THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 1, 1987.
BRITAIN BILBAO
AGREES
Page
TO AID
REFUGEES BRITISH FLAT
Navy To Escort Rescue Ships
SATISFACTORY ASSURANCES OF HUMANITARIAN INTENTIONS
London, To-day.
In response to the appeal of the Basque au- thorities for naval protection in the evacuation of old people, women and children, the British Gov- ernment has asked assurances that the evacuation will be purely a humanitarian measure, with no po- litical complexion.
Gladys Cooper Weds Philip Merivale
Chicago, To-day.
The British actress, Gladys Cooper, whose marriage to Sir Arthur Pearson was dissolved on Monday, yesterday married the actor, Philip Merivale.—Reuter.
WAGES INCREASES
IN ITALY
EXPERIMENT
Slum Clearance Problem Met NEEDS OF SMALL
FAMILIES
London, To-day.
From 10 To 12 Per Cent. are persons of very
Throughout Country
Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister of Health yesterday opened a block of flats at Bristol which are a new experiment in slum clearance.
The flats are being provided to ................................................meet the needs of small families and elderly single people who are unable, owing to their work, to move to out-lying estates and who do not require a füll-sized house.
Families who will occupy them small means and in this scheme the Bristol Cor- poration are tackling the hard core of some of the lower paid Rome, To-day.
workers in the slums. The rents ASSURANCES, WHICH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
Wages throughout Italy will be'
of the smallest flats are as low as CONSIDERS SATISFACTORY, HAVE NOW BEEN RECEIVED raised from 10 to 12 per cent, de- AND THE BRITISH NAVY WILL PROTECT ON THE HIGHclared Signor Mussolini yesterday, of rates, water and electric light, four shillings per week, inclusive SEAS BASQUE SHIPS EVACUATING SUCH PERSONS.
adding that the increase would be and include some furniture for the effective as from May 9.
tenants. Government have In- The British Consul at Bilbao Majesty's
A decree states that the increase Sir Kingsley said the greatest con- will superintend the embarcation structed British warships to give of refugees and will ascertain protection outside territorial waters has been rendered necessary by thetribution that had been made by the that they are confined to genuine to any vessels carrying noncomba-high cost of living which since the present generation to social
Bilbao. The Abyssinian war, has risen over 25provements and security had been old persons, women and children. tant refugees from
in respect of better housing for It is assumed that General Franco British, Government confidently as per cent.-Reuter.
the people.British Wireless. will not object to the scheme.
sume that General Franco for his part would not wish to impede this FRANCE MAY AID
humanitarian endeavour and they From Paris comes a report stat-anticipate no difficulty regarding ing that the Foreign Minister, M. the departure of the refugee ships. Yvon Delbos, confirms that plans to Actually, so far, there has been evacuate Basque women and children no attempt by insurgent naval
by
the
are under consideration French Government.
Speaking before the foreign affairs committee of the Senate, M.
forces to interfere with shipping of any kind leaving Bilbao.
CONSIDER SUPERVISION
It is understood that the British
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LEADER
im-
Ad-
His Excellency the Officer ministering the
the Government has nominated Mr. G. S. Archbutt as a
Successful Operation In Member of the Court of the Uni- versity of Hong Kong for a period of three years.
Shanghai
Shanghai, To-day. It is reported that after an oper- his chest, General Liu Du-chuen, Commander of the 49th. Army, is Lomfortable and doing well. Our Own Correspondent.
Delbos said that it is possible that Consul in Bilbao will be in a posi-ation for removal of a bullet from ships now in Bordeaux will be re-tion to satisfy himself of the com- quisitioned for transportation of
plete disregard of political con- approximately 3,000 refugees to siderations in the selection of re- France-Reuter.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
London, To-day.
fugees.
The decision of the British Gov- ernment follows close on the Home Secretary's intimation of his will- The Basque Government, having ingness to facilitate the proposal enquired in London whether naval of Spanish Relief Organisation to protection would be afforded to the bring a number of Basque children ships by which it hopes to arrange to Britain, and the assurance re- for the evacuation of women and peated in Commons by the For- children and old people from Bil-eign Secretary that the Government bao, the British Government has are considering what action could ascertained that there would be be taken, in cooperation with other complete impartiality as between governments, to prevent a recur- the parties and supporters and rence of aerial attacks on civilians opponents of the existing regime in by either side in the Spanish Civil the choice of refugees for evacua-War.-British Wireless. tion.
In these circumstances, in con- Mr. R. W. Roberts has been ap- formity with the policy hitherto pointed a Member of the Exchange followed, of lending all possible Fund Advisory Committee în assistance to humanitarian work to place of Mr. Alfred Brearley both sides in the civil war, His signed.
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