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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUŁY 7, 1936
QUESTION-TIME
IN COMMONS
Foreign Secretary Kept Busy
ENQUIRIES ON MANY MATTERS
London, To-day.
The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, who returned from Genera on Sunday, in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon answered several questions. Ask ed whether he would consider fur- ther representations to Germany about the desirability of avoiding further delay in answering the questionnaire handed to the Ger man Government on May 7 and published on the following day, Mr. Eden replied: "No, Sir. The British Ambassador has already reminded the German Government un more than one occasion of the desire of the Government for an early reply."
In answering a question regard-| Czechoslovakcan de-l ing the new fence law, and its effect on the minorities, Mr. Eden said that be understood the German Party in Czechoslovakia had addressed, a petition to the League relating to
Mme. Renee Florigny, the well- known: French pianist, will be heard in a recital this evening at -915 at the Helena May Institute, under the distinguished patron- age of. His Excellency the Gor- ernor and the French Consal.
UNEMPLOYMENT
IN ENGLAND Welcome Decrease In Figures
JUNE STATISTICS
London, To-day.
The unemployment figures for June showed an improvement, and fare now standing at 1,700,000, which is 200,000 less than at the end of May this year and 300,000. {less than at the end of June last
year-Reuter's Bulletin Service.
ENSURED PERSONS London: An increase in the number of persons in employment and a further, fall in the number [of unemployed are revealed in the Jime returA of the Ministry of Labour. It is estimated that at June 22 the number of insured Ipersons in employment, exclusive
GOODWILL VISIT of agricultural workers, was ap
TO NANKING Delegation Of 200 Children
proximately 10,332,000. This was ||1,000 ́more than the mouth before and 441,000 more than a year ago. The statistics are not yet available for an estimate of the numbers of agricultural workers in employ-: |ment.
their position. Pending considera- A party of youthful goodwill am- The number of unemployed per-1 tion of this petition, in accordance bassadors from Kwangsi, repre-sons on the registers at June 22 with the appropriate procedure at sented by some 200 children from totalled 1,702,676. This was 32,366 Geneva, it would not be possible the preparatory schools in
that less
than a month earlier, and
to make any statement.
province, will shortly be paying a 297,434 less than a year before.- TERRITORY SEIZED visit to Nanking as "official de British Wireless Service. Information was also sought as legates" from Kwangsi.
TRUNK ROADS IN BRITAIN
Responsibility For Maintenance
the area of territory in Their object, it is learned, is to Ethiopia occupied by the invader-appeal to the Nanking Government Mr. Eden said that there had been to take over the Kwangai armies some advance by the Italians along and resist Japanese aggression. Kenya frontier; and they were re- The party are at present ial [ported to have occupied Mega. Hong Kong and are staying in the He could not say how far the hiz-Wo Ping Hotel in Nathan Road. iterland to the north had been oc-They have about $400 between
London, To-day. cupied. The occupation along the them, which is quite a large sum Far reaching proposals, under frontier of British Somaliland apof money to be in the hands of which the Government will take peared to be complete.
children whose ages range from over, the responsibility for the Questioned regarding the results between 11 to 13 years.
maintenance of about 4,500 miles of the consultations between the The date of their departure haal of trunk roads, were announced Governments on the problem of not yet been fixed but it is under in the House of Commons yester- the traffic
wizzen and stood that they intend to leave as day. The Minister of Transport | children in the East,
Mr. Boon
as all their arrangements Mr. Hore Belisha, said in reply to Eden said that it had been have been completed, there being a question that for some time the decided that a conference would still some minor details to be at Government have had under re- take place in February next intended to.: Java and that the French, Chin-i
view the difficulties in securing more uniform standards to accord
ese, Portuguese, Netherlands and PROBLEM OF STRAITS with modern requirements on the
Siamese Governments, together
with the Government of Hong
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main through traffic routes, and have reached the conclusion that
Kong and of the Straits Settle (Continued from Page 1) ments, should send representatives Pariskai Kommuna, stationed the most satisfactory solution is The United States Government at Sebastopol and would preto transfer from the County Coun→ | will send an observer. Voluntary vent the Soviets from keeping cils to the Ministry of Transport organizations interested in these a fleet of battleships for opera as the highway authority, full re-
sponsibility for the maintenancei advisory and consultative char-Reuter.
