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18 THE OBSERVER, SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 1939 SILVER BIRCHES NEWS IN BRIEF AIR LINER FOUND IN FRENCH ALPS LONDON'S BIG BUDGET Algiers-Capetown Motor Rally A motor rally from Algiers to the tape, a distance of 8.750 miles, wilt be held in November under the auspices of the Touring Club of France. Keuter. GERMAN PLANE IN SECRET ZONE OF Old Vio's Success in Cairo The Old Vic. season at the Royal Opera House in Cairo is proving a great success. Queen Farida attended the first representa EXPENDITURE 15,000,000 tion of "Hamlet in Modern Dress." Reuter.

TWELVE DEAD L.C.C. ESTIMATES NICE, Saturday A German air liner, which was re SLUM HUGE SUM FOR CLEARANCE ported missing nine days ago. was found wrecked to-day in a valley near jRmibion. in the Lower Alps. Twelve bodies have been recovered six from the hillside and the others.

including that of a fair-haired woman, The London County Council capital expenditure in 1939-40 is estimated at 15,768,440 by the Finance Committee. from the machine itself. I Thf1 UTnrlarrn jn lilt- annual es 1 1 1 id i 10 jji t--- till t-d as a Junkers three-engined sented to the Council this week. This machine, with tin IpfinriTur ai.ttc: compares with 16,475.115 for was discovered by a patrol of Alpine Lord Allen of Hurtwood Lord Allen of Hurtwood, who died at Montana, Switzerland, on Friday, is being cremated at Lausanne to-morrow. A memorial service is to be held in London this week.

Reuter. Cost of the Crisis The crisis of last September cost the Navy 1,766,000, and this amount is included in a supplementary estimate. Other requirements enumerated bring the total to 2.280,000, of which .529,900 will be met from savings. New Dutch Liner Our Correspondent at The Hague telegraphs that the new motor vessel Klipfon-tein 17,280 tons), belonging to the Holland-Africa Line, was launched at Rotterdam yesterday. She will make her maiden voyage to the Cape next August.

Powder Factory Death Roll Lieut. -General Itagaki, the War Minister, stated yesterday that the latest known casualties in the fire and explosion at the Army powder factory at Hirakata. near Osaka, on Wednesday, were over 250 dead and missing and 580 injured. Reuter. Two Die In Fire William Edwin Morne (87), and his daughter, Mabel Morne (48).

lost their lives in a fire which broke out early yesterday in their home at Town Littleworth. a hamlet four miles from Lewes. Sussex. It is believed that they were suffocated by the smoke. Motor Orders I The Greek Government has ordered two me i.

ounc capita: exponouuie onitj nausscurs on skis in the Roubion for'ti its own works 13.072.440. w.nicn 15 nted at Pro-ninde for tied zone, which is forbidden to foreign aircraft, and the French authorities are therefore investigating the matter very LI.tT is bt. vision of ill loans to various local Tee Council's io.se ly. alii dt 1 A MYSTERIOUS PASSENGER estimated net debt at Ml the bodies had been badlv burned. on March 31, 12ii.R4.,J.K4!t.

and 1, i.i These figure by CI 0, 657.747 and tivclv. have increased except tiiat of the woman, who was rcspec- most untouched by the flames which had swept tile plane. This is the more mys terious as her oody was found inside the ourned-out fuselage. Trie wreckage had been covered with The Finance Committee points out that the Council is also commitlr-d specifically or indirectly to further capital expenditure of il5H.5.iR.Hllil, a dor: ease ot 8,407.100 smce M'arch 31. Commenting on the increase in the snow after the disaster.

Peasants who in 1110 valley reported on February 24 that nad seen a large aeroplane above the mountains. It seemed, they Council's debt me Lommmcc saw ui said, to nose-dive into (hp vallov hut tins increase, is attributable no wreck ige was reported to have been to housing, there being a net decrease of discovered the story was forgotten until 33,605 on other services." to-dav. Progress made on housing during the' On" February 25 a German statement current year is responsible for a drop of.dec'ared that a machine had come to 5.969.250 out of the total decrease of'sricf over the Mediterranean. The in the Councils commitments. newspapers were very reticent, wtucn aroused speculation, one sugges-REHOUSINC COSTS being that the missing machine was some secret design.

