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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 16, 1938.
SIMULTANEOUS CHINESE CLAIM AIR RAID
CANADIAN NEGOTIATIONS
London; To-day.
The President of the Board of Trade announced in the Commons
sist the British Ambassador in the negotiation of the Anglo-American
Trade Agreement is Washington to-day.
leaving for
The Governments of the overseas Dominions were not, he said, taking but had part in the negotiations been and would continue to be kept informed of the progress of the dis- cussions.
DESTRUCTION OF NEW
YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE
Hankow, To-day.
BRITAIN UNABLE TO RELY ON HOME PETROL
London, To-day, The report of the "Falmouth Committee" a sub-committee of
present cir-
that the delegation which is to as Chinese despatches claim that guerillas are still the Committee of Imperial Defence,
seriously harassing Japanese troops both on
on oil production from coal the southern and northern fronts of the Tien-issued last evening reaches the tsin-Pukow Railway.
general conclusion that the cost of They cite as example an attack between Yenchow home production in
and Chufu, birthplace of Confucius, in which cumstances is so high that no real the Chinese "killed a large number of Japan-solution is presented by it, either ese, including Major-General Nakashima." to the problem of unemployment
or in connection with defence:
The Report mentions that under
1934, substantial progress in dril- ling has 'been made in various parts of Great Britain but there A most interesting photographic ex-has been no success so. far and it hibition has been arranged by Im-recommends that the Scottish perial Airways Limited and is on dis-shale oil industry be encouraged.
On hydrogeneration, the report permission of the Hong Kong Land states that the plant at Billingham
Negotiations between Canada and the United States for a new trade agreement were likely to take place at Washington concurrently with the negotiations between the United Kingdom and the United States. British Wireless.
PALACE INVESTITURE
London, To-day. The King held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace yesterday at which he conferred the insignia of honours granted by him at the New Year on 187 persons, of whom 13| were women, including Mrs. Grace Selinger, well-known by her stage name, Gracie Fields, and Miss Har- riet Cohen the pianist.-British Wireless.
The Chinese also claim that the T.P.R. bridge over the Yel- low River, which Japanese gineers took six weeks to repair,
en-
up by Chinese has been blown planes, which, it is stated, also destroyed the nearby pontoon bridge built by the Japanese.- Reuter.
TASK OVER
FLYING OVER the Petroleum Production Act,
THE EMPIRE
-play in the Gloucester Arcade by kind
London, To-day. The War Secretary stated in the Commons at question-time that the reorganisation of the Army Higher Command was now completed. British Wireless.
Investment Co.
The collection comprises innumeris virtually in full operation but a able photographs of various types of number of difficulties have arisen. aircraft used by Imperial Airways in the treatment of coal and the Limited in their air-routes 'to out-
points in the Empire and also gives yield of petrol per ton of coal pro- an insight into the routes and the cessed has not reached that origin- country as seen from the air liner ally anticipated. in transit.
It is confidently expected that The Exhibition will be on view for one week. Imperial Airways acknow- most of these difficulties can be to "The overcome in a new plant. For the ledge their indebtedness Times," London, for assistance in new plant to give 150,000. tons of gathering this unique collection toge-petrol per annum the smallest
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GUARANTEE EXTENDED
!
The Committee is in
favour of
the extension for a further period of 12 years of the guarantee ex-. tended to include diesel oil for use. in motor vehicle.
The Committee consider the grant of direct financial assistance for the establishment of further carbonisation plants cannot justified.
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be
Regarding the position in time of war, having compared the alter- natives of overseas supplies and home production, and the coun- try's requirements of motor spirit on the basis of an assurance of supplies, the effect on manpower and the relative cost, the Commit- tee came to the conclusion in gen- eral that a policy of depending on imported supplies, with adequate storage, was the most reliable and economical means of providing for an emergency and that they could not recommend, the refiance of the country in war time on supplies of foil from indigenous sources espe- cially established for this purpose, unless any particular aspect of the; case could be shown to be excep tional.
SECRET REPORT.
The Committee add a note that it would not be in the national terest to publish particulars of the Committee's:
s enquiries into such aspects. A very detailed examin- ation has been given to them and a confidential report and recom- mendations have been forwarded to the Committee of Imperial De- fence. British Wireless.
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