CABLES IN BRIEF
Air Raid Report Denied A Chinese Government spokesman denied the truth of Japanese reports that the Chinese are planning air raids on Japan. Rush of ’Plane Orders in U.S. A message from San Diego, California, states that three aircraft factories have reported a record of unfilled orders amounting to 43,000.000 dollars. The factories are increasing their employees by 4100 to 7465 by July 1. Canadian Import Licence A Canadian Order-in-Council requires a certificate for imports from European neutrals establishing that not more thaiji 25 per cent of the costs are due to enemy materials and labour and that the enemy is not interested in the ownership. Riddle of Easter Island Two Canadian anthropologists announced to-day that they had solved the riddle of Easter Island. They were withholding details for three months. In the meantime they said that their study definitely linked the Maoris with Haidas and Vancouver Islands.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21575, 10 February 1940, Page 9
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151CABLES IN BRIEF Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21575, 10 February 1940, Page 9
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