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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937
CABINET MINISTERS ARE ALHAMBRA
VICTIMS TO INFLUENZA
Mr. Runciman And Sir John Simon
SIR JOHN SMON
DUTCH AIR LINE
TO AUSTRALIA ?
NEGOTIATING FOR EXTENSION
ACCORD LIKELY
UNABLE TO ATTEND IMPORTANT MEETING
London. To-day.
Two prominent members of the Cabinet are victims of the influenza epidemic, which still rages unabated.
First to succumb was Mr. Rup- ciman. President of the Board of Trade, who is confined to his bed. Then Sir John Simon, Home) Secretary, was reported a victim They will be unable to attend to-day's Cabinet meeting:
Vitally important matters are
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POLICE SAVE
included in the agenda for ROYAL
Cabinet, which is meeting for the
first time since the New Year. HONEYMOONERS
Not only will the acute Spanish;
problem difficulties and Mr. Eden's)
efforts to make the non-interven PESTILENTIAL
tion policy more effective be cis- cussed, but there are also a sum- ber of extremely important! domestic matters.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
QUIET VILLA NOW AT DISPOSAL
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Amsterdam, Yesterday. Desirous of extending its pre
Primary importance is attached sent service to the Nederlands East Indies onwards to Australia. to the meeting of the Imperial
Warsaw, To-day. the Royal Netherlands Airways Conference which will take place) has induced the Netherlands Gov-immediately after the Coronation
Police authorities at Krynica erament to approach the British of King George VI. while the have had to intervene to pre-
Governments, legislative programme Australian
for the vent further molestation or the making tentative proposals forthcoming session of Parliament royal honeymoon couple, Crown Permission was asked to extend has also to be studied. Trans-Princess Juliana and Prince the route from Batavia Darwin.
and
to Port Ocean.
Both countries have agreed to SOVIET AND
consider the request.
It is, however, pointed out that VOLUNTEERS a proposal of a similar kind was made in 1936 and at that timei negatived by Australia which was contemplating the development of its own services to England.
The attitude in Australia is, nevertheless believed to have un-
Studying Britain's Demarche
Moscow, Yesterday. The British demarche regarding dergone a change and there are the sending of volunteers to Spain
CLAST 4 TIMES TO DAY signs that the Australian Govern- is being carefully considered by
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Bernhard, who have been con- tinuously pestered by photo- graphers.
At the invitation of the Polish Princess Crown Government, Juliana of the Netherlands and her husband. Prince Bernhard, have left the Patria hotel at Krynica and are occupying a pri-: vate villa for the duration of their stay in Poland.
It is a charming country house. standing in its own parklands in the midst of maxnificent scenery.
ment attaches some importance to the Soviet Government, according The house is one normally used) collaboration with the Royal to circles close to the Foreig
by the Polish President. Dr. Netherlands Indies Airways in ar-Commissariat,
Moscicki, and by Marshal Rydz- It is pointed out, however, that Smigly when they seek relaxation der that the time taken for the
Australia serious technical difficulties might in the mountains. trip to London from
prevent the prohibition of recruit: might be shortened to five days.
From June next. the Batavia-jing--Trans-Ocean. Amsterdam trip will be flown re- gularly in 4 days.
Should the British Government as expected-give its consenti al pool arrangement would probably be reached between the Royal Netherlands line and the Quartas) service-Trans-Ocean.
MOROCCO OFFER
Berlin, To-day.
LADY HOUSTON'S
WEEKLY
Vital Policy Change Foreshadowed
London, Yesterday. It is announced that the "Satur- day Review," the ultra-die-hard Colonel Beigbeder, acting High weekly which was owned by the Commissioner in Spanish Morocco, late Lady Houston, will complete has extended an invitation similarly change its editorial policy in
future. to that extended to France where-
by British observers will be en- abled to investigate reports German activity-Router.
NAVAL ACCEPTANCE
The Crown Princess and her husband hope to find refuge there from the crowds of reporters and film cameramen who hitherto have followed them at every turn and at last became intolerable nuisance-Trans-Ocean.
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AID OF YOUNG MARSHAL
Called To Fenghua By Chiang
Hitherto it has been opposed to
Canton, To-day. of the Baldwin Government as not
Summoned by Generalissimo forceful and Imperialistic enough. Chiang Kai-shek. Marshal Chang In future, the journal hopes to Hsueh-liang left Nanking for rank as a leading Conservative Fenghua in Chekiang Province
MOSCOW RECRUITING IN
London. To-day. The nvitation of the High Com-weekly.-Trans-Ocean. missioner in Spanish Morocco to inspect conditions has been ac- cepted and British naval officers left Gibraltar to-day-in the des-! troyer, Vazoc
Some of the officers will land at Ceuta and some at Melilla
THE FAR EAST
yesterday by zeroplane, with al number of high staff officers of the Military Affairs Commission, to discuss present conditions in Shensi
Moscow, Yesterday. It is believed the Generalissimo Formation of the Srst "Prole-will appeal to the State Council tarian Division of the Far East," again for the restoration of the The invitation included an o er with headquarters as Barbarovsk, Young Marshal's civil rights and been ordered by the Soviet eend him back to the North-east- of safe-conducts to travel every has where in the zone.-British Wire-Government. Only members ofjern Army to settie the rebellion the Communist Party can be en- with his subordinates.-From Our listed. Trans-Ocean.
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