether, Field Marshal Goering fortification of Guam as "provoca- OBITUARY

in Italy.tive to Japan," has declared that the Archbishop of Chicago were also re- will spend six weeks

President is in general agreement Trans-Ocean, ceived.-Trans-Veran,

with his views. Other Congressmen insist that Mr. Roosevelt approves the Guam fortification project.

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It is, therefore, a key position of the first order. American strategists are in agreement that unless Guam is made into a well equipped Geet) He was one of the world's greatest |

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mathematical proof that the age-old would be impossible.

Since 1936 the American naval problem of squaring a circle was not authorities have been quietly build-a problem at all, it just couldn't be 9430-To-L1-Tulip Time. Wall.

done.. Ing ກ so-called strategie bridge

He opened the great dispute that across the Pacife by establishing alr and naval bases on Pacific islands raged on the quadrature of a circle such as Midway, Wake, und Samoa.in 1882 and so brilliantly adduced Of this bridge Guam would be the hut the squaring of a circle was an last buttress before the terminal at impossibility that he gained the famous Steier prize of the Berlin Manila was reached.

Should the United States Govern-Academy of Science, ment decide to carry out the Navy Department's scheme As regards Guain, it is dimcult to sce why Japan should take offence, since slic herself is heavily fortifying her out- lying Pacifc Islands, including Formosa and the Bonins, which con-

SOLICITORS” APPEAL

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Armstrong had been there at what the Magistrate called "appropriate hours."

Mr. Prentis submitted that in order to carry out the provisions of the Ordinance, they must frequent the places or sent a representative to investigate how the premises were being convicted,

The Chief Justice commented that if these steps were carried out, it would constitute an Invasion of privacy, no matter how notorious the neighbourhood might be, for it would entait visiting houses, many of which might be respectable. It would also involve the Innocent with the guilty, and a hard-working man and his wife might be liable to furtive and nocturnal visits by any one who lent himself out as the agent or owner.

Mr. Prentls replied that the owner must prove he had checked up that his tenant was an honest man, and was reminded by the Chief Justice of the position which would arise it the premises had been sub-let, pointed out by Mr. Sheldon.

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Mr. Prentis contended that no sub-tenancy had been, proved and that, though the summons had been wrongly worded, there had been no miscarriage of justice.

Allowing the appeal, the Chief Justice said that in view of the Interesting nature of the issues raised and the fact that other proceedings had been contemplated, he would give his reasons on all points in writing.

He ordered that the ines be | refunded, and said that the question

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