"It is still very uncertain," states the The presence of a woman's bodv in Committee, how much the Council mav the machine did not lend support to the 70-foot motor torpedo-boats from Vosper. Portsmouth. These are to be armed with 21-inch torpedo tubes and a small quick-firing gun. and with a full load it is stated thev will have a speed of well over forty knots. Rudyard Kipling Memorial Princess Alice Countess of Athlone and the Earl of Atblone will lay the foundation stones of two school houses at the Imperial Service College.

Windsor, to-morrow. They are being erected to the memory of Rudyard Kipling, an Old Boy when the school was at Westward Ho. Fuhrer's Medal for Briton The FUhrer has awarded the life-saving medal to Mr William Hegan, of the British Consulate-General in Berlin. Last September he suddenly heard cries for help when nearing the canal which connects the River Spree with the lakes in the east of Berlin. Without hesitating for a moment.

Mr. Hegan, fully dressed, jumped into the water and. in spite of the darkness, succeeded in saving the life of a young man who had need to spend on rehousing for abate theory that it was the ALUb. since it was thought that the machine, flying from the Balearics. would have been carrying technicians serving with the Italian and German forces.

B.U P. CROYDON'S TYPHOID CLAIMS fallen in. neuter. ment of overcrowding. The total requirements for slum clearance are also uncertain; there is.

for example, an overlap between the statistics of slum clearance and overcrowding. "On the whole, it seems that at present it is still not possible to adopt a better gross figure than to cover the Council's exist. ng regards these two classes of operations and a redevelopment scheme already approved." The gross amount to be raised nn rate account is estimated at 35, 972.043. of which more than C10.OCiO.noo will be met by income, including Exchequer grants. Rate contributions will amount to approximately 24,000.000.

It is estimated that the closing balances on March 31. 1940. will be nearly 1.600.000. The rateable value of the administra SUGAR BRITISH GUIANA PEACE CT'iricin Finance Committee reported yesterday that despite the cost of the lypho.d outbreak there is to he no increase in Croydon's rates for the next financial year. The present rate is lis.

4ri. in the C. A year ago the rate was ids. I and the previous year lUs. 6d.

In tne Toivn Council's estimates for an allowance of is beins GEORGETOWN, Saturday The Government of British Guiana announces that an agreement has been reached between the sugar producers and labourers in settlement of disputes maae to pay the tirst years interest on the loan which it is proposed to raise to AT SIDCUP, KENT tive Countv of London estimated at 62.160.000-than for the present year tor 1SUH-4U is meet trie cost ot settling L840, 000 more 2ft() typhoid claims. The loan is expected to be about 150.000. on the sugar estates, which of late have led to considerable unrest. The agreement gives recognition to the The Crown Prince and Princess of Greece 1 Man-Power Citizens' Association as the have arrived in Berlin on a private visit representative body of the labourers. Exchange (Exchange.

MR. NATIONAL SERVICEeK-Ett6 GANDHI'S FAST PROGRESS OF DEFENCE I Included in this Event all reduced at least is a Manufacturer's Surplus Stock of Bedroom Suites one third. See pages 5 to 8 of Special Illustrated SPECIAL OFFICERS APPOINTED Price List. Post Free. TOMORROW UNTIL MARCH 18 SUFFERING FROM HEART WEAKNESS OCCASIONAL RAIN Sir Herbert Morgan.

Britain's new RAJKOT, Saturday TO CONTINUE MILD It is stated that the Bombay Minis publicity chief for National announced last night appointments of I Special Officers in connection with the Tr.vern moot 's National Service cam (Continued from page 17, col. 7) lof work upon a new Royal varht to re-and casualty treatment are to be sue- place the forty-year-old Victoria and cessful, is the building of new roads. Sir John Anderson is now in close The personnel is to be increased hv consultation with local authorities upon 14.000 to a total of 1.33. dun. Mime portion the best methods of securing their most of this addition being caused hv the tak-effective co-operation with the regional ipg over hv tin- N.iw of the Fleet An directors in time of war.

