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LABOUR CONSCRIPTION

SYDNEY. "Conscription of Jabour In absolutely out of the question, but I and many others are Attert with concern that the vital taak of obtaining Labour's co- operation, continues to be neglected," said Mr. Stevens, former Premier of New South Wales.

RA.A.F. CHAPLAIN

LONDON,-Rev. G. F. D. Smith, whD was chaplain at Wormwood Scrubs Prison before the outbreak of the war, has bo-

of the come Squadron-Leader Chaplain R.A.F. and will soon leave for overseas from his for service. He in on leave Bydney dlacese and Tres hin duties chaplain at Sydney Children's Court.

R.A.A.F. RECRUITS

In announcing that tree schouls have heen established to train fitters under the Empire Air Scheme, the Minister for Air

(Mr. Fairbairn states that 1100 artisoria of the important trade group are in train- Ing, and by June the instructional facili- † ties will be adequate to deal with over 5000 тел.

Schools in operation and the number of filters in attendance are as follows: Engineering School (Melbourne)

700

No. 1 School of Technical Training

(Melbourne)

240

170

No. 2 Seban of Technical Training

(Canberra)

1119

No. 1 School of Technical Training (Sydney). No. 4 School of Technical Training (Adelaide) will open, and train ing coumnes comineried al technical schools in suburban towns next month. ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE

I WAS PASSING THE POOL AND SOMEONE SPLASHED ME IT WASN'T

MY FAULT!

Wednesday.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

March 13, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED

IF YOU WERE

CAREFUL!

· WITH THE DIGGERS,~~Mr. William Morris Hughes, Australian war-time Prime Minister, and now Federal-Attorney General, posed with members of the "Old Brigade," who have declared themselves: ready, willing and able to fight for their country again.

BUSH FIRES RAGE

swept

SYDNEY, Bushfires which through the Yosi district on Sunday and burnt out thousands at acres, destroyed thousands of pousta worth of fencing and killed many sheep.

Nurse Martin, of Brooklyn, travelled | stx miles through burning, Ümber to Bi- tond a woman in childbirth at a country homestead. The child was born in an atmosphere of stifling heat and smoke la demes. The mother and infant were later the homestead, which was surrounded by taken to hospital through

still smouldering scrub,

Bre

In the Yass district, on the South Coast, and near Lithgow, men are on duty to Rivo instant warning if fires again become

dangerous. It is hoped, however, that MELBOURNE-"No army in the war will have a better appointed medical rer-falo will fall in time to check them. vico than Australia," said Mr. Street. Fires are all burning flereely in the "Much of the equipment and material is Illawarrn ranges. A Bre to-night was 200 yards off the Panorama Hotel at the top of local origin."

The second general hospitat for the of the Bulli Pass, but has been held back

by wind. ALF largely manned by the southern

command, will be furnished with all types

of drugs, including the most modern an-AW.U. FOUNDER

And anastholicmachines

Crowford.

.atcGrath.

Hopman.

•

Max Newrambe (South Australia), By Sidwell

D. Pails.

J. Harper.

D. Turnbull,

The official list of the Australian Lawn | Tennis Assoclatians will be compiled at the end at the month.

THE DAVIS CUP

NEW YORK, The United States will not challenge in the Davis Cup in 1940.

When the time limit expired to-night, no challenges were received for the Davis Cup, and Australia will hold the Cup until January 1941, when challenges may again be made. None is expected during the war,

War-Time Difficulties

WW of The Press

Local Industry had produced 20 sets of MONEE Thomas David, aged 90, one of blood transfusion appliances, and most et

the rubber equipment, including

pillows. sheeting, beds and tubing,

JUDGE RUTHERFORD

the founders of the Morce branch of the A.W.U was found dead in his hut, near Moren. Deceased, who was nude, abpur- ently fell from his bed after collapsing from the heat.

It is stated he was related to the Royal

ARMIDALE. The Armidale Municipal Family of Ceylon, being a native of that Council on Tuesday night upheld protesia land and a resident of Morce for over from several Armidate clergy and the local, 60 years.

wh-branes of the Returned Sailors and

Soldiers League against the Town IntlJENOLAN TRAGEDY

being rented for broadcast addresses by

Judge Rutherford.

SYDNEY-The body of Ursula Pauline Farly in the month, a man booked the Dermany, 33, was found at the fout of

motion refusing the application was

hall for religious meetings. It was dis- the Grand Arch: at Jenolan Caven at 2 covered later the hall had been booked a.m. It is believed she fell 320 feet from for broadcast addressca by Judgo Ruther-e grain above the Devil's Coach House. forit.

