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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 8, 1937.
Taxicab Strike In Amsterdam
Amsterdam, To-day. Walking was the order of the day on Wednesday in Amster- dam when" over 600 taxi-cab drivers went on strike for an increase in wages.
Only a few isolated cabs, driven by owners, appeared on the streets-Trans-Ocean.
SWISS AND
ITALIAN CONQUEST
De Jure Recognition
Announced
REPORT EXPLAINS
"Berne, To-day. Full explanation of the reasons lying behind the de jure, recogni-
NEW FRENCH AIR on of the Italian conquest of
SERVICE
South American Route
Paris, To-day.
Abyssinia by Switzerland is con- tained in the annual report of the Federal Politieal. Department issued yesterday.
Lowering the status of the Swiss representative in Addis Ababa to that of Consul, the report states. Details of the new French air was a necessary step since only by service to South America, which is this means "could protection of at present in the course of organ-Swiss nationals and interests in isation, were revealed yesterday by Abyssinia be effected.
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the general manager of Air France. The majority of the great Powers The planes which will be used had tacitly recognised Italian on the new route, he stated, would sovereignty by converting the Le- have an average speed of 300 gations at Addis Ababa înto Con- kilometres -an hour, 2 cruising sulates.
range of 4,500 kilometres and a Although these Governments carrying capacity of 1,000 kilogram-stressed that conversion of the Le- mes. From four to six passengers gations into Consulates should not will be carried.
be regarded as de jure recognition
He also declared that when the of the Italian regime in Abyssinia, service is in regular operation, two the Swiss Federal Council consider- flights in eash direction will be ed that non-recognition of Italian made every week. Trans-Ocean. sovereignty would merely compli-
cate the situation.—Trans-Ocean.
ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATIONS BY POLISH
Incidents At Graudenz
In Prussia
Berlin, To-day.
MONEY-LENDING CASE FAILS
Government Servants
Protected
“The law says that government servants earning a salary up to
Anti-German demonstrations oc- curred yesterday in Graudenz, in $200 a month must be protected,” Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, Puisnę Prussia, the outbreak occurring
to Gaumand among the large Polish population Singh, attorney for Amrik Singh,
Judge, pointed out
of the area.
claimed $146
The German Ambassador in War-money-lender, who saw, Herr von Moltke, has been in- from two public servants, Leung structed to draw the attention of Yun-cheung and Seik Pee-Cheung, Summary Court this the Polish Government to the afat the fair.
The demonstrations
morning. took the Mr. C. Y. Kwan, for defendants, the debt and interest had form of agitation for return of the said area to Poland, and has already had already been paid to plaintiff. It that Leung Yun- repercussions in the German press. was disclosed
re-
The German "Diplomatic Corres-cheung signed a promissory note pondence" says that the appease-for $100, whereas he actually ment striven for and achieved by ceived $45. Leung said he wanted the 10-year pact between Germany a loan of $50, but, according to and Poland must not be arbitrarily the common practice, he had to disrupted. Trans-Ocean.
sign for double the amount, besides paying $5 as commission on the UPWARD TREND IN amount loaned. He paid plaintiff
PRICE
Control Commission
In Poland
Warsaw, To-day.
$5 a month for 15 months. At the time he borrowed the money he was earning less than $200 a month.
At this stage, Gaumand - Singh applied for an adjournment stating that he knew nothing of the facts as plaintiff left for India a month In an attempt to combat the up-ago and will not return for at least ward trend of prices; the Polish eight months. Mr Kwan pointed Council of Ministers has introduced out that plaintiff had no legal Ja series of significant measures.{claim.
These include total restriction of Judgment grain exports, reduction in tariffs fendants. on a number of foodstuffs and re- moval of the tariff on zinc and lead. The Council further decided to form a price regulating commission, which will have plenary powers for supervision and regulation of prices. Chui. Kai was sentenced to three
Trans-Ocean."
THE POST OFFICE
EXPANSION
London, To-day.
was
awarded
de-
THE SCRAP METAL RACKET
months' hard labour by Mr. E H. Williams this morning for stealing the brass fittings of water tanks from different addresses in the Central District.
Detective-Sergeant Mottram said the value of the brass was a few The building programme of the dollars but the replacement would Post Office this year will involve ex-cost about $40, in addition to the penditure of £2,000,000.—British inconvenience caused by the sup
Iply of water being cut off.
Wireless.