Arm. Naval are being ex- These methods would be the reform of panded. and new d. visions of the their system of local government in R.N.V.H. w.i.

he lormed at Southampton war-time. Urban and rural district 1 1, and Cn rd authorities would delegate their powers There is some shortage of voting riffi- to a larger regional authority, which cers. partiou hi Hy of candidates for the would be responsible for the local gov- engineering branch, but both these mut-ernment of larger areas. tors are under investigat.un. Partlv to It is proposed that committees should meet the deficiency more ollicers will be be formed to carry on the work of exist- invited to transfer from the and ing local authorities in daily co-operation more commissions given to men on the with the regional authorities.

lower-deck. One source of satisfaction But in all such matters Sir John An- lo all nava officers is the abolition of derson regards the local authorities as.hnlf-pav for those whom it is intended to partners with the Government and no re-employ. try has decided to resign if Mr. Gandhi's fast, has not ended by Tuesday. i OFFICIAL REPORT Mr.

Gandhi, who has now completed one dav of his fast to secure democratic, GENERAL INFERENCE. A deep depression is centred south oj Iceland. A secondary disturbance befieeen the Azores and South-ieest Ireland will move paign. Dr. A.

E. Morgan, former Principal of University Cuilege. Hull, and from 1 Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University. Montreal, is to take charge centrally of the work of the special ollicers. Regional appointments are: 'reforms for the people of Rajkot State.

I is cheerful although his condition is: jWeak. it is reported to-day. He has- been examined by a Bombay OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS, LACE CURTAINS, and Special Values in BEDSTEADS, BEDDING, CHINA, GLASS RADIO taken without consultation step will be with them. north-east. Ram will spread to all districts and conditions continue mild.

LONDON, ENGLAND S.E. and E. Wind south to south-ii'est, fresh, perhaps strong on coast later: fair early, then dull, occasional rain; mild. ARMY'S BETTER CONDITIONS specialist. Dr.

Gilder, who said that Mr. Gandhi must be extremely careful. He added that the Mahatma must be spared all exertion, may receive no; visitors and not even conduct correspon-j dence. Mr. Gandhi claims that the ruler of London: Mr.

T. H. Searls, Professor of Hull University. South-Eastern: Mr. A.

Collingridge. North-Western: Major J. B. Upton, Director of Reckilts and Colman. Ltd.

Midlands and South-Western: Mr. H. Brinton. 200 WARSHIPS ON THE STOCKS MARKED EFFECT ON North-Eastern and Northern: Mr. W.

FURTHER OUTLOOK Very un Teeiing. author and traveller. MORE MEN IN THE 14,000 settled generally. Big Savings i Fine Quality IRISH LINEN DOUBLE DAMASK TABLECLOTHS These will give every satisfaction in use. In pleasing Shamrock design as Illustrated.

Finished with rolled hems. A Bargain Offer, RECRUITING BY OUR MILITARY CORRESPONDENT NAVY BY OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENT Scotland: Colonel E. W. Watt, ex-Lord Provost of Aberdeen, and Mr. A.

K. Owen, lecturer at Glasgow University. TOURS OF THE AREAS The appointment of a special officer for Waic is to be made to-morrow. Rajkot State has failed to fulfil a promise that he would grant new political privileges to his people February. He intends to fast unto death if necessary to force the ruler to accord these rights.

It is now six years since Gandhi's last fast and lately he has been suffering from heart weakness and dropsical swelling of the feet. The cotton market at Bombay is closed to-dav as a mark of protest at Mr. Gandhi's fast. The Stock Exchange will be closed. B.U.P.

and Reuter. SUNNIEST FEBRUARY SINCE 1880 Most satisfactory." is the description applied to recruiting in all branches of the Army during 1938. in the Annual Rfnni-t r.f the The Navy Estimates for 147,779,000 published on Tuesday, are the largest Mr. A S. I'Yere Reeves, a director of) IxlyAs.