Mibs Dermony had been a incimber of the domestic staff pore to another men for a month. She spoke to ber of the staff at 2.10 p.m. and later she was reported missing. "A search party Was organised and the body was found In the bed of a dry creek at the head of Ito Lake,

carried unanimously.

WOMAN'S SUICIDE

ADELAIDE The Adelaide City Coro. ner, Mr. A. 3. Blackburn, yesterday found that the immediate catise of a woman's suicide was a note left her by n man. saying that he was going away with on- other woman.

BITTEN, BY SHARK

STEP ON PLATFORM

TO START

SHOWER!

NAZIS FEVERISH

U.S. NAVAL

EFFORTS TO GET EXPANSION

RUMANIAN OIL

of

LONDON, Mar. 12 (Reu- ter). In the House Commons to-day, .' Mr. Ronald Cross, the Minister of Economic Warfare, In reply to a question whether during recent works German interesis hind Intensified their efforts to acquire con- trol of Rumantan oll com- panies, said that the Govern- ment was fully aware that German interests were čon- stantly making every effort to increase the quantities of. oil available for purchase by Germany.

This at all times was the subject of close attention by the Government.

Huge Expenditure Bill Is Passed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Mar. 12 (UP)—The House of Represen- tatives

the to-day approved Vinson Naval Expansion Bill after a four hour debate.

"Let Europe know we can speak the langunge of force," urged Repre- sentative Carl Vinson, sponsor of the BI and Chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee when he opened the debate:

"This is cheap insurance for the peace and security of this country, and It is our first duty to have a Navy adequate for the protection of the United States."

$655,000,000 Expenditure

WASHINGTON, Mar. 12 (Reuter). -The House of Representatives to- clay passed and sent to the Senate a Dill authorising the expenditure of 5055,000,000 on the expansion of the

EMPIRE WILL BE United States Navy and its air force

REMEMBERED

LONDON, Mar. 12 (Reuter).- Answering questions in the House of Commons to-day, Sir Andrew Dun- ean, the President of the Board of Trade, said that in planning the deve lopment of export trade, he woulr!

op certainly bear in mind the special position of the Empire countries and the necessity of forming an organisa- tion of expansion between Imperial trade which will be necessary út the

end of the war.

ANGLO-DANISH TRADE PACT

in the next two years.

The Bill is designed to give the United Staten feet 21 new combat ships, 22 auxillary vessels and 1,011 war planes.

The B met little opposition.

I.R.A. Saboteurs Sentenced

DUBLIN, Mar. 12 (Reuter)-Sen- tences of 12 years' imprisonment each were imposed on John Farnell, John Lyons and Joseph McDermott by a special Criminal Court. here to-day on charges arising out of the Phoenix Park magazine raid.

Disciplinary Action

SPECIAL.To the “TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar. 12 (Reuter).-The DUBLIN, Mar. 12 (UP) ~~Three War-time Trade Agreement was members of the 1.R.A. were sentenced initialled to-day on behalf of the to 12 years' imprisonment' each '10- British and Danish Governments to day for their part in the Phoenix facilitate the normal flow of trade ns) Park raid,

far as possible under the present con- They were John Parnell. Joseph ditions.

McDermolt and John Lyons.

Two Colonels of the Eirc Army have been reduced to half pay as a result of the raid.

Face Censorship And B.B.C. Competition LONDON, Mar. 12 (Reuter). The increased frequency of

The Committee already in exist- the Empire bulletin of the B.B.C.ence will deal with questions arising

under the new agreement. was mentioned at the annual meeting of the Empire Press Union, over which Major J. J. Astor presided."

Hongkong Still Pays For All Up' Air Mail Service

Addressing the meeting. Major Astor discussed the handicaps impos- ed by the war conditions upon the overseas Press which had. omong other things, to contend with trans- DRISDANE Palice learnt to-day flint a mission and censorship delays, and The Coroner found that Gladys Eva 17-year-old youth living at Wooloongabba, the food s

DURING the current financial year, Hongkong will Spencer, 30, an English woman, died from was bitten by a shark but was not zeri. the fact that sometimes messages for gas polsoning, self-administered, on Januously injured, when he dived into the overseas were censored while their ary 14.

Brisbane River near Dutton Park Baths contents were passed for publication pay $581,355 for the carriage of mail to and from the The note was left for Mies Spencer by yesterday, ile was gripped by the shoul in the United Kingdom. Aubrey Stephens Waters. electrician, iler by a sinnil ritark, which relaxed Its

There was also the increased fre- Colony. formeity of Sydney, and now of Wake-hold and made off. feld Street, Adelaide.

