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THE REPARATIONS PROBLEM
NEW DEVELOPMENT
LABOUR M.P.'S. QUERIES IN HOUSE OF COMMONS PERCENTAGES DIFFICULTY
London, Yesterday.
The Committee of Experts on German reparations met in formal session in Paris to-day.
It is expected that its delibera- tions would throw further light on the suggestions for a reparations' settlement which, according to re- poris in London, would operate un- favourably for "Britain.
The experts having met primarily to determine the amount that Ger many can pay in reparation, much surprise is expressed at these re- ports which state that proposals for
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CANTON RADIO
NEW ADMINISTRATION NOW IN CONTROL"
CHANGE REGRETTED
1 From Or Own Correspondent.]
Canton, Yesterday.
WHAT BRITAIN PAYS IN PENSIONS
A COMPARISON
EQUAL TO FRANCE AND GERMANY COMBINED
£913,000,000 SPENT
London, Yesterday.
The Kwangtung Wireless Admini- stration, which was organised under the Government of Marshal Li Chai-sum, in close agreement with
In the debate in the House of Hong Kong, has been put out of office and superseded by the Bureau Commons to-day, on the vote for of Radio Communications under the the Ministry of pensions, Major Con- Tryon, Minister of Pensions, said supervision of the National struction Commission. Apparent it was still almost the largest ly the former Administration was single vote for any of your great too soundly organised and run for departments. The Ministry's work the individuals of the post-Li Chai- affected the weekly budget of about sum regime to get anything out of 1,000,000 families, and the number of their beneficiaries was about it, for there was no earthly reason to put it out of office and organisa 1,500,000.
'At the end of the current year we a new administration in its stead. The previous administration gave should have spent since the begin- excellent service by far the best ning of war-that was in the last 15 a settlement involve a revision of 'ever known in Canton, which years--no less than £913,000,000 on new war pensions. He had taken pains cannot yet be said of the Bureau of Radio Communications, to ascertain how this compared who have moved to a less central with the expenditure of ather great position and are extremely slack in countries who, along with us, were most heavily engaged in the Great sending and receiving messages, War. most of which take two hours toj
He found that as compared with and from Hong Kong as against a' maximum half-an-hour under the our £913,000,000 France had spent £500,000,000 and approximately previous administration.
the Spa scheme of percentages, on which the reparations should be allocated and that suggested varia- tions should be made almost tirely at the expense of Great Britain.
en-
The Eritish press strongly ein- phasises the view that whatever reduction is, allowed to Germany should be borne proportionately by all parties in receipt of German reparations.
The whole question, being still under examination and discussion, hopes are entertained that an agree ment will eventually be reached which will safeguard the principle: of the Balfour Note and will leave undisturbed the percentages agreed to at Spa in 1925.-British Wireless Service.
Col. Wedgwood's Anxiety
In the House of Commons, Col.
It is a great pity that this sort Germany approximately £400,000,- of thing abould be continually 000, so that we had spent, roughly, happening, as it does not tend to an amount on pensions, equal to those two great countries combined. Inspire Chinese and foreign me Unlike other countries, we had chants with any great confidence in the future, which will have a derogatory effect on trade.
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J. C. Wedgwood asked whether Mr. Churchill had any communication from the Reparation Committee to give the House and why the com- mittee was dealing with the Spa | m- percentages.
Mr.
A. M. Samuel, on behalf shares which will be submitted to of Mr. Churchill, asked Col. Wedg- Mr. Young on May 9, wood to repeat the question to- and that Mr. Churchill would mean while consider whether be was able to make a statement.
morrow
Col. Wedgwood, in a supple- mentary question, asked whether the British representatives on the Reparations' Committee, were with cut information and instructions! at this very critical moment.
The Speaker asked Col. Wedgwood to await Mr. Churchill's statement.
Col. Wedgwood: "We cannot wait. If we wait till to-morrow the country may be committed to an other gift to the French people. Why is Mr. Churchill not in his place?"!
The hope prevails that the adop tion of some such compromise may save the conference.
-Early Telegrams
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adjusted our scale of pensions to meet the enhanced price of the cost of commodities so that the pension- er should not suffer. He estimated for the next few years expenditure on pensions would be about forty- five million sterling a year.-British Wireless Service.
DUKE IN JAPAN
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY IN
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FLAGS PRESENTATION
Tokyo, Yesterday. Returning the compliment of the Duke of Gloucester, who presented an Australian flag to Japanese Boy Scouts, Prince Takamatsu, in a short but impressive ceremony, Newspapers here cencede that during which a Boy Scout band Great Britain has reason for displayed the British and Japanese satisfaction over Mr. Young's re- National Anthems, this afternoon over two flags to Sir parations plan which, according to handed
Paris, Yesterday.
the "Echo de Paris" allots Britain Thomas Ccombe, Chief Scout of 1,000 million marks whereas she Australia for presentation to the asked for 3,800 millions; but the Australian Scouts.
Interest attached to the ceremony paper goes on to ask why she pre-
fact that a new Bet, as no Im- viously did not join the French de-because of the legate in "administering a lesson to precedent is thus the debtor" and sending back Dr.perial Prince has hitherto taken a Schacht on April 19 to the Dawes direct interest in the Scout move- scheme.
Duke's Strenuous Round After a strenuous round of offi-
The "Petit Parisien" points out
German Figures
ment.
Mr. Samuel explained that the question had only reached the that Britain's share of the reparacial entertainments since his ar
it tions under the new scheme is ac Treasury that afternoon, and
there is practically rival, the Duke, in spite of the rain, was impossible to get information reduced that
nothing left for the back debt pay spent the morning and afternoon in the time given.
ments to the United States, or for riding and golfing with Princes What is Being Done
Asaka, Konoye, Higashikuni, and the Dominiors," Paris, Yesterday,
others. British dis-
He lunched informally at the Following on the
Berlin. Yesterday. Komazawa Golf Club, together upproval of Mr. Owen Young's reparations* plan, there seems The latest figures of the Agent with about thirty members. This for Reparations show evening he is giving a banquet to ground to suppose that Britain is General willing to make some concession that the British Empire received 44 Japanese notables in the Kasumi- with regard to the proposed reduced million marks last month, and 329 gaseki Palace, to return their German annuity, but considers millions in the past eight months. hospitality, after which he will ball at the British that the sacrifices should be pro- France received 100 millions and attend a portionate all round.
742 millions respectively. The bulk Embassy-Reuter. There is reason to believe that a of this latter is represented by counter-proposal is being prepared deliveries in kind. Germany's pay- by "countries interested" (among ments totalled 200 millions and which Britain would logically figure) 1,418 millions of marks respective- for the distribution of the Allied ly.-Reuter.
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HEAVY FIGHTING - NOW IN PROGRESS
VICTORIES, CLAIMED
Simla, Yesterday.
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