Reduced from, i Ixljyds. Reduced from, 256 to 1611 "ch' 326 to 216 on record during peace-time, but are Army." published last week by His likely to be exceeded next year with Majesty's Stationery Office, price 6d. 1x 3 yds. Reduced from. "ch- 39n to 269 1 1 ic reoort the increasing expenditure on the covers toe Jiegular Army, year's intake has increased TABLE NAPKINS TO MATCH 24 24 ins.

in wh.ch tlie 226 Reduced from. 'SO per dozen Jj7 a publishing lirm. has been appointed METEOROLOGICAL CORRESPONDENT la assist Str Herbert Morgan generally. The ofVicers will tour the areas to Up to the present has shown no object KiSSrar 1-" depart from the strange cers of the National Service Committees ways of 19i8 a wnlch. as was throughout the country.

i pointed out in The Ouservkr of from to H. Kir. the TO INDIA OFFICE URGED INTERVENE large number of ships laid down in the three years, 1937-39. No fewer than 200 war-hips of different classes are now under construction, and tiie rate of building continues to be satisfactory. Since the production of guns and mountings has been increased by f00 per and (ire control SAVING OF IRISH 10- PER PAIR! LINEN CORDED SHEETS They will ascertain the methods 1, wnrcii me iniaKe has more than doubleci.

being for I'm as against for 1037; and the Territorial Army, which the number of recruits rose from to 77,142 As regards the Regular Army the increase in recruiting is atlnhnteH i These Sheets are evenly woven from fine quality yarns and have a pleasing finished appearance. The wide hems are finished with an attractive two-cord stitch. Laundered ready for use. and director gear by SJO0 per cent which the committees are finding most successful, with a view to making suggestions available to all. and will assist generally in the stimulation of the campaign.

A speecii by Sir John Anderson and other A.R.P. news are on page 21.) Included in the new construction pro- considerable change in the attitude Large Single Bed, finished Single Bed, finished 2 3yds. Reduced from December 25 last, produced a crop of meteorological eccentricities unrivalled in modern times With 220 per cent, of the average quantity of rain over England and Wales as a whole. January, 1939, was undoubtedly the wettest within memory, and in all probability the wettest since 1764. February gained the twofold distinction of outstripping all records for gramme are two capital ships, one uaiiuii luwiiras JMational 2fx.il yds.

Keduced from, Double Bed. finished 2Jx3iyds. Reducedfrom, pPaeir. 596 to 496 and, secondly, to the great improvements per NEW DELHI, Saturday-Great concern at Mr. Gandhi's fast was expressed to the Marquess of Zetland, Secretary of State for India, in a telegram sent by the Congress Party in the Assembly to-day.

The message urges the British Government to intervene at the earliest opportunity to secure the acceptance of Mahatma Gandhi's proposals by the State of Rajkot. The message adds a 456 to 356 426 pair, DAiO to 1 uuu uiiiuiuons oi living. To tin pair, may auuea ine greater rertamtu t. sulci now has oi obtaining work when craft carrier, four cruisers, sixteen destroyers, and twentv-two escort vessels twentv of the latter being ships of a new and faster type These ships and the destroyers w.ll form a welcome lo our antisubmarine force-. The sum cf abou: iIRO.000 has been set aside for she -Mil lie re ros to civil life.

In this (he 1,,. ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD MURDER pruvmg 1 0.11014 eoirc gle.it i.eln Do ritorin Arniv warning of the disastrous consequences that may result from any delay. rosi 'he englli of ng a 1 ot warmth so early in the season in parts Eastern Scotland, and of establishing la new record for attundance of sunshine many places in the south-eastern half England. oiecu envisions.

Reuter. pence establishment BOY --in J4.li. of Save 5- pair 200 Pairs Fine Quality ALL WHITE WOOL WITNEY BLANKETS This fine quality Blanket is an exceptional offer which should not be missed. Beautifully soft and warm with an attractive finished appearance. Ends bound Way all oiiikj year there TO APPEAR IN COURT TO-MORROW At the a deficiency orrov? HONG KONG BOMBING over mine uui recruits Hi 1- expected that I The shade temperature of 62 deg.

at i Aberdeen on the 1(1 1 equalled the normal for July, and surpassed by the announce wide marpin cf rtpir the hirrhpst nrp- th Sorrow who stood beside me the The City of London Police that a hoy ci appcar before the magis-1 v.ously logged there during the first ten JAPAN PAYS COMPENSATION ju -(ill rlcli: To I '11 I. K'-gu mi in- ciearen tnis vear. re were also issued last week the Kslimales Tor which require l'U Imii. an increase of r4fi, 714.000 week 1 wa- able to see the equip-now in full fl.xid of delivery to the trate at the Guildhall Court to-morrow days of February back to 1871 I charged the murder of Mr. Albert with durable wide, corded silk ribbon.

