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FAVOURED BY "PLUM" WARNER (Received January 21, 2 p.m.) LONDON, January 20. 'Mr. "Plum"' Warner, speaking at the annual meeting of the Middlesex Crickct Club, at which lie was elected president, advocated the five-day Test. He said the prospects of a fight to a finish would be greatly enhanced. There would be no additional interference with the county programme if Tests started on a Thursday instead of Friday. TWENTY~DROWNED FINNISH STEAMER AGROUND (Received January 21, 2 p.m.) OSLO, January 20. It is feared that the crew of twenty; of the Finnish steamer Savonia, which went aground near Kristiansand, has perished. Fishermen found the wreck practically destroyed. There was no sign of survivors. Heavy seas continue. The Savonia sent out an SOS at 2 a.m., after which she was silent. DUKE OF WINDSOR SHAKEN IN COLLISION (Received January 21, 2 p.m.) VIENNA, January 20. The Duke of Windsor's car collided with another on an icy road between Castle Enzesfeld and Vienna. The Duke, though slightly shaken, took the wheel himself for the remainder of the journey. SUCCESSION BILL ADOPTED IN CANADA (Re'ceived January 21, 2.30 p.m.) OTTAWA, January 20. The Succession Bill was adopted without division. Mr. J. S. Woodsworth, Leader of the Commonwealth Federation, withdrew his demand for the correspondence after the Prime Minister had refused to produce it. HUNDREDS PERISH TRAGEDY NEAR CANTON j (Received January 21, 2.30 p.m.) CANTON, January 20. Panic-stricken passengers jumped madly to death' in swirling waters, when a crowded junk struck a submerged rock in ■ a ■ dense fog, whila negotiating the ■ treacherous Kanchuk rapids, 30 miles from. Canton. Only; 100 of the 400 passengers have been, picked up so far. ITALY'S POPULATION (Received January 21, 2 p.m.) ROME, January 20. The population of Italy on December 31 was 43,286,000. The birth-rate, despite last year's country-wide demographic campaign, fell from 23.1 to i&.* per thousand. DEATH OF "GIBSON GIRL'* (Received January 21, 2.30 p.m.) . LONDON, January 20. The death is announced of Mrs, Brand, wife of Mr. R. H. Brand, a prominent banker. She was one of the five sisters who were the world-fameai original "Gibson girls.'
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 17, 21 January 1937, Page 10
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