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THE CHINA 'MAIL, APRIL 29, 1937.
PARIS TO DEFEND FRANC
Paris, To-day.
JUVENILE CRIME IN CHINA
DR. HOO'S REPORT TO LEAGUE
In an important statement bé- fore the finance commission of the Chamber of Deputies ...yes-
Geneva, To-day. terday, the Finance Minister, M.
A detailed statement on mea- Vincent Auriol, said that the gures for treatment of juvenile franc will not be allowed to go be delinquents in China, and also low the limit set by the Monetary for the well-being of children Law, namely about 112 francs to the pound sterling.
He declared that strong serves existed to defend franc,
and the protection of paternity, was given by Dr. Hoo Chi-tsai re-to the League advisory commit- the tee on social questions yesterday. After Dr. Hoo's report, the chair- There would be no further long-
man congratulated him on the "re- term loan besides the National De-markable evidence" he had tendered fence Loan.
In regard to the third instalment of the Defence Loan, the Minister said that a more favourable mo- ment must be awaited before it could be floated.
of enlightened legislation of which China was giving proof in this direction.
the
Dr. Hoo strongly supported proposals made by the recent Ban- He announced that out of 8,011,- doeng Conference and suggested that 000,000 francs subscribed in the a bureau for information and liai
connexion. first two instalments of the De son in the Far East in fence, Loan, only 164,000,000 francs with the traffic in women and chil- was subscribed by foreigners.--|dren be established at Shanghai.— Reuter.
Reuter.
N.W. FRONTIER Special
FIGHTING
Twenty-Two Killed
Uniform For
And Wounded Coronation
Simla, To-day.
Fighting again broke out on the
New York, To-day. North-West Frontier...- yesterday General John Pershing, comman¬ when the Second Infantry Brigade der of the United States military launched an attack on the revolt-forces in the World War, Admiral ing tribesmen.
Hugh Rodman, and members of the The brigade, which attacked a United States delegation to the Co- native concentration in the Khai-ronation, sailed by the President sora Valley, lost 22 killed and Harding for London yesterday. wounded.
General Pershing has been furn- It is believed, however, that the ished for the occasion with a spe- enemy casualties were heavy. Reuter.
SOVIET MERCHANT
FLEET Orders Being Placed
Abroad
Moscow, To-day,
The Soviet Government is making
a strong effort to incréase the Russian
is merchant fleet, and placing orders with. foreign shipyards.
France is constructing several. passenger steamers, which will be used in the White Sea, while an- other liner is being built in Den-" mark for service in the Mediter-
ranean.
cial self-designed uniform, describ- ed as the most gorgeous ever worn by an American officer. The uni- form cost $600.
The third chief delegate to the Coronation, Mr. Norman Davis, is already in London.--Reuter.
PROMOTION IN R.A.F.
Name Well-Known In Hong Kong
London, To-day. Air Vice-Marshal H. M. Cave- Browne-Cave, Commandant of the Several new freighters will be R.A.F. College, Cranwell, has been launched at Odessa next month, appointed Air Officer Commanding and two large oil tankers are now No. 16 (Reconnaissance) Group of under construction in Russia the Royal Air Force, Trans-Ocean,
KILLED ALIGHTING
FROM BUS
Air Vice-Marshal Cave-Browne- Cave was formerly a Naval officer. He served in the Great War, where he won the D.S.O. and D.F.C.
From 1981 to 1934 he was Direc- tor of Technical Development at Lo Chai, driver of bus No. 586 the Air Ministry, and since then has reported to the Police that about has been Commandant at Cran- 7.30 p.m. last night two passengers, well. He was in command of a fly- alighted from the bus in Nathan ingboat squadron which came
to Road while it was in motion and Hong Kong, some years ago. received injuries. Both were ad-Renter. mitted to the Kowloon Hospital and one, Ng Kwai-yick, died soon after- wards.
Princess Juliana And Coronation
An unknown Chinese was admitt
The Hague, To-day- ed to the G.C.E. suffering from the,
Princess Juliana and Prince effects of immersion when he either Bernhard will sail on board the fell or jumped into the harbour, op- Netherlands battleship Gelderland posite the China Fleet Club yes- for England on May 9 to partici- terday. He was rescued by a Chin-pate in the Coronation celebrations. ese constable, Lo Wo.
Trans-Ocean.