¡quency of the D.B.C. Empire news

bulletins

which ware obviously OFFICER ATHLETE

MELBOURNE-A fire destroyed a 20-becoming a dimeuit point. room mansion used as headquarters at

Improvement Noted Broadmeadows Military Camp.

FIRE AT A CAMP

cause of the is unknown.

Of this total only $100,000 will be paid for the carriage of sea-going mall, the balance being expended on Air Mall Payments

($152,542) and Air Mail Subsidy ($328,813). :

Although the Vote for Air¡more necessary to subaldise the carri-

subsidy was not quite so necessary."

"When all mall went by air, the;

SYDNEY.-Lieutenant-Colonel K. B. Fraser, of Prisbane, who is in camp with

The outbreak occurred soon after the! But he claimed that the frequent the AIF. Field Ambulanca at Ingleburn. surprised his men of the recent sports workmen had left for lunch. A bucket and persistent representations by the menting by having an easy win in the bus it was destroyed save the building. Union had brought about improved Mail Payments was introduced age of air mail," he said. mesting by the low offers, and defeating but it was destroyed within 30 minutes facilities for the Press, particularly in connection with the Empire all opponents in the throwing of the wicket event. Ile then ran a close second TOTE RECORD.

In connection with censorships. "All Up" scheme, which wag Sir Roderick Jones discussing the abandoned last September with ROCKHAMPTON—What is probably a B.B.C. news broadcasts, said that in han Park, when four dividends were paid been made and, he' world's record was established at Caller the home feld, every endeavour had the outbreak of war, it has, far thought, with from being omitted from the heats being declared in each of the events success, to keep the element of com-current year's Estimates, been on which the double was conducted,

petition

away.

increased. regards news broadcasts all

the hurdles.

It was not unit after the meeting that the Field Ambulance learned their Lieu- tenant-Colonel, was the IC. 13. Franer who, at the Australian Universities track cham-

pionships of 1919 and 1020, wen both the 100 yards sprint and the 120 yards hurdles,

He was also runner-up in the broad jump Bnals of those two years. He was Sydney

on the dally double, sa a result of dead-

As in the Encourage Handicap. Lithoran

Mr. Forrest held out no hopes that the "All Up" scheme at 16 cents per half ounce would be re- Introduced until after the war,

Discouraging Uso

"We are keeping the charge for alr borne traffle high because It is necess- ary to discourage the use of air mail

University's sprint and hurdle champion. In the Foundation Handicap. Be certe B.B.C. could discharge its great duly of any air mail services. Carriage of fewer planes available for the service and Laurel Brown ran a desu-heat, and over the world, they all felt that the In 1836 before the commencement except when necessary, There are Before he joined the AIF. Limitenant-and Golden Grain. At the previous meet

win.

Cotonet Fraser was Dr. Fraser, of Woolooing Deau Ceilo dead-heated in the Second to the nation and Empire and yet Mail, cost the Colony the grand totui [no present rate of $1.15 for the

LIEUT, ĠEN, SQUIRES

MELBOURNE-The Chief of the Gen-

eral Blair Lieutenant-General 5quiren), underwent n sertaus operation in a pri- vate hospital.

AW.U. AND WAR

Division with Roi Denis.

1000 GUINEAS REFUSED

SYDNEYA Inglls and Co's blood- stock sales, Mr. Alan Cooper refused 1000 guineas for ■ Panchlo bay colt by Marinera.

DONCASTER AND HANDICAP

dent.

Mr. Welles At No. 10 Downing St.

In that year; Infis distins Air Mail Poyment, (which

Voto Increased

not behave in a manner which was of $140,000. competitive with the interests of the In the following year it leapt to frst half ounce was not imposed in overseas Press,

$209,800 and, in addition, an Air order to help Imperial Airways. 11 Major Astor was re-elected Presi-Mall Subsidy of $119,120 was intro-iwas imposed purely in order to dis- duced in connection with the Bang-courage people from using the air kok-Hongkong service, which started service and to keep air-borne mails that year.

within bounds." The "All Up" Scheme commenced

That the Alr COOLANGATTA. — IN A War polley Sydney bookmakers Issued charts on

in September, 1098. statement at the A.W.U. Convention, the U Doncaster Handicap-Sydney Cup

from Air · Mall Subsidy) Prezident (Mr. McNeill), eld Australia's double without waiting for the weights

addition to expenditure of $389,235 on was introduced in connection with duty was to defend Australia, that man to be trued. Weights were lasted on

carriage of mails and $100,722 on Air the "All Up" scheme is confirmed by power was vitally needed here and he March 1, which da less than a fortnight