63 85 ins. Reduced from, per pair, 30- 45-to 105 SUNNY HOURS pa pe John Rea, the fifty-six-ycar-old makers' agent. In London (Kew Observatory) no Feb The Japanese Government have now I paid 20.000 Hong Kong dollars (equiva- lent to about 1.250) by way of com-1 a I uiary since I8H0. when registration was begun, had hitherto provided more than Reduced 76 pair. 500 pairs Fine Quality Corded EGYPTIAN COTTON SHEETS ii'ar and Tcintorial Armies.

There is av- development equipment going bu: seems possible that our tonne-- (n some exlent been olf-tiv fie fi.i that the materia now uri- through is the best the world it- Last month's pensation lor the damage done wnen ninety-one sunnv hour. night At last lay silent as a sleeping child. And once again I felt the greyi of light Steal through the window with a promise mild; Glad biids began their customary song. Up sprang the lark the blackbird called his mate. The pigeon coned alone.

An avenue of pines, and through the gate A bov came whistling, as any btrd Breathing the clear air after rain a pleasing silky durable two-cord These Sheets are woven from fine quality yarns and have texture. The wide hems are finished with an attractive and stitch. Laundered ready for use. Finished 2x3 yds British territory at Hong Kong was bombed. This is in full payment of the.

claims made by the British Government, i News has also been received in Lon Mr. Rea died on Thursday night after being found u.tli head injuries on the staircase of a block of odices opposite St. Paul's C.Hnodral, All county and borough police forces in the Home Counties, and Scotland Yard's (ingcr-print photographic experts have co-operated with the City Police in their inquiries. Chief-Inspector Hallows of the City Police, and other ollicers returned to London yesterday, after having been summoned lo Portsmouth in connection inquinrs into the tragedy. 'yield was 105 hours 75 per cent, in excess of the ordinary allowance.

I During the thirty-one days from February 1 to March 3 the sun shone for '116 hours. Even at the height of sum-met periods of thirty-one consecutive days sometimes fail to produce so good la record as this. The following are 226 to J- Reduced from. per pair A.R.P. IN GERMANY don that agreement has now been reached between the Shanghai municipal authorities and the Japanese authorities regarding measures to be taken to prevent terrorism in the Settlement.

A IX examples Period. Duration of sunshine. July, IHRfi 104 hours. BOYS AND GIRLS TO BE TRAIN HI) I CARPETS at HAMPTONS FROM THE BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR A special feature of Hamptons present display of Carpets Is a conspicuously interesting selection of the latest designs and colourings, as exhibited at the British Industries Fair These include every design shown by one of the most eminent Manufacturers, most of these being unusually fine Persian reproductions. All are marked at London's, lowest prices.

July. 103 hours. August, 1D12 111H hours. 1, 1911ft 1(1!) hours. uly, 1 Ill hours.

JAPANESE CAPTURE HAICHOW QUEEN MARY VISITS HOSPITAL That dripped in shower wind stirred. And eaits came criir, gravelly lane. Where, then, uas stood so near And sleeping sorrow swerc-d, Here HKfil.IX. Saturday Youth ei m.m A P. League.

between thirteen and Mge are to be specially ho had Until the present year's demonstration of the fact, it was not realised that the brightest February is capable of giving the London district as much sunshine Queen Maty piud a visit lo the Queen Mary Hospital lor the East End, at Stratford, vesterdav. to spo thp nnw Kinu TOKYO. Saturday The occupation of Haichow, eastern1 terminus of the. Lunghai Railway, by and .1 and an- toe: in ri ail aspects of air raid George operating theatre block. After-.

as the dullest June (the June of 1909 'Japanese military and naval protec HAMPTON SONS PALL MALL EAST, LONDON, S.W.I forces is to-day. I ion. I training of (ne first class is to announced here H.W.N. LtaitunN ovember 1 5iiiuires Yvnitenau iuu BmaaHmm warns tier Majesty toured the remainder Icontributed onlv 105 hours) and a trifle omcially of the hospital. jmore than the dullest July.

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