NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR
IN TOKYO-
London, To-day.
Sir Robert Henry Clive, British Ambassador to Tokyo, has been appointed Ambassador to Brussels, while Sir Robert Craigie will suc- ceed him in the Japanese capital.
Sir Exmond Ovey, Ambassador in Brussels, has been transferred
to Buenos Aires-Reuter.
10XFORDS FULL
COURSE ROW
Slow Time Recorded
London, To-day.
THE CHINA
MARCH 11987.
AMBASSADORS
VISIT
Official Calls Hankow
The Oxford University boat race crew rowed their first full course
Hankow, To-day. trial from Putney to Mortlake yesbull-Hugessen, the British Am- Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatch- terday in 22 minutes 36 seconds.
IS
Intermediate times were, the Milebassador to China, who arrived at post in 4 minutes 38 seconds; Ham- Hankow: yesterday afternoon. will mersmith Bridge in 8 minutes 16 pay a visit to General Ho Hsing- seconds; Chiswick Steps in tsun, Director of the Hankow Head- Sir Robert Craigie has been As-minutes 36 seconds and Barnes quarters, at 10 o'clock this morning sistant Under-Secretary of State Bridge in 19 minutes 4 seconds. and later General Huang Shao- in the Foreign Office since 1934. A flood tide gave the crew little hung, the Governor of Hupei.
assistance while rough water was A banquet will be given in his experienced in the later stages:
honour this evening by General Close spectators of the trial were
It is learned that Sir Huang. Knatchbull-Hugessen will leave Hankow for Canton to-morrow.— Our Own Correspondent.
The greater part of his diplomatic career latterly has been spent at Whitehall. He was First Secre- tary in Washington in 1920 and the Cambridge crew-Reuter. Charge D'Affaires in 1921, and he
was transferred to the Foreign. Of-
fice in 1923, becoming Counsellor UNITED HOCKEY
in 1928.
His appointment to Japan is his TOURNAMENT
first Ambassadorship.
Sir Robert Clive has been Am- ENCOUNTER
bassador in Japan since 1934. Prior
to that he served in Rome, Tokyo,
WILD
A doubtful goal robbed HMS.
»
BARMAN SETS THE TONE
Ramsay MacDonald's
Daughter
Cairo,- Berne, Stockholm and Pek-Tamar of victory when they met ing, as Minister in Teheran and the Seaforth Highlanders yester- Minister to the Holy See.
Miss Ishbel MacDonald, daugh- day at King's Park, in a United
ter of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Hockey Tournament match, each licensee of the Plough Inn, Speen, side scoring once.
Bucks, discussed some of the pro- After a goalless first half, Ser-blems of bar-keeping with young geant Wright, inside left for the men who, under a scheme devised Seaforths, appeared to kick the ball by the Restaurant Public Houses in the circle before scoring. It was Association, have been brought late in the game before Trace from the Special Areas to be train- equalised for the Tamar.
ed and plated as barmen in Lon- don.
FLUCTUATIONS
IN TIN MARKET
London, To-day.
Tin prices fluctuated wildly yes- terday following the alteration in the quota, which the International Committee recently fixed at 100 per cent, values declining £25.
Anti-Gas Protection
Examination
Traders, believing that producers, Dr. J. E. Dovey having complet
The occasion was the annual reanion of the association at the Windsor Castle Hotel, Victoria Miss MacDonald, as president of the Training Branch, presided
"Very hard, very interesting,
apart from those in Malaya, willed a course of Lectures on anti- be unable to produce larger quotas, gas protection at the St. John Am-Very enjoyable," was her descrip- and maintaining that world combulance Brigade headquarters, It is
tion of work in a public house. sumption is above the estimate of intended to hold- an-
"Now that I have been working Examination
*I realise in an inn," she said the International Tin Committee under the auspices of the Associa
what a responsibility yourwerk subsequently caused prices to be tion at an early date. Members marked up...
of the Brigade who wish to be ex kinds of people, and you can 'set is. You are in touch with all
Closing levels even showed
amined on the subject are request the tone of all the houses in small advance compared with lasted to communicate their names to night's close. Reuter..
the Secretary as soon as possible.
which you are working.
IRELAND WALES
RUGBY CLASSIC
POSTPONED
a
Egypt's Admission To League
Geneva, To-day.
STOP PRESS
TEL. 20022 or 33993
CHURCHMEN ON SPAIN
No Anti-God' Movement
Outstanding points in the anani- mous report issued by a group of "There are some public houses British churchmen who have re- which are an insult to the work- turned from a 12-day visit to Bar- ing men who frequent them. You celona, Valencia and Madrid are: can make them all fit for any per "We found no evidence of anti- son to go into they should be God propaganda in Spain;- places in which people can spend "Protestant churches and pastors
Britain has requested the Secretheir time in happy companion- have been practically unmolested; tary-General of the League to con- ship." vene a special meeting of the Assembly for the admission of Egypt to the League
600 Boys Helped To Posts
Mr. W. S. Douglas, representing
Roman Catholic churches have Belfast, Yesterday.
been destroyed and priests killed.” To-morrow's Rugby international
The group consisted of the Dean match between Ireland and Wales
of Chichester, the Very Bey A. S It is suggested that the Assembly the Ministry of Labour, which col- Duncan Jones; the Dean of Roches- has been postponed. The heavy fall will meet at the end of May when laborates with the association ter, the Very
arcis Under- of snow here has made the ground the Council is next due to assemble. its work, said that since 1932, hill, the Rev. Henry Carter, Social unfit for play, and the encounter
when the scheme was started, 600 Welfare will be held on April 3-Reuter-
Secretary, boys had been helped to positions. Charch: Mr. Percy-Bartlett, Society. Last year 200 boys had been plac-of Friends, the Rev Philip Usher, ed in satisfactory and permanent chaplain to the Bishop of employment.
Army And Air Force
Estimates
London, To-day The Air estimates will be taken. in the Commons on Monday and the Army estimates on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the appointment will be moved of a Select Commit- tee to consider a message from the King relating to the Civil list which will be delivered to the House on Tuesday-British Wire-
eds.
-Reuter.
Dinner Parties At Palace
London, To-day. The King and Queen are giving two dinner parties next week at Buckingham Palace.
They will be held in the Boom and the gold plate service I be used Reuter
Petty
Oades,
The King's Exequatur empower-nom
ing Mr. Inayetullah Cemal Ozkaya
to act as Consul General of Turkey phreys in London with jurisdiction in the shortly Colonies, Prote orates and Man-
date for which is exercised by His Majesty's
Government in the
United Kingdom has received. His Majesty's signature.
furors list for 1997; “Government Gazette.
Petty Officer's Wedding
law for the
are aga
rmanship
(Bele
Alfred
ter and Mr. Henry
It was announced during the organised, the part
extended to Scotland this meeting that the scheme was be was limited
Spanish secondary course of
"We found State public-house manag
which would fit mento?
dinner to be organised.
training,
the
Mra Neville Chamberlain, who attended as a guest, said she. been touched by the surprise. working man who had called on been her and found that she really knew Henry something about the plight of the
Special Areas.
will
Sino-Japanese Relations
Hau
bass
king
Bourquin, Chung-hui
British Wireless,
Our Owne
ing, To-day.
nese]
Dr. Wan
morning
were
Inquiry