LONDON, Mar. 12 (Reuter)-Mr. Mail Subsidy, a'vote of $20,872 was an explanatory note in the 1938 Draft opposed, sending forces oversens. Ile before the running of the Doncaster, on pointed out, however, that while he him Saturday March 2. The market is wide. Sumner Welles lunched with Sir John Pussed for three months of the All-Appropriation Account, when the self opposed this depletion of manpower, | with prices ranging "up. to 10,000 to

Up Air Mail scheme, WA

first Vole under this heading was ex- it was for. A.W.U. men to make their own Aix sunres Doncaster favourism with Simon at No. 11 Downing Street to-UP A decisions and he would be betraying his three others. Ho la on the second line day then had a short talk with Sir

plained as being caused by the fact trust if he interfered with the freedom for the Cup, for which xix borses shara Alexander Cadogan after which they Last year, while the vote for corri- that the "All Up Service Started in of the Union in this regard. The Union favourillam.

went to the Admiralty.

Tage of mails by sen was reduced to September" and that the full claim policy was that of the Federal Labour The order of faney is:

There they BRAV Mr. Winston $100,000, the vote for Air Mall Pay had not been received from London, Doncaster Handicap. 1.mile,__ run on Churchill.

¡ment Increased to $122,034, white The Initial Vote under the heading March 23 A Beau Livre, Pure Gold!! To-morrow, Mr. Sumner Welica the vote for Air Mall Subaldy In- was $29,782. In: 1039 It had, in- and Rax Felt Adios, Chaisbury, Geepung. MELBOURNE The Minister for De mestor. El Coles, Ramurah, Landlaw, at Mr. Welles' request, he will see Mr. Schiuma censet in: September, Air months,

High Carle, Gold Salute, Carpentier, Doll see Mr. Anthony Eden and then, creased to $230,051. As the "All Up" crensed to $122,034 and is estimated Afrot $102,542 for the current year of fence (Mr. Street) announced that work Reading and Tetreen: 81. Constant. Trim- Lloyd George.

Mall Payment should, presumably, had begun on the buliding of four loops mer, Rodborougli, Mildura, Korimako and, -in Australia for the Royal Australian Curlozity.

not be made after that date. Never-

Postcards May Cost Loss, Navy. The vessels, each of 700 tons, were

theless, it is included in the current} Mr. Forrest is pesimisite regard estimates and is expected to total Ine re-introduction, of the "All Up"

tho G.P.O, may be able to reduce the charges on postcards carried by alk. "We have a project in ha

hand ducing the postage on postends to for ro- England and Australia to 62 cents.

"London, I Believe, charges 70: for postcards deelined for Hongkong, so we have good reason for reducing our

Party.

NAVAL SLOOPS

being built by the Melbourne Harbour Sydney Cup. 2 miles, zin on March 25:) Trimt at Williamstown, at Mort's Dock Feminist, High Caste; Mosale, Minikai, and Cockatoo Island, Bydney, and at, Pantler and Royal Chilet; Ajax, Beau Maryborough, Queensland,

Layre, Coogange, Fearless,, Ijlatorian and Katanga; Merry Mathew, Rivette, Road-

Air. Birret said the sloops would be emer ing Seven Fifty, Six Fifty, Son et Aurous; played in local, defence, duties, including, and Tomita; Round Up, Tel Asur, Yours constel patrol," mine sweeping and anti:| Truly, Geebung and Old Rowley, submarine karvteen." They were designedig

as modified versions of the Yarra and, AUSTRALIAN RANKINGS swen, and would be und for training and wartime

; be #1-2/3 £afrol. The estimated cost would

MELBOURNE-The Davis Cup captain

of which 1480.000 was being abd manager, Harry Hopman, has provided this, financial year... It was ex-¡ nounced tile rankings for 1930-40: pacfed the ships would be ready for ser={ *Bromwich and Quist share No. 1 vion within a your..

tion, then comes

JAMAICA'S WAR $152.542 of it Air Ball Subsidy is scheme. But lie as promised line

CONTRIBUTION

LONDON, Mar. 12 (Reuter)--Four hundred and eighty cases of Jamaica) [rum, valued at £500, and 150 barrels) l'of coffee

aro among the dis- tributions made by the Jamaica Pub- post-telty Committee out of the £30,000

collected for war Fund purposes,

Included, $481.353.

Questioned on the subject rester- day, the Postmaster General, Mr. RAD · Forres' salit that the Votes for the carriage of Air Ball this year would not be reduced, despite discontinuance of, the “All Up"

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scheme.

Now that the planes have fewer passengers and less mall, it is all the rates.”

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