and improvement of the more im- acter.-British Wireless Service, ~ IMPORTANT CHANGES ! portant routes used largely by Montreux: The Dardanelles through traffic, and so described Conference resumed its labours jas trunk roads. yesterday. Before the delibera- A bill to effect this transfer, as tions were opened, it was made from the beginning of the next known that at the wish of the financial year, is to be introduced
VISITOR TO BERLIN Cordial Welcome For Chinese Minister
British Government several im-in Parliament în the autumn. portant changes had been made in The proposals do not apply to any the draft agreement drawn up roads in the Metropolitan and jointly by the Powers participat-County Boroughs in England and Berlin, To-day.
The new Wales or the large Boroughs in Arrangements are being made to ing in the Conference. give a cordial welcome to Dr. Ta British Draft contains 24 articles. Scotland-British Wireless Ser- Chi-tao, President of the Exam-the exact text of which will bevice. ination Yuan at Nanking, who is published later.
SOCIAL WORK IN BRITAIN Duke Of Kent Shows His Interest
(arriving to-day. He will be enter- Meanwhile it is known that the]
tained to luncheon by General von
British raised no objections to Dar- Blomberg, Minister of Defence, on Turkey's refortifying the
but insisted that Friday, and will be received by danelles, Herr Hitler and entertained to an international Dardanelles Com luncheon by Baron von Neurath, mission should remain in Foreign Minister, and Dr. Goeb-existence. Should Turkey feel bels, Minister for Propaganda-
itself threatened and consequently
London, To-day. Reuter.
want to close the Dardanelles,
HRE. the Duke of Kent, who Britain makes the condition that!
has returned from Holland after this should not be decided by an unilateral act in Ankara, but tion at Amsterdam, made a tour [attending the British Air Exhibi-
should require the consent of the majority of the League of Nations of the social centres of Lancaster Powers. In the event of an out- yesterday. Reuter's Bulletin Ser-
vice.
NANKING ATTACK ANTICIPATED
against the two Kwangs, it is believed here.
OBITUARY
GEN. SIR BRUCE HAMILTON
(Continued from Page 1) pretext for future military ac tion by the Central Authorities break of hostilities in which Turkey was not involved, Turkey would be required to guarantee Reports that Mr. Tang Shao-not to help any of the belligerent yi; former member of the Powers to the disadvantage of South-west Political Council, some other. In short, Turkey, will set as mediator are not while providing for ber own seriously taken in well-inform-safety, must in all circumstances
London. To-day- ed quarters here. He is now in remain neutral,
The death has occurred of Gen. Nanking to take up a high
According to the British draft, Sir Bruce Meade Hamilton, who Government post. During the the right to pursue an enemy took part in the capture of Manda- past two years he has be-through the Dardanelles must lay in 1885 and was attached to come detached from Southern remain, as long as Turkey's the Army Command of the Home politics, being disappointed security is not imperilled. Britain Defence from 1914. to after being ousted from his demands like treatment for all na Renter. position of magistrate of tions in time of peace-British Changshan model county,
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
During the week ended last
Saturday seven cases (with one
Wireless Service.
BLENHEIM SOLD TO US. SYNDICATE
1918-
CAPTAIN, EYSTON BREAKS HIS
*OWN RECORD
Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, To-! day. --- Captain Eyston, driving Geneva, To-day HH the Aga "Speed of the Wind, covered death) of diphtheria, four of en-Khan-arrived here yesterday. In-1625 miles an hour, breaking the teric fever (with one death), one terviewed, he stated that he had world record of 159.30 miles an of measles, two of cerebrospinal just sold his stallion Blenheim, hour established by himself last fever (with two deaths) and one which won the Darby, in 1930, to year at the same spot--Reuter. of puerperal fever (with one an American zyndicate-Reuter's death) were reported to the local Buletin Service.
Health authorities. In the same
Iperiod.. 75-deaths from tuber-
{culosis were reported. Three
cases of enteric fever were foti-
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