By W. J. R. Teoumcrs Brockey England, died Poisoning. Accidental death was the Verdict at the inquest, decided by his will to carry on the Some time ago by enemy acti A Giascow phot-ofücer, killed
fight after his death, He left his savings of £800 as an interest-free Joan to the Government for the duration of the war, THERE are special programmes in honour of the French to mark July 14 over XCDN at 7, 8.30 9.20 and 9.30 pin. The latter feature is devoted to the music of French composers—Belioz, Debussy, Saint-Saens, Lalo, Ravel, Massenet and Gounod.
Five Japanese fish import concerns in Shanghai will form in the near future a Japanese Fish Import and Distribution Guild, in order to facilitate the importation and distribution of fresh fish from Japan, the "Shanghai Mainichi" reports, Min. Kenjiro Hayashide, proctor of the Tung Wen University, and Mr. Kaname Hirasawa, vice-President of the Central China Development Company, left yesterday morning for Tokyo in the s, Taiyo Maru according to the "Shanghai Mainichi"
Economic advisors of the Nanking Government's Finance Ministry will hold their. first conference next Thursday, for the purpose of discussing economic reconstruction, the Tairiku Shimpo" reports. The meeting will be the first of regular bimonthly conferences, Fey minutes after a call for help was received from the Women's Voluntary Services, Canadian Red Cross lorries were speeding into bombed areas with clothing, blankets and food. In all they distributed 8:000 articles of clothing and more than 1,500 blankets to 1,000 homeless, Tre U.S. Army has under development a self-propelled anti-tank gun, mount-motorized, This description of a new weapon which U.S, Army Ordnance officers describe as an answer to the German armoured divisions, was authorized by the "War Department in Washington today, GeneraL Seishiro Itagaki, former Chief of Staff of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces to China and newly-appointed Commander of. the Korean Garrison, was host at an elaborate cocktail party at the International Club in Nanking Friday afternoon, the "Shanghai Mainichi" reports.
B.B.C. has lifted its ban on Sir Hugh Robertson, conductor of the Glasgow Orpheus Choir, who is a pacifist: Mr. Churchill, announcing this in the House. said arrangements had been made for broadcasts by the choir. He added that the ban by the B.B.C, on artists and musicians had been entirely removed and no bias would be shown.
Tae Maharajah of Jaipur has received a commission as Second Lieutenant in the Life Guards and has been granted the local rank of Captain. it was announced in a "London Gazette" supplement in April The Maharajah was im England in 1939 and was then temporarily attached to the Life-Guards. He is 29. a distinguished polo player and pilots his own plane.
Tr British Army's 25-pounder, described as "a—gun-howitzer," which was adopted by the War Office several years before the war, kas proved itself of great value im Greece, It can be used either as a field gun or for high-angle howitzer work, lobbing powerful shells over hills and small mountain ranges, A hit on an enemy tank has produced devastating results, 7
A MALE Chinese employee of the Soong Sing Cotton Mill, at 96 Tchang Road, sustained laceration of his scalp and nose when the root of the kitchen collapsed at the mill at 1224 am, yesterday. He was conveyed to the Paulun Hospital in an emergency ambulance, At. the time firemen, who were called out to clear the place, arrived on the scene, the victim was lying on the floor of the kitchen, under a fallen cross beam.
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